Yes, he may be good enough to be a backup in the league. However, no team wants their backup being the center of a media circus and distracting from the on-field product. If he was good enough to be a starter he would have a job. He made a decision, and right or wrong, it has consequences. No way I would sign him as an NFL owner, even though I have 0 problem with his protests.
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=1I0cUTXwr-k
This Old Man wrote:
2:18 wrote:
They really need to stop playing the national anthem at football games. They didn't do it when the nfl started . When they started playing it they did not show it on TV. It was time for commercials. Last chance to get a beer before the game. Then it was on TV and most people still went to get a beer before the game. Then the nfl had military families pay to go out on the field during the national anthem. Yes someone had to pay for this. It's a more time than not a meaningless game between two teams of athletes that are loyal to the paycheck. They don't care for the city they got drafted to play for. Or the owner that used your tax dollars to build his stadium. The national anthem should only be played at places that have honor.
This ^ Exactly.
People should be upset that they play the national anthem at all at sporting events such as the NBA, MLB, NFL. It is terribly disrespectful toward our flag and anthem to have them served up as faux patriotism before games between two teams neither of which represent America.
Can we also stop the military arse kissing at said NFL games. When is national anthem played at movies, rock concerts, etc?
At the Garden State Arts Center before rock concerts. A few artists have refused to play .
Gravy wrote:
He's a disruptive employee and has thus made himself unemployable. Also, he's a moron.
^^^^ This is the answer.
If you are a superstar (Elon Musk), your idiosyncrasies are tolerated. If you aren't, you are generally fired or asked to shape up.
Look at Dez Bryant. Is he better than the worst receiver in the league? Yes. Am I as a Cowboys fan glad he's not on the team aymore? Yes. I thought he was becomig like Terrell Owens - too much of a distraction. If he didn't get the damn ball, he'd complain so the QB would force balls to him.
Look at RG3. People thought he was a primadonna and he was out of the league. He's also talented. He stayed quiet, sat out a year and now is back playing for the Ravens.
the Browns were 0-16 last year and started the season with 4 QBs on their roster....
maybe Kaepernick isn't worth the controversy, but to just say "the 49ers weren't good, so of course he doesn't have a job" is insane
cd16da wrote:
the Browns were 0-16 last year and started the season with 4 QBs on their roster....
maybe Kaepernick isn't worth the controversy, but to just say "the 49ers weren't good, so of course he doesn't have a job" is insane
Why the he11 would the Clowns want that scrub on the team? They already have a checkered history of who they play at QB. They finally got a hometown guy to lead their team to a winning record and pi55ed it away to play some overrated drunk that destroyed the team. How bad was that decision? 4 wins and 48 losses.
Headlines are everything: Quarterback who led his team to a Super Bowl, posted a QBR higher than Cam Newton, Eli Manning, Blake Bortles the last season he played, who is better than most 2nd & 3rd string quarterbacks in the league, goes to trial with the NFL to figure out why nobody signed him because he exercised his free speech by kneeling.
The NFL flag ceremonies are a contemptible but unfortunately successful effort to indoctrinate militarism into the population by equating patriotism with support of endless war. It’s laughable that this country of supposed fierce independent revolutionaries demand public obedience while the flag is unfurled only in honor of “our men and women in uniform.”
If your free speech at work results in your employer losing money, your employer has the right to fire you. The guarantee of free speech basically means that the government can't censor the press. You misunderstand what and where free speech are allowed.
You are right! They should play:
You're a grand old flag,
You're a high flying flag,
........
It'seems much more rousing for a game where you are about to smash each other
It is easy to glance at the situation and think Kaep was being blackballed out of the league.
But it is also very easy to find reasons why he isn't being employed.
- white QB Jay Cutler was also a free agent last year. He couldn't get work and chose to retire. It was only when Dolphins starter Ryan Tannehill got injured in preseason, that Adam Gase - who had previously coached Cutler in Chicago - talked him out of retirement.
- Likewise Tony Romo decided to retire last offseason. But that is more likely he was looking for a starting job with a team that could win the Super Bowl.
