How do you feel about NFL being sued by Kaepernick?

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by thegame214

Matt Cassel has a job still. He doesn't. It's about the drama and I get avoiding it, but don't pretend he's not at least a BACKUP

He is a backup, that's about his skill level. He has to want to sign a backup contract and a one-year one at that; no team at this point is going to make it a multi-year deal. In the NFL, where there is smoke there is fire. If there is news out there that he told his camp he didn't want to sign a vet minimum deal to be a backup, then there's probably alot of truth to that. Pete Carroll saying that he "is a starter," "we already have a starter," and "he should get signed" sure sounds like putting lipstick on the pig and meaning "well, we'd sign him as a backup but he wants to be a starter with starter money and we're not going to do that although I'm sure someone will."

[thegame214]

Originally Posted by kccrow

He is a backup, that's about his skill level. He has to want to sign a backup contract and a one-year one at that; no team at this point is going to make it a multi-year deal. In the NFL, where there is smoke there is fire. If there is news out there that he told his camp he didn't want to sign a vet minimum deal to be a backup, then there's probably alot of truth to that. Pete Carroll saying that he "is a starter," "we already have a starter," and "he should get signed" sure sounds like putting lipstick on the pig and meaning "well, we'd sign him as a backup but he wants to be a starter with starter money and we're not going to do that although I'm sure someone will."

Exactly

[B_Ambuehl]

I doubt if any collusion took place. I think it's more a case of all teams pretty much want the same thing in a backup QB and Kaepernick doesn't fit that mold. Matt Cassel is actually a good illustration of why Kaepernick doesn't have a job.

Cassel is pretty much exactly what all 32 teams want in a backup quarterback. It's not about ability necessarily. The most important thing is you know what you have and know he's not gonna cause any problems.

Cassel is all about football. He shows up, works hard, supports his team mates, understands the offense, can be counted on to run the offense the way coaches want it run, draws no media attention, and will never involve himself in any kind of controversy. Cassel understands his role and understands it's about the football team and not him.

The day Kaepernick is signed is the day you invite a Tebow like circus and have 150 new reporters in a press conference asking questions. Most likely they don't go away either. On top of that you never know when Kaepernick decides to get on twitter and start spouting off, or draw attention to himself via kneeling, or maybe something else.

There are questions whether football is a top priority for Kaepernick. Additionally, as a coach I wouldn't say you can necessarily trust Kaepernick to run the offense the way you want it run. He'll freelance and scramble. There's too many unknowns and unknowns are NOT something you want in a backup QB.

If Kaepernick wants to continue playing he should go to the CFL for a year and stay entirely out of the media, then he'll have re-established some trust that football is important to him. If he were to do that, he'd likely get signed