Toxic Girlfriends: Kapernick lost out

[NinerSickness]

Ray Lewis Says Ravens Were About To Sign Kaepernick Before His Girlfriend Sent This Racist Tweet

 

[broncosmitty]

Why the Cowboys Should Sign Colin Kaepernick

Will not read.

Rush> Kaep

And it ain't close.

 

[shopson67]

I can't believe people don't understand why the Ravens wouldn't do this. They were already iffy on him because of the controversy it would make and were her comments supposed to help?

Controversy like keeping murderer Lewis around? Controversy like leaving Cleveland?

It should be a football decision only. Nobody is going to boycott a football team because of their backup QB.

 

[miah]

Controversy like keeping murderer Lewis around? Controversy like leaving Cleveland?

It should be a football decision only. Nobody is going to boycott a football team because of their backup QB.

Wanna bet?

 

[shopson67]

Yeah, I know. Is Riley Cooper still in the NFL? There needs to be a cap on how many Coopers are in the NFL at one time.

Didn't play last year, got a shot with the Bucs this summer but again was cut.

 

[shopson67]

Wanna bet?

OK, nobody isn't the right term. Not enough people to hurt ticket sales.

 

[steelerssb]

Controversy like keeping murderer Lewis around? Controversy like leaving Cleveland?

It should be a football decision only. Nobody is going to boycott a football team because of their backup QB.

Ray Lewis was good enough to keep around despite the controversy, if he was a marginal starter he probably would've been gone. The Ravens current owner wasn't around when the team moved, so that's kind of irrelevant. Teams like Baltimore have clearly shown they dont want that kind of baggage and possible distraction for a backup QB.

It should be a football decision, but it clearly hasn't been.

 

[shopson67]

It should be a football decision, but it clearly hasn't been.

It hasn't even been a decision about what he was protesting. Instead, it's been about the circumstances of when he was protesting, and assigning intent where there was none (denigrating the troops, for example). Classic right-wing redirection to a talking point.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Will not read.

Rush> Kaep

And it ain't close.

Don't care if you read or not, Kaepernick would be better.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Wanna bet?

Stupid people everywhere.

 

[miah]

OK, nobody isn't the right term. Not enough people to hurt ticket sales.

I get and agree to a certain point. We are not at that point yet, but if more and more players continue to sit, we WILL get there.
In my small town I know of two sports bars that would not play 49ers games last year because of this. I was at one and asked the owner/bartender to put on the Panthers game and his reply was, "nope, I'm a veteran." They were playing the 49ers that day.

 

[miah]

Stupid people everywhere.

I have not problem with them staying away. Do you?

 

[Sgt Brutus]

Nobody is going to boycott a football team because of their backup QB.

False

 

[Sgt Brutus]

Don't care if you read or not, Kaepernick would be better.

Bullshit. And that's not even taking into account the locker factor, which hurts Kaep's case tremendously. Why would you want him anywhere near Dak?

 

[shopson67]

I get and agree to a certain point. We are not at that point yet, but if more and more players continue to sit, we WILL get there.
In my small town I know of two sports bars that would not play 49ers games last year because of this. I was at one and asked the owner/bartender to put on the Panthers game and his reply was, "nope, I'm a veteran." They were playing the 49ers that day.

Again, people making the protest about something it's not.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

I have not problem with them staying away. Do you?

Could not care less.

It will be their loss, no?

 

[shopson67]

Don't care if you read or not, Kaepernick would be better.

I prefer Cooper. He's a better passer IMO and can throw with anticipation, something Kaep has always struggled with.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Bullshit. And that's not even taking into account the locker factor, which hurts Kaep's case tremendously. Why would you want him anywhere near Dak?

Not bullshit any more than your opinion is.

I'll take Kaepernick over a rookie any day.

The locker room factor is highly overrated.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

I prefer Cooper. He's a better passer IMO and can throw with anticipation, something Kaep has always struggled with.

Completely unproven. Keep him as #3.

 

[shopson67]

Completely unproven. Keep him as #3.

What Kaep is unfortunately is completely proven. He's a running threat as a QB, but can't throw anybody open or read defenses well. He can wait until someone comes open then try to drill the ball in there.

Dak was completely unproven last year, but was the #2 until the latest Romo injury.