Colin Kaepernick Chat - Completed

I’ve played quarterback since i was 9 years old

I think i excel with my pre-snap reads and making sure the offense is in the right play or protection, as well as my athletic ability and strong arm. Areas that i could improve on are going to be picking up on complex NFL coverages because you just don’t see that very often in college football and picking up on NFL terminology quickly because we didn’t run a pro-style offense.

It was an amazing experience playing for the Wolf Pack and you learn quickly hard work is an expectation and not an option which I loved. My most proud moment as QB at Nevada was having our team go 13-1 this past season and seeing all of our hard work pay off first hand

The pistol doesn’t directly translate into the NFL system, but one thing I have already learned is that a lot of the route combination and run plays are similar they are just called something different than in the pistol. When it comes down to it football is football no matter what offense you play in.

I think some scouts may not have actually seen what i was capable of until the senior bowl week because we aren’t on TV like some of the major BCS schools. I think once they truly evaluate me next to my competition they will see i am a top prospect.

I dont follow the draft stuff too much except for what my parents and brother send me, which keeps me pretty up to date on everything that is going on.

Nevada was my only scholarship offer and my only chance to play football. I chose it because I loved football and did not want to have to go and play baseball when football is my love.

I look up to a lot of different QBs and try to steal bits and pieces of everyones game and try to turn it into my own unique style. i like Peyton’s and Brady’s mental side of the game of always knowing exactly what they want to do with the ball, I like Rodger’s and Big Ben’s ability to keep plays alive with pocket movement and like Vick’s ability to just go out and make plays out of nothing.

I think no matter what i do football, baseball, or life I will be successful because I am too determined to be successful to let anything else happen.

Green Bay Packers….. I was born in Milwaukee, WI my whole family is Cheese Heads

Tough question because you never really focus on that you just want to win games. i think this past year it really kind of hit me that my dream of playing in the NFL has a chance of becoming true.

I think no matter what offense you are in you have to have football skills to succeed. Do i think that our offense may have highlighted the QB as far as putting the ball into my hands, yes. But do i think i could be successful in a different offense, yes. This was just the offense i was put into.

I think making the transition to a pro-style offense with be a smooth transition for me and i think i showed this at the senior bowl, as far as picking up on the terminology and knowing my reads quickly and making the throws. i think with that being said i have the ability to come in and succeed immediately, but that will be for my future coach to decide.

i think my strong arm is highlighted so much at times that people don’t realize i have very good touch as well

weather won’t be a factor for me, in Reno we would practice in blizzards because we had no indoor facility so I’ve gotten pretty used to playing in all weather conditions.

My family will always be the most influential factor in my life and the best thing that has happened to me is going to the senior bowl and throwing side by side with my competition and showing what i am capable of.

My throwing motion is something i am trying to shorten as much as possible, but at the same time, like you said, my arms and long and my release will always be a little bit longer. This, however, does not mean my release has to be slower. i don’t see it as an issue moving forward because i have making all the throws necessary to move to the next level.

i think i am very accurate with all of my throws so i couldn’t pinpoint one as my most accurate.

I pick up on things very quickly and will not have a problem picking up on new footwork.

I think Jim Harbaugh is a great coach and I have talked to Andrew Luck and he speaks very highly of him. I think I could learn a great deal from any coach that gets his hands on me.

I just graduated with a business management degree, so something in that field that would hopefully allow me to travel as well.

Doesn’t matter to me, to be honest, whatever the offense calls for me to do I will do

Packers

Just seeing how they work and move when they do drills, as well as the hour long sit down we got with them to just talk football and pick their brains a little bit.

100 lb African Spurred Tortoise

I am a competitor I would love to come in Day 1 as a starter, but thats not my decision to make.

He is obsessed with Star Wars in general, especially Darth Vader!

Yes, I do.

No I don’t, I wish I did though.

LOL I don’t have that kind of power, once again, I wish I did though.

