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A Packers player told Colin Kaepernick what everybody already knew

After losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals by a combined score of 90-25 the last two weeks, the San Francisco 49ers had to make a Week 4 statement against the visiting Green Bay Packers.

They made a statement, all right.

Actually, it was a Packers player who made the defining statement of San Francisco's 2015 season, yelling in the direction of 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick after a negative yardage play. If my ears aren't deceiving me, the microphones pick up this gem of a diss: "You ain't no Russell Wilson, bro."

There was once an argument whether the Seattle Seahawks quarterback or Kaepernick was the NFL's best young quarterback not named Andrew Luck. Wilson ended the debate by defeating the 49ers on his way to a Super Bowl title in the 2013 season and making a return trip to the championship game last season.

Meanwhile, Kaepernick has fallen off a cliff after his breakout season two years ago. He entered Sunday's game with one of the 10 worst quarterback ratings in the league, which seemed kind after the previous two weeks, and then completed just 13 of 25 attempts for 160 yards and an interception against zero touchdowns in a 17-3 loss to the Packers. He now has five interceptions to two passing TDs this season.

San Francisco's defense was decent on the day, "holding" Aaron Rodgers to 224 yards and a touchdown, but the offense was practically nonexistent. Kaepernick's offensive line didn't do him any favors, as Green Bay sacked him six times for a loss of 41 yards, and 49ers running backs Carlos Hyde and Reggie Bush combined for just 20 yards on nine carries. The only bright spot for Kaepernick was his team-high 57 rushing yards on 10 carries, but most of it came as a result of either indecision or escaping a heavy attack.

Now, the question isn't whether Kaepernick is better than Wilson, but if 49ers coach Jim Tomsula should turn to backup quarterback Blaine Gabbert going forward, which would've seemed insane 24 months ago.

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Ben Rohrbach

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