Colin Kaepernick's recent shoddy performance has caused much speculation about his future. The 49ers quarterback was quick Wednesday to squash any rumblings about his position.
"I don't play for job security," Kaepernick said, via ESPN.com. "Whether football is here or not, I will be fine. I go out, I play to win. I'm not worried about job security when I step in this building."
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For Kaepernick to get back in the good graces of 49ers fans, he'll need to step up his play. In his last two games, he has completed just half his passes (22 of 44) with no touchdowns and five interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns.
Jim Tomsula said he had a sit-down with Kaepernick and told him to stop second-guessing himself.
"If you are, stop," Tomsula said he told Kaepernick. "Can't have it. Can't play that way. Don't play not to make a mistake; Just play. Play to make the play."
The 49ers will face the Giants on Sunday, and neither quarterback nor coach wants to be in the position they have been in the past three games.
"Just play to win," Kaepernick said of Tomsula's advice. "If something happens, it happens. But we have to go out and make sure we're making plays.
"It's something that you're going to have that in the back of your mind. You're going to make sure that you protect the football. I put our team in a bad situation in the Arizona game. I wasn't going to allow that to happen again."