Why do people think of Kaepernick as the 49ers' next big thing?
Just like they did Nate Davis.
He was drafted as a BACK-UP. I highly doubt Jim Harbaugh had starting QB in mind when they drafted him.
I'm done defending Alex Smith, but that doesn't mean I'm hopping on the Kaepernick bandwagon.
Either Alex does SOMETHING this season, or we draft Andrew Luck.
End of story.