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BoscoX -> Doug Baldwin: NFL is sending a message over Kaepernick (8/7/2017 6:45:03 AM)
Seahawks' Baldwin says NFL is sending a message over Kaepernick Not signed yet. Free to take a knee and disrespect the flag, sure - but no one has to hire him, either. This "freedom" street, runs both ways. Amazing to me, Kaepernick likes his Castro shirts. What does he think would happen if his communist gods caught him disrespecting them and their flag, no matter what they did Which they are racists and everything else. Slaughter minorities and dump them in mass graves just for giggles

Hillwilliam -> RE: Doug Baldwin: NFL is sending a message over Kaepernick (8/7/2017 6:57:17 AM)
He isn't signed for the same reason Tebow isn't on an NFL team. He's just not that damn good any more.

BoscoX -> RE: Doug Baldwin: NFL is sending a message over Kaepernick (8/7/2017 7:08:59 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Hillwilliam He isn't signed for the same reason Tebow isn't on an NFL team. He's just not that damn good any more. There is that, it's got to be a part of it. But I think he would be at least a backup somewhere, were it not for the baggage he carries.

ThatDizzyChick -> RE: Doug Baldwin: NFL is sending a message over Kaepernick (8/7/2017 8:05:19 AM)
quote: were it not for the baggage he carries. Nobody in the NFL back offices give a fuck about this whole bullshit episode, they care about one thing and one thing only: The money.

kdsub -> RE: Doug Baldwin: NFL is sending a message over Kaepernick (8/7/2017 8:28:37 AM)
I believe his style of play was effective for a few years but the NFL defensive coaches have developed counter measures to compensate. Some quarterbacks have been able to alter their game to stay in the league... he has not. But... he would be a fair backup to injury and should have easily found another position. I think there is no doubt that he is being blackballed and I am personally glad he is. I am certainly not against anyone standing up for their beliefs even if opposed to mine but the way he went about it was wrong in my opinion. I would have respected him if he marched in a protest or even vocalized his beliefs on his celebrity stage. I even understand his frustration with our government and how it has changed course on race relations in the new administration. However I can't abide someone who disrespects those that have died for his rights. I could even see something like this in an emotional moment but when the mistake was pointed out to him he still refused to change his actions. Just because we have the right to say most anything we like does not mean we don't have to face the repercussions for our words... he is. I do believe this will blow over somewhat and he will get another chance but i think it would be a mistake and a public relations disaster for the team that does it...at least in the short term. Butch

MrRodgers -> RE: Doug Baldwin: NFL is sending a message over Kaepernick (8/7/2017 9:05:56 AM)
Yea better to let the dog killers, dopers and wife beaters have that second chance. What we are seeing here is the sensitivity of league marketing and image with the game's popularity a player using them as his soap box. Add in disrespect for the somber inspiration of our country's national anthem...and this whole affair becomes even more sensitive. You're right that the owners (league) doesn't give a shit about anything else but their PR and money. This wasn't just a political statement from a player. It was a PR nightmare that the league is trying to get out from under. However, if he were a Michael Vick, Ray Rice or Ray Lewis...he'd be signed already.

BamaD -> RE: Doug Baldwin: NFL is sending a message over Kaepernick (8/7/2017 9:37:25 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: MrRodgers Yea better to let the dog killers, dopers and wife beaters have that second chance. What we are seeing here is the sensitivity of league marketing and image with the game's popularity a player using them as his soap box. Add in disrespect for the somber inspiration of our country's national anthem...and this whole affair becomes even more sensitive. You're right that the owners (league) doesn't give a shit about anything else but their PR and money. This wasn't just a political statement from a player. It was a PR nightmare that the league is trying to get out from under. However, if he were a Michael Vick, Ray Rice or Ray Lewis...he'd be signed already. Michael Vick and company paid for their sins, he is paying for his.

