Sports and Rants with Brett and Pants : Say NO to Kaepernick!

Now that Colin Kaepernick is no longer the starting QB for the San Francisco 49ers, the question on everyone’s mind is where will he go? This is now leading many Eagles fans jumping on the bandwagon and screaming that he should eventually play for the Birds. However, now that the trade deadline is over it means that no move will be made this season for Kaepernick to join the Eagles. But, once the off-season hits get ready for the screaming to start once again! Below I have listed 5 reasons why Kaepernick is a bad fit for the Eagles.

Does not have passing skills

It is time to be honest; Kaepernick does not have the skills to be an NFL QB. When he takes the field he tries to base his game off moving rather than throwing the football. Though on paper he may seem as though he is an NFL passer, in reality he is not. He adds nothing to the offense of a team. In my opinion, for a guy that has really never broken the top 10 in NFL QB category he would just be another Bradford that can move.

Attitude

In reality Kaepernick does not have the NFL QB attitude. As many reporters have said, he seems to have the c'est la vie attitude of not really caring much about anything. He seems to like what comes along with the fame of being an NFL QB more then actually playing the game. This seems to be what many are saying is his problem is he lacks intensity. He seems to always want to be by himself and he is not a true team player either.

Not a winner

Lets be honest he is not a winner. Now I know everyone will start screaming about how he lead the 49ers to the Super Bowl in 2012-13 season. But, he really didn’t. The defense of the 49ers lead the team to victory, and the team wasn’t Kaepernick’s to start. It was Alex Smith’s team, and they would have still seen success any way with Smith or Kaepernick. Since becoming the overall starter he has not won his division, finishing 2^nd and 3^rd consecutively. Proving that his production has gone down.

Mental

There is no doubt that a strong point Kaepernick has is that he can lead near comebacks in games… That is right I said near comebacks, because that is what they are. No matter what the situation or what the 49ers were down by, it has seemed Kaepernick has always made an end of the game push. However, in those close games he seems to make mental mistakes. Rather then flat out choking, as in throwing a timely interception or fumbling the ball. Kaepernick does other things that make you want to pull out your hair. He will sometimes let too much time come off the clock or even forget to go out of bounds.

HE LOOKS LIKE SQUIDWARD TENTACLES

He looks like the character from Spongerbob! That should be reason enough that he shouldn’t be a starter for the Eagles!

-Brett