I am truly baffled as to how people in 2019 don't grasp why Kaep is not on a roster and try and make these "he is better than this guy" arguments. At this point, his football abilities are not the sole determining factor. The NFL is a business. Period. Its owners have one goal: make money. The negative PR he would bring to a franchise at this point greatly outweighs the benefit his football talent would bring. So the argument that he should be on a team because "he is better than [insert name of qb on a roster here]" just doesn't hold water. That no name QB doesnt bring the same negative PR storm that Kaep does. If he did, he too wouldnt be on a roster. It's a simple cost benefit analysis balancing the negative PR with the positive contribution on the field, and every NFL owner has concluded it fails that analysis. If he was as good as Tom Brady he would have found his way onto another team. But he isn't a top tier QB, so at this point, he is never going to pass that cost benefit analysis to an owner even if they think he is a solid QB. I can get another similarly-good QB, or even one i think isnt quite as good, to be my backup and not bring that PR storm onto my franchise. Thats a no brainer.
Its mind boggling so many people can't grasp this. Now, you can make a much better personal argument that you think the sheer amount of negativity surrounding him is unjust. That at least is an argument that one can make hold water. Though it's one i personally disagree with as the disliking of Kaep goes well beyond just the kneeling issue. This is also a guy who wore pigs in police uniforms on his socks during warm ups, wore a castro shirt in a public appearance in miami, was **** close to being signed by the ravens before his girlfriend tweeted out a bunch of slavery BS about them, etc. Kaep is no innocent player in the storm of negativity that surrounds him.
But that wasn't my point... regardless of how we got here and whether it is fair or not, my point was towards those who STILL try and make the argument that he should be on a team because he is a better QB than some others in the league. Even if thats true, those others don't bring with them ****ed off fans canceling season tickets and people protesting and a whole sh-t show of controversy that Kaep now does. Whether that sh-t show of negativity is fair or not (or what one believes it is rooted in) is a different and valid discussion; but there is no arguing against the fact that is the reality if an owner decides to bring him in. And fair or not, it simply doesn't make sense as a business decision at this point. Its that simple. Now, if he were a generational talent I believe it would skew that cost benefit analysis in his favor and he would be on a team. But he's not; in fact, not even close. So its very easy to see why he is not on a team if you're able to set emotion aside and look at it objectively from the lens of a business decision.