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Colin Kaepernick Thread and related anthem kneeling issues/news (8 Viewers)
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Ramblin Wreck
Footballguy
Wrong again. I have some friends that are African American that have ownership in the Green Bay Packers.
Ramblin Wreck
Footballguy
Hawkeye21
Footballguy
He'd probably be a better President than our current one as well. The bar is not set all that high though.
Hawkeye21
Footballguy
Van Dyman
Footballguy
Side note: Khan's path to wealth is an interesting story. Check it out sometime when you're bored.
sho nuff
Footballguy
That statement alone would be one of the dumbest things (if not the dumbest thing) ever said by a President...had it occrured before Jan 20, 2017.
Godsbrother
Footballguy
Ramblin Wreck
Footballguy
I think it's disrespectful not to stand for the anthem.
I think it's stupid Trump is tweeting anything about it.
I think it's beyond stupid and laughable that people care what Trump thinks about the NFL.
I think it's stupid Trump is tweeting anything about it.
I think it's beyond stupid and laughable that people care what Trump thinks about the NFL.
Hawkeye21
Footballguy
I think it's even more beyond stupid that our President cares about what's going on in the NFL.
I think it makes complete sense that people care about what our President is doing since he was elected to do a job.
Van Dyman
Footballguy
I never said it was evidence of collusion, and I didn't speculate that collusion was the reason. FWIW, there's also no evidence that they snubbed him due to fear of negative backlash.
I get the player value versus media headache conundrum, though, and it is probably magnified in the Titans case. A mobile read-option QB would have more value in this offense than others, but the backlash would probably be greater in this part of the country than others.
GoBirds
Footballguy
Hawkeye21
Footballguy
Nope, but it makes you wonder how qualified Trump actually is. So far he seems to be the least qualified President in history.
GoBirds
Footballguy
GoBirds
Footballguy
He's not, but the country is sick of the "qualified" politicians that lie and get nothing done. Unfortunately our first attempt at getting away from that is this egomaniac who can't keep his mouth shut. I hope the trend continues in the future but with someone that's less of an @s*. Cuban claims he's considering running, that could be interesting.
Hawkeye21
Footballguy
I get why people wanted a change but it's been a major failure. Would be nice to accept that failure and end it sooner than later in order to move on. I don't think this Presidency is one of those that we just want to ride out and see if it works itself out. Maybe we can all try harder to get better candidates for the next election.
GoBirds
Footballguy
Not really, it's the same gridlock as before. Besides the treat that's Obamacare the previous 8 years weren't great........we are continuing more of the same but tax reform would be a game changer. I would be on board with him stepping aside for Pence though, he could bring people together or at least provide some improvement over big mouth.
Short Corner
Footballguy
It can only be deemed a failure when we see what the two major parties try and put up in two years. If it is the same crap we had last cycle, then yes it's a failure.
I'm not holding my breath.
Limp Ditka
Footballguy
Limp Ditka
Footballguy
As I said before, he completely gets it. Its not about respect, its about pandering to his voters.
Hawkeye21
Footballguy
That's true. One thing he has proven to be good at is playing people like a fiddle. I teeter back and forth on whether I think he's bat crap crazy or possibly really smart.
Ramblin Wreck
Footballguy
Ramblin Wreck
Footballguy
People care about the President's opinion on the NFL? He wasn't elected to do anything regarding the NFL.
Mile High
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Limp Ditka
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Ramblin Wreck
Footballguy
Hawkeye21
Footballguy
The self proclaim "patriots" and Trump followers sure seem to love it. These people honestly believe that Trump only cares about making America great. I don't doubt that Trump actually does want to do some good things for America but I know that he will always put himself first. Americans are most certainly not his top priority.
Limp Ditka
Footballguy
There's no trolling going on here. And I know this request is futile, but I'll make it anyway. Please try and keep up.
Ramblin Wreck
Footballguy
timschochet
Footballguy
Would you agree, RW, that President Trump's insistent focus on this issue is designed as a distraction, to give his supporters some red meat to think about so that they don't blame him for his failure to get anything substantial accomplished?
Ramblin Wreck
Footballguy
No, my guess at this point it's about exerting his power to "force" them to stand. But like I said....
https://forums.footballguys.com/forum/topic/755362-colin-kaepernick-thread-kaepernick-files-a-grievance-against-nfl/?do=findComment&comment=20529617
Ditka Butkus
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Dickies
Footballguy
jonessed
Footballguy
Dickies
Footballguy
I think you mean tax cuts
The Republicans are definitely proposing corporate tax reform.
jonessed
Footballguy
squistion
Footballguy
Link to where he said that? Doesn't Tom Coughlin make all the player personnel decisions? And Couglin is on record for saying the Jaguars don't want Kaepernick.Yet he doesn't think Kaepernick is good enough to back up Blake Bortles...
GoBirds
Footballguy
He needs to spin it into a negative to complain about. Must fit his agenda.
The Republicans are definitely proposing corporate tax reform.
Ditka Butkus
Footballguy
I'm fairly sure as a billionaire and team owner...If he wanted a particular player he could make that happen.
parasaurolophus
Footballguy
Your exact words which were a reply to a post about Jeff George. So forgive me if you meant George forman or George costanza below.
So if you aren't using QB rating to compare Jeff George and Colin, what exactly were you doing?
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
John Elway career pass rating was 79. Fouts' was 80.
Passerrating doesn't mean ****
Dickies
Footballguy
Not spinning it to a negative. We can argue the pros and cons of tax cuts. All I'm saying is that it's disingenuous to label tax cuts as reform.
squistion
Footballguy
Not if he hired Coughlin with the understanding that he had the final say on all player personnel decisions, which appears to be the case here:
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/tom-coughlin-says-jaguars-dont-want-colin-kaepernick-refuses-to-explain-why/
Tom Coughlin says Jaguars don't want Colin Kaepernick, refuses to explain why
[...]
The Jaguars had actually been mentioned as a possible destination for Kaepernick in late August after team owner Shad Khan said that he'd "absolutely" be interested in signing the quarterback. However, Khan did make it clear the he would only be on board with adding Kaepernick if his football people recommended it, and based on Coughlin's comments, it doesn't sound like that's a recommendation that will be coming anytime soon.
Henry Ford
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Henry Ford
Footballguy
And Elway's never dropped below 85 after 1992, and he never won a Super Bowl with it under 87.
And Fouts' was over 93 in every playoff game he won and under 71 for every playoff game he lost (in fact, under 40 for half of them.)
Passer Rating isn't the end-all, be-all, but it's meaningful.
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
timschochet
Footballguy
162 pages of this nonsense. Aren't you guys embarrassed? Especially conservatives, I'm sorry to say. Trump completely manipulated you guys. Some of you might not like him, I get that, but it doesn't seem to matter. All he has to do is say "look over there!" and you look. You completely forget about his lack of achievements and you get transfixed on this supposed "insult to the flag." So silly.
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