Colin Kaepernick had a solid bounce-back game against the New York Giants.

He completed 23 of 35 passes for 262 yards and two touchdowns. He did not throw an interception.

How was he able to do it?

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"The coaching staff I thought did a very good job because ultimately, and I watched all these throws a number of times, they did not ask him to read coverage or go through progressions," Greg Cosell, Senior Producer at NFL Films told KNBR 680-AM on Monday night. "... Simplified is not the right word, but they presented concepts that allowed him to throw the ball without having to read coverage or to go through progressions, and last night (Sunday night) he made the throws.

"I think you can do that up to a certain point, now we have to move forward."

According to Pro Football Focus, when Kaepernick's dropbacks in the pocket were 2.5 seconds or less, he completed 21 of 24 passes and was not sacked. His rating was 138.9, fourth best in the league.

When he dropped back and released the ball in 2.6 seconds or more, he completed just 2 of 11 passes and was sacked twice. His rating was 39.6, fifth worst in the league.

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Kaepernick's average depth of target was 5.4 yards, more than only Aaron Rodgers' 5.0.

Against the Packers in Week 4, Kaepernick was 1-for-6 when his dropbacks were 2.6 seconds or more and he was sacked six times.

Additionally, his average depth of target was 10.2 yards, the ninth highest in the league.

Last week, 49ers offensive coordinator Geep Chryst said, “We made some major changes –- I shouldn’t say major -– we’ve made some changes, some adjustments, that we feel good about going into this game."

It certainly seems like the game plan was for Kaepernick to get rid of the ball quickly and not have him throw down the field often.

And it definitely helped that the Giants entered the game with the worst ranked pass defense in the NFL.

Even still, the plan worked and Kaepernick experienced success.

"They had to start at the beginning with Colin Kaepernick," Cosell explained. "They had to almost start over, and they had to get him as comfortable as they possibly could. And I think they did that...

"Even the throws to Boldin, those slot fades, those were not reads. Those were designed plays. That's where he was throwing the ball. But he made the throws. Those were very good, accurate throws."