Yup, but that is to be released at a later date.

Personally, I’m hoping the Bengals snag you in the 2nd (not that you’re not worth a 1st round pick).

Best of Luck w/your Pro Career!

It was amazing! All of the coaches were very positive and made sure you knew what you were doing. I was actually coached more by Coach Zampese and it was great. If I sign a contract I will play it out no matter what….. Playing in the NFL is a great opportunity, it is not a right.

I think i would live a normal life and not being under the microscope i am now, but i would much rather have an NFL career.

Yes, i have all of the tools to be a franchise QB from my mental capabilities to my physical abilities and also have been very good with my decision making. Now i just have to learn a new offense and put these tool to work with a new team.

Yes, (knock on wood) I have never had a serious injury or an injury that has kept me out of a game for that matter.

i really liked Vincent Brown at receiver from San Diego St. He just got open!

I had a lot of favorite plays!

My legs a very strong, just never seem to get any bigger.

Kobe Bryant! All he does is win!

Gladiator! I am a movie fanatic!

Yes!

Rome, to the Coliseum. I love any gladiator movies and want to see the place that made it famous.

Dont follow basketball too much but Im going to go with Kobe! Not a Lakers fan at all though.

Thanks, I think the more you can interact with fans the better relationship you will have with them and the more likely they are to follow you! It is always great to be supported as an athlete, so thank you for coming to check it out.

I don’ think we ever actually played while it was snowing, but i have played in a few games where it snowed all week up until gameday……. Boise St this year.

It is something I am becoming more comfortable with, but it is still kind of crazy to me to have people so interested in me and what i do when i see myself as just another football player.

Beating Boise St this past year!!!

No, just my undergraduate degree and thank you for the support, it means a lot!

i think some of it is natural and some of it is learned, but i think if you watch more film on me you will see this past year i sat in the pocket more and threw the ball down field.

I will do everything at the combine, there is nothing for me to hide from NFL teams. I want to go against my competition and have everyone see!

I think it would have to be Tom Brady for the simple fact that he has the most Super Bowl rings, which is the ultimate goal.

I dont know we will find out in about 2 weeks though! Do you have a guess?

I would love the opportunity to compete against anybody thats what football is all about!

LOL grandpa cheated me out of a win and i was like 15, we can play any day now im waiting.

i think i bring leadership, a great attitude, mental sharpness, a strong arm and great physical abilities.

well thank you and i hope i get the chance to show everyone what i am capable of at the next level.

Yes, that was by far and it was just an amazing feeling! i was so happy for everyone on our team!

Beat M. Vick 40 time! lol

i think that was the first game people realized how good our team was and put us on the map. there have been a few games like that, but most of the time you don’t realize it until after the game is over.

i think at Nevada they developed me into a runner when i first got there and then developed into more of a passer the last couple years there. Now I am trying to fine tune my passing to show off what i can do as a passer for NFL teams.

I think i am. You have to have that confidence as a quarterback. Yes, I do

LOL they cheated too playing 2 on 2 on a drive way that is 8 feet by 8 feet doesn’t count.

Not playing my Freshman year. I just stayed focus on what i wanted to do if i ever got the opportunity to play and kept working hard. it made me a better player by teaching myself to stay focused on a goal and preparing for opportunity.

Yes

Yes, I have the whole first season.

That would be amazing to play side by side with stars like them. It would make my life easier!

I look up to quite a few different people in the NFL

I will be happy where ever I land

I would happy to play anywhere and for anyone!

I would be happy anywhere. I do live about an hour and a half from the bay!

There are so many great receivers out there it’s ridiculous, but i love watching Larry Fitzgerald and Andre Johnson!

No

Im loving this process and I wake up everyday and thank the Lord just for waking me up in the morning! Everyday is a blessing and makes me realize that this my dream that i am living!

Favre, because he was there for a while, since what 94?

i like watching both of them, but both have very different styles of play!

thank goodness for smartphones =)