He lost his starting job to Gabbert because the NFL figured out the offense that took the league by surprise. Fisher and Greg Williams ( they were good for something) were the first to stop it, then the rest of the league had the key. So Kaepernick was forced to play a more traditional NFL offense, or at least to play a sort of mixture of the two.
The problem is that Kaepernick couldn’t read defenses and he couldn’t see the entire field. (Sound familiar). Kaepernick was a one trick pony. When defenses were forced back on their heels and were trying to react, he was great. Once the tables were turned he obviously was overmatched. Harbaugh and Greg Roman tried everything. They simplified the offense, the even cut the field in half to the side Kaepernick liked to roll out to the most. It still didn’t work. They needed someone with a higher football IQ, even if it meant he didn’t have the same physical gifts. Enter Gabbert, Exit Kaepernick.
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