EPTOn October 11 2017 04:19 Nevuk wrote:
NFL caved it seems
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IyMoon
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NFL caved it seems | ||
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xDaunt
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brian
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just sayin. | ||
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Jockmcplop
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On October 11 2017 04:33 Plansix wrote: If they didn’t cave and waited it out, people would just get used to the protest and wouldn’t care. The NBA just lets their players have political opinions and it’s really a huge deal. The tooth paste can’t go back into the tube. And again, they couldn’t ban celebrations in the end zone. I’m not convinced they can ban this either. Or that all the team owners are willing to fight with their players about it. Of course, a good way to stop people from getting used to the protest is to tell the players they have to stop doing it. | ||
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xDaunt
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On October 11 2017 04:33 Plansix wrote: If they didn’t cave and waited it out, people would just get used to the protest and wouldn’t care. The NBA just lets their players have political opinions and it’s really a huge deal. The tooth paste can’t go back into the tube. And again, they couldn’t ban celebrations in the end zone. I’m not convinced they can ban this either. Or that all the team owners are willing to fight with their players about it. Who was going to get used to it? Fans were tuning out in protest. There is nothing from the past year to indicate that riding this out was a sustainable course of action. | ||
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Logo
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Is the rest of the letter anywhere? | ||
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Plansix
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On October 11 2017 04:44 Jockmcplop wrote: Of course, a good way to stop people from getting used to the protest is to tell the players they have to stop doing it. What are they going to do, bench all the players who kneel? Wanna see an NFL team because all their black players get ejected for kneeling? You know what. I take it back. They should totally try that, just so I can watch them squirm. | ||
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Danglars
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On October 11 2017 04:19 Nevuk wrote: https://twitter.com/mmurraypolitics/status/917808184773038081 Haha. Oopsies. I don't think that level of display of cowardice from the top has a rewind button. Also, never say the PR types aren't ridiculously entertaining at times. "The current dispute ... is threatening to erode the unifying power of our game." Speaking of Matt Murrays | ||
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Eh it sounds less like a cave in and more like just a lot of fluff? It doesn't seem like there's any actual punitive plan coming down the pipeline, but that they'll try to buy off players from protesting by offering them some token stuff. "Everyone should stand..." sounds more like an aspiration than an order. | ||
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zlefin
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And boo to the trash conservatives who made this into an issue with their nonsensical beliefs. | ||
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Jockmcplop
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On October 11 2017 04:49 Plansix wrote: What are they going to do, bench all the players who kneel? Wanna see an NFL team because all their black players get ejected for kneeling? You know what. I take it back. They should totally try that, just so I can watch them squirm. Haha yeah that would be fun. The sheer amount of fake outrage that this has caused has distracted from the real issue at hand anyway. These NFL players should get all their money together and do something that will really make a difference. If only someone could think of what that would really be. I really feel dreadful for the black community when it comes to this problem. I really can't see a way forward that isn't excruciatingly slow and painful for everyone, and they can't keep letting the problem go on either. | ||
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Plansix
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On October 11 2017 04:48 xDaunt wrote: Who was going to get used to it? Fans were tuning out in protest. There is nothing from the past year to indicate that riding this out was a sustainable course of action. Again, what are they going to do? Bench star players? Fine them into the ground, only to lose in court? Again, this is the league that failed to be celebrations. None of this is going to improve their ratings or get more viewers. | ||
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Godwrath
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On October 11 2017 04:53 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: https://twitter.com/burgessev/status/917783126658691079 You gotta respect your recipients of the peace nobel. Atleast, the real ones. | ||
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Danglars
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On October 11 2017 04:53 zlefin wrote: boo to goodell; not that I eve rliked him much anyways or car emcuh about football. And boo to the trash conservatives who made this into an issue with their nonsensical beliefs. The hot takes come out so fast I'm still stuck when the topic was pro football players making this an issue about conservative's allegedly nonsensical beliefs. But this is absolutely about people that say boo to football fans and also don't car emcuh about football. In a roundabout way, you hit the nail on the head. | ||
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xDaunt
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On October 11 2017 04:55 Plansix wrote: Again, what are they going to do? Bench star players? Fine them into the ground, only to lose in court? Again, this is the league that failed to be celebrations. None of this is going to improve their ratings or get more viewers. What makes you think that the owners can't bench the players? The CBA gives the owners a ton of power in that regard. | ||
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