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Montana: 49ers should let Kaepernick be himself

SANTA CLARA -- Hall of Famer Joe Montana’s advice to 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is to speak to the coaches about turning the clock back to his college days when he was a true dual-threat option at Nevada.

Appearing Friday on "NFL HQ" on the NFL Network, Montana said Kaepernick should resist the 49ers’ vision of him as a pocket passer.

“I would tell him to get to the coaches and say, ‘Look, I’m here because this is what I did in college and my first year I was here you let me do it.