Football How do you feel about NFL being sued by Kaepernick? - Page 9

Dayze · 10-16-2017, 11:31 AM

https://sports.yahoo.com/boomer-esia...152244156.html

Spoiler!

Sunday saw the Packers potentially lose Aaron Rodgers for the season while Colin Kaepernick filed a grievance against NFL owners for collusion. Could all of this be solved by the Packers signing Kaepernick? Boomer Esiason doesn't think so.

Appearing on Toucher & Rich Monday morning, Esiason stressed the lack of attention played to both Kaepernick's ability and his contract demands when noting why the 29-year-old remains out of the league.

"There is no way in the world that Colin Kaepernick could go in there tomorrow, learn that offense and go out on the field and play next week," Esiason said of a fit with the Packers. "I don't know what people are thinking about. I don't know why they don't understand that the NFL and offenses in the NFL are extremely difficult to pick up, and that's why I give former Patriot quarterback Jacoby Brissett as much credit as I possibly can, doing what he's doing what he's doing with the Indianapolis Colts, and he's been doing it on the fly."

Added Esiason: "The other aspect of all of this with Colin Kaepernick is how much does he want? And how much more is he going to let somebody else talk for him? When is he going to open his own mouth and say, ‘Yeah, you know, I want to play and this is how much I want' Everyone just assumes that somebody should just sign him because he went to the Super Bowl a number of years ago and they should write him a $10 million check because he's some sort of activist.

"I'm sorry. It doesn't work that way. You're either prepared to play and when you go in and you get an opportunity, you make the most of it. Remember, he's the one that walked away from the San Francisco 49ers. He's the one that said, ‘Hey, I'll go walk away from my contract and the amount of money you're going to pay me.' At the end of the day, other teams decided to interview and didn't want him."

Esiason says that there is "no way" Kaepernick will be able to prove collusion on the part of the NFL. Rather, Esiason hinted at the move being a publicity stunt.

"This is just another thing in the media, it's just another thing to promote what he's trying to do, it's another thing to put a black eye on the NFL," Esiason said. "In my eyes, that's what this is.

"He could be fighting for social justice and be the greatest human being in the world. At the end of the day, football teams want players who want to play football and who are good at it, and I don't believe he's either one."

**The Franchise** · 10-16-2017, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Dayze

"He could be fighting for social justice and be the greatest human being in the world. At the end of the day, football teams want players who want to play football and who are good at it, and I don't believe he's either one."

Pretty much that. Dude hasn't shown that he's all in on football. At least not from my perspective.

Dayze · 10-16-2017, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

Pretty much that. Dude hasn't shown that he's all in on football. At least not from my perspective.

yep.
Boomer, for me anyways, pretty much summed up all the nonsense in a single sentence.

cooper barrett · 10-16-2017, 03:29 PM

IMHO: Fans in GB would start digging a grave in the feed lot for the bones and have him in it before he ever played a game in a Packer uniform.

I don't think KC would welcome him either..

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dayze

https://sports.yahoo.com/boomer-esia...152244156.html

Spoiler!

Sunday saw the Packers potentially lose Aaron Rodgers for the season while Colin Kaepernick filed a grievance against NFL owners for collusion. Could all of this be solved by the Packers signing Kaepernick? Boomer Esiason doesn't think so.

Appearing on Toucher & Rich Monday morning, Esiason stressed the lack of attention played to both Kaepernick's ability and his contract demands when noting why the 29-year-old remains out of the league.

"There is no way in the world that Colin Kaepernick could go in there tomorrow, learn that offense and go out on the field and play next week," Esiason said of a fit with the Packers. "I don't know what people are thinking about. I don't know why they don't understand that the NFL and offenses in the NFL are extremely difficult to pick up, and that's why I give former Patriot quarterback Jacoby Brissett as much credit as I possibly can, doing what he's doing what he's doing with the Indianapolis Colts, and he's been doing it on the fly."

Added Esiason: "The other aspect of all of this with Colin Kaepernick is how much does he want? And how much more is he going to let somebody else talk for him? When is he going to open his own mouth and say, ‘Yeah, you know, I want to play and this is how much I want' Everyone just assumes that somebody should just sign him because he went to the Super Bowl a number of years ago and they should write him a $10 million check because he's some sort of activist.

"I'm sorry. It doesn't work that way. You're either prepared to play and when you go in and you get an opportunity, you make the most of it. Remember, he's the one that walked away from the San Francisco 49ers. He's the one that said, ‘Hey, I'll go walk away from my contract and the amount of money you're going to pay me.' At the end of the day, other teams decided to interview and didn't want him."

