After two superb practices, Alex Smith has taken a step forward in the competition with rookie Colin Kaepernick for the San Francisco 49ers' starting quarterback job. "If you were going by today, yesterday, there's some separation there, and Alex has done a fine job," 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said Tuesday night after practice. "But Kaep is doing a phenomenal job. He is going to be one heck of a talent and one heck of a player." Smith, the 2005 No. 1 overall draft pick out of Utah, has been sharp this week, connecting with a handful of different receivers on deep balls while making good decisions in the pocket. All along, he has been the front-runner to begin the season as the starter in Harbaugh's first season as coach. "It felt better the last few days, kind of getting back in the groove of things, throwing it well, just seeing things well," Smith said. "Still a lot ahead of me, but, yeah, I feel I've put a few days together that are pretty decent." Kaepernick understands his role for now: the franchise's quarterback of the future waiting his turn. "Right now, he's the veteran. I'm just buying my time trying to get better and work into that spot," said Kaepernick, a second-round draft pick out of Nevada. "He has seven years of experience, so you expect him to have a little more knowledge of defenses and checks, things like that than a rookie coming in. Right now, I'm just trying to get up to speed and make sure I know all those things so I can really make this a competition." Source: NFL.com
wont stop me from benching his butt on madden. also practice? really? if i went by gameplay from saints game then imo colin is in the lead.
A little more knowledge huh? This kid is clearly taking the high road because Alex Smith is a bum. He's always going to be a bum. His only knowledge is on how to suck.
