Sherminator
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RichNhansom":35pg7g7d said:Kaep has had one game at the clink were he didn't look nervous and confused and two games where he did. There is no guarantee he won't play just like the first two the next time he plays here especially if he doesn't have the success running like he did last time. Take away his running from last game and he was just as bad or worse than the other games.
The kicker is Harbaugh caught us off guard. He kept Kaep in the pocket all season and then designed the NFC championship game like he was a college QB again. He racked up over 100 yards on the ground before we adjusted. That also did a lot for his confidence and kept the game from being another blow out.
The big question is will he be able to run on us again? When we expected w shut him down and even when caught off guard we were able to get it under control. If he can't use his legs as a weapon he becomes frustrated and loses confidence and I really don't think he will be able to run on us in the future.
You're missing that ever since his first time at Clink, Kaep has progressively gotten better.
You could tell from his demeanor in the first 3 quarters as opposed to every other game he played up north.
I'm actually going to disagree with your whole conecpt of the only reason he did well was because of his running. If you take away that running game, and 4th quarter when our O-line fell apart, he actually had a very good passing game (compared to the average against you guys)
I think he was something around 12 completions, 180 passing yards and a TD? Not to sure if those are the exact numbers but against your secondary thats a good day in my book. Then of course comes the 4th quarter but I'm not ready to give Kaep 100% the blame yet, I think it should be spread around our O-line and OC as well.
Also, I don't think your DC was as off guard as you claim, Kaep had been running in the 2 playoff games before the NFC champ game (98 yards vs the Pack, and a rushing TD against the Panthers)
I agree with you though, the big question mark on Kaep is going to be if he can become a pocket passer. Nobody doubts his ability to scramble, he has proven to be good at that. I just think sometimes he relies on it a little too much and your pass rush DEFINATELY exposed that weakness.
I also think the addition of Stevie Johnson will wiggle up some room for him to roam, I guess we will see :th2thumbs:
1 thing is for sure, if we both make the NFC champ game again, the winner will win the SB