Kaepernick unemployment

[Guiness]

PFT's been beating the drum that Kaepernick is being mistreated, and I have to agree with a lot of what I read there. I tend to think the way he is being treated has nothing at all to do with what happens on the field. How does this guy not even get a camp invitation?

Wasn't that long ago that he faced Rodgers on the field and, well, did pretty damn well! I sure wouldn't mind it if the Pack brought him in.

[Joemailman]

My guess is teams don't want the distraction that goes with having Kaepernick in your locker room, especially this time of year. I also think owners are sending a message to all the players in the league to not do what Kaepernick did. Right now teams would rather develop the QB's they have rather than bring in Kaepernick. That could change if some teams lose QB's to injury.

[Zool]

I think it's partly the hassle he generates and partly his play on the field. If Tom Brady started kneeling during the anthem and was then a free agent, you bet your ass someone would sign him the first second they could.

[Cleft Crusty]

Our young, hirsute athlete, who is ostensibly a QB, is the perfect union of the worst qualities of Tim Tebow and Michael Sam: he simultaneously lacks even basic NFL competency while having the highest levels of political and social toxicity. He's like the Iron Sheik of All Star Wrestling fame, but without any of the charisma, humor, or irony. It's all deadly serious for Mr. Kaepernick and his fellow travelers, and the NFL (coaches, players, front offices, executives, ball inflaters), despite going through contortions to align itself with the popular culture, doesn't want anything to do with this emesis-inducing poison.

[Guiness]

See, I didn't think he played that badly last year (what little I saw). Simply having 4:1 or so TD to INT ratio on a team that was foiled by the Browns in their quest for the first overall pick tell you there is something there.

[Cleft Crusty]

See, I didn't think he played that badly last year (what little I saw).

You didn't see enough. I did, and often I had to look away. As Mr. Kurtz might say: The horror, the horror!

[Guiness]

You didn't see enough. I did, and often I had to look away. As Mr. Kurtz might say: The horror, the horror!

If these sort of things cause you pain and heart palpitations, I suggest you avoid watching the Jets and likely the Jaguars this coming year. I'd hazard a guess the NFC is mostly safe however.

[Cleft Crusty]

If these sort of things cause you pain and heart palpitations, I suggest you avoid watching the Jets and likely the Jaguars this coming year. I'd hazard a guess the NFC is mostly safe however.

Jets and Jaguars only induce a slightly dyspeptic reaction. The Browns are like a rotavirus.

[gbgary]

his average ability is out-weighed by questions about his desire, focus, and the chaos and noise that follows him. someone will come calling when they're totally desperate for a qb.

[pbmax]

He is not a terrible QB. His numbers inside and outside the pocket last year were better than some starting QBs and better than almost all backup candidates.

And he was functioning in his first year of Chip Kelly's non-NFL offense with junk around him. He was Captain Checkdown last year though and that did help with the 16/4 TD to INT ratio.

Essentially, CK is proof that winning is not the only thing, as teams would rather be worse at backup (or starter) than sign him.

Its also coaches who would rather groom Graham Harrell to run their offense from the pocket that do something with better results. If you are going to get fired, get fired running your offense.

[MadScientist]

His numbers suggest he could be a useful backup, but his style is such that the offense would have to be tailored to him, and teams don't usually have the time to create two separate offenses. Because of his style of play and inconsistent results, he also doesn't fit the 'vet who could mentor a rookie' mold. If Seattle needed a backup, he would be a decent fit, and kneeling during the anthem is not likely to cause a big stir in Seattle, as it might in say Dallas (which is otherwise unconcerned with distractions).

[Smidgeon]

Eh. I don't care that he's out of the league. In the Bay Area I had to deal with so many people telling me Crappernick was so much better than Rodgers because of 579!!! somethingorother. I always told them to come back to me in three years when the 9ers would be irrelevant. Now that I can crow, they don't care because they're all basketball fans now.

He runs too hot and cold for an NFL team to make him a starter. Then he has other issues too, so yeah. Don't see him doing much more.

EDIT: This might be the most juvenile post I've ever made here. I guess living in the Bay Area, I had my fill of his Godhood and Ascendancy.

[QBME]

You didn't see enough. I did, and often I had to look away. As Mr. Kurtz might say: The horror, the horror!

It's Colonel Kurtz, respectfully.

[Cleft Crusty]

It's Colonel Kurtz, respectfully.

He didn't go to evil military academy for six years to be called 'mister'

[QBME]

His numbers suggest he could be a useful backup, but his style is such that the offense would have to be tailored to him, and teams don't usually have the time to create two separate offenses. Because of his style of play and inconsistent results, he also doesn't fit the 'vet who could mentor a rookie' mold. If Seattle needed a backup, he would be a decent fit, and kneeling during the anthem is not likely to cause a big stir in Seattle, as it might in say Dallas (which is otherwise unconcerned with distractions).

Good summation, I believe it's pretty much the case once the histrionics are removed.