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So my Jaguars sent a letter to the local military apologizing for kneeling in London.
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Of course the apology is for not understanding how upset the fan base would get, not for actuality disrespecting the flag/country while in a foreign country.

One of the news stations had a poll going about if the apology changed your opinion. I can't find the poll now but it was running around 92% no.

The game this last Sunday had the lowest attendance since Khan bought the team.
They just don't get it.



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Of course the apology is for not understanding how upset the fan base would get, not for actuality disrespecting the flag/country while in a foreign country.


So they are apologizing for their fans behavior not for their own. Classic deflection.



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Breaking news:

The NFL announced today that because of lost revenue due to kneeling, an NFL Team had to be cut. Tampa Bay and the Green Bay Packers will be combining forming the Tampacks. They will be good for only one period and will have no second string...


Damn, now you owe me a keyboard! Big Grin Big Grin


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The Jaguars demonstrated in unity as a team during the National Anthem and then stood for "God Save The Queen."

"This was an oversight and certainly not intended to send a message that would disparage you, our flag or our nation,"

"remiss in not fully comprehending the effect of the national anthem demonstration on foreign soil has had on the men and women who have or continue to serve our country."

"The notion never entered the minds of our players or anyone affiliated with the Jacksonville Jaguars, but today we can understand how the events in London on September 24 could have been viewed or misinterpreted," Lamping wrote. "We owe you an apology and hope you will accept it."

Wow! I was going to say, that's not an apology. But then I looked up the definition.

Websters definition: Apology

"something that is said or written to defend something that other people criticize"



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I'm gonna say "we the people" viewed and interpreted the Jaguars' actions just fine and have acted accordingly. SUCK IT, nfl...



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So I go to SI today to inquire on the latest knee down farce. See a photo with something that looks human carrying a sign 'Colin Kapernick for President'.

Further proof of Einstein's theorem: "The vastness of the Universe is only exceeded by the vastness of Human stupidity."


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Of course the apology is for not understanding how upset the fan base would get, not for actuality disrespecting the flag/country while in a foreign country.


So they are apologizing for their fans behavior not for their own. Classic deflection.


You know what, Jaguars and NFL are loooosers! They are welcome to leave the country and stay in the UK.
 
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The Jacksonville team knew exactly what they were doing. They intended to show disrespect to their country, and that's just what they did. There's no way they can take that back.
 
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Still not watching.


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I wouldn't watch that shit if they were all Audie Murphys.



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In breaking news the Chicago PD will be removing all sirens from patrol cars and replacing them with loudspeakers playing the national anthem. Fleeing suspects are anticipated to be taking a knee.




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I'd like to know how many of the players who kneel during the anthem were also sperm-donors for children they are not raising. My point being, if they really wanted to solve the number one problem impacting "the community," they'd start by changing their own behavior and attitudes.
 
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There have been over 850 NFL players charged with a crime since 2000.

Minnesota leads the league, Houston is last.

All the specs here.




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When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson

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http://video.foxbusiness.com/v...9001/?#sp=show-clips

Small business owner flies protest banner over NFL game Big Grin

Oct. 17, 2017 - 3:03 - Small business owner and Jacksonville Jaguars fan Terry Smiley is encouraging football fans to boycott the NFL over the national anthem protest.


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Nice going Roger.

Thank you for helping me make up my mind regarding the rest of the season.


Niech Zyje P-220

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Wall Street is befuddled over plunging NFL ratings

JPMorgan shares with its clients the latest poor NFL ratings data for the football season.
"Ratings for the NFL decreased 6% y/y in aggregate for Week 6," the firm's analyst writes.
The bank cites how football ratings have declined in five out the six weeks so far this season. Ratings are down 6 percent season to date this year after a 12 percent drop last year through NFL's week six, according to the analyst.

Analysts are wondering why football game television ratings are tanking this year.

JPMorgan shared with its clients the latest poor NFL ratings data for the football season.

"Ratings for the NFL decreased 6% y/y in aggregate for Week 6, with the decline driven by lower viewership for Sunday daytime windows. The late afternoon national game on CBS featuring the Steelers and Chiefs saw a -26% lower audience relative to the same window on FOX the prior year," media analyst Alexia Quadrani wrote Wednesday.

Quadrani cited how football ratings have declined in five out of the six weeks so far this season. Ratings are down 6 percent season to date after a 12 percent drop last year through the NFL's Week 6, according to the analyst.



https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/1...circ=taboolainternal

"Analysts are wondering why football game television ratings are tanking this year."

Really?
 
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could have been viewed or misinterpreted


I think we are interpreting this just fine - so FOAD NFL.




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Analysts are wondering why football game television ratings are tanking this year.

Analysts who shouldn't be analysts if they are wondering.



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This will fix all of the kneeling, and this is why they were kneeling all along... Big Grin

http://profootballtalk.nbcspor...aepernick-on-a-team/


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