Posted on 04/13/2017 4:08:42 PM PDT by Reagan 2.0
This week we have another example of an article that wouldn't have been written without Sports Illustrated and its writer's desire to keep foisting Colin Kaepernick's offensive propaganda on a weary readership.
Waaaay towards the end of the article the hacktivist reporter, one Michael Rosenberg, notes that there are many reasons Kaepernick has not been signed other than Kaepernick's refusal to stand for the Star Spangled Banner. I searched far and wide for the SI article on why Jay Cutler (a slightly better QB over the past three years than Kaepernick) has yet to be signed by anyone this offseason. Shockingly, I didn't discover it..
"But Kaepernick’s unemployment... is not that simple. Those 64 jobs are not all equal. Let’s assume at least 20 teams are set at starting quarterback. (One could argue that the number is as high as 25, but let’s stick with the lower estimate.) And let’s assume that Kaepernick wants a chance to compete for a starting job. That eliminates 40 of the 64 jobs right away, because 20 teams won’t sign him as a starter, and he won’t sign as a sure backup..
Some may have been impressed but don’t think Kaepernick fits their system. Some may not have the money left to sign him. And yes: some may be shying away because of the protests."
Replace the name Kaepernick with Cutler in the quote above and "the protests" with "Cutler's punchable face" and you have the exact same story. Which begs the question: Why the hell is this a story?
The rest of the article provides a clear answer. Rosenhack clearly wishes to normalize the language and actions of one Colin Kaepernick because he is sympathetic to the ideas Kaepernick spouts...
(Excerpt) Read more at idioticinsights.com ...
A starting quarterback in the NFL wins one game and loses 10 and he thinks he should be a starter. Here’s a list of the top 15 paid backups in the NFL he would have to get by just to get a chance to compete with the starter and he is making more money than the teams can afford.
Matt Schaub (Oakland Raiders) - Salary: $6.75 million a year
Robert Griffin III (Washington Redskins) - Salary: $5.27 million a year
Matt Cassel (Minnesota Vikings) - Salary: $5.25 million a year
Matt Moore (Miami Dolphins) - Salary: $4 million a year
Chad Henne (Jacksonville Jaguars) - Salary: $4 million a year
Michael Vick (New York Jets) - Salary: $4 million a year
Matt Hasselbeck (Indianapolis Colts) - Salary: $3.62 million a year
Chase Daniel (Kansas City Chiefs) - Salary: $3.33 million a year
Jake Locker (Tennessee Titans) - Salary: $3.14 million a year
Blaine Gabbert (San Francisco 49ers) - Salary: $3 million a year
Christian Ponder (Minnesota Vikings) - Salary: $2.53 million a year
EJ Manuel (Buffalo Bills) - Salary: $2.22 million a year
Charlie Whitehurst (Tennessee Titans) - Salary: $2.12 million a year
Johnny Manziel (Cleveland Browns) - Salary: $2.06 million a year
Bruce Gradkowski (Pittsburgh Steelers) - Salary: $1.65 million a year
And his restructured $12 million for 2016 still makes him way to overpaid to get a call. And he isn’t as good as many on the above list and not good enough to bring him on for the others at his price. Also, QB rating last year was 55.7% I can find a high school QB that can do that good.
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Nick Foles should be on that list.
When the lib sports folks start talking like that, it’s code for “Over-rated, washed up, has been”.
If Kaepernick is so brilliant he shouldn’t have any problem find gainful employment.
This wasn’t a list of talent, just the highest top fifteen backups by salary according to the NFL in 2016 season. The intent was to display the salaries in the current positions, in place, for our buddy Colin to get by to get the starting spot he seems to think he is entitled by going over these guys and beating out the guy who is at the top.
I understand Foles is going back to Philly as a backup, but I didn’t use the figures for the 2017 season as many could not be found and the season won’t start until later this year. A lot of transactions could happen between now and then and who is drafted. So I worked with last year’s numbers. He apparently didn’t make enough to crack the top 15.
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Where? At the unemployment line! Bwaaahahahahaha!!!
Got ya.
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