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Originally Posted by BuckSkin
30gut, you've posted some of the most comprehensive QB stats here. What is your take on Kaepernick? I thought he looked good at the Sr. Bowl, but honestly that is the only time I've seen him play.
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Kaep is the QB I know the least about, because unlike Gabbert, Locker and Newton I haven't charted any of Kaepernicks games.
I've only watched (not charted) some cut-ups.
My take:
NFL Size, his arm strength is right up there with Mallett,Newton and Locker some think he has the strongest arm in the draft.
His motion isn't as clean as those guys it looks like he pauses at some point in his release.
But although his motion isn't as efficient as the other guys he does get the ball out plenty quick and he hits what he's throwing at.
Is it a big deal? I don't know, it might not even need to be fixed and if it did it could probably be fixed much more easily then Tebow's motion.
Very athletic, good open field runner with good speed.
Increased his completion % as a senior which is a good sign.
In short I think he's a kid that has great physical tools NFL size, above average arm but doesn't have a clean throwing motion, above average athleticism, was a productive 4 year starter.
Imo he starts off behind the development curve because of his college offense and level competition and also depending on how teams view his throwing motion.
I would put him behind the top 4 prospects Newton, Locker, Gabbert, Mallett and somewhere in the mix with Ponder, Dalton but ahead of Stanzi.