Everybody seems to have an opinion on this Colin Kaepernick thing. Should he have benched in the first place? Is his shortcomings a product of bad coaching? It’s hard to really assume who may have an agenda or who may have intelligence behind their argument.
Luckily, we have Steve Young. A Super Bowl winning quarterback, Hall of Famer, and former 49er, Young’s career started very similar as a running quarterback with difficulty transitioning to a pocket passer. If anyone knows about Colin Kaepernick’s struggles in becoming an NFL quarterback and making throws from the pocket, it’s Young. In interviews and his own commentary, Young has used his own experiences in explaining Kaepernick’s growing pains, and they certainly provided some context.