Kaepernick reminds Steelers, NFL he's 'still ready'

[Hank Kingsley]

No he is not.
He has a career rating under 89. Career completion % under 60.

Yes he is.

 

[knowyourenemy]

Colt McCoy
Mason Rudolph
Luke Falk (but he's going back to backup this week)
Chase Daniel
Kyle Allen (although he has surprised this year)
He's on par with Mayfield, Brissett and Mariota (or was before he was banished, who knows now).

Four of those guys are in their 1st or 2nd year so comparison to them is pathetic. Three of them are backups filling in.

I’m not so sure about Brissett.

So you’ve got Colt McCoy (backup filling in) and Chase Daniel (backup filling in) and maybe Marcus Mariota. Hell of a list there.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

But is that worth 8 figures?

He never asked for 8 figures.

 

[BigRedMoe]

When he chose to take a knee during the Veterans Day celebration when vets from many past wars were in attendance being honored, he was disrespecting the flag. The same flag that many of the vets seen come hone covering their friends and family. kaep should have taken that day off. It was in poor taste.
Wearing the pig socks was a shitty move too.
Wearing the Castro shirt was a douche move as well.

Yup. All this plus the poorly worded ad campaign for Nike (which someone else has brought up as having taken advantage of the disadvantaged abroad) makes him a self aggrandizing hypocrite. I supported his right to protest and I also support peoples' right to pass judgment on his actions.

As for why he isn't in the NFL, I think it comes down to risk (money and PR wise) vs. reward (is he the piece your team is missing to make it over the hump)

 

[DefCONNOne]

That memo also failed to address his wife completely sabotaged his attempts with the Ravens when they showed interest

He married her?

 

[Manster7588]

Kaep didn't disrespect America. His original protest was an attempt to bring awareness about trigger-happy cops killing innocent people. But I think he went about it the wrong way.

He originally sat pouting for being benched then changed it to a Protest because he looked like a crying baby.

 

[DefCONNOne]

Kaep didn't disrespect America. His original protest was an attempt to bring awareness about trigger-happy cops killing innocent people. But I think he went about it the wrong way.

No, that was the made up BS he came up with weeks after he started kneeling.

 

[iowajerms]

If I was an NFL owner, I would tell him Show me what you got. Go to CFL, Arena, XFL, or one of these minor leagues.

 

[DefCONNOne]

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[sonnyblack65]

GIMME DUCK DYNASTY. yes im serious

Yes Bradshaw was Phil's backup at LATech and was drafting in pros, but said he didn't like being chased and hit by defenders

 

[SteelersPride]

Yes Bradshaw was Phil's backup at LATech and was drafting in pros, but said he didn't like being chased and hit by defenders

I had to google . I was quite confused. Before my time.

 

[pachyderm]

Fuck him

He had his chance

 

[SteelersPride]

Colin Kaepernick reportedly wants $9M to $10M per year and a chance to start

Lies

 

[pachyderm]

Yes Bradshaw was Phil's backup at LATech and was drafting in pros, but said he didn't like being chased and hit by defenders

Terry Bradshaw and Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson reunite at LA Tech-Tulane game -


I did not know that...

 

[sonnyblack65]

I had to google . I was quite confused. Before my time.

Before my time too but I sued to watch Duck Dynasty, Uncle Si was nuts, always walking around with his jug of ice teas and quotes. One of the episodes Phil was talking about being a QB and Terry was his backup and why he didn't go to the pros. He was a whore master drunk. Then changed his shit around and made $$$ with his duck calls

 

[Cave_Johnson]

Colt McCoy
Mason Rudolph
Luke Falk (but he's going back to backup this week)
Chase Daniel
Kyle Allen (although he has surprised this year)
He's on par with Mayfield, Brissett and Mariota (or was before he was banished, who knows now).

STARTERS. Which STARTERS is he better than. That's the claim that is always made.

Mason Rudolph - Backup
Luke Falk - Third stringer
Chase Daniel - Backup
Kyle Allen - Backup
Not sure if McCoy counts but it's as least close. And yeah when Kaep was in the league he was better.
He is not better than Mayfield, Brissett, or Mariota at this point. Maybe there is an argument that could be made but he is not clearly better than any of them.

If you look at the starting 32 QBs at the beginning of the year there were maybe three you could make an argument he was better than when he last played: Keenum/McCoy, Fitzpatrick/Rosen, and Eli. And right now Jones is better than Kaep was.

So the answer here is 2. Maybe. He'd be a top tier backup if played right now and was just as good as he was when he quit.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

STARTERS. Which STARTERS is he better than. That's the claim that is always made.

Mason Rudolph - Backup
Luke Falk - Third stringer
Chase Daniel - Backup
Kyle Allen - Backup
Not sure if McCoy counts but it's as least close. And yeah when Kaep was in the league he was better.
He is not better than Mayfield, Brissett, or Mariota at this point. Maybe there is an argument that could be made but he is not clearly better than any of them.

If you look at the starting 32 QBs at the beginning of the year there were maybe three you could make an argument he was better than when he last played: Keenum/McCoy, Fitzpatrick/Rosen, and Eli. And right now Jones is better than Kaep was.

So the answer here is 2. Maybe. He'd be a top tier backup if played right now and was just as good as he was when he quit.

Rational post.

And these days if he was a #2, he'd likely be playing if not starting within 3 weeks, given the way QBs have been dropping. Think if he had been signed by Pitt? Before the season and was sort of their #3.

I think he'd accept a #2 shot if offered.

 

[jerseyhawksfan79]

Rational post.

And these days if he was a #2, he'd likely be playing if not starting within 3 weeks, given the way QBs have been dropping. Think if he had been signed by Pitt? Before the season and was sort of their #3.

I think he'd accept a #2 shot if offered.

Haven't heard but would he play for the vet minimum?

 

[SteelersPride]

Haven't heard but would he play for the vet minimum?

Of course not. This is a publicity stunt

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Haven't heard but would he play for the vet minimum?

One will never know until he is asked.

Conditions for rewarding exceptional play can be written in.

Never know what is under a rock until you turn it over.