"average talent"
so you're saying nathan peterman, sam bradford, etc are better QBs than kaep?
That's not necessarily a fair usage of the word "average" IMO.
While I do think Bradford and Kaepernick are on similar tiers (if CK is in a system that compliments his skills), Bradford is nothing more than a temporary stopgap for Josh Rosen and I'm not sure Kaepernick would want/is good at that kind of role. After all, a system that compliments Kaepernick probably doesn't compliment Rosen and I don't know if Arizona would want to customize their playbook for a stopgap. I'm admittedly spitballing a bit here, but all things being equal, Bradford is still much more the kind of player I'd want as a stopgap QB.
Re: Peterman, he is in no way an "average" QB. He's easily one of the worst QB's to start a NFL game in years (if not THE worst) and belongs nowhere near a starting job in this league. Kaepernick is of course a massive upgrade over him, but the Bills have Josh Allen (who I think kind of sucks and will bomb as a NFL QB, but that's beside the point here) in the wings and they're going to hand the keys over to him very soon.
As I've said earlier in the thread, I personally don't have anything against Kaepernick and I think many NFL owners are sleazeballs. He's unquestionably a better player than some of the QB's currently starting in the NFL. But is he better to the degree that would justify the intense media attention and controversy that comes with him? Whether one agrees with his protest or not is almost beside the point in this regard; his presence brings in an extraordinary amount of off-field stuff and NFL owners have either each independently (not collusion) or collectively (collusion, though I don't know whether or not that can be proven in a court of law) decided that the pros don't outweigh the cons.
