Chase Daniel??? The hell's going on out here?
Mitch's last game?
I don't follow the Bears closely but it seems that Tribisky is somewhat of a Cutler 2.0.
Kaepernick showed with his antics this weekend that he is really not interested in playing in the NFL. It's easier and more profitable to keep playing the martyr role and collecting a big paycheck from Nike. I'd be surprised if anybody signs him now.They said they pulled Trubisky because he aggravated a hip injury. If true, they have run out of any reasons not to sign Kaepernick.
Kaepernick showed with his antics this weekend that he is really not interested in playing in the NFL. It's easier and more profitable to keep playing the martyr role and collecting a big paycheck from Nike. I'd be surprised if anybody signs him now.
I think the initial setup was a CYA move by the NFL, but 25 teams were interested in taking a look. Give me a break, if he wanted to play in the league he would not have waited until just before the setup time to change the venue. He would have said something earlier in the week. Yes, they were "antics" and now he can cry about still being colluded against. That's best for his brand.I'm not sure not wanting to cede complete control of the event to people you think are colluding against you necessarily qualifies as "antics" but to each their own, I guess.
I'm not sure not wanting to cede complete control of the event to people you think are colluding against you necessarily qualifies as "antics" but to each their own, I guess.
Worried about alienating the fan base? The last thing the major corporate sponsors want is getting thrown into this controversy.If Colin Kaepernick doesn’t actually want to play football again, he’s going about it in a weird way. Generally the way one goes about not playing football anymore is you stop working out, going to tryouts, and publicly stating that you want to play football again
If a team makes him an offer and he declines, it will go public fast.
Would signing Kaepernick be a circus? Sure. But what exactly are the Bears trying to preserve at this point?
I fail to see the downside.
Worried about alienating the fan base? The last thing the major corporate sponsors want is getting thrown into this controversy.
The Bears have done that for the better part of 30 years with no real detriment to ticket sales and profitability. I may be over stating it but I believe there is a real concern over attaching your brand to Colin Kaepernick. Nike did it, but that was a calculated move based on their demographic. If the Bears stink with Kaepernick I think there is a real risk of enough blowback to hurt ticket sales. Of course if they are good nobody will care....can’t see them rolling those dice. Look around the stands and in the sky boxes, not a lot of dudes rocking the Nikes.And this disaster of a season while clinging to a qb that clearly doesn’t have “it” isn’t alienating the fanbase?
If Colin Kaepernick doesn’t actually want to play football again, he’s going about it in a weird way. Generally the way one goes about not playing football anymore is you stop working out, going to tryouts, and publicly stating that you want to play football again
If a team makes him an offer and he declines, it will go public fast.
Would signing Kaepernick be a circus? Sure. But what exactly are the Bears trying to preserve at this point?
I fail to see the downside.
I run three businesses. I do fine, thank you.Kaepernick works for Nike, masters at publicity, he also has an agent that represents him to Nike/NFL/etc.... and their job is to keep their clients name front and center as much as possible. Kaepernick has made more money via Nike as a Protester/Figurehead/Spokesperson than he ever made playing football. I find it funny that Jay-Z, who did as much to make this workout happen, has turned on him as well.
https://triblive.com/sports/jay-z-s...gitimate-workout-into-publicity-stunt-report/
Early on, teams did make him offers, as a back-up and at a back-ups salary, he declined. It did go public fast. Biggest one? Opting out of his 126 million contract! :faint:
Curious, because I have not heard, what tryouts has Kaepernick been to the past couple years?
If you do not see the downside, I will assume you've never run a business. Knowing the risks in every decision you make is SOP. Perhaps you meant no downside for Kaepernick? If so, that is true. But for literally every single NFL team, there is.
There are tons of articles out the past couple days that outline why Kaepernick will never make a roster as a QB in the NFL, ever again, after this fiasco. The NFL covered their arses, and Kaepernick will continue to make millions of $$$$. Just not in the NFL, but with Nike....
I forget who authored the one article I read that suggested he go to the CFL, and earn his way back to the NFL. I think if he REALLY wants to play in the NFL, that is really the only realistic way to find his way back at this point.
I run three businesses. I do fine, thank you.
The NFL “covered their !!!” with Kaepernick to the tune of a multi-million dollar restraint of trade settlement.
The fact that Kaepernick is out of the League but people like Kareem Hunt get back in almost immediately is a double standard that will always mystify me.
I am no football expert.And this disaster of a season while clinging to a qb that clearly doesn’t have “it” isn’t alienating the fanbase?
Awesome, glad to hear it!
I was referring to the NFL CYA'ing themselves with this recent workout. That settlement was a business thing, cheaper to settle, so they did. I think they feel they have done enough now that they can wash their hands of him without any serious public backlash. We'll see....
Hunt's transgressions were all legal stuff, right? I'm not sure, don't remember and am too tired to look it up. That said, once you've 'paid the price' (whether some think so or not) it's easier to get back in.
Hunt's "transgressions" were of the physical assault of a woman variety. To get specific, he was caught on video shoving a woman to the ground and kicking her. The fact that Hunt has a contract and Kaepernick is unemployed says a lot about the values of the NFL (and many of its fans).
"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." ~Desmond Tutu