[Kaepernick]

And so officially begins the see-saw period with Alex.

When he is efficient and contributes to a win, or the opposition is soft enough, he shuts up his detractors and the supporters come to gloat.

When he is below average and contributes to a loss, or the opposition is hard enough, he shuts up his supporters and his detractors come out for their I-told-you-so's.

Alex Smith is a solid middling QB in the 15-20 range of all QBs who has plenty of strengths to delight his supporters but key weaknesses that keep him from rising to the upper tiers and contributing to playoff wins or lifting the team on his shoulders.

Supporters and detractors will see-saw back and forth all year en-route to a 9-10 win season, missing the playoffs or bowing out in the wild-card round.

Right now, all of you know everything you need to know about Alex. All his cards are on the table. You know exactly what you've got. The arguments will revolve around if that is enough to navigate the playoffs or not. Nothing is going to stop those arguments.

Everything will still come down to...

A) is that worth two 2nd round draft picks?

B) is that the path to the super bowl?