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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
Who was the last backup QB that another team traded for who even won a playoff game?
If the 49ers believed in Smith they never would have traded up to draft Kaepernick.
If the 49ers didn't believe in him, why should we?
It's not the 1980s. They didn't acquire Kaepernick as a cheap value pick then hold on to him for seven years as an insurance policy; they realized they couldn't win with Smith and got rid of him at the first opportunity presented.
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Because they were a shitload smarter than Scott Pioli. Harbaugh said that Kaepernick was his favorite QB in that draft.
That's done. The die has been cast there.
Like I said, Geno Smith is still the guy to go get, but you're still making a really shitty argument here. Harbaugh recognized an absurdly talented QB was available for him in the 2nd round and he aggressively moved to go get him. It was a great decision and it has made them contenders.
We should do the same. But that's the only real takeaway there is to bring from Keapernick ahead of Alex Smith. Colin Kaepernick is more talented than Alex Smith...duh, the end. He's more talented than all but about 5 guys in the leauge.