SANTA CLARA – Offensive coordinator Geep Chryst has been with the 49ers for every step of Colin Kaepernicik’s five seasons with the team.
The simple question was posed to him on Thursday during Chryst’s weekly meeting with the press: What has gone so wrong for Kaepernick to necessitate a change at quarterback through eight games this season?
“That’s a question that you ask yourself on the plane ride, coming home when you’re frustrated,” Chryst said. “But you’re part of a team. And we know that the 2012 team that he stepped into the huddle with had a lot of really nice characteristics.