So much attention has been paid to offensive coordinator Geep Chryst's new offense. And for good reason. The scheme isn't a completely new language to the players, but a refined one. There's less verbiage in the huddle, which gives Kaepernick more time to diagnose a defense at the line of scrimmage. Just because they can go up-tempo, however, doesn't mean the 49ers have to. Being at the line of scrimmage early in the play clock allows them to dictate the pace of the game, as fast or as slow as they choose.

Jeremiah: "I think it's huge for him (Kaepernick). It puts him squarely in his comfort zone with what he did coming out of college. With these tempo offenses, especially when you have a quarterback that can move, those 2- and 3-yard runs that you see … can turn into some big runs when you wear people down at the end of games. That's where I think it can really benefit somebody like Colin Kaepernick, who is big enough and strong enough to be able to handle some of that punishment in the first couple of quarters. I think in the first couple quarters (of games) this team can wear some teams down, and you'll see them be able to take advantage of it when you get into the fourth quarter of football games."