Alex Smith was a terrible QB, and Harbaugh had to figure out how to win by asking Smith to do very little. Just a little dink and dunk here and there, never take any chances, just don't turn the ball over. And everyone started to say Alex Smith was playing well LOL. Then he gets hurt, and Kaep steps in and has success in the exact same way. Just don't turn the ball over, we won't ask you to win games for us, just don't lose them. Don't take risks. The only difference was Kaep was a better runner than Smith, but he was worse at passing.
But make no mistake, Kaep was NEVER good at football. It's really insane how the guy just never gets any better. He's always been good at running, and he has the most powerful arm in football. BUT his decision making is terrible, he can't find the open guy, and worst of all he can't seem to throw the ball slower than 100mph.
The guy's almost like a cartoon character, or like Happy Gilmore, how he could hit the ball hard but didn't have the touch to putt. I mean how hard is it to throw the ball gently? The guy's had like 5 years to learn how to do it and he's just as bad as ever.
Kaep, the guy's only 10 yards away, maybe launching a full force bullet at him isn't the best idea.
I guarantee you if Kaep was good at teh footballz he would have a job in the NFL.