NFL: Colin Kaepernick benched

[Tony Romo]

49ers are benching Kap. wow

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[Gene Parmesan]

49ers are benching Kap. wow

Officially tanking.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Thread worthy.

 

[Avs_19]

A team is willingly turning to Gabbert. Incredible.

That's gotta be it for Kaepernick in SF.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

The 49ers were in the NFC title game in January 2014. How many starters are left? Incredible...

 

[guinness]

The 49ers were in the NFC title game in January 2014. How many starters are left? Incredible...

Jed York is trying to out Ford the Fords.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

A team is willingly turning to Gabbert. Incredible.

That's gotta be it for Kaepernick in SF.

Maybe. His peaks and valleys have just been too extreme this year.

 

[kingsholygrail]

That stadium is cursed.

 

[Bonzai12]

Kaepernick = awful

never saw what people liked about him. The Raiders were really high on him in the draft. That should tell you everything.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Kaepernick = awful

never saw what people liked about him. The Raiders were really high on him in the draft. That should tell you everything.

He was able to win a lot of big games. It's really not hard to understand why people liked him.

 

[Avs_19]

Maybe. His peaks and valleys have just been too extreme this year.

I think there's just too much going against him to bring him back. Him not playing well is the main thing. On top of that it sounds like he has lost the support of players in the locker room (if you believe Rapoport). Plus he has a cap hit of $16M once his salary for next season becomes guaranteed.

 

[Pi]

He was able to win a lot of big games. It's really not hard to understand why people liked him.

He and Russell Wilson kept winning games because of their defense. SF has crumbled, Seattle will soon realize that Wilson is garbage after Lynch retires and they can't keep the D together because of Wilson's fat paycheque.

 

[DonskoiDonscored]

He has no ability to adapt to the plays. I'm not surprised.

 

[kingsholygrail]

He and Russell Wilson kept winning games because of their defense. SF has crumbled, Seattle will soon realize that Wilson is garbage after Lynch retires and they can't keep the D together because of Wilson's fat paycheque.

It hasn't panned out, but to say you don't know why people liked him doesn't make much sense. They were winning playoff games for the first time since Steve Young was the QB. Easy to get behind your QB after a long time of failure.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Gabbert won't be any better.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

It hasn't panned out, but to say you don't know why people liked him doesn't make much sense. They were winning playoff games for the first time since Steve Young was the QB. Easy to get behind your QB after a long time of failure.

Especially when he was winning games with his play. The vaunted 49ers defense was gouged in the playoffs but Kap won games and wasn't a passenger.

 

[Hank Chinaski]

Officially tanking.

Makes sense. Starting Gabbert for the rest of the year probably means 3-13.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Makes sense. Starting Gabbert for the rest of the year probably means 3-13.

And a shot at Laremy Tunsil.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

I think there's just too much going against him to bring him back. Him not playing well is the main thing. On top of that it sounds like he has lost the support of players in the locker room (if you believe Rapoport). Plus he has a cap hit of $16M once his salary for next season becomes guaranteed.

I'm sure some are frustrated. This is a chance to see if Gabbert can do something.

 

[Hockeyfan02]

Not gonna solve a mediocre group of receivers, banged up backfield, a horrendous coaching staff, and even worse offensive line. No surprise there were some smear articles/reports about him before the benching, just like with Harbaugh. Kaepernick is the scape goat but the front office is the issue with this franchise right now. Wish they'd answer questions from the media but good luck with getting them to talk.

 

[sigma six]

I'm surprised at myself for it, but I kind of feel bad for the guy?

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Not gonna solve a mediocre group of receivers, banged up backfield, a horrendous coaching staff, and even worse offensive line. No surprise there were some smear articles/reports about him before the benching, just like with Harbaugh. Kaepernick is the scape goat but the front office is the issue with this franchise right now. Wish they'd answer questions from the media but good luck with getting them to talk.

I just read an article that said Harbaugh told the F.O. he thought Kap had peaked and that became a major issue. This was written a pretty reliable source of 49er news. I know its unfair to say but if two players in the room text a media guy saying he needs to sit to get straight, 25 others are thinking the same thing. His career isn't over by any means.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

Gabbert is so bad, he might find a way to lose the two games the Niners managed to win.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

I'm surprised at myself for it, but I kind of feel bad for the guy?

I feel bad that it had to come to this because I'm a fan of his and he has put on some great performances but this year has been so up and down. He was always streaky but never flat out terrible. This year he's either been good or just bad. He is unfairly treated by the media but his play this year hasn't been up to par.

 

[Terry Yake]

it's one thing to get benched, it's another to get benched for BLAINE GABBERT

wow that is just awful. what the hell happened to kaepernick? i know the team as a whole is embarrassingly bad but still, from super bowl run to getting benched for gabbert. quite the downward spiral