Comments from the quarterback were succinct and non-informative last week after the San Francisco 49ers lost their second straight game. After doing his part to get the offense rolling in a 35-11 rout of St. Louis Rams on Thursday night, Kaepernick was still the king of vanilla one-liners.
The difference this week? "We knew we had to win."
The impact of Frank Gore's first 100-yard game of the year? "We have to get Frank his touches. He's the leading rusher for us all-time for a reason."
All of the concerned talk about a team that came close to winning the last Super Bowl? "We know the talent we have on this team. We know what we're capable of."
While not quite in 2012 form, Kaepernick threw for two touchdowns and no interceptions. It was a nice turnaround from the previous two games, when he had no TD passes and four picks in blowout losses to Seattle and Indianapolis.
"He was really locked in and focused all week," coach Jim Harbaugh said. "He made big plays."
The 49ers are right back on their feet at 2-2, while the Rams have dropped three in a row since winning the opener for the first time since 2006 and have trailed by double digits in every game.
solid first post.