MrRodgers -> RE: Doug Baldwin: NFL is sending a message over Kaepernick (8/7/2017 9:53:08 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BamaD quote: ORIGINAL: MrRodgers Yea better to let the dog killers, dopers and wife beaters have that second chance. What we are seeing here is the sensitivity of league marketing and image with the game's popularity a player using them as his soap box. Add in disrespect for the somber inspiration of our country's national anthem...and this whole affair becomes even more sensitive. You're right that the owners (league) doesn't give a shit about anything else but their PR and money. This wasn't just a political statement from a player. It was a PR nightmare that the league is trying to get out from under. However, if he were a Michael Vick, Ray Rice or Ray Lewis...he'd be signed already. Michael Vick and company paid for their sins, he is paying for his. Vick et al, committed crimes...real crimes. Kap no crimes, only protested. He has no payment due except to his 'benefactors.' If Mike Glennon can get $44 million, so should Kap. However, Kap is worth $25 million, so he could just tell them to stuff their jobs. Go public full time...fuck football.

BamaD -> RE: Doug Baldwin: NFL is sending a message over Kaepernick (8/7/2017 9:58:54 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: MrRodgers quote: ORIGINAL: BamaD quote: ORIGINAL: MrRodgers Yea better to let the dog killers, dopers and wife beaters have that second chance. What we are seeing here is the sensitivity of league marketing and image with the game's popularity a player using them as his soap box. Add in disrespect for the somber inspiration of our country's national anthem...and this whole affair becomes even more sensitive. You're right that the owners (league) doesn't give a shit about anything else but their PR and money. This wasn't just a political statement from a player. It was a PR nightmare that the league is trying to get out from under. However, if he were a Michael Vick, Ray Rice or Ray Lewis...he'd be signed already. Michael Vick and company paid for their sins, he is paying for his. Vick et al, committed crimes...real crimes. Kap no crimes, only protested. He has no payment due except to his 'benefactors.' If Mike Glennon can get $44 million, so should Kap. However, Kap is worth $25 million, so he could just tell them to stuff their jobs. Go public full time...fuck football. I wouldn't have signed Vick, funny though how you will argue that crimes shouldn't count once they get out of jail. Kap still hurts the NFL every time he opens his mouth.

BoscoX -> RE: Doug Baldwin: NFL is sending a message over Kaepernick (8/7/2017 10:00:38 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: MrRodgers Vick et al, committed crimes...real crimes. Kap no crimes, only protested. No one has posted that he committed any crimes. He disrespected the stars and stripes, the national anthem, the nation This infuriated a lot of fans. Now he is a lightning rod for hate Who wants that on their team? And yeah, let it serve as a lesson. Do as you please, but be prepared to shoulder the consequences

MrRodgers -> RE: Doug Baldwin: NFL is sending a message over Kaepernick (8/7/2017 10:16:02 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BoscoX quote: ORIGINAL: MrRodgers Vick et al, committed crimes...real crimes. Kap no crimes, only protested. No one has posted that he committed any crimes. He disrespected the stars and stripes, the national anthem, the nation This infuriated a lot of fans. Now he is a lightning rod for hate Who wants that on their team? And yeah, let it serve as a lesson. Do as you please, but be prepared to shoulder the consequences What we see now is an attempt by the NFL to just sit back and take the easy way out. They are now...washing their hands of it and him. What should have happened is Kap should have been fined after the first protest for 'conduct during'a game' which it technically was and then take the much lesser PR hit for that and it would have nipped all of this in the bud. The idea is that the NFL should have dealt with this by saying when they issue that original fine. 'Mr Kap has a right to protest his politics but the NFL simply asks that he do so without using the showcase if their games as a vehicle'...that's all. This has really caught on...have you seen ? HERE

BoscoX -> RE: Doug Baldwin: NFL is sending a message over Kaepernick (8/7/2017 10:21:34 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: MrRodgers What we see now is an attempt by the NFL to just sit back and take the easy way out. What should have happened is Kap should have been fined after the first protest for conduct 'during'a game' which it technically was and then take the much lesser PR hit for that and it would have nipped all of this in the bud. Many black players and fans would have revolted, openly and in more subtle ways. This was a no-win for the NFL. Hence Baldwin's grumbling now

Hillwilliam -> RE: Doug Baldwin: NFL is sending a message over Kaepernick (8/7/2017 10:24:19 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BoscoX And yeah, let it serve as a lesson. Do as you please, but be prepared to shoulder the consequences You'll be a Libertarian yet. Keep the Democrats out of your wallet and the Republicans out of your bedroom.

