Colin Kaepernick's agent has requested that the 49ers allow him to seek a trade

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That doesn't make sense unless Osweiller is looking for big bank. He's probably a better pick than Kaep due to his age and is less of a project.

It's interesting that Kaep is leaving though. You'd think his best chance to start is with SF but things must have reallly gone sour. I'm sure we'll hear more about what really went on when he's moved. Wonder how the locker room really feels about him. Don't think it's all that positive.

Cheaper than Peyton and no where near as bad as Peyton. Win win IMO.
 
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The Panthers and the Seahawks both ran the ball more than they passed this year. Both Russ and Cam were bottom half of the league in attempts, and you can say the same thing about running the ball when leading for Carolina, as evidenced by all the leads they almost blew, yet Cam and Russ were still able to put up the numbers they did and both of them have higher career YPA than Kap.

All I'm hearing is what could have happened if..., what might happen if..., and that's exactly my point, yall are confusing potential with reality. He balled out in some of those playoff games and he made some throws that made you say " :ohhh:this dude is going to be a problem" but, he was never that nikka. It never actually materialized (I'm not blaming him for it, I'm just point out the facts), It might still, but yall are acting like it's a no brainier.

Sums it up to the T.

He never lived up to his potential, he regressed every single year.

Never was able to step up, improve and carry the team.
 
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Kaep still has a rocket for an arm and is one of the most athletic QBs ever. If he finds the right fit, he'll do well.

Rocket for an arm means nothing if you can't find a receiver or that rocket throw is directly into the ground on a 5 yard pass.

He's been in the league 5 years, all that potential is no longer potential, it's now becoming wasted talent because he hasn't developed at all.

Also, for the athleticism, he's a great athlete who has HORRIBLE pocket presence. I wish there was a stat for "Stepped into sacks" he'd lead the league
 

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Gabbert is trash. Forget Kaep, he's gone. Gabbert is trash....and he had the benefit of the element of surprise since teams didn't know what to expect from him...you know that same tired line you use about defenses taking time to "figure out" Kaep? Well, Gabbert was ass with the element of surprise. He gonna be ass next year when teams actually take him seriously.
Can't be more ass than Kaep. I'm willing to give Gabbert a chance if we actually upgrade the line.

There is no element of surprise when you have a fourth string RB starting behind a ass O line. Smh
 

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Kaep has never had the playoff blunders that Kaep and Russ have had, that's for sure. I'm talking about Kaep's YPA when he came into the league not last year. Last year is a retarded season to compare given how trash the team was from the front office all the way down to the personel. Cam and Russ still play in offenses that are built around them. Not the case for Kaep. Those who support Kaep go off of his play when he had the talent around him. His play was very good to great at times.
:russell:. He's predictable. People keep living in the past before defenses caught up to him.

NO TEAM IN THE NFL he goes to is going to have the talent he had those said years. You are crazy to think he is going to look remotely like he did. He can't read defenses either. His best year was the element of surprise option play. Can't do that all the time now. Almost 30 and plays like he still is in college. Smh
 
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But he was worse than Kap...last season when he took over.
If Kaep played the whole season he would have been worse. We were averaging 3 points a game when he started funkin it up. We would not have won another game.

No QB would been great with that O line. Gabbert had flashes. Kaep just looked like shyt.
 

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If Kaep played the whole season he would have been worse. We were averaging 3 points a game when he started funkin it up. We would not have won another game.

No QB would been great with that O line. Gabbert had flashes. Kaep just looked like shyt.
You can't say Gabbert had flashes but Kap played like shyt when Kap played better than Gabbert. Gabbert got his numbers on a bunch of check downs and short throws. Gabbert was/is/forever will be trash, breh.
I find it curious, though, that you'd want to see Gabbert behind a retooled offensive line and not Kap behind a retooled line when we've seen Kap thrive behind a good line.

The Niners would be best served cutting bait on both, signing an established vet and drafting a early/middle round qb of the future.
 

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You can't say Gabbert had flashes but Kap played like shyt when Kap played better than Gabbert. Gabbert got his numbers on a bunch of check downs and short throws. Gabbert was/is/forever will be trash, breh.
I find it curious, though, that you'd want to see Gabbert behind a retooled offensive line and not Kap behind a retooled line when we've seen Kap thrive behind a good line.

