Originally posted by AmpLee:Originally posted by alex2125:Originally posted by AmpLee:Originally posted by alex2125:It's what I've been saying all along. Kap is not and will not be a starting QB in the NFL. This team's success is not sustainable if Kap is asked to start for an extended period of time. To think we will win by developing some hybrid of the Pistol/Option offense is wishful thinking. The Nfl is too fast and too athletic to get away with that for any extended period of time.
For those who believe Kap is developing or can develop into a traditional QB, I ask what you are basing that on? Everything I have seen in games (college/NFL), read about him in practice, tells me he is what he is = an athletic option QB with a strong arm.
Kap can be great in small portion sizes. He could even win a game or two ala Troy Smith. The option is hard to stop if you haven't prepared for it all week, remember the Wildcat's initial success. But Kap is a Gimmick QB.
Kap is still only slightly better than Tebow.
Well Jesus Christ! Fire Baalke and hire this guy. I had no idea the guys getting paid to evaluate talent were so wrong.
I'm not bashing Baalke. In no way am I a talent evaluator or scout. But This Is the Forum to state my own personal Opinions. That is all. If you want to disagree, then please do. If you want to resort to the "Who the hell does this guy think he is?" argument, then by all means do that to.
Baalke is one of the best GM's in my opinion. But he is not perfect either, see: Johnson, Ronald.
The difference is, I don't pretend to know more than the guys making the decisions. We have no more than a couple of blogs, highlights, and a handful of preseason snaps to base our entire body of knowledge on. You may very well be right, but I would chalk that up to coincidence instead of having intimate knowledge that the professionals are privy to. That's not to say that professionals don't make mistakes. Of course they do. There is failure with every NFL professional, but I trust these guys when they say that this guy is project and will be a talented player down the road. Too many chicken littles want to chime in because he hasn't realized his potential. The sky is the limit with Kaep, but I won't say definitively, one way or the other, whether he will or won't be a successful starting QB. There simply is not enough information to base that opinion.
Yes I don't disagree with anything you are saying. And I'm usually the guy saying those same words to other Chicken Littles. This is the one time that I had a very strong opinion about a player coming out and he happened to be drafted to my favorite team. I realize what I'm saying when I use words like "never be a starting QB". I am putting myself out there and it appears that I think I know more than coaches and GM's. That is not the case.
I've watched Kap a long time as he is a local kid and followed his college career. I can't believe he's made it this far and I wish him success. But I have a opinion on him be a starting QB for this or any NFL team. And I don't just want to say "Kap sucks! Alex is great!"
If I'm wrong, crow I will eat.