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This will not give Alex Smith any solace, but Colin Kaepernick has unseated quarterbacks before.
Nick Graziano, from Campolindo High in Moraga, had established himself as Nevada’s starter in 2007. Graziano threw five touchdown passes against Nicholls State in Week 3 and three more against UNLV in Week 4. Then, in the next game, Graziano sustained severe ligament damage in his foot.
Enter Kaepernick.
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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. In every measurable way, this was a 49ers practical and emotional sea-change,... more »
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