other 89 quarterbacks in the national football league? absolutely. he deserves a job but not a starting quarterback. i think this is to a certain degree a large degree a football issue. so if it's a football issue they don't want him. if he will be a backup you'll take on everything that goes with this. the fan base in a lot of instances will be very unhappy. >> eric: you would think the owners would potentially take into account some public reaction to this. look what they put on the field. felons and all sorts of other things. >> domestic violence, steroids. we have a lot of guys who have done a lot, dui in the national football league. the owners believe those guys can win and they help the team and they want to give them second chances. i believe the colin kaepernick should have a job but i also believe that the nfl owners are not colluding and the coaches are not saying you know what, let's keep him off the field because of the distraction it might cause with our fan base. i don't think that's the case. in certain instances i don't think they will take him on as