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Right, let's sign the giant distraction for 1-2 weeks, have the media circus that will follow him all over the facility and then cut him when Mariota is healthy a few days later. I could see how any owner, GM, and coach would want that around their team.
More than have the owners are African American and speak their mind? I was completely unaware of this. I was under the impression that they were White men making billions off the broken backs and concussed heads of once poor black kids for entertainment.
Not as long as waiting for you to link to the splits you referred to regarding his stats. At least one of these things does not exist.
I do too. I just wish he could have done it differently. I just respect our military so much with what they have to do around the world to secure our way of life. I mean it is true insanity oversea's in the middle east folks. Just pure carnage and madmen running around who want nothing more than to burn us all to the ground. It is that bad.
Enjoy your witch hunt. No matter how loud you scream it Kaepernick will never be a good QB again.
I'm talking about Football where the goal is for the coach and his QB who is usually the leader having the team focused on winning. That's what the rest of the league does but you focus on those team awards (from the worst team in football), maybe Arena League is into those distractions?
Yep and Kelly and Kaep are both out of the league where they belong. Sorry you weren't aware of those incidents before Kaep, glad it got your attention. It's been in the attention phase for over a year, maybe time for an action plan?
The team, as bad as it was seemed to have his back as evidenced by the most inspirational player award they gave him.
Bro.....come on man. Yeah some are doing just that. I don't disagree. Racism/thinly veiled biases......they exist on both sides brother. Am I right? Let's not BS each other here.
Oh the distractions are part of it especially for a brief period. But how much playbook would he know in a week?
Yeah, but the "crime" is not "kneeling for the anthem". The "crime" is "drawing too much media". That's why I put Kaepernick in the same bucket as Tebow, Sam, Incognito, etc.
1. This is Kaep's point, this country DOESN'T AFFORD every person a fair opportunity to be whatever they dream (that's a bunch of crap in itself---I could NEVER be a Doctor, my brain isn't big enough.). This is just it, white people and privileged people THINK it's a fact and it ISN'T a fact.
I agree, we are miles ahead of where we were, but that doesn't mean we are anywhere close to where we should be or making progress as quickly as we should.
For Ted Thompson? I'd say there's about a 99.9% chance it isn't. Not sure there's a more stubborn set in his ways GM in the entire league.
So you agree that juuuuust maybe the entire team doesn't suck simply because of Kaep, glad we agree on that. And I'm not making any argument that Kaep is a worthy starter for anyone at QB. Your lack of wit and understanding is amusing, that's actually what got my attention. Well, that and your condescending tone. That is cute too, but it should be backed up by facts if you want it to be effective with anyone other than Weebs.
I guess it depends upon how much money rich white owners want to lose by throwing out an inferior product.
I think this team - players and coaches - could have worked through the "distraction" just fine. As for the playbook, nobody's suggesting whoever they signed should have started over Cassell. Meanwhile, it almost sounds like you are you suggesting that the Titans thought all four of the guys they called were likely to learn (and execute) more of the playbook than Kaep, so that's one of the reasons they didn't call him. Is that what you mean?
Nothing in what Kaepernick does disrespects the military though. Or the flag. Or the anthem.
Genuine question: Can you help me understand why the physical ritual of standing, removing your hat, and placing your hand on your chest during a song is so important to people?
I agree with his point being moo. But I am not sure about the bolded. What is the credible evidence to support that?
Nothing. Too many of them have participated and most of them are starters who simply can't be replaced by a free agent. Plus since the kneeling players are nearly all AA, there would be charges of racism against black players (whether warranted or unwarranted) for exercising their right to kneel silently during the anthem.
I agree with this. This isn't a collective, principled stand agianst his protest; it's a collection of individual business decisions.
Vick served his punishment and also apologized for his behavior. Not sure how the same standard could be applied to Kaepernick, since he did not commit any crime and certainly has no intention of apologizing for his actions.
I guess there is something to be said about tradition. I was born and raised to stand, remove my cap and hold my right hand against my heart if a pledge of allegiance or national anthem is being performed live in an event or place I attend in person.
This is a tremendous post. I can't disagree at all man.
We should all know the why behind it at this point. It has probably been openly stated in this thread 100+ times to this point.
The problem is that you are calling it just a song. As I stated earlier, it's a reminder that no matter who we are and where we come from we are all Americans first and it's a brief time out during an otherwise typically go-go-go kind of lifestyle to remind us of that and bring us all together. I take my hat off and put my hand over my heart because I was raised to respect our flag. I never served and I feel it's at least my duty to appreciate those who have to give me the benefits I have today. I feel very honored to have known personally and closely a WWII vet who played extremely significant roles in WWII including the landing at Normandy and Battle of the Bulge. Personally, I think of those people when the anthem plays.
Then why do people keep asking it? To get a "gotcha" moment? As long as people keep asking, I'll keep answering the same way over and over and over
This is true but the Packers would be fools for not signing a 3rd QB. Brett Hundley is a sitting duck, and Joe Callahan has never appeared in an NFL game and he's only been with the team for a little more than 1 season.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I'm sick of it too.
Of course that is if he is being punished. What was san fran's record last year with him? While i agree he is better than some of the backups out there that have been forced into action, he isnt good enough to carry a team.
It is just a song. Any value that you find above and beyond that is personal. And that's great--I'm happy you have that--honestly. But I don't owe it to anyone to find the same meaning and value in any symbol. Symbols are tools. If you find use in a particular symbol, by all means use it. But understand that the value you find it in it is personal.