- There is enough doubt about Kaepernick's QBing - and now with another season of not being in the league - that leave it doubtful he is good enough to help teams win. If he had the talent of Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers, I don't doubt he would be employed.
- Kaepernick got worked out by the Seahawks as a backup to Russell Wilson last offseason. They cancelled a workout this offseason because he wouldn't guarantee what his kneeling plans are.
Reports suggest Kaep wanted $9 million (or more) to play backup. No team will pay that for a backup. if he really wanted a job, he could publicly state he will take a backup job for $5 million (which is slightly below the market rate for experienced backups). That would remove any doubt that the salary cap is a factor in him not getting a job.
But he won't do that - partly because you don't say how much you're willing to accept - but also because it would instantly disprove collusion. And the story would be over. I believe Kaep now sees it to be more about highlighting the issues of police violence against African-Americans, and keeping the conversation going.
Uhhh wrote:
It is easy to glance at the situation and think Kaep was being blackballed out of the league.
But it is also very easy to find reasons why he isn't being employed.
- white QB Jay Cutler was also a free agent last year. He couldn't get work and chose to retire. It was only when Dolphins starter Ryan Tannehill got injured in preseason, that Adam Gase - who had previously coached Cutler in Chicago - talked him out of retirement.
- Likewise Tony Romo decided to retire last offseason. But that is more likely he was looking for a starting job with a team that could win the Super Bowl.
- There is enough doubt about Kaepernick's QBing - and now with another season of not being in the league - that leave it doubtful he is good enough to help teams win. If he had the talent of Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers, I don't doubt he would be employed.
- Kaepernick got worked out by the Seahawks as a backup to Russell Wilson last offseason. They cancelled a workout this offseason because he wouldn't guarantee what his kneeling plans are.
Reports suggest Kaep wanted $9 million (or more) to play backup. No team will pay that for a backup. if he really wanted a job, he could publicly state he will take a backup job for $5 million (which is slightly below the market rate for experienced backups). That would remove any doubt that the salary cap is a factor in him not getting a job.
But he won't do that - partly because you don't say how much you're willing to accept - but also because it would instantly disprove collusion. And the story would be over. I believe Kaep now sees it to be more about highlighting the issues of police violence against African-Americans, and keeping the conversation going.
Patriots need a decent backup to Tommy Boy (gawd forbid he gets hurt) but I can't see Belichik dealing with this primadonna. He straightened out Randy Moss, but this guy is a project since you don't know where is head is at from day to day. What are his priorities? Complete focus is necessary to be an NFL QB.
his future: Canada or nothing. Edmonton, Alberta is lovely in late November, the site of this year's Grey Cup.
Just curious how do other countries react when Athletes don't stand for their National Anthem? Lets say before the GGG Vs Canelo Alvarez fight, Alvarez hears of Police Misconduct/Corruption so before the Fight when they sing the Mexican National Anthem, Canelo decides to sit or take a knee, Would he still be as popular with Mexican Fans, Or If at the Tokyo Olympics if a Japanese Athlete wins the Gold and at the Awards Ceremony he decides to sit or kneel, what would be the reaction of the Japanese Public.
In the Jesse Owens movie, 2nd place Long Jumper showed Great Sportsmanship when German officials were trying to screw Owens, Later Long told Owens he wanted to win, but it had to be fair, then he said he did not like what was going on and he was against Hitler, yet when it was time for the Medals ceremony, Long gave the Hitler salute. What if he had done like Kaepernick and refused to give the German Salute?
Also kind of related if anyone knows the history of Germany in the 1930's-40's Did the Media (not sure if there was TV) Radio, Papers, Celeberties, Athletes etc. Bash Hitler as much as in the USA Trump gets bashed.
I know they had book burnings of Jewish Authors in Germany, but in lets say Japan when people get offended by a statue that has been there for 100 years, do they take them down as is happening in the USA.
Trying to figure out if what we see in the USA is normal in most or all countries?
it gets a little harder to argue that teams would lose revenue due to bad PR from signing Kaepernick when Nike, one of the most successful brand builders in the world is paying him millions a year to represent them.
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