Dallas Cowboys: Why Colin Kaepernick doesn’t fit

There’s a reason why teams are passing on quarterback Colin Kaepernick. And the Dallas Cowboys should join them in that simple effort.

The Dallas Cowboys have undergone a complete transformation at the quarterback position over the last year. Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick doesn’t need to be part of this still-evolving puzzle.

The reasons for this are numerous, but there’s only one that really matters. Forget the squatting during the national anthem prior to football games. Many, many other players that are much better than Kaepernick have done far worse and still managed to perform well on the football field.

Having said that, Kaepernick just isn’t that good of a football player.

It seldom ceases to amaze me the things that everyday Americans get riled up over. It often seems as though there’s a dramatic inconsistency between what people will accept and what they won’t – the political spectrum is littered with this phenomenon.

In this case, Kaepernick’s inability to find work may very well have to do with his political antics. In an ever-judgemental climate like the one that exists in the United States today, it’s unfortunate, yet understandable, that most – or all – NFL franchises are all too willing to take a pass on suiting up Kaepernick.

Concerning the Cowboys, it’s my take that Kaepernick just isn’t very good on the football field. While he possesses the profile of a solid backup quarterback, do you feel confident that Dallas would win three our of four games, if necessary, with Kaepernick lining up underneath center Travis Frederick?

I know I don’t.

Kaepernick has some of the tools that you look for in an NFL passer, for sure. He’s got height, athleticism and a cannon for an arm. The problem is that Kaepernick never really established himself as the kind of passer that Tony Romo was – or that Dak Prescott is.

Kaepernick might have been un upgrade over Alex Smith, at least in terms of opening up a 49ers offense that just didn’t have very much firepower as this decade got underway. In fact, without the defense that San Francisco possessed just a few years back, we’re not talking about a team that went to a Super Bowl following the 2012 regular season and appeared in three-straight NFC Championship games from 2011 through 2013.

Kaepernick’s career quarterback rating of 88.9 is nothing to write home about. Only once in his career has he thrown for 20 touchdowns, or better, and he’s not exactly the most reliable guy on the block when it comes to availability. Since taking over for Smith in 2011, Kaepernick has played a 16-game schedule just twice.

Of course, there is that distraction problem associated with this former University of Nevada signal caller that has probably brought about the end of a once-promising career that should be in its prime right now.

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If Kaepernick wasn’t so divisive off the field and indecisive on the field, his biological skill set would make him an ideal fit to be Prescott’s backup. Then again, if those aforementioned traits were present, Kaepernick would still be the starting quarterback of the 49ers.

Kaepernick to the Dallas Cowboys?

Thanks, but no.