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Author:  newper [ Wed May 23, 2018 11:31 am ]
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https://nflcommunications.com/Pages/Sta ... l----.aspx

Officially done with the kneeling during the anthem -- club and players/personnel face disciplinary action and fines.

Author:  DAC [ Wed May 23, 2018 11:37 am ]
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Good business move for the NFL

Author:  Terry's Peeps [ Wed May 23, 2018 11:39 am ]
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:lol:

Idiotic thing to do. But what else do you expect from Ol' Roger.

Author:  jimmypasta [ Wed May 23, 2018 11:42 am ]
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Bout time the NFL took a stand against these Godless Commies!

Author:  Jaw Breaker [ Wed May 23, 2018 11:46 am ]
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Sounds similar to the NBA policy that's been in place for a while (but was collectively bargained--will the NFLPA push back?).

Author:  tommy [ Wed May 23, 2018 11:54 am ]
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Bernsie says that the controversy is not what harmed the NFL's ratings. Have no idea if this is true or not.

Author:  Don Tiny [ Wed May 23, 2018 12:00 pm ]
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Maybe just go back to doing the stupid anthem shit then having the players come out ... you know, like they did forever before getting that sweet DoD money. College still does it this way and nobody seems to be squirting their skirt about it.

Or, get rid of the anthem and replace it with James Brown's Living In America and have the cheerleaders and players come out dancing to it.

Either one works for me.

Author:  Don Tiny [ Wed May 23, 2018 12:03 pm ]
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tommy wrote:
Bernsie says that the controversy is not what harmed the NFL's ratings. Have no idea if this is true or not.

It's not. General disinterest in the game (in part because of the over-saturation of commercials) and cord-cutting & streaming reducing/skewing viewership numbers would seem to have a far greater effect than loudmouthed crackers that claim they won't watch football again (which I'm sure 90%+ were either lying or came back within a few weeks).

Author:  badrogue17 [ Wed May 23, 2018 12:11 pm ]
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tommy wrote:
Bernsie says that the controversy is not what harmed the NFL's ratings. Have no idea if this is true or not.

I wouldn’t exactly call Lil Danny a competent authority on why things lose ratings would you ?

Author:  newper [ Wed May 23, 2018 12:11 pm ]
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Don Tiny wrote:
Or, get rid of the anthem and replace it with James Brown's Living In America and have the cheerleaders and players come out dancing to it.

November should be James Brown Month and the NFL should do this.

Author:  badrogue17 [ Wed May 23, 2018 12:12 pm ]
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Tough shit for the kneelers . We all have work rules we don’t like that we have to abide by . Deal with it or quit .

Author:  Regular Reader [ Wed May 23, 2018 12:14 pm ]
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Don Tiny wrote:
Maybe just go back to doing the stupid anthem shit then having the players come out ... you know, like they did forever before getting that sweet DoD money. College still does it this way and nobody seems to be squirting their skirt about it.

Or, get rid of the anthem.


Agreed. :D

And deduct all money spent in this endeavor from this year's military's budget imo.

Author:  ZephMarshack [ Wed May 23, 2018 12:14 pm ]
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Would players who kneel before the anthem still get fined? That seemed to equally upset the many people who booed them even when they subsequently did stand for the anthem and definitely shows this was all about respecting the flag and anthem and nothing else.

Author:  badrogue17 [ Wed May 23, 2018 12:15 pm ]
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Regular Reader wrote:
Don Tiny wrote:
Maybe just go back to doing the stupid anthem shit then having the players come out ... you know, like they did forever before getting that sweet DoD money. College still does it this way and nobody seems to be squirting their skirt about it.

Or, get rid of the anthem.


Agreed. :D

And deduct all money spent in this endeavor from this year's military's budget imo.

Nah, give it to the cheerleaders

Author:  Frank Coztansa [ Wed May 23, 2018 12:17 pm ]
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I'd rather the NFL worry about fixing catch/no catch, terrible penalty calls, lengthy replays, and bullshit roughing penalties than what happens during the National Anthem.

Author:  Terry's Peeps [ Wed May 23, 2018 12:20 pm ]
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MANY snowflakes will be happy by this ruling.

Author:  Regular Reader [ Wed May 23, 2018 12:22 pm ]
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badrogue17 wrote:
Tough shit for the kneelers . We all have work rules we don’t like that we have to abide by . Deal with it or quit .


It would be great if the NFLPA could simply have the players quit en masse (as their contracts expire and form their own league apart from the McCaskeys/Maras/McNairs/etc. The owners by and large don't own their own stadiums and the do nothing middle men could be exorcised.

And I'm certain that guys like Jerry Jones, Kronke and the others who actually have vested interests in their real estate would jump at not being bogged down by the welfare queens in Ohio, Arizona, San Diego or Florida.

