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Originally Posted by mcaj22
the difference is Kaepernick actually goes through his progressions and they give him the green light to make a play, and not handcuff him to the scheme like they did Alex Smith.
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No, not really.
Yes, the 49er route tree was different with Kaepernick because Kaepernick had a goddamn cannon of an arm. So yeah, the routes downfield were ones that were open and available for Colin to use.
Harbaugh didn't utilize those routes with Smith under center because Smith
isn't a big-armed QB. That said, Smith absolutely goes through his progressions and absolutely found his guys when they were open.
You really are just making shit up. The same argument used to debunk that garbage when used against Geno can be made when it's used against Smith - if Alex Smith was nothing but a guy that locks onto his first read then dumps off, he wouldn't have nearly the completion rate or YPA he has. This is the NFL - the coaches kinda look for that thing. If what you're saying had any merit, teams would just put a spy on the 49er checkdown and spend the day housing Smith's dump offs.
Smith absolutely did a good job of running that offense.