but there was also a subjective quotient. like that in the colin kaepernick case, you know his statistics. you can chair him to those who are part of the team. but there is also a suggestive quality here. does he suit the type of offense that a particular team is actually going to run. i think those with trained eyes, i'm thinking of a bob costas, say he's better than many of the backups and he's better than some of the start-ups and he probably does deserve a shot. but whether you can successfully litigate that, even with mark geragos as your coup, remains to be seen. >> it will be somewhat of an interesting question. because of subject activity, they don't have to prove why they did things, i don't think, in this kind of forum. you are put on the field because of how you do on the field but also what you mean to the franchise and the face they want to put forward. do you think that is why kaepernick is not on the