Esiason says that there is "no way" Kaepernick will be able to prove collusion on the part of the NFL. Rather, Esiason hinted at the move being a publicity stunt.

"This is just another thing in the media, it's just another thing to promote what he's trying to do, it's another thing to put a black eye on the NFL," Esiason said. "In my eyes, that's what this is.

"He could be fighting for social justice and be the greatest human being in the world. At the end of the day, football teams want players who want to play football and who are good at it, and I don't believe he's either one."

**Ragged Robin** · 10-17-2017, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dayze

https://sports.yahoo.com/boomer-esia...152244156.html

Spoiler!

Sunday saw the Packers potentially lose Aaron Rodgers for the season while Colin Kaepernick filed a grievance against NFL owners for collusion. Could all of this be solved by the Packers signing Kaepernick? Boomer Esiason doesn't think so.

Appearing on Toucher & Rich Monday morning, Esiason stressed the lack of attention played to both Kaepernick's ability and his contract demands when noting why the 29-year-old remains out of the league.

"There is no way in the world that Colin Kaepernick could go in there tomorrow, learn that offense and go out on the field and play next week," Esiason said of a fit with the Packers. "I don't know what people are thinking about. I don't know why they don't understand that the NFL and offenses in the NFL are extremely difficult to pick up, and that's why I give former Patriot quarterback Jacoby Brissett as much credit as I possibly can, doing what he's doing what he's doing with the Indianapolis Colts, and he's been doing it on the fly."

Added Esiason: "The other aspect of all of this with Colin Kaepernick is how much does he want? And how much more is he going to let somebody else talk for him? When is he going to open his own mouth and say, ‘Yeah, you know, I want to play and this is how much I want' Everyone just assumes that somebody should just sign him because he went to the Super Bowl a number of years ago and they should write him a $10 million check because he's some sort of activist.

"I'm sorry. It doesn't work that way. You're either prepared to play and when you go in and you get an opportunity, you make the most of it. Remember, he's the one that walked away from the San Francisco 49ers. He's the one that said, ‘Hey, I'll go walk away from my contract and the amount of money you're going to pay me.' At the end of the day, other teams decided to interview and didn't want him."

Esiason says that there is "no way" Kaepernick will be able to prove collusion on the part of the NFL. Rather, Esiason hinted at the move being a publicity stunt.

"This is just another thing in the media, it's just another thing to promote what he's trying to do, it's another thing to put a black eye on the NFL," Esiason said. "In my eyes, that's what this is.

"He could be fighting for social justice and be the greatest human being in the world. At the end of the day, football teams want players who want to play football and who are good at it, and I don't believe he's either one."

Yep. The awareness vs patriotism thing is all moot. Outside of football, cool, I guess he successfully used his (former) status to get his message across. Inside of football, if no team wants to risk him on the field OR deal with the circus he brings then how does that warrant a legal case against them? Tebow won a playoff game and then the league shut him out for good, we don't see him filing any lawsuits..

vailpass · 10-16-2017, 11:43 AM

I'd rather get tampered with by DeBerg than read a Cooper Barrett thread.

**gblowfish** · 10-16-2017, 12:31 PM

My advice to Kaep would be to start watching the CFL and learn how to move a team on only three downs.

BucEyedPea · 10-16-2017, 12:35 PM

People act as if all kinds of folks in an industry talking about not signing someone, based on their behavior. is actually illegal collusion. It's not.

Marcellus · 10-16-2017, 12:45 PM

Knile Davis should join this lawsuit. He was once really good and no one will sign him now either and look at all the shitty RB's on teams.

DeepSouth · 10-16-2017, 12:55 PM

I haven't read through the whole thread but, if he were to win the lawsuit, would the NFL be forced to make a team sign him? Or, is just for a monetary settlement? If the NFL had to make a team sign him, how would they pick.
I'd make the 0 - 6 Niners sign him to a lot less money than he walked away from. Then the 49er's could start all their scrub linemen and make him the starter.
Other NFL players that are kneeling should take note. There is a reason Kaepernick is unemployed.

jaa1025 · 10-16-2017, 02:39 PM

He has no case. It's extremely difficult to prove and not hard to understand why people don't want to hire him. If I'm an owner I wouldn't even hire him to clean the place after the games.

Dayze · 10-16-2017, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jaa1025

He has no case. It's extremely difficult to prove and not hard to understand why people don't want to hire him. If I'm an owner I wouldn't even hire him to clean the place after the games.

I'd hire him to sweep under all the seats and concession stands. what with being able to sweep up better with the kneeling and all.

