Gabbert may not be any better than Kaep as a pocket-passer but Gabbert doesn't represent a distraction either.
A business decision comes down to putting together all the positives and negatives and seeing which comes out on top. In Gabbert's case, its the positives, in Kaep's and Tebow's case, it's the negatives. Those last two simply aren't good enough to warrant the distractions they represent.
P.S. And here we are assuming that Keap is actually willing to scribe a bench, while getting paid bottom-of-the-barrel moneys that Gabbert is getting. And that is a JJUUUUGE assumption.
A business decision comes down to putting together all the positives and negatives and seeing which comes out on top. In Gabbert's case, its the positives, in Kaep's and Tebow's case, it's the negatives. Those last two simply aren't good enough to warrant the distractions they represent.
P.S. And here we are assuming that Keap is actually willing to scribe a bench, while getting paid bottom-of-the-barrel moneys that Gabbert is getting. And that is a JJUUUUGE assumption.
Kaep has arguably one of the top 2 or 3 arms in the league, based on pure arm strength alone. ANd he played in Chip Kelly's system last year, which is not really a read option system. It is fast break football, a run and shoot for the 21st century. The only problem was that the interior of the offensive line was excruciatingly bad, which meant that he he had to run.
A Lot. And still got over 6 yards per carry doing it. Whilst getting killed nearly every week.
I am, and will be, of the mindset that the issue with him is not so much football related.
