Center JC Tretter

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(03-24-2022, 01:19 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Tebow & Kap are not in the same category as players. The idea that both were let go because of media circus issues is a pathetic excuse that is just plain wrong.

First off, Tebow got his shot. Both as a QB and as a TE. Aside from that 9-7 season and glorious playoff win on a long TD pass, he just was not a very good QB. Broncos had a great D that year and he did enough. He is useful at the goal line. Even after having the lowest passer rating in the league (and fumbling a lot), he got traded to the Jets, ehere he was a special teamer/wildcat QB. The Pats gave him a shot at QB but cut him on funal cutdown day. Media circus had zero to do with it. He just sucks. The Eagles gave him a shot in 2015 for a backup QB job but released him. Meyer brought him back as a TE for Jax in 2021, but he was later released. Broncos, Jets, Pats, Eagles, Jaguars. No one was afraid of a media circus (there wasn't any). They brought him in. He just could not cut it.

Second off, NFL teams bring in circus guys/divas/contoversial guys all the time. Watson, Adrian Peterson, OBJ, Chad, TO, etc. If the guy can play, he always has a home. The only real exception I can think of is Ray Rice.

Now, I agree Kap is not on the level of those guys as a player. But he did get the 49ers to a SB. But the idea that taking a knee creates some kind of huge distraction is absurd. It is not a practice issue. It is not a preparation issue. It is not a game issue.

Unlike Tebow, he has not gotten a shot. Has not taken a snap since becoming a FA in 2017. Filed a collusion grievance vs the NFL, which was withdrawn in 2019 as part of a settlement. He is 34 now, so it is kind of pointless. And I am not saying he is a starter level QB. The 49ers were dreadful his last year there (2-14). But Kap was still a respectable 17th in passer rating that season.

Player A: worst QB rating in league. Gets 4 more chances.
Player B: 17th in QB rating, took team to SB, never even gets a camp invite.

If you cannot connect those dots, my friend, the issue is yours.

In other news, we are out on Tretter.

You know why Tebow got multiple chances?  He signed a 1 year $660k deal with Philly and a 1 year $900k deal with the Jags, that's why.  Compare that to Kap, who was demanding $10 mil a year and recently as much as $20 mil.  The XFL tried to sign Kap and he demanded $20 mil a year.  Tebow understands and accepts his market value.  Kap, at best, insanely overvalues himself.  At worst, he has no real interest in playing and deliberately sets his price higher than anyone would be willing to pay in order to fool people into believing his martyr gimmick.