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Colin Kaepernick to IR, ends his season, likely time with 49ers
Posted by Michael David Smith on November 21, 2015
Colin Kaepernick will not play again this season. And may not ever again play for San Francisco.
The 49ers announced today that Kaepernick has been placed on season-ending injured reserve. That means
Blaine Gabbert is the starter the rest of the way, and he’ll be backed up by Dylan Thompson, who was called up from the 49ers’ practice squad.
It’s a stunning end for Kaepernick, who just a couple years ago was widely regarded as not just a franchise quarterback but perhaps a player who could redefine the quarterback position in the NFL. This year he was so ineffective that the 49ers benched him, and now they’ve shut him down for the year.
The injury is to Kaepernick’s non-throwing shoulder and is not believed to be serious enough to prevent him from passing a physical next year. The 49ers are off the hook from having to pay Kaepernick anything beyond this season if they cut him, as long as he’s healthy enough to pass a physical.
One of the major offseason stories next year will be whether the 49ers can find a new franchise quarterback, and whether Kaepernick can find some team that can turn him into a star again.
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I hope the Rams pick him up next year so he can stick it to Jed and the Niners twice a year.
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In this case IR stands for “bubble wrap”
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Next stop: Philly.
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Chip(going into year 4 without a qb)Kelly on line 1! Chip Kelly on line 1!
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There’s more to this story. This is not just an injury. Something happened.
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OK. Nothing bizarre about how this went down. Nope.
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Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. “Watch their egos swell and float up high, only to be pierced by humility and left to die”
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Congrats to SF, the NFL’s shiny new Clown Car…
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And yet the QB-hungry ‘Niners had Aaron Rodgers just sitting there for the taking in 2005. Ouch.
Still worse, Rodgers was noted NoCal-based ‘Niner fan. And they blew it. Double Ouch.
Even worse yet, eight years later — they underestimated Alex Smith while simultaneously vastly overestimating the value of Kaepernick. Triple and Quadruple ouch.
The brains of the 49er operation aint what it used to be. That’s got to hurt.
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His shoulder is hurt so bad he can’t hold a clipboard and wear his hat backwards? Can he still have swag on IR?
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Good news is Kaep can keep wearing his beats as the teams new parking lot attendant.
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I was never a huge fan of the guy, but he clearly had some talent.
York has dismantled this very strong franchise, ruining it in record time; driving off a successful coach, unloading some talented players, and hiring a replacement coach who has no clue how to properly use the players he has.
Niner’s fans should be OUTRAGED at York right now, He has taken them from “serious contender” to “joke of a franchise” almost overnight.
Kaepernick will catch on somewhere, and if he lands with the right coach, he’ll regain confidence and display the skills that brought San Fran to the Super Bowl a couple of years ago.
I see more hope for HIM, than I do the 49’ers, a train-wreck of a franchise.
Same thing is happening to Peyton Manning with the Donks; he may be getting old, but in 2013 and most of 2014, Manning was at his best. He may be dinged up, but he didn’t lose his skills THAT quickly; he’s in a crappy system since Gase has left.
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Truth finally revealed; Kaepernick unable to handle being benched after all. Like Ronda Rousey, he found an “injury” excuse to go ghost since it’s unbearable being anything other than first in line. Interesting how both are immature 28 years old, rude and poor sports.
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Long overdue. Hopefully this ends the overhyped non throwing QBs being drafted by the NFL.