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Originally Posted by Galakanokis
I don't know the whole story on Kaepernick, money, black balled, not good enough, don't really know. I just think, from my point of view, is that the massive distraction that Kaepernick will bring is not even remotely worth the mediocre football he will play for you. If he was any good he would absolutely be on a NFL roster and even starting. Run first QBs that cannot read defenses are a dime a dozen and never last long in this league regardless of anthem protests.
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I get what you're saying, but I guess my question would be then how do you define remotely good? To me, league average should be the measuring stick. Kap's stats last year extrapolated over 16 games would have looked like this:
59% completion rated (26th)
23 TDs (T-15th)
6 INTs (T-4th)
3260 yds (25th)
6.77 YPA (24th)
90.7 QB Rating (17th)
Now keep in mind that those numbers also game on an abysmal Niners offense that had zero offensive weapons. Those don't look like HoF numbers to me but they're the numbers of an average to slightly-below average starter, especially when you add in the fact that he can pick up yards and points with his legs, and if all you asked him to do was be a game manager like he was for his first two years in San Francisco.
And the backup QB argument does matter, especially for teams who consider themselves playoff contenders. If Flacco, Prescott, Mariota, or Wilson go down, that you'd rather have Mallet, Kellen Moore, Matt Cassel, or Austin Davis running your offense in the playoffs than Kaepernick?