(09-10-2020 04:31 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  

Quote:The vast majority of people don’t plan on watching NFL games if players kneel, according to a Twitter poll.

The first game of the 2020 season is Thursday night when the Chiefs and Texans play, and there’s a good chance we could see players kneel during the national anthem.

I asked people in a Twitter poll if they’d tune out in the event of kneeling, and the results weren’t close at all.

Of the 4,850 voters, 86.7% voted that they would stop watching if players take a knee during the anthem.

See, this is what happens when you turn sports into a political debate. I think it’s fair to say the average man in America likes football.

At the very least, the average man in the Midwest and in the South likes football. We grow up with it, many people play it as kids and it’s part of our cultural DNA.

So, it’s not that people have all of a sudden started hating football. It’s just that people don’t want sports to become political debates and arguments about the national anthem.

Football is about scoring touchdowns, getting stops on defense and winning games. It’s not a time to air your grievances with America.

If players actually feel that way, then take it to social media. I’m incredibly supportive of players using their platforms, but during the game isn’t the time or place.

They’re employees, and they’re paid to play football. They’re not paid to become political activists. Clearly, the American public has grown tired of sports becoming ultra political.

We’ll see what happens Thursday night, but I think there’s a high chance players will take a knee. I hope I’m wrong, but I have a feeling I won’t be.

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Actually---to me, sports is a place where we can escape from the drudgery and unpleasantness of real life and just enjoy rooting for our team. Furthermore---its a place where everyone--Democrat, Republican, Independent, black, white, hispanic, immigrant, rich, poor, young, old and all others--can unite as fans who simply want "their" team to win.

Mixing in politics and real life with sports ruins one its most endearing aspects--its ability to unify everyone under a single team logo. Instead, when you inject politics, you create division (not unity) and you likely anger half your audience. Even if you're not outright angering a portion of your audience---you sure as hell arent entertaining them. Preachy people dont tend to be entertaining. They typically just annoying....and you generally dont like spending a lot of time being told how crappy you are. At the very least---mixing all these overt in your face political messages is kinda like making an educational movie. A guy looking to make an "educational" movie rarely can create as fun of a final product as the guy who simply starts with the intent to make a movie designed purely for enjoyment and entertainment.

(09-10-2020 10:16 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  

lol...they got a real life lesson the world view presented on CNN and MSNBC is just more fake news.

The average NFL employee makes 2.7 million dollars a year doing their job performing in a child’s game. I commend the NFL’s paying customers for voicing their disappointment with the product they paid for. It’s called business.

(09-10-2020 07:19 PM)fsquid Wrote:  

(09-10-2020 07:15 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

Sacrifice for the greater good.

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Facepalm

NOTHING good comes from celebrating a rapist. The man was shot because he VIOLENTLY resisted arrested and orders to stand down even with guns pointed at him. Only a fool sees this rapist as a victim of injustice.

(09-11-2020 05:02 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  Facepalm

NOTHING good comes from celebrating a rapist. The man was shot because he VIOLENTLY resisted arrested and orders to stand down even with guns pointed at him. Only a fool sees this rapist as a victim of injustice.

So you're saying half our country are fools?

And I'm certainly not arguing with you. :)

(09-11-2020 05:10 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  

(09-11-2020 05:02 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  Facepalm

NOTHING good comes from celebrating a rapist. The man was shot because he VIOLENTLY resisted arrested and orders to stand down even with guns pointed at him. Only a fool sees this rapist as a victim of injustice.

So you're saying half our country are fools?

And I'm certainly not arguing with you. :)

lol

I think its more like a 1/4 to a 1/3rd who see him as a victim.

All in all I thought they did a good job of not pushing the BLM Marxist crap too far. There was a little of it but nothing like watching the NBA.

They know public sentiment is against hyper politicizing the NFL.

(09-10-2020 04:31 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  

Quote:The vast majority of people don’t plan on watching NFL games if players kneel, according to a Twitter poll.

The first game of the 2020 season is Thursday night when the Chiefs and Texans play, and there’s a good chance we could see players kneel during the national anthem.

