Niners offense probably not going to be your basic WCO. Especially with a strong armed QBOTF like Kaepernick and the speed the Niners have at receiver.

look at luck and johnson

all are very fast and athletic quarterbacks who can scramble quite well. harbaugh has mentioned that one of the things that he liked about kaepernick is that he can gun a pass into tight area. kaepernick has one of the strongest arms if not the strongest arm in this draft.

The WCO was birthed out of the concept of tying routes to the QBs drop — i.e. his feet. Drop back 3-steps, plant and throw…or read1, read2, read3 and throw. The guy on the 3rd read will be at his sweet spot at the timing of the 3rd read. That’s why the WCO is based on timing. That doesn’t mean they are all WCO, but EVERY team in the NFL uses elements of WCO.

Harbaugh gave A. Smith some of Steve Youngs film to watch, so yeah – expect to see some of the 95 49ers WCO in the mix.

In regards to Kaepernick not looking like a WCO QB that’s just silly. Steve Young looked nothing like Montana. Both styles worked. The base coveted qualities of a WCO QB are accuracy and read progression. Must also have good footwork, and timing on throws — which goes without saying. And while a strong arm isn’t directly rewarded, Montana and Young were both known to have success with the 45-55 yard fling on the post route off of play action every game. Kaepernick will be well served will to have that in his bag of tricks too.