05-15-2017, 01:21 PM
(05-14-2017, 09:42 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: 1. You're lumping everyone in a basket, but I personally have never wanted a player who seems more interested in drawing attention to himself and his own personal causes than football. He could support his cause without making it all about himself and bringing massive media scrutiny on his team. Lebron, Wade and Carmelo supported the same cause without making an ass of themselves.
I'm not saying this about all, but there are quite a few people who talk like this
2. He was okay. In the games you point to, he threw for 183 yards and led his offense to 13 points against ATL. He threw for 215 against Seattle. He averaged 203 yards in the 11 games he started and finished, which would come out to 3253 yards for a full season. That's about right for him. He was always protected by a great defense and run game, but unlike Russell Wilson (who he was compared to early on), he's incapable of carrying the load with his arm. I think he'd make a fine backup or a stopgap starter if his mind is in it.
And his mind definitely does seem to be in it. If he had the production that he had like that against a good and a great defense, I don't know how you can justify not having him as your backup. Especially when his weapons here would be around 100x better
3. Eox you're better than pulling the race card. Race has zilch to do with why people are angry with Kaep. If Andy Dalton dropped to a knee during the Anthem, I'd be ticked at him too. It's not even "just" that he disrespected the anthem. It's everything lumped together. The piggy socks, the ignorance of wearing a Castro shirt during such a protest, admitting he didn't vote, not clearly defining what he wanted to see in order to end his protest, etc.
Race most definitely has a factor in it. It's not active in your face racism, it's institutionalized and subtle. That doesn't mean everyone thinks Kaep is a thug, or thinks about him being half black actively when he does this, but every time a black entertainer especially comes out with a cause, he's told to go back to entertaining or media makes it out to be as disingenuous as possible. I know you and a lot of people are going to disagree with me so I'll drop this topic but it does happen
4. If Kaep came with no luggage and was 100% okay with being a clear backup, I'd totally be with you. I just know that the media (and Kaep's attitude) will be coming with Kaep. Add that in with the attention we already get/will get for Pacman, Burfict and now Mixon and I definitely have say no thanks. It'd be a circus on par with the Tebow/Sanchez/Rex Ryan Jets. Plus I don't know if he wants to go to a team with a firmly entrenched starter.
Honestly there's not much more of a media circus that would come than what we already have. I think overall media perception of Kaep is slightly getting better since people have been calling out that he had good film last year and he has done so much for the community. It won't add more to the fans who will hate us for dirty play, drafting a woman beater, or keeping Jones around. I really don't think it would be much of a distraction by training camp. That said, it's not going to happen so oh well. I'm basically having this argument just to argue haha
