allblackraven
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5-6 is a generous erring in teams favour I think
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more info regarding the waiver that the league tried to get colin to sign:
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.c...d-to-put-colin-kaepernick-in-legal-checkmate/
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.c...d-to-put-colin-kaepernick-in-legal-checkmate/
i mean i was being conservative given that he hasnt played against a defence for nearly 3 years
https://twitter.com/hbryant42/status/1195833632755200001
im wondering who the 6 teams were - i know the eagles pro-personnel guy was there because someone posted a pic of him at the workout but dont know who else - really odd if those 24 nfl teams couldnt get their personnel person an hour away to watch a workout given the amount of media that made it (who found out about the changes with less time)
im wondering who the 6 teams were - i know the eagles pro-personnel guy was there because someone posted a pic of him at the workout but dont know who else - really odd if those 24 nfl teams couldnt get their personnel person an hour away to watch a workout given the amount of media that made it (who found out about the changes with less time)
allblackraven
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Yeah, saw this:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/vincen...usion-is-real-and-has-no-bounds/#23a3570e6aa2
Nothing better than when slimy lawyers thought they made a cunning plan and get exposed.
nfl's only hope at this point might be a team deciding to sign him - if anything this whole workout nonsense makes it more likely he's been actively blackballed (and continues to be) - the case is probably now better for kaep if he wanted to take the nfl back to court
allblackraven
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That's a farse. Couldn't they say they are just not interested?
depends on their reasoning - nfl teams do due diligence on every potential nfl prospect down to undrafted and unsigned college players, they have pro-personnel departments review every potentially available player on every team and unsigned in the league - would seem odd for the teams not to even look at kaepernick - the individual teams dont have to sign him but it would be odd for most not to be there to at least see and evaluate and update their scout reports etc.
redskins jets and chiefs all confirmed as being teams there
allblackraven
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I understand the Chiefs being there but Jets and skins?
JO_75
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This whole Kaep thing is one big mess created by the NFL. Sudden workout in the middle of November, not in January or Feb when he has a better chance to sign with a team before free agency and a chance to make the roster for a team in 2020. NFL did not want the media there? Ok fine, I understand as not every workout on Tuesdays is filmed so why give him special treatment. I understand his team worried about NFL Films removing the good highlights and only showing the bad highlights so they wanted to record it as well. Yet what's stopping his team editing the footage and removing the bad throws, only keeping the good throws? Editing of the workout goes both ways. NFL really screwed everything up regarding Kaep.
Based on the other quarterbacks in the league and yes while some backups have proven to be able to lead teams, those teams were already good and had great pieces around them to help them. Put Kaepernick in New Orleans or Carolina, he'd have the same success as Bridgewater or Kyle Allen with how talented those teams are. Kaep is an immediate upgrade for teams like Cincy, Washington, Tennessee, Tampa Bay, Jets, Broncos, and Chicago who need better starting Quarterbacks. He could be a backup for other teams too. I've always said, give him a chance and see what happens if he has to compete with a rookie or veteran for a backup/starter job in Camp and go from there.
Based on the other quarterbacks in the league and yes while some backups have proven to be able to lead teams, those teams were already good and had great pieces around them to help them. Put Kaepernick in New Orleans or Carolina, he'd have the same success as Bridgewater or Kyle Allen with how talented those teams are. Kaep is an immediate upgrade for teams like Cincy, Washington, Tennessee, Tampa Bay, Jets, Broncos, and Chicago who need better starting Quarterbacks. He could be a backup for other teams too. I've always said, give him a chance and see what happens if he has to compete with a rookie or veteran for a backup/starter job in Camp and go from there.
the difference here is the resolution of each side to this - the nfl decided they wanted less coverage and kaep's side decided they wanted more transparency and wanted media to be able to broadcast the whole workout if they wanted - at that point they can cut it up however they want but the whole footage is out there and on his own workout that's what happened - everything was and is on camera
the nfl is the party with the power here who were always going to have unedited footage no matter what
obviously but this was proof that he hasnt regressed in the physical aspects - he mechanically and athletically looks the same as he did when he left football and he also looked well in shape - the next step would be a team bringing him in to a camp or to the practice squad or somewhere where there's defenders and a pass rush etc. - but you cant simulate that
obviously the skins need him the most
He didn’t seem angry to me to be honest
