True Sports Fan: Trent

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

ESPN’s Trent Dilfer Tells Back-Up QB Kaepernick It’s His Job to ‘Be Quiet,’ Sparking This Fiery Response

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick on Monday responded to criticism from one ESPN analyst who said Sunday that it’s the job of a backup quarterback to “be quiet.”

“This is a backup quarterback whose job it is to be quiet and sit in the shadows,” EPSN’s Trent Dilfer said. “Yet he [Kaepernick] chose a time when all of a sudden he became the center of attention. And it has disrupted that organization.” Dilfer was commenting on Kaepernick’s repeated refusal to stand during the playing of the national anthem.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, middle, kneels during the national anthem before the team

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem before the team’s Sept. 1 preseason football game against the San Diego Chargers in San Diego. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Following the 49ers win over the Los Angeles Rams on Monday, Kaepernick fired back at the commentator.

“I think that’s one of the most ridiculous comments I’ve heard. The fact that you say, ‘You’re a backup quarterback. Stay in your place,’ that’s an issue,” Kaepernick said.

“I would ask him to really have a conversation with the families of people that have been murdered and see if he still feels that way,” Kaepernick added. “Because I bet you he doesn’t, just because he hasn’t experienced that type of oppression.”

(H/T: Mediaite)

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Friday, September 9, 2016

Trent Dilfer thinks Dak Prescott could pull a Tom Brady on Tony Romo

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Dak Prescott was easily the most impressive rookie of the NFL preseason, and now he will get an opportunity to start several games for the Dallas Cowboys. If the former Texas A&M star plays well, could he take Tony Romo’s job for good?

Trent Dilfer can see it happening.

In an appearance on ESPN Radio’s “Mike and Mike in the Morning” on Friday, Dilfer expressed doubt over whether Romo will ever be the starting quarterback of the Cowboys again.

“I don’t know if he’ll ever see the field again for the Dallas Cowboys,” Dilfer said. “This kid (Prescott) has something special to him, and it’s not just the stats in the preseason. After I was in L.A. and watched the poise, watched the press, watched the calmness in his body and eyes, watched him on the sideline, watched him get deep into his progressions I said, ‘Wow, he really played well.’

“This is a kid that carried a program in the SEC on his shoulders. No moment was too big for him. He always played his best in the biggest situations.”

Of course, the first thing people think of with a backup quarterback stealing an injured veteran’s job is Tom Brady taking over for Drew Bledsoe. Dilfer had no problem perpetuating that talk.

“One person who has worked very closely with Tom Brady for a long time who also got to work with Dak Prescott says they have the exact same competitive temperament — Tom Brady and Dak Prescott are the same guys as competitors,” the NFL analyst added. “They’re relentless, fierce and their work ethic is second to none.”

To say this talk is premature would be an understatement. Jerry Jones loves Romo, and the Cowboys have always been extremely loyal to him. Prescott would really have to light it up to take Romo’s job. That said, we all remember what Dilfer said about the Patriots before they won the Super Bowl a couple of years back. Hot takes have kind of become his thing.

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