Author:  Regular Reader [ Wed May 23, 2018 12:22 pm ]
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badrogue17 wrote:
Regular Reader wrote:
Don Tiny wrote:
Maybe just go back to doing the stupid anthem shit then having the players come out ... you know, like they did forever before getting that sweet DoD money. College still does it this way and nobody seems to be squirting their skirt about it.

Or, get rid of the anthem.


Agreed. :D

And deduct all money spent in this endeavor from this year's military's budget imo.

Nah, give it to the cheerleaders


I could live with that too :lol: :lol:

Author:  DAC [ Wed May 23, 2018 12:34 pm ]
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Terry's Peeps wrote:
MANY snowflakes will be happy by this ruling.


Exactly. All those patriots will not have to get upset when a black man kneels during the anthem.

Author:  Caller Bob [ Wed May 23, 2018 12:45 pm ]
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badrogue17 wrote:
Tough shit for the kneelers . We all have work rules we don’t like that we have to abide by . Deal with it or quit .



The rules say cops shouldn't shoot unarmed black people, but they have trouble it seems abiding by that.

Author:  Zippy-The-Pinhead [ Wed May 23, 2018 12:53 pm ]
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Don Tiny wrote:
tommy wrote:
Bernsie says that the controversy is not what harmed the NFL's ratings. Have no idea if this is true or not.

It's not. General disinterest in the game (in part because of the over-saturation of commercials) and cord-cutting & streaming reducing/skewing viewership numbers would seem to have a far greater effect than loudmouthed crackers that claim they won't watch football again (which I'm sure 90%+ were either lying or came back within a few weeks).

Exactly. Ratings are down across the board due to the ridiculous amount of choices as well as the many options for viewing which are not easily measured by Nielsen.

As a side note, it's funny how many people want to attribute lower ratings to the kneeling controversy but fail to note the dramatic fall off in the always patriotic world of Nascar. From a related article in the Guardian...
Still, things could be worse for the NFL. It could be Nascar. A decade ago the sport emerged as an unlikely challenger to pro football’s small-screen primacy, attracting nearly 20 million viewers to the 2006 Daytona 500. But Nascar has lost more than 45% of its audience since then, according to Nielsen.

Author:  badrogue17 [ Wed May 23, 2018 12:57 pm ]
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Caller Bob wrote:
badrogue17 wrote:
Tough shit for the kneelers . We all have work rules we don’t like that we have to abide by . Deal with it or quit .



The rules say cops shouldn't shoot unarmed black people, but they have trouble it seems abiding by that.

Really ? Show me the rule where it says that .

Author:  Regular Reader [ Wed May 23, 2018 12:59 pm ]
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badrogue17 wrote:
Caller Bob wrote:
badrogue17 wrote:
Tough shit for the kneelers . We all have work rules we don’t like that we have to abide by . Deal with it or quit .



The rules say cops shouldn't shoot unarmed black people, but they have trouble it seems abiding by that.

Really ? Show me the rule where it says that .


You're an ass :lol: :lol: :lol:

Author:  WaitingforRuffcorn [ Wed May 23, 2018 1:01 pm ]
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It's impossible to say the protests did not affect the ratings. So when they go down people are going to want someone to blame.

Author:  Caller Bob [ Wed May 23, 2018 1:02 pm ]
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badrogue17 wrote:
Caller Bob wrote:
badrogue17 wrote:
Tough shit for the kneelers . We all have work rules we don’t like that we have to abide by . Deal with it or quit .



The rules say cops shouldn't shoot unarmed black people, but they have trouble it seems abiding by that.

Really ? Show me the rule where it says that .

It says it in the Bible,(It's against it).

Author:  Terry's Peeps [ Wed May 23, 2018 1:03 pm ]
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Author:  rogers park bryan [ Wed May 23, 2018 1:18 pm ]
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badrogue17 wrote:
Tough shit for the kneelers . We all have work rules we don’t like that we have to abide by . Deal with it or quit .

Putting you down as "anti-union"

Author:  badrogue17 [ Wed May 23, 2018 1:19 pm ]
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rogers park bryan wrote:
badrogue17 wrote:
Tough shit for the kneelers . We all have work rules we don’t like that we have to abide by . Deal with it or quit .

Putting you down as "anti-union"

:lol: Don’t tell my steward .

Author:  rogers park bryan [ Wed May 23, 2018 1:22 pm ]
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Guessing players who feel compelled to protest will just find another way?

Author:  Frank Coztansa [ Wed May 23, 2018 1:35 pm ]
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rogers park bigfan wrote:
guessing players who fell compelled to PROTEST will just find another way?

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