See? The Pitt guy is the smart one in the room.
http://www.dailywire.com/news/20199...-explains-why-kaepernick-amanda-prestigiacomo
WATCH: Bills' LeSean McCoy Explains Why Kaepernick Hasn't Been Signed. He's Exactly Right.
It's not them, Colin, it's you.
ByAMANDA PRESTIGIACOMO
@amandapresto
August 24, 2017
Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy told reporters on Thursday that free agent Colin Kaepernick has yet to be signed because he isn't good enough as a player to be worth the massive distraction he'd cause a team. Further, while McCoy acknowledged the former San Francisco 49er QB's First Amendment right to sit during the anthem — as he did during the 2016 season — he noted that there are better platforms for addressing their beliefs.
"In this country, you can believe what you want — freedom of speech," he said. "I think maybe they can choose a better platform to state their beliefs."
McCoy then went on to label some of those people beating the race drums on the issue as "followers," only repeating “what they heard.” To McCoy, there is a lot more to do with the situation than the national anthem fiasco, such as Kaepernick's poor play on the field.
"It's a lot more than just he's not on the team because he doesn't want to stand for the national anthem," said McCoy. "That may have something to do with it, but I think also it has a lot to do with his play. I'm sure a lot of teams wouldn't want him as their starting quarterback. That chaos that comes along with it, it's a lot."
The running back reiterated that Kaepernick's sub-par play simply isn't worth the headache; he's not Tom Brady; he's not Odell Beckham.
"As a team, trying to win and not have a distraction on the team, I just take that as a player — there's certain players that could be on the team with big distractions, and there's other players that it's not good enough or not worth it. I think his situation is not good enough to have him on the team with all the attention that comes along with it. I'm sure if a guy like [Tom] Brady or a guy like whoever is your favorite player — Odell Beckham or a guy like that — you'll deal with that attention and play him," said the Buffalo Bill.
A reporter then pressed McCoy, asking about former NFL quarterback Michael Vick, who made his way back onto a team post-jail time for dogfighting.
The running back stated the obvious: Vick was a much better player than Kaepernick is, thus worth the baggage.
"[Vick's]10 times better than Kaepernick," he said. "You'll deal with that situation, that attention, that media aspect of it. The good, the bad attention you'll get. Compared to Kaepernick, it's like, he's not really that good [enough] of a player to deal with."
McCoy again resisted the racist conspiracy theories surrounding Kaepernick, suggesting some "outside of sports don't really know" the full picture. "They see only one side of black guy standing up for a good reason [and] the NFL is against him, but I think it's more than that. I think it has to do with some of that. But also, dealing with him with him on the team you're trying to build together. There's so many outsiders [that] can mess up a team," he said. "I can see both sides, I really can."
"You just got to look at all sides," McCoy continued. "Like, if I'm an owner or the GM of a team, do I want to put him on my team? Is he good enough to be on the squad, to even deal with everything that's going on? That's something that I don't really partake in."
In other words, it's not the owners, Colin, it's you.