Jerry Jones: Luke McCown a better fit for third QB than Colin Kaepernick

[LocimusPrime]

Jerry said it's easy to develop McCown (36 years old)......

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Jerry said it's easy to develop McCown (36 years old)......

The next George Blanda. lol

 

[erod]

A rented mule is a better fit than Colin Crapernick.

 

[JBell]

Dang micky hates kap. Trust me kaps got 0% chance here.

Mickey is such a clown. Great analogy.

 

[bigbob]

Well, except for the fact that Kaepernick has already taken one team to the Super Bowl and then back to the NFC Championship Game, and Luke McCown is a career backup.

I'm a Jerry fan, and I understand the reasoning here. But let's not pretend that McCown and Kaepernick are on the same planet talent-wise or potential-wise.

McCown - 36 yrs old, 9 career TDs, 15 career INTS
Kaepernick - 29 yrs old, 72 career TDs (plus another 13 rushing TDs), 30 career INTS.

Given that we hope to be serious potential SB contenders this year, I think it is very fair to ask why we are signing the vastly inferior player. And Jerry's response that he signed McCown because he is looking for a "Quarterback for the future" is laughable.

I think the reasons we signed McCown instead of Kaepernick are clear. Kaepernick's social issues were undoubtedly a factor, and they were looking more for a camp body than someone who would challenge Kellen Moore for the #2 spot.

True but Luke is cheaper too no issues also and decent qb.
Chances are #3 never sees the field.

 

[big dog cowboy]

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...-protests-no-1-reason-viewers-tuned-nfl-games

National anthem protests were the top reason that NFL fans watched fewer games last season, according to a new survey released by J.D. Power.

Wow. The NFL owners aren't going to like that.

 

[Bigdog]

If making 14 mil a year (how much he made last year I believe) is being oppressed like people say about Kap then sign me up.

 

[tyke1doe]

I love how nobody talks about the fact that Kaepernick is an AWFUL leader with the exact opposite personality that teams want in their veteran backup QBs.

In SF, Kaep was the guy who would walk around the facility with headphones on and who would sit alone in the cafeteria. Kept to himself.

Smart of him to switch the narrative. He was awful on and off the field, even being outplayed by Blaine Gabbert. But he's a "victim" due to his political beliefs, because that storyline is sexier and generates more clicks.

Kap never made himself the victim. That's his supporters and detractors.

 

[Philmonroe]

Kap never made himself the victim. That's his supporters and detractors.

Somebody speaks the truth but sadly you do t get that when folks have their emotions all involved on both sides. That's what you have with this issue on top of the other part of the issue that is better left untouched.

I agree with Jerry if we are only looking for a camp body but any real shot at backup qb it's no comparison to me.

 

[bsbellomy]

Well, except for the fact that Kaepernick has already taken one team to the Super Bowl and then back to the NFC Championship Game, and Luke McCown is a career backup.

I'm a Jerry fan, and I understand the reasoning here. But let's not pretend that McCown and Kaepernick are on the same planet talent-wise or potential-wise.

McCown - 36 yrs old, 9 career TDs, 15 career INTS
Kaepernick - 29 yrs old, 72 career TDs (plus another 13 rushing TDs), 30 career INTS.

Given that we hope to be serious potential SB contenders this year, I think it is very fair to ask why we are signing the vastly inferior player. And Jerry's response that he signed McCown because he is looking for a "Quarterback for the future" is laughable.

I think the reasons we signed McCown instead of Kaepernick are clear. Kaepernick's social issues were undoubtedly a factor, and they were looking more for a camp body than someone who would challenge Kellen Moore for the #2 spot.

I don't know why this has to be explained to you. NFL ratings were down 8 percent last year, and over a quarter of those people cited Kaepernick as the reason they stopped watching. Signing Kaepernick = losing fans.

 

[DejectedFan1996]

Jerry also said Greg Hardy was a leader LOL

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

yeah......I never saw Kaepernick and America's team being a good fit for each other

 

[blur2122]

I don't know why this has to be explained to you. NFL ratings were down 8 percent last year, and over a quarter of those people cited Kaepernick as the reason they stopped watching. Signing Kaepernick = losing fans.

Well, I think I covered that pretty clearly when I mentioned Kaep's social issues as a reason he wasn't signed.

In a league where we conveniently ignore and forget a lot of unpleasant indiscretions, Kaepernick committed the unforgivable sin - he became bad for business.

 

[Alexander]

I think that's a little simplistic. There are in any profession or any kind of grouping (including this forum) people of character and a percentage of instigators and trolls. Saying journalism is not a serious profession is wrong IMO. As frustrating as the news and politics are these days what would happen if there were no journalists to at least try and keep us informed....???

I think you just have to sift thru the crappola...

I did not say it was not a serious profession.

The unfortunate part is that society today has such a short attention span that if a person wants to be successful in the field, being noticed trumps getting a Pulitzer.

 

[PhillyCowboysFan]

Who is worse with their agendas.....media or College profs?

I don't blame the reporters themselves, it goes much deeper than that.

Bro don't even get me started on college professors with the revenue driven agendas that they call courses. Buy their books, buy their books!

 

[cej757]

I agree with him. They are both mediocre but McCowan doesn't have any baggage. Neither one will take us to the SB if Dak goes down anyway.

Zeke has baggage, Greg Hardy had baggage, What Colin Kapernick did should not be labeled as baggage at all.

 

[Bullet22]

You can already see how heated it's getting and Kap isn't even signed anywhere. If a team signs him it's going to be a circus. Don't know why any team would want that.

The Raven's head coach was building Kap up and then signed someone else...nobody wants the headache...

 

[Teague31]

Risen would be a better third than Kaep

 

[Tommy]

Risen would be a better third than Kaep

Risen throws underhanded.

 

[shabazz]

That's all the media is these days. They stopped reporting the news long ago and instead now focus on creating it.

Agree 100% on that point but in reference to the 2 quarterbacks Kaepernick is the better of the two and it's not even close. I still think he can be a starter in the league in the right conditions.

Personally though, I thinks he's a lump of crap