Jimmy 1st 7 starts
2062 yards, 67.63% comp, 11-5 TD-INT
Kaep 1st 7 starts
2020 yards, 63.64% comp, 13-3 TD-INT
Not exactly blown out of the water
I said Kaep's prime vs Jimmy G's prime as we know it.
24 teams and 25 (qualifying min 224 att)QBs had over a 60% rate for 2017.
23 teams and 24 QBs had over a 60% rate for 2016
25 teams and 26 QBs had over a 60% rate for 2015
25 teams and 25 QBs had over a 60% rate for 2014
You just shifted the goal posts, congratulations. You wanted career averages, now you're going with season averages. With season averages, Kaep has had 4 out of his 3 seasons with a 60% percentage. With two of those 3 seasons at that 59.2%
Except they dont you are talking about a 6 game streak Kaepernick, was much worse over the 11 total games he played in 2016 and Kaepernick is only going to get worse
How does a QB (recovering from shoulder surgery and thrusted into a failing offensive scheme mind you) shown to have downside when out of his 11 starts, he nearly threw for a 60% completion, 2241 yds passing with a 16-4 TD-INT? (Along with a rather healthy 468 yards rushing with a couple of TDs) Those are perfectly fine numbers, not great, but definitely numbers that would keep any other QB in the NFL. Like it was stated before in the OP, his last 6 games as 'Niner are almost virtually identical to Jimmy Gs. But unlike Kaep, Jimmy G has had the good fortune of the media hyping him up for almost virtually the same stats as Kaep had.
while Jimmy has the possibility of getting better. Jimmy isnt getting paid for what he is hes going to get paid for what he could be and if the 49ers were smart (theyre not) they would give him a Tyrod like contract that is incentive based.
The NFL is in desperate need of QBs and teams the league over have overpaid for plenty of talents. The Bears paid Mike Glennon a ton of money for an unproven game manager, the Texans paid up the arse for an unproven Brock Lobster, and the Seahawks paid a ton of money for Matt Flynn who was only good for a few games as the Packer's backup. The Jimmy G and other average QBs know they can get themselves overpaid and it'd be stupid if they didn't take advantage of that.
again you are missing the whole combo. Less than starting talent, no possibility to get better on field,
Except when you look at his numbers, he did just as fine as Jimmy G has in six games as a 49er. If you watched this season and thought Kaepernick couldn't outperform Nathan Peterman, anyone the Browns sent to be sacrificed at QB, Tom Savage, or Jay "I don't do Cardio" Cutler then you are once again fooling yourself to ignore the raw numbers.
provides no leadership off the field AND is a possible distraction.
Says who? You? Numerous of his former teammates are surprised that Kaep has this stigma that he isn't a team player, or a leader. Hell, Richard Sherman boasts very publicly how talented and how competitive Kaepernick is on the field. On top of that, the man prior to his anthem protest was a pillar of his community and lead players to charity events and helped the local community. I hate this hand waving, dismissive insult to a QB that he "lacks leadership" or is a "distraction" when there's nothing demonstrable they can point to back that up.
Jimmy G is just as proven as Kaepernick through 6 games. The numbers don't lie. One is the apple of the media's eye and the other is being blackballed. Whether you want to accept that reality is up to you.
