11-13-2017, 08:42 PM
(11-13-2017, 06:50 PM)Jimbone Wrote: Here's a 2016 49'er stat that puts it in perspective a little more: 2-14.
Why there is so much hype around a lower tier QB is just crazy to me.
I read your full post and understand what you're saying Jimbone.
But, for me, what you wrote puts Kaepernick's comparative individual QB performance, which is what I posted about, into less perspective.
It's a team sport and every player has a part in the team's wins and losses, no doubt.
And, I know the QB is absolutely key to the team, no argument there. But, an A+ quarterback who throws precision strategic passes to teammates who consistently fail to follow-through and score............ is likely going to end the season with a losing team record.
Just like a C+ quarterback who's fortunate enough to be surrounded by the most superb offensive and defensive teammates -- teammates who consistently turn nothing into something -- is likely going to end the season with a more winning team record than the A+ quarterback (which doesn't make the C+ quarterback a better individual player).
Anyway, I'm not saying the owners don't have the right to choose the players they want and don't want, and I'm not insisting that the owners colluded to blackball Kaepernick (I have no way of knowing).
What I am saying is that Kaepernick's individual performance alone does not suck and is not THE reason he's not playing. It seems clear to me that he is, in fact, a better quarterback statistically than many first and second string quarterbacks on the field.