**Iowanian** · 10-16-2017, 02:42 PM

If he was good enough to be worth the hassle to have him around he would be on a team, but he isn't. He should deal with it like every other discarded journeyman who isn't good enough to be in the league.

**** that drama queen.

I'd buy more of his hero complex if he were spending his unemployed days in impoverished communities actually doing something about his concerns, but he's a whiny bitch and that's all.

**luv** · 10-16-2017, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iowanian

If he was good enough to be worth the hassle to have him around he would be on a team, but he isn't. He should deal with it like every other discarded journeyman who isn't good enough to be in the league.

**** that drama queen.

I'd buy more of his hero complex if he were spending his unemployed days in impoverished communities actually doing something about his concerns, but he's a whiny bitch and that's all.

I second this.

cooper barrett · 10-16-2017, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iowanian

If he was good enough to be worth the hassle to have him around he would be on a team, but he isn't. He should deal with it like every other discarded journeyman who isn't good enough to be in the league.

**** that drama queen.

I'd buy more of his hero complex if he were spending his unemployed days in impoverished communities actually doing something about his concerns, but he's a whiny bitch and that's all.

10-16-2017, 11:31 AM	#1
Dayze Resident Glue Sniffer Join Date: Nov 2003 Casino cash: $1629358	https://sports.yahoo.com/boomer-esia...152244156.html Spoiler! Sunday saw the Packers potentially lose Aaron Rodgers for the season while Colin Kaepernick filed a grievance against NFL owners for collusion. Could all of this be solved by the Packers signing Kaepernick? Boomer Esiason doesn't think so. Appearing on Toucher & Rich Monday morning, Esiason stressed the lack of attention played to both Kaepernick's ability and his contract demands when noting why the 29-year-old remains out of the league. "There is no way in the world that Colin Kaepernick could go in there tomorrow, learn that offense and go out on the field and play next week," Esiason said of a fit with the Packers. "I don't know what people are thinking about. I don't know why they don't understand that the NFL and offenses in the NFL are extremely difficult to pick up, and that's why I give former Patriot quarterback Jacoby Brissett as much credit as I possibly can, doing what he's doing what he's doing with the Indianapolis Colts, and he's been doing it on the fly." Added Esiason: "The other aspect of all of this with Colin Kaepernick is how much does he want? And how much more is he going to let somebody else talk for him? When is he going to open his own mouth and say, ‘Yeah, you know, I want to play and this is how much I want' Everyone just assumes that somebody should just sign him because he went to the Super Bowl a number of years ago and they should write him a $10 million check because he's some sort of activist. "I'm sorry. It doesn't work that way. You're either prepared to play and when you go in and you get an opportunity, you make the most of it. Remember, he's the one that walked away from the San Francisco 49ers. He's the one that said, ‘Hey, I'll go walk away from my contract and the amount of money you're going to pay me.' At the end of the day, other teams decided to interview and didn't want him." Esiason says that there is "no way" Kaepernick will be able to prove collusion on the part of the NFL. Rather, Esiason hinted at the move being a publicity stunt. "This is just another thing in the media, it's just another thing to promote what he's trying to do, it's another thing to put a black eye on the NFL," Esiason said. "In my eyes, that's what this is. "He could be fighting for social justice and be the greatest human being in the world. At the end of the day, football teams want players who want to play football and who are good at it, and I don't believe he's either one." __________________ Life is 99% inspiration, 1% Perspiration, and 1% Attention to Detial. RIP & Godspeed: Saccoppo Lonewolf Ed Fire Me Boy
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DeepSouth War Eagle !!! Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mobile, AL 36608 Casino cash: $9419387	I haven't read through the whole thread but, if he were to win the lawsuit, would the NFL be forced to make a team sign him? Or, is just for a monetary settlement? If the NFL had to make a team sign him, how would they pick. I'd make the 0 - 6 Niners sign him to a lot less money than he walked away from. Then the 49er's could start all their scrub linemen and make him the starter. Other NFL players that are kneeling should take note. There is a reason Kaepernick is unemployed.
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jaa1025 Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Casino cash: $10000898	He has no case. It's extremely difficult to prove and not hard to understand why people don't want to hire him. If I'm an owner I wouldn't even hire him to clean the place after the games.
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Iowanian Supporter Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utopia Casino cash: $1628454	If he was good enough to be worth the hassle to have him around he would be on a team, but he isn't. He should deal with it like every other discarded journeyman who isn't good enough to be in the league. **** that drama queen. I'd buy more of his hero complex if he were spending his unemployed days in impoverished communities actually doing something about his concerns, but he's a whiny bitch and that's all.
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