Still no takers for Kaepernick as Seattle passes on him

[Rex Racer]

I can see Seattle potentially not wanting to pay too much for a back-up.

But to think Davis is the answer? I know he beat them once when he was in St Louise, but still. The guy is inept.

Ditto for Kellen Moore in Dallas.

Somebody is going to get injured once actual play starts. He will get a call.

Seattle already has a high priced back up.​

 

[rmilia1]

Sure. And so is Alex Smith then. We can only twist the logic so much here. Kaep is just not a very good QB; good enough to have a job- but yeah, you know what you're doing here. Cut the rhetorical crap out.

When did Alex Smith lead a team to the Super Bowl??

 

[Fountain City Blues]

When did Alex Smith lead a team to the Super Bowl??

When did Kaep earn a SB bid? Going to ask you again to drop the rhetorical skit. I am not biting.

 

[rmilia1]

When did Kaep earn a SB bid? Going to ask you again to drop the rhetorical skit. I am not biting.

2012 season. They lost to the Ravens. The next year they were a few yards away from going back

 

[Thruthefog]

Kaep's NFL career is over. He shat all over it. What a dumbass.

 

[nebearsfan70]

Kaepernick or however the fuck you spell his name is not being picked up because... Wait for it... He sucks.

Ta da!

 

[Fountain City Blues]

2012 season. They lost to the Ravens. The next year they were a few yards away from going back

Going to ask you again to drop the rhetorical skit. I am not biting.

 

[rmilia1]

I'm struggling to figure out what in the fuck people are talking about . Kaepernick took a team to the SB and nearly went to another . Yes the talent around him was good as is the case with every team that goes to a Super Bowl. And yes when the talent around him got worse so did he as is the case with every QB in the league as well. You guys are straight retarded. Lol. Anyway proceed

 

[Fountain City Blues]

I'm struggling to figure out what in the fuck people are talking about . Karpernick took a team to the SB and nearly went to another . Yes the talent around him was good as is the case with every team that goes to a Super Bowl. And yes when the talent around him got worse so did he as is the case with every QB in the league as well. You guys are straight retarded. Lol. Anyway proceed

Hooray, there's hope even Blake Bortles can make the SB one day. Bad QB is still bad.

 

[rmilia1]

Hooray, there's hope even Blake Bortles can make the SB one day. Bad QB is still bad.

There are 9 active QBs with SB appearances. Brady, Big Ben, Brees, Newton, Ryan, Eli, Rodgers, Flacco, Wilson. So that's your list of capable NFL quarterbacks. The rest are junk. Oh and Kaepernick but apparently it's easy to make a SB ( that's why it's always littered with awful QBs) so Kaep doesn't count because it's so easy and all

 

[Fountain City Blues]

There are 9 active QBs with SB appearances. Brady, Big Ben, Brees, Newton, Ryan, Eli, Rodgers, Flacco, Wilson. So that's your list of capable NFL quarterbacks. The rest are junk. Oh and Kaepernick but apparently it's easy to make a SB ( that's why it's always littered with awful QBs) so Kaep doesn't count because it's so easy and all

This is exactly what I am talking about with the rhetorical arguments of yours. It's so absurd and stramwan-ish as to not even be entertained. Takes some level of dishonesty to type that. Got some balls calling people retarded on here with this weakass rhetorical argument that leads to nowhere. Do you honestly believe this?

 

[rmilia1]

This is exactly what I am talking about with the rhetorical arguments of yours. It's so absurd and stramwan-ish as to not even be entertained. Takes some level of dishonesty to type that. Got some balls calling people retarded on here with this weakass rhetorical argument that leads to nowhere. Do you honestly believe this?

I'm not the one who made that comment. It was made by another poster and of course it's absurd . The point is that even using that absurdly high standard Kaepernick still meets the standard

 

[jerseyhawksfan79]

Keap played very in his two years when they went to the SB and the NFC Title game, but that final year under Harbs we saw his skills diminish once D-Coordinators figured out how to slow him down. Last years numbers aren't anything special but good enough for a back up spot.

