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SANTA CLARA -- When is the 49ers "starting quarterback" not the guy who is actually starting at quarterback?
It's when Jim Harbaugh has some feelings to soothe and some symbolic gestures to make before an official QB change.
It's when everybody knows that Harbaugh prefers Colin Kaepernick, but when Harbaugh starts to realize he handled the jump from Alex Smith a bit coldly and clunkily.
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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... more »
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