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NAACP calls for boycott if Kaepernick remains unsigned
August 30, 2017, 04:58 PM
TMatsNAACP calls for boycott if Kaepernick remains unsigned
Seemingly lost in this boycott threat is that Kaepernick HAD a contract with SF. He opted out of the final season of that contract to be a free agent.
NFL owners are looking at two things in their decision not to sign him.
1. He hasn't performed well, and
2. Given that he hasn't performed well, he's not worth the risk of alienating the fan base of any team remotely interested in having him for a backup. Fans may stay away in large numbers. Even if the number of fans who decline to buy tickets is small, team march may well take a hit. Why would an owner take a chance like that for a poor performing backup?
Finally, he may have the right of free speech, but no one is immune from the consequences of free speech.
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despite them
August 30, 2017, 05:01 PM
mutedbladequote:
Originally posted by BillyBonesNY:
Aside from the money involved, sorts is entertainment.
If the entertainment value is deminished, so is its purpose.
A boycott is a self inflicted injury to the people they feel they are standing up for.
Shit in your rice-bowl?
That's just it, the clowns don't realize the economics of it. Boycotting the NFL will lead to less revenue. Less revenue leads to cutting employment costs from the bottom up. I am sure more than a few black people will lose their jobs because of this, and I would bet it won't start with the highest profile player on the team. Kinda shooting themselves in the dick, but hey, have at it!
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August 30, 2017, 05:26 PM
ensigmaticquote:
Originally posted by Russ59:
Revenue drives all decision-making.
And
that, right there, is the problem. Both in the pro leagues and in college sports. It isn't about the game. It hasn't been about the game in a long time, I'd wager. It's about revenue. That's why Kaepernick is even an issue. That's why Vick and Rice. That's what Penn. State was and Baylor is all about. That's the reason for all of it.
And watching sports addicts keep supporting it all. And giving it a pass.
Because "sports."
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe
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RightwireIs this over now? Can it die the quiet death it deserved from the beginning?
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There are three types of mistakes; Those you learn from, those you suffer from, and those you don't survive. September 05, 2017, 12:03 AM
Scoutmasterquote:
Originally posted by Rightwire:
Is this over now? Can it die the quiet death it deserved from the beginning?
Maybe the NAACP realized they overplayed their hand, and are waiting for some new deck of cards to see if they can improve their luck.
"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it....While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it"
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zoom6zoomA new deck won't matter... they always play the same card.
I have my own style of humor. I call it Snarkasm. September 05, 2017, 05:29 AM
furloughLike this...
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dwright1951NAACP-we don't care how good or bad he is we will raise hell because he is a black man that is being wronged because he is black! Doesn't matter that he made his own bed and now has to lie in , it's because he was wronged by the white man's system
September 05, 2017, 07:59 AM
LeemurPeople at work have asked me a couple times about something NFL related and I tell each of them "I wasn't aware there was anything going on." Blank stares from most. The ones that ask why I haven't been paying attention actually have shown understanding for my reasons. When your hardcore fans understand why people are bailing out you've really started down a dangerous road.
September 07, 2017, 09:54 AM
Pale HorseThis guy keeps shooting himself in the foot, and I love it. It seems his girlfriend tweeted a racist picture about the the only guy trying to get him a job. A black guy by the way
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/...lfriend-racist-tweet quote:
Ray Lewis said Ravens would have signed Colin Kaepernick if not for girlfriend's tweet.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Ray Lewis said the Baltimore Ravens chose not to sign Colin Kaepernick after the quarterback's girlfriend posted a "racist" tweet featuring the former All-Pro linebacker and owner Steve Bisciotti.
"We were going to close the deal to sign him," Lewis said on Showtime's "Inside the NFL" on Tuesday night. "Steve Bisciotti said, 'I want to hear Colin Kaepernick speak to let me know that he wants to play football.'"
"And it never happens because that picture comes up the next day."
The Aug. 2 tweet by Nessa Diab compared a picture of Lewis hugging Bisciotti to a scene from "Django Unchained," in which Samuel L. Jackson as a loyal house slave held Leonardo DiCaprio's cruel plantation owner character.
"His girl [Diab] goes out and put out this racist gesture and doesn't know we are in the back office about to try to get this guy signed," Lewis said. "Steve Bisciotti has said it himself: 'How can you crucify Ray Lewis when Ray Lewis is the one calling for Colin Kaepernick?'"
Lewis was asked whether the Ravens would have signed Kaepernick if not for the tweet.
"Then he's flying him to Baltimore," Lewis said. "I am sitting with all three of them and we are all having a conversation about bringing Colin Kaepernick in."
On Wednesday, Ravens coach John Harbaugh didn't directly address Lewis' assertion.
"I'm not exactly sure what all was said. But I can tell you this: I'm way past that," Harbaugh said before practice. "I haven't even thought about that for weeks. Our focus is Cincinnati."
Asked if this is an unwanted distraction, Harbaugh said, "We have two healthy quarterbacks and we're ready to roll."
Kaepernick drew national attention last season when he knelt during the national anthem before games as a protest of social injustice, which he said he will no longer do in 2017.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh brought up the possibility of pursuing Kaepernick at the opening of training camp, when quarterback Joe Flacco informed the team of his back injury. Team president Dick Cass later indicated that the Ravens had direct contact with Kaepernick, who informed Baltimore that he still desired to play.
Ravens officials acknowledged they had consulted with fans and former and current players, as well as sponsors, about Kaepernick.
"Pray for us," Bisciotti said of the team when weighing its decision.
Kaepernick's girlfriend then posted the picture of Bisciotti and Lewis three days later.
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September 07, 2017, 10:18 AM
Sailor1911Yeah, this clown can't get out of his own way. "What a Maroon"!
Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark.
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RightwireThe tweet incident just proves the package that you get with Kaepernick. It's a racist shitstorm that will put all focus on 'social justice' and not the organizations goal of playing football for the fans.
Thanks for proving all of your critics right.
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There are three types of mistakes; Those you learn from, those you suffer from, and those you don't survive. September 07, 2017, 10:31 AM
parabellumYeah, I don't believe that that team was about to sign him, but what the yutz did is give that team's owner an easy out, with them saying "Hey, we were going to sign him, but..."
September 07, 2017, 10:53 AM
saigonsmuggler^^ 100%. Lewis gave the Ravens, and somewhat the NFL an excuse to not sign him.
September 07, 2017, 10:55 AM
ensigmaticWith a girl "friend" like that, who needs "The Man" to keep him down?
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe
"If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher September 07, 2017, 11:01 AM
nhtagmemberso when does the season doesn't start?
[B] Against ALL enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC
September 07, 2017, 11:04 AM
parabellumI guess this is the crazy, angry bitch.
September 07, 2017, 11:07 AM
nhtagmember^^^
I see the problem right now - its so obvious a white guy could see it
[B] Against ALL enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC
September 07, 2017, 11:20 AM
parabellumMake you wonder who wears the pants in that "relationship".
September 07, 2017, 11:30 AM
oddballLast year, I remember reading about her activities. She's a DJ for a rap radio station, an activist for Muslim causes and a spokesman for BLM. IT was reported that she was the one who convinced Mr. Football to kneel during the anthem. She was the one who "educated" the numbnut to her outlook on life in the U.S. I also read that they were going to have a Muslim wedding.
I guess when one hooks up Muslim Yoko Ono with a retarded NFL player, this is what it looks like.
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