The Niners would be best served cutting bait on both, signing an established vet and drafting a early/middle round qb of the future.
Because I'm sick of my Niners wasting years on a option QB's like Smith and Keapernick. They are very limited QB's. Gabbert is cheap. So Keep him. I'm not saying don't look for other options. No QB worth drafting high this year. Mid rounds is fine and go from there.
 
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You can't say Gabbert had flashes but Kap played like shyt when Kap played better than Gabbert. Gabbert got his numbers on a bunch of check downs and short throws. Gabbert was/is/forever will be trash, breh.
I find it curious, though, that you'd want to see Gabbert behind a retooled offensive line and not Kap behind a retooled line when we've seen Kap thrive behind a good line.

The Niners would be best served cutting bait on both, signing an established vet and drafting a early/middle round qb of the future.

Know your shyt before you talk it.

Gabbert's YPA was higher than Kaepernick's, 7.2 to 6.6

And most people who don't want Kaep aren't saying Gabbert should be the guy either, that's not my case. I`ll take Gabbert over Kaep, but we need to find the real QB of the future and i do not see Gabbert as that guy, maybe w/ Kelly that could change, but as of what i saw in 2015 he is not that dude to build a team around

Cutting bait on Gabbert makes no sense though, he is at a very low rate for a QB, he's showed he can play in the league at a decent level and would be the vet to mentor a drafted QB. Also, Chip made Sanchez and Foles look good so i`m sure Gabbert will improve with him
 

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Because I'm sick of my Niners wasting years on a option QB's like Smith and Keapernick. They are very limited QB's.
:dwillhuh:

And what the fukk is Gabbert? He some kind of hidden gem or something? You honestly think Gabbert is gonna be the missing link? Keeping Gabbert guarantees the offense will be shyt. He's LITERALLY a poor man's Alex Smith.
 
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And what the fukk is Gabbert? He some kind of hidden gem or something? You honestly think Gabbert is gonna be the missing link? Keeping Gabbert guarantees the offense will be shyt. He's LITERALLY a poor man's Alex Smith.

How come the offense was significantly better with Gabbert then?

What's that say about Colin Kaepernick. He's a poor maes Michael Vick?
 

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And what the fukk is Gabbert? He some kind of hidden gem or something? You honestly think Gabbert is gonna be the missing link? Keeping Gabbert guarantees the offense will be shyt. He's LITERALLY a poor man's Alex Smith.
I said he isn't the only option, but he is cheap to keep. Can look for other QB's. But I really don't want to waste time on Kaep like we did with Alex Smith.
 
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Eight starts each: Comparing Kaepernick to Gabbert

I`ll bold the better player in the measured statistic

Colin Kaepernick
Team record: 2-6
Attempts: 244
Completions: 144
Yards: 1,615
Comp. pct.: 59.0
Yds/Att.: 6.6
Touchdowns: 6
Interceptions: 5
Sacked: 28-166
Rating: 78.5
Rushing att.: 45
Rushing yards: 256
Rushing avg.: 5.7

Blaine Gabbert
Team record:3-5
Attempts: 282
Completions: 178
Yards: 2,031
Comp. pct.: 63.1
Yds/Att.: 7.2
Touchdowns: 10
Interceptions: 7
Sacked: 25-164
Rating: 86.2
Rushing att.: 32
Rushing yards: 185
Rushing avg.: 5.8

In 8/10 categories, Gabbert performed at a higher rate
 
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If traditional stats ain't what you're looking for, check out PFF's breakdown of Kaep vs. Gab

Can we take an even deeper look at the two quarterbacks? Yes we can, thanks to Pro Football Focus.

The advanced NFL metrics website recently dished out its end-of-season numbers, and the results are telling.

Kaepernick received a -15.6 overall grade, good for 36th among quarterbacks. Gabbert checked in at -4.7, 28th in the league.

According to PFF, Kaepernick was pressured on 39.5 percent of his dropbacks (9th highest), compared to Gabbert's 37.6 percent (T-14th highest).

When pressured, Kaepernick was sacked 24.1 percent of the time (2nd highest), while Gabbert was brought down 20.2% of the time (7th highest).

Perhaps one reason why Kaepernick was sacked more under these circumstances: His "time from snap-to-release of attempted pass" (doesn't count sacks or scrambles) was 2.55 seconds -- 26th fastest.

On average, Gabbert got rid of the ball 2.38 seconds after the snap -- tied for the eighth fastest.

This could help explain why Gabbert was continuously asked about throwing too many "checkdowns."
 
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