I asked people in a Twitter poll if they’d tune out in the event of kneeling, and the results weren’t close at all.

Of the 4,850 voters, 86.7% voted that they would stop watching if players take a knee during the anthem.

See, this is what happens when you turn sports into a political debate. I think it’s fair to say the average man in America likes football.

At the very least, the average man in the Midwest and in the South likes football. We grow up with it, many people play it as kids and it’s part of our cultural DNA.

So, it’s not that people have all of a sudden started hating football. It’s just that people don’t want sports to become political debates and arguments about the national anthem.

Football is about scoring touchdowns, getting stops on defense and winning games. It’s not a time to air your grievances with America.

If players actually feel that way, then take it to social media. I’m incredibly supportive of players using their platforms, but during the game isn’t the time or place.

They’re employees, and they’re paid to play football. They’re not paid to become political activists. Clearly, the American public has grown tired of sports becoming ultra political.

We’ll see what happens Thursday night, but I think there’s a high chance players will take a knee. I hope I’m wrong, but I have a feeling I won’t be.

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You seriously cited a ******* twitter poll?

(09-10-2020 07:12 PM)fsquid Wrote:  Did someone really use a Twitter poll to confirm their biases?

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And then actually thought it should be a thread here. SMH

Tom, you really have devolved into one of the cheapest and simplest trolls on the board. You literally bring nothing of value anymore. Just snide, child like trolling in every single thread.

(09-11-2020 05:47 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  Tom, you really have devolved into one of the cheapest and simplest trolls on the board. You literally bring nothing of value anymore. Just snide, child like trolling in every single thread.

IT'S A TWITTER POLL. Talk about cheap and simple trolling.

(09-10-2020 07:16 PM)Bronco14 Wrote:  BelieveAllWomen was a fraud

Only if it benefits the Dems cause.

As we've seen if a woman comes out against any Dem, the Dem is the victim and the accuser was asking for it.

(09-10-2020 07:44 PM)fsquid Wrote:  Moment of unity booed. Of course these are the same people that do the tomahawk chop.

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I don't think they were booing the "moment of unity". I think they were booing the SJ politicization propaganda.

(09-11-2020 06:31 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(09-11-2020 05:47 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  Tom, you really have devolved into one of the cheapest and simplest trolls on the board. You literally bring nothing of value anymore. Just snide, child like trolling in every single thread.

IT'S A TWITTER POLL. Talk about cheap and simple trolling.

I'm not talking about this one thread, I'm talking about ALL your posts now. You have totally devolved into the worst and most simple types of troll there is.

Its not an attack, its just an honest observation that you may not be self aware of.

You have totally devolved into one of the worst and cheapest trolls on the board. The dramatic change is undeniable.

Why are they still doing the anthem?

(09-11-2020 09:00 AM)Ohio Poly Wrote:  Why are they still doing the anthem?

Go outside and apologize to the trees that are working to provide you oxygen.

(09-10-2020 05:17 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  A Twitter poll from an opinion writer from the Daily Caller...
#seemslegit

No different than the leftist polls

(09-10-2020 07:44 PM)fsquid Wrote:  Moment of unity booed. Of course these are the same people that do the tomahawk chop.

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I wish they would have asked some of the fans why the booed.

My guess is most of them would say, "Um, well, I heard that other guy, over yonder booing, so I did too."

(09-11-2020 08:56 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  

(09-11-2020 06:31 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(09-11-2020 05:47 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  Tom, you really have devolved into one of the cheapest and simplest trolls on the board. You literally bring nothing of value anymore. Just snide, child like trolling in every single thread.

IT'S A TWITTER POLL. Talk about cheap and simple trolling.

I'm not talking about this one thread, I'm talking about ALL your posts now. You have totally devolved into the worst and most simple types of troll there is.

Its not an attack, its just an honest observation that you may not be self aware of.

You have totally devolved into one of the worst and cheapest trolls on the board. The dramatic change is undeniable.

This ^^^^