It’s all right if you’re confused by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. It’s perfectly normal if there’s an overwhelming sense of bewilderment that washes over as you consider the difference between who he is as an athlete and who he’s become as a passer.
As an athlete, he’s still gifted and still blessed with a 6’4”, 230-pound body that covers 40 yards in 4.53 seconds. He does it with bounding, gazelle-like strides that, when in full flight, generate a seemingly effortless burst. His speed is powerful, but oddly graceful, too. There’s a lot of mindless joy out there on the Internet’s far-reaching tubes, but still there's no video of Kaepernick running set to one of Beethoven's classics.