Colin Kaepernick finished his 10-week offseason program with EXOS Performance, and his tutor raved about how well Kaepernick did - in vague terms.
CSN Bay Area reported that quarterbacks coach Dennis Gile talked about generalities in discussing Kaepernick's progress but did say he thought the 49ers quarterback became more consistent over a variety of throws.
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"I don't think there was a throw he couldn't make when he first got here," Gile told CSNBayArea.com on Sunday. "I just think the consistency and efficiency of it was what we wanted to get better at, and I think that's where we made tremendous strides. He became a lot more consistent and efficient with those balls."
With pass-catching running back Reggie Bush now in the fold, Kaepernick learned how to throw shorter throws with different kinds of touch on it. He also worked on the deep ball, with former Baltimore Torrey Smith also recently signed.
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"We worked on that form to get it over the linebacker, touch it over," Gile said. "We worked on his deep ball, getting it up and down and dropping it in the bucket. I think we worked on every type of scenario there is. And when we were done training this past week, I didn't see a throw he could not make."
Of course, Gile just got done saying that there wasn't a throw Kaepernick couldn't make when he arrived. CSN Bay Area added that Gile would not discuss specific mechanics issues that Kaepernick worked on, but added, "He made strides on some bio-mechanical things and understanding of the game, from a different standpoint, from Kurt or whoever."
That doesn't sound like a ringing endorsement.
First-year 49ers coach Jim Tomsula also talked about Kaepernick in cliché terms on CSN Bay Area, saying, "Colin touches the ball every play. He's the guy when we win, he gets a little bit more than he probably should, and when we don't win, he gets more than he should.
"Statistically and all that kind of stuff, people throw those out there -- Colin had his best year, OK. Colin is working down in Arizona. He's a great dude. He's a real good dude. He's a good teammate. He's a neat cat. Colin's going to do real well. Colin's a great football player and even better person. We're really excited about Colin."
What that means is anyone's guess, but the one thing the Kaepernick could be credited for was his offseason training regime.
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