The San Francisco 49ers quarterback competition devolved into less of a competition as soon as Colin Kaepernick’s shoulder grew fatigued.
This is not a “conspiracy theory” piece. This is not a “the San Francisco 49ers like Blaine Gabbert better and always wanted him to start (even though that may be true)” piece. This is simply a true story – the 49ers’ Quarterback Battle that Never Was. And just to be clear, this is focused on the on-field competition, not the Anthem controversy. If you want to discuss that, we have several other threads.
You see, in a competition that was probably over before it started, as soon as it was announced that Colin Kaepernick had shoulder issues and couldn’t practice and couldn’t play, the competition was over.