Colin Kaepernick still 49ers’ starter after awful performance
Two days after 49ers quarterback coach Ryan Day approached Colin Kaepernick to tell him he was being benched, Day came back Tuesday with some better news:
On the heels of a historically hideous performance, Kaepernick will his make his eighth straight start Sunday when the 49ers host the Jets.
“We just decided during the game to try to see if Blaine could give us a spark,” offensive coordinator Curtis Modkins said.
After a four-week stretch of promising play, Kaepernick’s starting status suddenly became a topic based on his start in Chicago.
Head coach Chip Kelly called for 33 runs and 10 passes with Kaepernick in the game, partly because of the way the slick football was fluttering out of his hand.
[...] Matt Barkley, the Bears’ third-string QB who was making his second career start, made the necessary adjustments.
After failing to complete his only three attempts in the first 28 minutes, Barkley, a Southern California native who attended USC, completed 11 of 15 passes for 192 yards.
In the offseason, the Jets (3-9) reportedly expressed interest in trading for Kaepernick and they remain in need of quarterback help.
After his team’s 41-10 loss to the Colts on Monday, head coach Todd Bowles said unproven Bryce Petty would start their final four games in place of ineffective Ryan Fitzpatrick.
NFL Network reported he would opt out of his restructured two-year contract and become an unrestricted free agent after the season.
Among 32 qualified quarterbacks, he ranks last in completion percentage (54.5), 26th in yards per attempt (6.8) and 24th in passer rating (85.5).