Whatever happened to the sexual assault allegations with this guy?McBride11 said:Awesome pick by the CB followed by Kaepernick getting unsportmanlike for swearing??? Haha
Whatever happened to the sexual assault allegations with this guy?McBride11 said:Awesome pick by the CB followed by Kaepernick getting unsportmanlike for swearing??? Haha
15 yard penalty for potty mouth.McBride11 said:Awesome pick by the CB followed by Kaepernick getting unsportmanlike for swearing??? Haha
The problem with allowing some infractions and not others is that the whole thing becomes subjective to an absurd degree. That's what we've had my entire life as a fan. They could call a penalty on every play and they don't, instead picking somewhat arbitrarily. If you move to zero tolerance on most calls you take out a lot of the arbitrary nature of officiating and just leave competence as the key uncontrollable factor. Unfortunately, as a result we have the current growing pains. If I'm the owners and this is my plan I'm willing to let them figure it out for a while until players adjust, the game changes (hopefully for the better) and perception of fairness in the eyes of fans improves.Stitch01 said:Is this some sort of league attempt to move the conversation away from the off the field stuff back to the godawful refs?
The thing is, they haven't called it like this most games. So it's still arbitrary.amarshal2 said:The problem with allowing some infractions and not others is that the whole thing becomes subjective to an absurd degree. That's what we've had my entire life as a fan. They could call a penalty on every play and they don't, instead picking somewhat arbitrarily. If you move to zero tolerance on most calls you take out a lot of the arbitrary nature of officiating and just leave competence as the key uncontrollable factor. Unfortunately, as a result we have the current growing pains. If I'm the owners and this is my plan I'm willing to let them figure it out for a while until players adjust, the game changes (hopefully for the better) and perception of fairness in the eyes of fans improves.
It's that or they become the nba or worse, European pro soccer.
Van Everyman said:Whatever happened to the sexual assault allegations with this guy?
Ha I just started and deleted a post saying this thinking I was nitpicking.Klostrophobic said:Jay Cutler almost didn't throw that last TD off his back foot.
Stitch01 said:The thing is, they haven't called it like this most games. So it's still arbitrary.
H78 said:I have to admit that when I was a kid the Niners were always my "other" favorite team, but these days I always find myself rooting against them. I think it's Kaepernick. He just seems like such a douche bag. Factor Harbaugh in and it's easy to hate them. I really only respect Gore, Willis, and to some degree V. Davis.
gammoseditor said:They let all that time tick down, THEN take the timeout?
Tony C said:Candlestick was a good place to see a football game, actually -- sucked for baseball (summers in SF are colder than fall/winter)
so true. people saying this is the new NLF aren't watching -- there's tons of mugging going on in other games. Someone isn't getting the memo...not sure who.
Same here. Feels wrong to hate them given that I rooted for the Montana/Rice teams as a kid, but.....Harbaugh/Kaep? Please...pure douches. Add in Aldon Smith and Macdonald....easy to root against them, hard not to.
scottyno said:I'm not sure a team has ever done it, but when you score a TD and you're already up 1 late like the bears were a little while ago I would think the mathematically correct thing has to be to go for 2, if you miss you're still up 7, if you get it the you're up 2 scores
I figured the flat brimmed hat was a telltale sign?Tony C said:I wonder if SF is as good as we think. Frankly, they didn't look great against Dallas aside from Romo throwing them the ball.
(per Kaep, I take it back -- just subjective impression)
Sometimes Kaepernick looks like the greatest QB of all time and sometimes he plays like a hapless rookie. Those INTs were killlers.DanoooME said:Wow, can't believe the Niners blew this game.
I don't know. Perhaps he was just born that way?DeJesus Built My Hotrod said:
Why is Kaepernick a douche?
mt8thsw9th said:I don't know. Perhaps he was just born that way?
Tony C said:I seconded a comment about Kaep, and used the word douche, so I'm responsible -- but there's really no reason to spend time psychoanalyzing via a tv screen if a guy is a douche or not. How the hell would we know (short a Hernandez sort of situation, obviously)? My bad, but no reason to keep it going....it was a big game with a lot to talk about.
I will say that I think he's overrated. He's been protected by a conservative offense and can use his legs. But he hasn't proven the 49ers can rely on him the same way other clubs rely on their top notch QBs. I think there's a reason SF got away with paying him relatively small bucks -- he still has a lot to prove compared to his press clippings. He has excellent receivers, a great OL, and top of the line RBs....in that context if he was so good he'd do more.
