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DesideriScuri -> RE: NFL owners, CEOs respond to Trump comments (9/24/2017 9:11:20 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Edwird
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ORIGINAL: areallivehuman
So all those NFL owners and CEOs agree with what Kapernick did, yet he still doesn't have a job.
Hmmm.....I smell two faced doubletalk.
The NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick was/is not stupid. He knew full well that he was putting his whole career on the line by taking one action, completely by himself. Not telling anyone or asking anyone else to join him.
He had a heck of a lot more to lose with his high-paying NFL job than the average person did.
I didn't even agree with his particular action to begin with. (I just didn't take to the particular action itself, but I understood his reasoning even after that.) I'm on the train of "keep politics out of it," generally speaking. But seeing all the puss oozing out of the boil as consequence, I can see the point, now.
And as it turns out, so have some other people who have acquired significantly greater fortune than the bailout suckass Trump, by more honest means and by far superior business aptitude.
The conversation has been about what Kapaernik did, not about why he did it.
There are likely NFL owners who want to win right here, right now with little care about the future of the team. But, even if those owners brought in Kap (assuming they don't have a QB that can run the offense better), it's going to take time for him to learn the playbook. This isn't backyard football. He can't just show up, step in, and succeed. Teams that are focused more on the future, will likely pass on Kap because his window and upside aren't necessarily long enough for them to invest the capital and time it would take.
Kapaernik had a fantastic start to his career as a starter... Super Bowl appearance the first year he started, and the NFC Championship game the following year. From his Wiki: quote:
Kaepernick began his professional football career as a backup quarterback to Alex Smith, and he became the 49ers' starter in the middle of the 2012 season after Smith suffered a concussion. He then remained the team's starting quarterback for the rest of the season, leading the team to their first Super Bowl appearance since 1994. During the 2013 season, his first full season as a starter, Kaepernick helped the 49ers reach the NFC Championship Game. Over the next three seasons, however, Kaepernick and the 49ers failed to qualify for the playoffs. Kaepernick's performance was pointed out as a major reason, which led to him being benched multiple times over that span. [Bold Mine]
If the bolded statement is accurate, he may also be viewed as having passed his prime (no pun intended).
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