When the Arizona Cardinals played the San Francisco 49ers early in the season, it was a slaughter. The defense seemed to know exactly what Colin Kaepernick was gong to do and where he was going to make throws. They intercepted him four times in the 47-7 win.
Now the Cardinals will face a 49ers team with Blaine Gabbert at quarterback instead of Kaepernick, as the latter saw his season end when he was placed on injured reserve.
Safety Tyrann Mathieu, speaking to the San Francisco media on a conference call, was asked to talk about the differences between what he sees in the 49ers now and before and he said he believes Gabbert "gives (the 49ers) a better option moving forward.