(08-25-2017, 01:32 PM)Caldrac Wrote:

(08-25-2017, 01:07 PM)FJohnson Wrote: The only thing that is going to unite the fan base is winning. If a new QB can do that, that is the right direction to take.

I doubt it. I've heard plenty of people here that will flat out boycott and not even bother watching or showing up to support this team if he's signed. Regardless of wins. I honestly don't mind him being here. Doesn't bother me. I may not like all of the things he's done and said during his protest but it's his right to protest and do what he did. 

But... this is a very, very volatile and interesting situation to be apart of.

I read an interesting article about an interview with hall of fame great Jim Brown. Brown was an activist himself, but he worked for change in a positive way. When asked about Kap, he said that while he respects Kap's right to protest, he considered what he did a foolish action that brought negative attention to himself and did little for the cause for which he (Kap) was supposedly protesting. Brown pointed out that if you're going to be a professional athlete that you have to be intelligent in the public spot light. He views Kap' action (and others like him) as not being very smart. He also said that he (Brown) would never do something, nor encourage others to do something, that is disrespectful to our flag and country. Now that's someone whom I respect!

Kap, on the other hand, simply isn't that good as a quarterback. If he was, he would still be playing for San Francisco. He got beat out by Blaine Gabbert! On top of this, he is a distraction, and a bad one.

I see what Shad said as a way of side stepping the question about Kap by laying the responsibility on the 'football people'.

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