^^^^ Exactly right. These "slaves" can walk off of these so-called plantations any ol' time they want. That's freedom, baby.

This proves once again, the age old adage, "Money talks, bullshit walks". If only this was the catalyst for removing Goodell.

Do these idiots think they can't be replaced? There are hordes of hungry young athletes out there who would be more than willing to take their places, and follow the rules to do it. These guys are like potato chips anyway the way they grind em up. They'll just make more.

ESPN and NFL may also be replaced as well. Maybe use the old USFL name?

They are truly that stupid.

This 'plantation/slavery' stuff is simply the liberal go-to tactic. Whatever the cause, regardless of merit, they wrap it up and present it in language designed to evoke strong emotions (libs generally base EVERYTHING on feelings; not facts).

A couple examples:

Hitler was bad. So, libs compare everybody they don't like to Hitler. Evokes strong feelings from WWII/the Holocaust.

CNN said calling them 'Fake News' is the equivalent of calling them "THE N WORD." This taps into the strong emotions of the REAL Civil Rights movement.

Spoiled rich millionaires playing a silly game are compared to slaves. This is supposed to put EVERYBODY who disagrees with them on the defensive, as NOBODY can rationally defend slavery.

Thus happens so often that I am really not surprised by this latest example. This is designed to put us on the defensive; and most wars are only won by *offensive* action. What we need to do is take a page from President Trump's playbook. Remember during the campaign, when the hag and its people would make these outrageous slanderous charges against The Donald? People would say "he needs to counter these accusations and deny them."

Generally, as I recall events, he just *ignored* the stupid charges, and stayed on HIS offensive. Same applies here. These ludicrous remarks are only strengthening the resolve of us on the right side. It resonates with the idiots and ignorant other side, but I think it will only turn off those in the middle. The average person who thinks for themself will see just how outrageously stupid this remark is, and may come to see our side's point of view. So, I say, let them talk. They are just digging their hole deeper.

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Do these idiots think they can't be replaced?

1.6% of college football players make it to the NFL

Yeah there is quite a supply of potential applicants. Maybe the owners want to go H1-B to lower operating costs.

Pictures like this look dumb and dumber by the week:



Do they think they are in church ? Are they praying the fans don't despise them so much in the future ?

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/...players-forced-stand

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive lineman Gerald McCoy:

McCoy said he does not plan on kneeling during the anthem. But,

"I had two teammates who did it, in Mike Evans and DeSean Jackson. That's their right to do that," McCoy said. "And if they're gonna do it, they're gonna have support of the whole team.

"But if you take that away from them, there's gonna be an uproar. It's just gonna happen, because now it's just like you have a voice at one point, but then you don't at this point. And, that's our right ... it's a constitutional right that we have, and if you take that away, I don't think people are gonna take too kindly to it."

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the only way this has anything approaching a happy ending for the NFL, is for kneelers to get fired.

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NFL letter today:

"Commentary this morning about the Commissioner's position on the anthem is not accurate," said the league. "As we said yesterday, there will be a discussion of these issues at the owners meeting next week.

The NFL is doing the hard work of trying to move from protest to progress, working to bring people together....Players from around the league will be in New York next week to meet with owners to continue our work together."


"trying to move from protest to progress"

just play football. We don't want your lectures

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it's a constitutional right that we have,

No, it is not, and it's apparent you're just parrotting the same stupid shit from other stupid people. You do not know what you're talking about, not that you would ever have a clue.

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Originally posted by sdy:

the only way this has anything approaching a happy ending for the NFL, is for kneelers to get fired.

And in so doing get a first hand schooling on what a Constitutional right actually is and means.

It is a Constitutional right they have, and indeed, we all have, but coupled with the exercise of that right needs to be the expectation of receiving some hate and discontent when your exercise offends others. No one will stop you from making a fool of yourself if you insist, but you may get some grief, as it should be.

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It is a Constitutional right they have, and indeed, we all have, but coupled with the exercise of that right needs to be the expectation of receiving some hate and discontent when your exercise offends others. No one will stop you from making a fool of yourself if you insist, but you may get some grief, as it should be.

Well said. I told my kids this sort of stuff when they were little, but in simpler words. This sort of stuff is typically learned in grade school, and
high school. It is really not hard to understand.
T

^ Yep. A lesson I took from a former coworker was his father's favorite adage: "You don't have to do anything you don't want to do in this life, just be prepared to accept the consequences, good or bad." It seemed like a more realistic life model to build my behavior upon than my own father's "do what I say because I say or I'll whoop your ass."

You don't have to stand for Our National Anthem, but you need to be prepared to accept the consequences of that. It's what a grown man does. I'm not gonna whoop your ass for not standing, I'm just not going to give you my time or money.

These fools are saying that it is their right to protest and that their employer can do nothing to stop them.

That's not true and therefore, all this shit about their "rights" is nonsense.

Fold the league, Free the slaves. I don't want to see these poor souls being kept in million+ dollar bondage.

Maybe they can get the XFL going again. The USFL had too much class for these clowns.

"Constitutional rights" protects you from the government, not from individuals or employers.

Their 'protest' was a passive aggressive train wreck from the start. It wasn't well thought out. It's just something Kap dreamed up to try to stay relevant in San Fran. Kap and his antifa girlfriend probably smile every time one of these guys take a knee. America, with the help of our President, have decided that peeing on the flag is indeed peeing on the flag.

Whenever I hear these clowns about "I know my rights"...all I can see is that guy on the scissor lift/mower driving down the road with a case of beer spouting to the deputy "I know my rights..."

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Originally posted by MikeinNC:
Whenever I hear these clowns about "I know my rights"...all I can see is that guy on the scissor lift/mower driving down the road with a case of beer spouting to the deputy "I know my rights..."

Drunk Steve

Replaced?

If the whole NFL went away, I'm sure the United States would manage to survive. What would those cities do without getting held hostage by owners extorting hundreds of millions of tax payer dollars out of them every 10-15 years to build a new stadium?

Linked at Drudge, NFL now the 7th most divisive brand in the USA. Article is replete with charts and graphs that I can't post here, so you'll have to go to the NY Times site to read it and see them: LINK