It took nearly a half hour to look comfortable throwing a pa s Thursday night, a short out to Stevie Johnson that ended the first half. Kaepernick and the Niners were booed a second time right after that completion, and they headed in at halftime down 13 to make adjustments after Kaepernick hit just seven of his first 16 pa ses into the . He on a pa s right to the gut of early in the first quarter and -- on at least four other occasions -- mi sed his wide receiver in a catchable situation.Kaepernick finished 16 of 29 for 121 yards and two picks. The was also to Sherman, and once again, featured Sherman simply reading Kaepernick's eyes to the football.This was one of those games in which everything snowballs. endured it against the same defense le s than a year ago in the . Seattle has a way of doing this, especially when the Cover-2 man is firing and the read option is offering little reprieve.But in a game that could seriously alter the ' , how much is the lo s an indictment on where Kaepernick is as a quarterback? We can count the reads he mi sed. We can wonder why he insisted on throwing at Sherman as many times as he did, especially when Sherman was covering Dante Fowler Jr Jersey (and we can also wonder why Lloyd was getting targeted over at a five-to-one ratio at one point). We can point to the visible indecision Kaepernick showed on several scrambles. We can chuckle when he pa ses up a wide-open check down in the third-quarter to his running back, and instead hurls the ball into the end zone to his fullback, who is blanketed by safety .But then we wonder, how much of this is a down season or an offensive staff forcing him into a player he's not, and how much of it is a harsh reality? Kaepernick has thrown multiple touchdowns in just three games this year. He is 34th among qualified starters in adjusted completion percentage, according to Pro Football Focus. That number dips closer to 40 percent when under pre sure. Now, he needs to beat Seattle on the road and Arizona at home to even consider heading back to the playoffs. Can he do it? At this point, Niners coach needs to be thinking about some redesigns on offense. On Thursday night, Kaepernick's mobility was only used as an escape mechanism. and were nonexistent, and the running game was abandoned after some momentary signs of life early in the second half.Kaepernick needs to elevate in these moments, too, though. lucked out by not losing either of his fumbles, but he also was able to create more opportunities downfield, especially in the face of some creative slot blitzing by San Francisco. He is capable, but is it too late to prove it this season? The latest Around The NFL Podcast and reacts to the news of 's benching in D.C. Find more Around The NFL content on . Greedy Williams Men Jersey