Jags and Kaepernick

Is there some reason that the Jacksonville Jaguars aren’t signing Colin Kaepernick immediately?

It appears, with ever greater certainty, that Blake Bortles isn’t going to turn things around for the new regime of coach Doug Marrone and front office executive Tom Coughlin. A segment of the fan base seems increasingly disenchanted with Bortles, who was booed during last week’s preseason loss to Tampa Bay.

Marrone is leaving open the possibility of going to Chad Henne as the starter, and there has been speculation that Bortles could be released. But what are the chances that Henne would be the answer? That would be far less than a certainty.

The Jaguars have put relatively decent talent around Bortles on offense in recent years and have brought in a series of promising young players on defense. This should be a footballfirst decision, and Kaepernick would represent a pretty clear upgrade over the quarterbacks currently in the mix for the starting job.

Other possibilities: What about Buffalo? Is there some reason that the Bills have not brought in Kaepernick as a possible alternative to Tyrod Taylor?

Are the Baltimore Ravens really satisfied with Ryan Mallett as the backup to Joe Flacco? The Indianapolis Colts, with Andrew Luck, and the Carolina Panthers, with Cam Newton, are bringing their franchise quarterbacks back slowly from injuries. Wouldn’t signing Kaepernick be a wise insurance policy for one of them?

The non-football considerations about signing Kaepernick have been debated virtually nonstop. But if NFL teams are going to portray that they do whatever is necessary to give themselves the best chance to be competitive and win, signing Kaepernick should be a serious consideration for all of these franchises. In fact, it

should be a no-doubt-about-it call. He should have been signed already.