Originally posted by Blindfury:
Originally posted by LifelongNiner:
Getting the crap beat out of him on a horrible team. What would Kap have done if he played on those Jags teams? I think we got a glimpse last season.
This "talking point" is so utterly pathetic. You could make the same excuse for every single BUST that struggled on bad teams. You can say what you want about Kaep, I really don't care, but this Blaine uprising is utterly pathetic.
I am not someone who thinks Blaine is our savior either. I think if Kap plays to his 2014 level (which wasn't even that good) in Chip Kelly's offense, he beats out Gabbert. But what I saw in 2015 in terms of his ability to simply see the field doesn't give me much hope. But hey, if it was his shoulder, I'll go with that. He actually will be with a real offensive mind this time around. He will actually have some quality coaching on the offensive side of the ball. It's the perfect set up for Kap in terms of remaining with the 49ers. Truth be told, I actually hope he looks like that guy that destroyed Chicago in that first start on MNF. I hope he looks like the guy who comes as close as one player can be to singlehandledly beating a team as he did in the 2012 playoffs. But again, I'm not optimistic that we will ever see that again.
And no you cannot make that same excuse with every single bust. Some people are just bad players. JaMarcus Russell was a bad player, period. Tim Couch was a bad player. Jake Locker was a bad player. Blaine isn't one of those guys. I think he can be a great backup and perhaps a temporary starter, but he does not fall into the category of the aforementioned QBs.
