(09-25-2017 05:07 PM)miko33 Wrote: I don't believe the Steelers were making a political statement by sitting out the national anthem. I believe Tomlin tried to apply the "wisdom of Solomon" and thus have the Steelers not come down on the side of supporting the national anthem or the side of Colin Kaepernik. After his players were split on how to respond to the tweets by Trump, the tried to take them out of the situation. Unfortunately, it backfired.
Best answer was to have 100% of the team out for the national anthem all standing and showing respect. I believe a large portion of the NFL fanbase - if not a majority of them - are patriotic by nature. NASCAR was smart and nixed it before it could even germinate and grow. Too bad the NFL was too stupid to know who their fans are and what they stand for.
What makes the NFL look really ba din all of this is that they would not let Dallas players put a sticker on their helmet when the police were shot in the city because of "uniform rules"... But they let this ******* get away with breaking written NFL rules
The NFL Game operations manual, not the rule book, says...
"‘During the National Anthem, players on the field and bench area should stand at attention, face the flag, hold helmets in their left hand, and refrain from talking. The home team should ensure that the American flag is in good condition. It should be pointed out to players and coaches that we continue to be judged by the public in this area of respect for the flag and our country. Failure to be on the field by the start of the National Anthem may result in discipline, such as fines, suspensions, and/or the forfeiture of draft choice(s) for violations of the above, including first offenses.’"
(09-27-2017 05:07 AM)swagsurfer11 Wrote: Tomlin made the right decision. Standing or kneeling, they had a football game to focus on. That's what they get paid for.
Yup and every coach pretty much let their players decide how to handle this.
Gee, I wonder why Tomlin got the brunt of the criticism.
(09-27-2017 05:07 AM)swagsurfer11 Wrote: Tomlin made the right decision. Standing or kneeling, they had a football game to focus on. That's what they get paid for.
Yup and every coach pretty much let their players decide how to handle this.
Gee, I wonder why Tomlin got the brunt of the criticism.
What makes him different than most other coaches.
Gee wiz for the life of me I can't figure it out.
Maybe because he was dishing out loads of criticism before hand.
(09-27-2017 05:07 AM)swagsurfer11 Wrote: Tomlin made the right decision. Standing or kneeling, they had a football game to focus on. That's what they get paid for.
Yup and every coach pretty much let their players decide how to handle this.
Gee, I wonder why Tomlin got the brunt of the criticism.
What makes him different than most other coaches.
Gee wiz for the life of me I can't figure it out.
Maybe because he was dishing out loads of criticism before hand.
But you're implying something else. Right?
Dishing out loads of criticism before hand?
This is the first I've heard of it do you have a link for that?
(09-27-2017 05:07 AM)swagsurfer11 Wrote: Tomlin made the right decision. Standing or kneeling, they had a football game to focus on. That's what they get paid for.
Yup and every coach pretty much let their players decide how to handle this.
Gee, I wonder why Tomlin got the brunt of the criticism.
What makes him different than most other coaches.
Gee wiz for the life of me I can't figure it out.
Maybe because he was dishing out loads of criticism before hand.
But you're implying something else. Right?
Dishing out loads of criticism before hand?
This is the first I've heard of it do you have a link for that?
Yeah, it was in the news. Plus there are videos of it all over the place.
He got irate because one of the players didn't stay with the team.
(09-27-2017 05:07 AM)swagsurfer11 Wrote: Tomlin made the right decision. Standing or kneeling, they had a football game to focus on. That's what they get paid for.
Yup and every coach pretty much let their players decide how to handle this.
Gee, I wonder why Tomlin got the brunt of the criticism.
What makes him different than most other coaches.
Gee wiz for the life of me I can't figure it out.
Maybe because he was dishing out loads of criticism before hand.
But you're implying something else. Right?
Dishing out loads of criticism before hand?
This is the first I've heard of it do you have a link for that?
Yeah, it was in the news. Plus there are videos of it all over the place.
He got irate because one of the players didn't stay with the team.
Did you not see that?
That was after the fact. You said he was criticizing before hand.
