Kurt Warner is convinced Colin Kaepernick has learned the passing skills required to have success in the NFL.
The only question in Warner's mind is whether Kaepernick will rely on those skills or revert back to the old Kaepernick at the first signs of discomfort when the 2015 season rolls around.
Kurt Warner sees seeds of pocket-passing presence in Colin Kaepernick
Warner, a two-time NFL MVP quarterback, who helped Kaepernick with his pocket-passing study during the offseason, said he loves Kaepernick's work ethic. For most of Kaepernick's football career, that work ethic has been directed toward making him an elite athlete.
This offseason, much of his work ethic has focused on making him an elite quarterback.
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Therein lies the big question in the mind of Warner, who is now an analyst for NFL Network.
"For (Kaepernick), it's finding that balance between 'When do I be a quarterback?' and 'When do I be an athlete?' And trying to find that mix between the two," Warner said on NFL Total Access, according to NFL.com. "... So the real question is going to be, when the bullets are flying and guys are chasing after him does he revert back to being an athlete or have we made some progress in making him more of a quarterback and staying in a quarterback-friendly position to be able to make more consistent, accurate throws down the field?"
That his pocket-passing skills are presumed improved is a positive step for the fifth-year quarterback, who recently cleared the April 1 waiver deadline and will make $10.4 million next season.
Detroit Lions wide receiver Golden Tate, formerly of the 49ers rival Seattle Seahawks, also says he believes Kaepernick will continue to show improvement.
"The best is still yet to come," Tate told NFL Network, according to 49ers.com. "This is a guy who is athletic, has a very strong arm and you have to remember this is a guy who took over a team midseason and took them to the Super Bowl and then to an NFC Championship game. He still has it. He didn't have his best year, but he's only on year five. I think he's going to hit his ceiling."
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