Colin Kaepernick remains 49ers starting QB

Kaepernick is coming off his first loss as a starter last Sunday when San Francisco fell to St. Louis, 16-13 in overtime. Kaepernick was 21-of-32 passing for 208 yards and was sacked three times for a loss of 17 yards. Kaepernick also rushed nine times for 84 yards in the loss, including a 50-yard run in the final three minutes that set up a 33-yard field goal that gave San Francisco a 13-10 lead in the fourth quarter.

Kaepernick is 2-1 as a starter this season and has completed 65.1 percent of his passes while throwing for 888 yards and rushing for another 298. He has thrown for three touchdowns while rushing for another four this season.

“Bomani & Jones” has peeped game on this. We see the far-reaching consequences of Harbaugh’s decision. And we have a dark sense of humor, so we can see the hilarity in Alex Smith working hard as he could for years, finally finding a guy who believed in him ... and still getting parked on the oak.

Cold world, folks. But it makes for good jokes!

Harbaugh did share, though, that Smith is very close to being cleared for game action. The veteran signal caller passed his final contact test Friday and is expected to be officially cleared for contact if no symptoms reoccur this Saturday.

Maybe next time Harbaugh should let his players in on his competitive advantage techniques before pretending that the name of his starting quarterback is highly confidential material.

Kaepernick took over for Smith in the second quarter last week, and went 11-for-17 for 117 yards. He also rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown. However, his task will be much more difficult this week, as he’ll face a Bears team that ranks second in the NFL in scoring defense. The 49ers have the top-ranked scoring defense.