 

[dkmightyhammer]

I'm struggling to figure out what in the fuck people are talking about . Kaepernick took a team to the SB and nearly went to another . Yes the talent around him was good as is the case with every team that goes to a Super Bowl. And yes when the talent around him got worse so did he as is the case with every QB in the league as well. You guys are straight retarded. Lol. Anyway proceed

Kap took over a team that had gone 13-3 with Alex Smith the year before he got hurt. They were 6-2 to start the season with Smith and their D was dominant. That 49er team had a defense that would carry a lot of mediocre QB's. Kaep went along for the ride but when the defense started losing their stars Kap suddenly didn't look so great. To even hint at the idea that it was Kaepernick who took that team to the SB is ludicrous and laughable.

 

[Great Dayne]

Collon craperdick shouldn't even be in the semi pros. Dude is almost as bad as RG3

 

[WizardHawk]

I'm struggling to figure out what in the fuck people are talking about . Kaepernick took a team to the SB and nearly went to another . Yes the talent around him was good as is the case with every team that goes to a Super Bowl. And yes when the talent around him got worse so did he as is the case with every QB in the league as well. You guys are straight retarded. Lol. Anyway proceed

People use and misuse game manager and system quarterback way too much, but somewhere in there is part of your explanation.

Under harbs in his first couple of seasons Kaep was able to use his speed to offset his inability to read through progressions and make good throwing decisions under pressure. The read zone was the flavor of the month. He, RGIII, and Wilson gave plenty of defenses fits. Until the league said it's ok to destroy a QB on a read zone play even after they have handed off the ball. That effectively took that play out of pro football.

Teams with retardedly solid defenses can also carry and mask deficiencies on the other side of the ball.

Still, the dumbest thing the 9'ers have ever done (and this isn't a short list by any means) was letting Harbs go. He clearly was able to get the most out of Kaep and able to work his offense around all of his shortcomings.

Could some other offensive minded coach build something around whatever talents Kaep actually still has? Sure. If they had all of the other pieces the 9'ers did for their run. But that's what it would take. He needs a system that caters to his game and a lot of talented people around him to make up for the things he just hasn't ever been able to do.

He is at least a decent backup QB option given how bad most backups in the league are. And I fully expect he ends up on some team that faces QB injuries. He should keep working out and maintain his arm going into fall because I would expect his phone to ring sometime early on in the season.

 

[Thruthefog]

Either Rmilia is trolling, or he's as football retarded as Hank.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Either Rmilia is trolling, or he's as football retarded as Hank.

There may now be a 4 horse race for half wit honours......

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Kap took over a team that had gone 13-3 with Alex Smith the year before he got hurt. They were 6-2 to start the season with Smith and their D was dominant. That 49er team had a defense that would carry a lot of mediocre QB's. Kaep went along for the ride but when the defense started losing their stars Kap suddenly didn't look so great. To even hint at the idea that it was Kaepernick who took that team to the SB is ludicrous and laughable.

The real kicker in all of this is Kaep is actually a noticeably better QB now than he was then. He just had a smart offensive mind who knew how to use Kaep's strengths.

 

[WizardHawk]

Before we had Wilson as the teams bellwether QB, there was Hasselbeck. He too lead the Seahawks to a SB appearance and had quite a few game winning drives in his tenure. Much like Kaep though, he struggled reading through progressions and always always ALWAYS forced balls he had no business throwing and cost them drives/games because of it. Sure, he improved to some degree, but we always held our breath knowing one of his boneheaded plays was never far away.

Kaep has some tools and some ability. Most of it is his escapability and athleticism in general. He has some throws he can make routinely and he can hit on a few deep routes if he has a feel for the receiver running it, but he has never been solid at decision making under pressure and at best is a one or two read QB that without running has few options past that initial read (or two).

Wilson wasn't hurt much by the removal of the read zone while RGII and Kaep were. RGIII was more hurt by, well being hurt, but both had their running game gimped a lot. During their SB season, seattle averaged less than 4 RZ plays a game. It just wasn't a huge play in their book and was used more to open up other things and keep it in the defenses mind that it was possible. Wilson has his weaknesses as well. His height often leaves wide open players off his progression because he simply can't see them.