DeJesus Built My Hotrod said:
Seriously, I don't get this. Is it the ink? The flat-brim? I mean, posting snide comments on a messageboard could be considered douchey (in which case, I guess I am guilty as charged). While I don't share his aesthetic, Kaepernick does not come off as a douche to me - he seems to be a pretty humble guy. Perhaps I've missed something on his history.
Kaepernick calling attention to himself earned him emdor$ements with Jaguar, MuscleSomethingOrOther and Beats By Dre plus others I can't recall. I'm sure he'll trade building his brand the way he has for some Internet guys bashing him online. One thing for certain is that he is business savvy plus one.Freddy Linn said:
I don't think that someone who calls attention to themselves with a signature move (outside of spinning the ball or spiking it or dunking it or being White Shoes Johnson) gets a whole lot of latitude in the douche department.
No surprise. Those who went for the MLS and preseason games there noted the traffic flow out of Levis was awful. Good times for those who paid premium prices to watch this game from the nosebleeds.soxhop411 said:
People on twitter saying its a pain in the ass to leave the stadium, and that people are angry...
https://twitter.com/PeggyBunker
Peggy Bunker @PeggyBunker · 13m
Horrible leaving #LevisStadium: no security, people stuck/irate, driving over curbs to escape more at 11 @nbcbayarea
Peggy Bunker @PeggyBunker · 1m
This is how Niners fans are leaving #LevisStadium -over curbs- because no one is moving; tempers flaring #stuck
What makes you think it was his signature moves that got him endorsement deals? Eli Manning endorses products and I don't think he has any signature moves.HomeRunBaker said:Kaepernick calling attention to himself earned him emdor$ements with Jaguar, MuscleSomethingOrOther and Beats By Dre plus others I can't recall. I'm sure he'll trade building his brand the way he has for some Internet guys bashing him online. One thing for certain is that he is business savvy plus one.
65,000 people leaving a stadium by car, what do people expect? I'm sure they can improve assisting people, but that is what you get for putting a stadium out in the suburbs.DeJesus Built My Hotrod said:No surprise. Those who went for the MLS and preseason games there noted the traffic flow out of Levis was awful. Good times for those who paid premium prices to watch this game from the nosebleeds.
Tony C said:Bottom line, I think I'm becoming a Jaws style old fogie when it comes to QBs: more traditional style (including being safe with the ball) in the end will win much more than flashy runners like Vick or Kaep. Even Russell Wilson is very conservative with the ball and only runs as a last resort, albeit he does run.
Yes, you'll unavoidably have traffic jams at a suburban NFL stadium. It's a question of degree. If they're having problems at the new SF stadium on MLS game days, I can only imagine how horrific the traffic must be after a 49ers game.Silverdude2167 said:65,000 people leaving a stadium by car, what do people expect? I'm sure they can improve assisting people, but that is what you get for putting a stadium out in the suburbs.
Just another reason to watch games from home.
DeJesus Built My Hotrod said:
As for Kaepernick's play, I am not ready to give up on the guy just yet. He has a great arm and if he learns to stay home and, more importantly, stop forcing things, he is going to be very good. The truth is guys like him don't QB teams to within one win of a championship or simply the Superbowl in consecutive years as a result of a fluke.
Mark Sanchez says hi. I actually like Kaepernick but using QB wins to judge a QB with 31 career starts from a team with a great defense and running game doesn't seem analytically sound.DeJesus Built My Hotrod said:HRB's post brings something up that we have to acknowledge and perhaps discuss in its own thread. These guys have a really limited shelf life and, as such, signature moves and self promotion are really pretty savvy moves. Especially amongst players in the NFL who typically have a helmet/facemask covering their heads and, as such, aren't as recognizable as other athletes and more importantly have non-guaranteed contracts in a sport where violent (and in some cases career-ending) injuries are fairly common.
If Kaepernick's signature move has earned him some extra dough to mitigate the chance that a concussion or knee injury derails his career, then more power to him. One more thing - major sports are the only game in town now in getting people to watch television in real time, with commercials. Why shouldn't the athletes, who essentially provide all the content, get theirs as well?
As for Kaepernick's play, I am not ready to give up on the guy just yet. He has a great arm and if he learns to stay home and, more importantly, stop forcing things, he is going to be very good. The truth is guys like him don't QB teams to within one win of a championship or simply the Superbowl in consecutive years as a result of a fluke.
DeJesus Built My Hotrod said:
Seriously, I don't get this. Is it the ink? The flat-brim? I mean, posting snide comments on a messageboard could be considered douchey (in which case, I guess I am guilty as charged). While I don't share his aesthetic, Kaepernick does not come off as a douche to me - he seems to be a pretty humble guy. Perhaps I've missed something on his history.