semiahmoo":58xqrycu said:
They are still negotiating. The longer we get into summer, the weaker CK's leverage becomes.
Someone will likely pick him up be it the Hawks or someone else.
Likely.
Northwest Seahawk":58xqrycu said:
Probably for the best. We don't need a QB controversy right now .
That will never happen re: Wilson v. Kaep
JTB":58xqrycu said:
Logic dictates that Kaepernick wants an opportunity to play and that such a situation calls for a salary more in line with experienced backup money at minimum, which is $ 3 M - $ 6 M. Seattle had no plans to pay that kind of money for the #2 QB IMO.
I believe this is very much true. Hawks are very close to the cap. You want that flexibility to grab a released vet or get someone late in case of injury
JTB":58xqrycu said:
This whole thing just pisses me off on so many levels.
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The narratives are all that Kaepernick is being black balled and that he wasn't signed because the team is afraid that he'll out play Wilson!
Not worth getting upset over. There is a chance that he still ends up here. I don't see us signing Davis as a move that halts our search to improve the roster. If Colin stews out there until training camp and finds a 1m/vet minimum salary acceptable I could see us easily signing him if we indeed deem him a fit here.
Who really cares about the national narratives in June? The story lines in this month are easily forgotten by the end of July.
Seymour":58xqrycu said:
Yes, it's a bit irritating for sure. Our biggest mistake was even bringing him in and thus putting the spotlight on what they end up doing when they likely knew his price would be more than they allowed for that position.
So now we are the goats since it fits their theory, and nothing else matters. Common sense need not apply....
No need to be irritated. It's a slow news month in the NFL. None of this matters in the least when the pads come on. Nor would I term bringing him in a mistake. Bored sportwriters with nothing to report still have deadlines and circulation quotas to meet.
I don't think signing Davis means anything with regard to Colin. That move is a no money/risk signing. Seattle keeps a slow burn on dozens of players at every position every single year. If the salary landscape improves in their favor, they could pull the trigger in a heartbeat. In reality, we don't need Colin to be competitive. So no reason to rush into signing him for more than the minimum. We got the opportunity to meet with him, see if he could fit and vet him. It simply gives us the ability to move quickly on him if the money fits. Instead of having to waste time trying to figure him out when that time comes.
We do this every year. Bring in guys who almost always sign elsewhere. We cast a wide net in this regard and some we do sign. No sense in fretting about a practice that we've established since PCJS have arrived. Just because national beat writers that don't have any notion that this is common practice here shouldn't become an irritant for us locally. They simply don't get it. Or do but want to wring readership from the Kaepernick story as hard as possible during this dead time.