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You sure nailed it about the defense. Offense is good but they still seem to have trouble punching it in from the red zone. That’s been their biggest weakness the last few years. But Kaepernick seems much improved over the off season. I always though he was pushed in too soon, and would have benefited from being a backup for Alex Smith for a while. Hopefully he’s ready to now live up to his full potential.

Offense is good but they still seem to have trouble punching it in from the red zone. That’s been their biggest weakness the last few years. But Kaepernick seems much improved over the off season.

Wow, was Hyde impressive tonight - some decent run blocking, but he created a lot of his yards with his cutbacks. I wouldn't have expected Hyde to be the star running back on Adrian Peterson's comeback night. And you could see how much that defense missed Novarro Bowman - the guy's a force and will do a lot to compensate for the loss of Willis and Borland. And while Aaron Lynch isn't Aldon Smith any more than Tim Harris was Charles Haley, he can get pressure on the QB.

I thought Kaepernick had a nice, efficient night passing, and it was good to see him using his legs to gain some yards when needed. He still doesn't have a great receiving corps - Vernon Davis really seems to have faded, and I don't even know if Torrey Smith had a reception tonight. And the right side of the OL is going to have to prove it for a few more games before I believe Kaepernick isn't going to get killed this season. But a nice win and a good night at Levis.