Quote:LOL.  Reminds me of Muhamad Ali's take on why he decided to protest the draft of Vietnam.  He said no Viet-cong ever called him a derogatory name...

 

 

Now we have athletes that want to make a peaceful statement and that's the reason you think ratings are down?  The number or nimrods that don't watch football because a few of the players kneel for the anthem would not make a blip on the ratings.  There just aren't that many ignorant people out there that are also football fans.  Dont get me wrong, there are quite a few.  But they aren't turning off the TV on Sundays at a level that would make a difference to the ratings.

 

No.  The cheating of the patriots, the feeling that the refs create outcomes that are desired by the NFL, too many penalties, and the fact that the game is becoming less and less football and more like Ultimate Frisbee is the reason for the lack of ratings this year.

 

You continue to astound me...  Ali was protesting conscription into the Army at a time when people who looked like him weren't being allowed to VOTE!  

 

C. Kaep is regurgitating crap that he heard from his GF.  Anytime he is given the floor he just says "this needs to be addressed" the lack of substance is only usurped by the efforts of some to paint over his shortcomings and speak for him to prop up the (movement).  

 

The core demographic for the NFL is still a lot of red blooded Americans who actually like this country.  First it was being beaten to death about Michael Sam, now it's about beating us down with the anthem.  What's next?  

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