The Facts: According to TheMMQB.com's Peter King, there are a number of reasons why Kaepernick should sign with the Seattle Seahawks.
Diehards Line:
Among those reasons, the backups to Russell Wilson are Trevone Boykin (who has been arrested twice this offseason), Jake Heaps, Skyler Howard and Michael Birdsong; Seattle's offensive line isn't great at protecting the QB ("Wilson was a punching bag last year," King notes); HC Pete Carroll leads the sports universe in free spirits/distractions on the roster; OC Darrell Bevell has taken an unconventional QB and reveled in coaching Wilson. Bevell and the coaches may determine that Kaepernick isn’t a good fit, perhaps because he’d chafe at being a clear and decisive backup to Wilson. But it’s pretty hard to discover that without investigating, and without bringing in Kaepernick, or at least spending time talking to him. ... King summed up: "What’s the worst thing that can happen? You employ Kaepernick for 16 weeks (the time between today and final cuts) and you get a free look at a quarterback whose tools are unique, has 75 NFL starts, and is only 29." It's a fair point. There is not a quarterback on the Seattle roster other than Wilson who has started an NFL game. Total completions by all other QBs on the roster: 13. ... We'll continue to watch for more.