Quote:Mariota will be like Kaep without the great supporting cast. IOW, he'll be pretty bad.

 

I gotta agree. Kaepernick is about the best anyone can hope for from that kind of QB, and when he faces a team that can match up with his own (Seattle) he throws a ton of INTs. I'm thinking back over the years for the last time a guy coming out of such a gimmicky offense was a top 10 level passer in a real NFL style offense, and aside from Rodgers who spent years on the bench learning behind a hall of famer I can't remember a single one. Maybe the key is that running guys coming out of gimmick systems need years on the bench behind a hall of famer?

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