Jim Harbaugh watched how Colin Kaepernick handled himself when things didn’t go right for the 49ers, and that told the coach plenty more about his second-year quarterback with all of three NFL starts to his name. Enough that Harbaugh is sticking with Kaepernick under center — for now, anyway — as his team gears up for Sunday’s home game against the Miami Dolphins at Candlestick Park. Read More

Colin Kaepernick has earned himself a third straight start at quarterback for the 49ers. Coach Jim Harbaugh made the announcement Wednesday that Kaepernick would go Sunday at St. Louis over Alex Smith after the second-year pro led the NFC West-leading Niners (8-2-1) to victories in the past two games, his first two NFL starts. “The rationale is we have two quarterbacks that we feel great about as a starting quarterback,” Harbaugh said. Read More

Jim Harbaugh has watched each of his two quarterbacks lead the 49ers to big wins in hostile, road environments — Alex Smith in the season opener at Green Bay’s Lambeau Field back in September among others, and Colin Kaepernick on Sunday at New Orleans’ Superdome. Read More

Before Jerry Rice said the 49ers should sign Peyton Manning, he should have thought back to the history of the team when he was there. In 1993, Joe Montana returned after missing all but one quarter of one game in the previous two years because of injuries. Steve Young had been the league MVP one of those years, but coach George Seifert said Montana would be the starting quarterback going into training camp. Read More