Colin Kaepernick's college coach, Chris Ault, believes his throwing motion is off.

“Nobody knows Kaep like I do, and really that started last year,” Ault said. “For some reason last year his technique throwing the ball . . . he let it go.”

Ault noted that Kaepernick’s arm strength allows him to get away with not always having flawless mechanics, but for the sake of accuracy it’s something he needs to improve.

“I saw a little of it in college,” Ault said. “He was a pitcher, as everyone knows. He threw that thing 93 or 94 miles per hour. He has a low elbow at times. It’s not a sidearm throw by any means, but his elbow and arm are at 90 degrees instead of having that thing extended all the way up. He does that because he’s so doggone strong. He’s one of the few guys that can get away throwing that way, but when you have to make the touch pass, drop it over [coverage], or if you have to anticipate where a receiver is going, that type of release oftentimes makes you very inconsistent. That’s what I’m seeing. I saw it when we were at Nevada a little bit.”