Forget all this nonsense about the "hot hand" or anything else regarding performance. The 49ers should start Colin Kaepernick against New Orleans on Sunday because somebody, somewhere, has to make the smart call about players' health.
That means sitting Alex Smith for another week and giving old-school bravado its proper burial.
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Ray Ratto, CSN Bay Area - November 20, 2012
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Tim Kawakami, San Jose Mercury News - November 20, 2012
Colin Kaepernick played, Alex Smith watched, and at the end of it, nobody in the 49ers locker room could say that the roles should ever be reversed.
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Josh Katzowitz, Eye on Football - November 12, 2012
During a three-hour span Sunday, three NFL starting quarterbacks had to leave their respective games after suffering concussions.
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Gwen Knapp, Sports on Earth - November 12, 2012
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