This one's been obvious for weeks now, but Colin Kaepernick needs to be better for the 49ers. A lot better.

San Francisco faced the 22nd-ranked secondary yesterday in Oakland, and Kaepernick walked away from the game with a -11.81 Passing NEP. Derek Carr, meanwhile, played 13.26 points above expectation.

Kaepernick's season-long Passing NEP total now sits in the teens, which will typically rank between 20th and 25th in the league. In other words, 49ers fans, your quarterback has arguably been a bottom-10 starter in the NFL this season.