MrRodgers -> RE: Doug Baldwin: NFL is sending a message over Kaepernick (8/7/2017 11:14:18 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Hillwilliam quote: ORIGINAL: BoscoX And yeah, let it serve as a lesson. Do as you please, but be prepared to shoulder the consequences You'll be a Libertarian yet. Keep the Democrats out of your wallet and the Republicans out of your bedroom. .....but also keep the republicans out of your children's and grand children's wallet.

MrRodgers -> RE: Doug Baldwin: NFL is sending a message over Kaepernick (8/7/2017 11:40:26 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BamaD quote: ORIGINAL: MrRodgers quote: ORIGINAL: BamaD quote: ORIGINAL: MrRodgers Yea better to let the dog killers, dopers and wife beaters have that second chance. What we are seeing here is the sensitivity of league marketing and image with the game's popularity a player using them as his soap box. Add in disrespect for the somber inspiration of our country's national anthem...and this whole affair becomes even more sensitive. You're right that the owners (league) doesn't give a shit about anything else but their PR and money. This wasn't just a political statement from a player. It was a PR nightmare that the league is trying to get out from under. However, if he were a Michael Vick, Ray Rice or Ray Lewis...he'd be signed already. Michael Vick and company paid for their sins, he is paying for his. Vick et al, committed crimes...real crimes. Kap no crimes, only protested. He has no payment due except to his 'benefactors.' If Mike Glennon can get $44 million, so should Kap. However, Kap is worth $25 million, so he could just tell them to stuff their jobs. Go public full time...fuck football. I wouldn't have signed Vick, funny though how you will argue that crimes shouldn't count once they get out of jail. Kap still hurts the NFL every time he opens his mouth. I did not argue for the criminals allowed back in. It was sarcasm directed at the NFL because they re-signed those that were criminals. The NFL pays no price now at all...he's out. They pay a PR price for assuming that no team should sign him even though any could. Let's see if the Ravens make an offer.

servantforuse -> RE: Doug Baldwin: NFL is sending a message over Kaepernick (8/7/2017 2:00:55 PM)
I think it was football fans that sent a message last year. Not the NFL this year. Viewers were down by some pretty good numbers.

thompsonx -> RE: Doug Baldwin: NFL is sending a message over Kaepernick (8/7/2017 2:09:51 PM)
ORIGINAL: BoscoX Free to take a knee and disrespect the flag, since when does a punkassmotherphoquer who never wore a uniform get to decide what is disrespectful and what is not?

BoscoX -> RE: Doug Baldwin: NFL is sending a message over Kaepernick (8/7/2017 2:13:15 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: servantforuse I think it was football fans that sent a message last year. Not the NFL this year. Viewers were down by some pretty good numbers. I am a part of that, I found better things to do than watch Save a lot of Sunday Ticket money that way

thompsonx -> RE: Doug Baldwin: NFL is sending a message over Kaepernick (8/7/2017 2:15:50 PM)
ORIGINAL: kdsub I think there is no doubt that he is being blackballed and I am personally glad he is. I am certainly not against anyone standing up for their beliefs As long as you approve of the method they use. even if opposed to mine but the way he went about it was wrong in my opinion. That was also the opinion of the king and parliament towards jefferson, adams et al. I would have respected him if he marched in a protest or even vocalized his beliefs on his celebrity stage. Of course you and all of the other racist would.[8\|] I even understand his frustration with our government and how it has changed course on race relations in the new administration. However I can't abide someone who disrespects those that have died for his rights. What a total crock of shit. No one has died for that man's rights?

thompsonx -> RE: Doug Baldwin: NFL is sending a message over Kaepernick (8/7/2017 2:18:27 PM)
ORIGINAL: BamaD Michael Vick and company paid for their sins, he is paying for his. Only in alabama is exercising ones constitutional rights considered a sin.

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