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Patriots and Raiders showing interest in Kaepernick?

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The two main, valid reasons teams had for not signing him in the first place have only been exacerbated.

1. The sideshow aspect. We've had Trump get involved with the anthem controversy, and meanwhile Kaepernick has been named GQ Man of the Year and now this Nike deal. No GM in their right mind would expect bringing him in to result in anything less than the media making everything about Kaepernick and politics. No recipe for focusing on football and winning games.

2. He was benched for Blaine Gabbert, who's a decent backup QB for a not-very-good starting QB right now. If anyone thought he could play football at all then, there's even less of a reason to think so now after being away from football for 2 years.
 

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The big problem is that he's still probably better than Hoyer.

I think it's a great idea.

A real change it up.

If Brady goes down for good it's likely because the O-Line can't protect him.

Hoyer would be toast in a nanosecond as well then.

What better than a mobile QB to replace?
 

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The two main, valid reasons teams had for not signing him in the first place have only been exacerbated.

1. The sideshow aspect. We've had Trump get involved with the anthem controversy, and meanwhile Kaepernick has been named GQ Man of the Year and now this Nike deal. No GM in their right mind would expect bringing him in to result in anything less than the media making everything about Kaepernick and politics. No recipe for focusing on football and winning games.

2. He was benched for Blaine Gabbert, who's a decent backup QB for a not-very-good starting QB right now. If anyone thought he could play football at all then, there's even less of a reason to think so now after being away from football for 2 years.

I generally agree except his last year Gabbert was benched for Kaepernick
 

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The haters usually forget to recall that.
I dont think Kaep is worthy of a job in the NFL. between his (lack of) skill & baggage a team would have to deal with.

With that said. I dont care if some team (that isnt my team) signs him.
& really dont mind if the Pats or Raiders sign him.
I might even prefer the Skins or Giants sign him though because that would help my team. Wouldnt that be an irony. Alex Smith & Kaep back on the same team LOL
 

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I dont think Kaep is worthy of a job in the NFL. between his (lack of) skill & baggage a team would have to deal with.

With that said. I dont care if some team (that isnt my team) signs him.
& really dont mind if the Pats or Raiders sign him.
I might even prefer the Skins or Giants sign him though because that would help my team. Wouldnt that be an irony. Alex Smith & Kaep back on the same team LOL

Yeah well.....

I think he is.

He has more skill than a lot still playing.

Folks are too fussed about baggage.

Orange face in the white house has nothing but baggage and everybody loves him.
 

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Yeah well.....

I think he is.

He has more skill than a lot still playing.

Folks are too fussed about baggage.

Orange face in the white house has nothing but baggage and everybody loves him.
I wont argue he is better than some of these other guys that shouldnt have a job, but I think that is where the baggage comes into play.
As an owner they are thinking bottom line. That trumps how good your back up that you hope never has to take the field is.
 

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The haters usually forget to recall that.

I am meh now with whatever happens to Kaep but sometimes things are said which aren't really true or misleading. Kaep was benched for Gabbert in 2015 and Gabbert was given the starting job in 2016 and as Gabbert always does when given the starting job stunk it up so bad Chip Kelly went back to Kaepernick.
 

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I wont argue he is better than some of these other guys that shouldnt have a job, but I think that is where the baggage comes into play.
As an owner they are thinking bottom line. That trumps how good your back up that you hope never has to take the field is.

Many feel that way, but not me.

Baggage is what you make it.

Do you really think Pats fans are going to leave in droves if he was signed?

I don't.

And a Josh Gordon doesn't have baggage? They seem to love having him, as they should.
 

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Who needs that? You can plug any QB into the Pats system, and it keeps sailing along.
 

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To date myself....

I remember running around in my neighbourhood screaming "wooooo!!!!" and shaking may head after Ed Sullivan....

Sadly I also recall my dad holding me in his arms and pointing out Sputnik going over.
 
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