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Originally Posted by ayleswbj
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Not true, Harbaugh had already announced Smith was his guy and he was staying. Did he have ideas of drafting a Qb and developing him, probably yes, and yes he fell in his lap. Once he saw that Andy Dalton was drafted is why Balke traded up and get Kap. The decision to keep Smith was way before Kapernick.
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Kaepernick fell in Harbaugh's lap???? WTF?
Well at least it is settled you can't be a 49ers fan or you would know this.
Andrew Luck recommended Kaepernick to Harbaugh, after Kaepernick impressed Luck at the Manning Passing Academy.
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Originally Posted by sportscity
When [Andrew] Luck returned to Stanford, Harbaugh asked him if he’d seen any quarterbacks worthy of mention. Luck, who had become friends with Kaepernick at the Academy, Luck said that Harbaugh should keep an eye on Kaepernick. After he was hired by the 49ers, Harbaugh went to Reno in the spring of 2011 to try Kaepernick out.
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http://www.sportscity.com/andrew-luc...gh/2013/01/28/
Harbaugh targeted Kaepernick all the way. In fact, right after Kaepernick was drafted, the GM Trent Baalke said "I put his name in the envelope last night". In other words, Kaepernick was a guaranteed pick by the 49ers. Guaranteed.
They traded up to the 36th overall pick for Kaep because the Raiders wanted Kaepernick and planned to take him their pick #48.
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http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/29/nine...pernick-chase/
I don't know, maybe Kaepernick told Harbaugh to trade up for him, because he knew he was the top QB on the Raiders draft board.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...s-draft-board/
Chiefs fans aren't happy about Alex, but they should be happy with Jim Harbaugh for not letting the Raiders get Colin Kaepernick. That would not have mattered when Al Davis was alive as they just would have ruined him. But the Raiders are actually competent right now, and if they got Kaepernick the AFC West would have to face him twice a year.
Say "thank you", Chiefs fans.
Alex Smith was a placeholder QB all the way. Harbaugh needed a QB and one who was familiar with the team was better than trying to make it a year with Kyle Orton or Chad Pennington. This especially because they were locked out and NOBODY had any clue when the lockout would be lifted.
Harbaugh did not want to bring in a brand new free agent QB, and none were better than Alex anyway. They could also get Alex for a song. After 2010 Alex was heading for a life as a career backup.
That Alex was always a placeholder for Harbaugh was doubly proved by the pathetic contract Alex got for 2012. The team wins the Saints game, is an OT FG away from playing the Patriots in the super bowl, and they give Alex Smith a contract barely better than Matt Flynn got??