SpokenTruth said:
Mandalore76 said:
For context though, he was 8-8 as a starter in 2014, 2-6 as a starter in 2015, and 1-10 as a starter in 2016. Kaepernick was showing signs of not being a "decent QB" long before he started kneeling during the anthem. Ironically, he didn't start his protest until he was trying to get out of his 49ers contract when they tried replacing him with Blaine Gabbert. 2015-2016, with the exact same team, Gabbert was 4-9 as a starter while Kaepernick was 3-16 (meanwhile, Jimmy Garoppolo rattled off 5 wins in a row as soon as the 49ers signed him late last year). More wins, less headache. And it wasn't just the kneeling. It was the wearing of "Cops are pigs" socks, and Fidel Castro t-shirts as well. He turned himself into a sideshow. You combine that with only 3 wins in your last 17 starts, and that's pretty much a recipe for no team wanting you on their roster.
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Let's just ignore that wins are far more dependent on just the QB.
2014 - 16 games started - 3,369 yards, 20 total TDs, 10 INTs, 86.4 rating.
2015 - 9 games started - Out for rest of season because of shoulder injury.
2016 - 12 games started - 2,241 yards, 18 total TDs, 4 INTs, 90.7 rating. Defense ranked 32nd in the NFL.
2017 had a new head coach/offensive coordinator, a new general manager and a much better defense.
He's a better QB than you are trying to paint him as. And even if not a starter, he could easily have played 2nd or 3rd string on damn near any team in the league.
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I pointed out that Gabbert won more games in less starts with the same teammates/coaching staff prior. As for 2nd and 3rd string, the sideshow he created around himself, that I also pointed out, made that an undesirable situation for any team looking to fill those positions.
