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Here's Why The Seahawks Must Sign Colin Kaepernick

Because no more important backup position exists in the NFL than at quarterback.

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Here's Why The Seahawks Must Sign Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick’s free agency may not have generated the type of league-wide interest he surely hoped for, but we do know at least one team ― the Seattle Seahawks ― are courting the veteran quarterback. According to the NFL Network, GM John Schneider reached out to Kaepernick’s agent inquiring about his services.

Schneider, to his credit, is spot-on in his interest. Kaepernick is the ideal backup to three-time Pro Bowler Russell Wilson for an assortment of reasons, and it would behoove the team to bring him onboard.

Here are the three main reasons why the Seahawks must sign him.

Michael Bennett told 710 ESPN Seattle: “I think that Kaepernick getting the opportunity to be on our team would be really cool, would really be a good place for him because you have a coach like coach [Pete] Carroll who is up for challenges like that. ... So this is a perfect place for him.”
Michael Bennett told 710 ESPN Seattle: “I think that Kaepernick getting the opportunity to be on our team would be really cool, would really be a good place for him because you have a coach like coach [Pete] Carroll who is up for challenges like that. ... So this is a perfect place for him.”
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The Carroll Effect

Head Coach Pete Carroll doesn’t just tolerate his players being themselves, he encourages it. His philosophy is simple: By entrusting and empowering “his guys,” they will play that much harder for him. In turn, a certain level of trust within the locker room is created that perhaps other coaches cannot achieve. After one Super Bowl title and another Super Bowl appearance ― not to mention playoff appearances in five of Carroll’s six seasons ― it’s hard to argue with the results.