05-31-2020, 11:00 PM
(05-31-2020, 10:35 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: I don’t particularly like the guy myself, but it’s definitely not his skill level keeping him out of the game. Like I said, he’s better than our backup, and I’d wager better than at least a handful of backups around the league.
I remember watching either Ron Jaworski or Chris Mortensen do a piece on Kaepernick after his first year. Whichever it was, they said emphatically that Kaepernick was the best quarterback he'd ever seen from a physical standpoint. I'm sure he was basing this on his combination of arm strength and use of his legs, plus his really promising first season.
Obviously, this never came to be. I think the departure of Harbaugh hurt him, as did his failure to develop beyond just physical promise. When I watched him, it seemed like he got to a point where he relied on his legs way too much and never really developed a decent intermediate passing game. It felt like he was running damn near all the time.
I think the ship has sailed on him as a player. It's been a long time, and I'm not sure he even genuinely wants back in. The league isn't exactly lacking for risky potential QB options either. Cam Newton doesn't have a team. Josh Rosen is a top ten pick that could probably be had for very little, and still doesn't have enough snaps to be written off. Dalton had basically no real market until after the draft. It's a buyer's market for QBs now, and that doesn't help.
