5 teams that should trade for Colin Kaepernick
By James Dudko
1. Buffalo Bills
Kaepernick’s initial success in the Bay Area owed a lot to the schemes of then-San Francisco offensive coordinator Greg Roman. He’s now calling the plays for the Buffalo Bills and doing similarly admirable work with the raw but athletically gifted Tyrod Taylor.
Roman’s Buffalo offense has a lot in common to the attack Kaepernick directed for the 49ers. It’s about keeping things on the ground and moving the pocket to set up the deep ball off play action.
Sammy Watkins and Robert Woods are an ideal tandem of receivers for any quarterback. Not only do they boast the vertical speed to maximize Kaepernick’s arm strength, they are also adept at turning short passes into big gains.
A playbook that emphasizes quick screens to the flats would help hide Kaepernick’s issues with accuracy and touch when he’s throwing passes into the intermediate zones.
The Bills appear happy with Taylor, but he’s had injury issues. Depth also has to be a concern, with only EJ Manuel and Cardale Jones available.
Kaepernick maybe wouldn’t start in Buffalo, but he’d have a better chance of at least fighting for the job than he would on most NFL rosters.