It seems like most people still bitching about Kaepernick not having a job in the NFL have a political agenda, which is clouding their view.
Hard to not see a political agenda when the Ravens signed Dave Olson, late of the Kansas City Phantoms of the Champions Indoor Football League, rather than sign Kaep.
Just sayin'. You can't complain about people seeing politics when politics is there to be seen.
Kaep definitely isn't elite. But there are just as definitely a lot of shitty QBs getting signed in the league.
The Ravens' plan was to only carry Joe Flacco, Ryan Mallett and maybe Dustin Vaughn into the regular season roster. Olson was signed because they needed a warm body for training camp so that Mallett and Vaughn weren't having to throw everything.
If either Flacco or Mallett went down LONG TERM, then yes, the Ravens would be wise to sign Kaepernick from a football stand point, but them signing Olson over Kaepernick for training camp mop up duty should not be construed as a slight to Kaepernick.
We still don't know what Kaepernick is asking for in terms of salary, but we do know that the Ravens are cash-strapped. If he came out and said that he's willing to play for the veteran's minimum for a year to get on a roster and prove himself, things might be different.
The political/sensational side of this should not be understated. Sure the Ravens, (and other teams) have guys who have said or done things far worse than Kaepernick "did" (Google Suggs Bleach). But Kaepernick pissed off a lot of people, with his peaceful protest, his wearing cop pig socks in public, and wearing a Castro t-shirt. A lot of owners look at that and say, thanks but no thanks. If Brady or Rodgers did something so outlandish, maybe things would be different given their skillset, but then again, Brady and Rodgers don't ever seem to put themselves in that sort of situation.
As a Baltimore Ravens football fan and a human being, I would like to enter 2017 with Flacco and Kaepernick on the team. I was initially outraged by his peaceful protest, but as I thought on it, and talked with others, what he did was fine, and certainly within his rights as an American citizen.