Marvin: McCarron won't be traded

[Benton]

(03-22-2016, 12:09 AM)Ravage Wrote: Kaepernick's trade value takes a hit due to the cap hit his contract brings with him. McCarron carries a 5th round cap hit for this and next season. BIG difference there.

 

Ding ding ding!

Cap is a big part of it.

Are there guys who would be better backups than McCarron? I dunno, maybe. He did ok playing with a couple wins and we ended up four points shy of beating the eventual Super Bowl champs in the battle of the backups with a lot on the line. He did as good as Osweiler (who just got a huge opportunity) for a half, and was shut down in the second (which isn't uncommon for us as we struggle a lot in the second half of big games).

But even if there is someone better, there's nobody cheaper. We've got a guy that's proven he can start, proven he can play in big games (come on, 20-17 against the champs ain't bad) and we've got him for almost nothing. That's a lot better than paying Vick $1 million to scramble out of the pocket and throw the ball away.