In describing the events that led to his sack for a safety on Saturday night, 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick said the Denver Broncos called the right coverage for that particular play.
And, of course, that begged the question, why didn’t Kaepernick recognize the coverage with his pre-snap read and change the play to something more advantageous?
On Sunday, coach Jim Tomsula said Kaepernick had no other options because the team does not game-plan in the exhibition season because the 49ers do not want to telegraph their tendencies for regular-season opponents.
“I’m not going to get too deep into answering that question, but I will tell you he will have latitude.