Doc Brown Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 This whole stupid controversy could've been prevented if Goodell laid down the law saying all teams are required to stand for the anthem right after Kaepernick knelled. He sucks as a commissioner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 This whole stupid controversy could've been prevented if Goodell laid down the law saying all teams are required to stand for the anthem right after Kaepernick knelled. He sucks as a commissioner. Roger gets 300 strikes at the plate for the NFL Picnic softball game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 This whole stupid controversy could've been prevented if Goodell laid down the law saying all teams are required to stand for the anthem right after Kaepernick knelled. He sucks as a commissioner. he is to the owners bidding. !@#$s like Arthur blank would be wildly against this and Blank is worth Ko Simpson levels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 This whole stupid controversy could've been prevented if Goodell laid down the law saying all teams are required to stand for the anthem right after Kaepernick knelled. He sucks as a commissioner. Roger gets 300 strikes at the plate for the NFL Picnic softball game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 This whole stupid controversy could've been prevented if Goodell laid down the law saying all teams are required to stand for the anthem right after Kaepernick knelled. He sucks as a commissioner. Force compliance?? Take away the freedom to kneel to salute the fight for freedom? That's what they are going to do. Can't see how anything could go wrong there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Force compliance?? Take away the freedom to kneel to salute the fight for freedom? That's what they are going to do. Can't see how anything could go wrong there! Don't stand there with respect, don't get paid. if you are a scrub, then you are cut for the rest of your life. Good riddance! not a good thing to raise generations telling them you have all the rights you can imagine and zero responsibilities attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Force compliance?? Take away the freedom to kneel to salute the fight for freedom? That's what they are going to do. Can't see how anything could go wrong there! They are at work, not on their own time. The company wants them to stand during the anthem in order to satisfy a paying sponsor ( the US military) and to not offend a portion of the customers ( the fan base). What's wrong with that? It's America, the NFL is a business. They can work somewhere else if the rules aren't to their liking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 They are at work, not on their own time. The company wants them to stand during the anthem in order to satisfy a paying sponsor ( the US military) and to not offend a portion of the customers ( the fan base). What's wrong with that? It's America, the NFL is a business. They can work somewhere else if the rules aren't to their liking.don't waste your time with tibs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 don't waste your time with tibs sometimes it is amusing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 This whole stupid controversy could've been prevented if Goodell laid down the law saying all teams are required to stand for the anthem right after Kaepernick knelled. He sucks as a commissioner. Every time people marvel at this mess the league has created I remind them: these are the same people who can't define "catch." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Every time people marvel at this mess the league has created I remind them: these are the same people who can't define "catch." Ha ha, an instant replay to determine whether a player was fully standing. A bubble player might take a knee just to get kicked off the team and sue. Lol! Forcing people to stand for the Stars and Stripes and then complaining that the people that killed American soldiers should keep their racist statues. Pathetic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Ha ha, an instant replay to determine whether a player was fully standing. A bubble player might take a knee just to get kicked off the team and sue. Lol! Forcing people to stand for the Stars and Stripes and then complaining that the people that killed American soldiers should keep their racist statues. Pathetic Sue on what grounds? They are at work. Free to work elsewhere if they don't like the rules the employer sets for them while on the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 go ahead and sue, your career is finished, now you can go and sell used cars if you have the brains to do even that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Sue on what grounds? They are at work. Free to work elsewhere if they don't like the rules the employer sets for them while on the job. A whole bunch of grounds. First off, there are no players in the league that have signed contracts to stand at the anthem. Plus, there job is to play football, not promote partisan patriotic gestures for the president, and yes, this is the president doing this. And a whole bunch of other ways too. You guys just get butt hurt too easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Drawing a line in the sand over how modern day barbarians act before bashing each others brains in. The puppet masters are doing really well tugging on those strings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 A whole bunch of grounds. First off, there are no players in the league that have signed contracts to stand at the anthem. Plus, there job is to play football, not promote partisan patriotic gestures for the president, and yes, this is the president doing this. And a whole bunch of other ways too. You guys just get butt hurt too easy they are part of a "club" which has exclusionary rules if you want membership as such you give up certain rights that you have as a private citizen figures a libtard like you would thinking of suing everybody when you get what coming justly to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 This whole stupid controversy could've been prevented if Goodell laid down the law saying all teams are required to stand for the anthem right after Kaepernick knelled. He sucks as a commissioner. They aren't required to stand. @NickiJhabvala NFL's Joe Lockhart on league's game operations manual: "It doesn't say the players must stand. It says the players should stand." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 A whole bunch of grounds. First off, there are no players in the league that have signed contracts to stand at the anthem. Plus, there job is to play football, not promote partisan patriotic gestures for the president, and yes, this is the president doing this. And a whole bunch of other ways too. You guys just get butt hurt too easy You are far off base, as usual. They have signed contracts to play football. There are of course many other rules that the employer has the right to set for those representing the company to the public. This is not about the President at all. The NFL has a monetary agreement with the US military that was designed to increase recruitment. That is the only reason the players are on the field during the anthem at all. The military wants them to stand. The league could just do away with the agreement and say , keep the players inside during the anthem. The league is a business, not a platform for personal expression by its employees. They are in business to make money, and that means not offending their customers is a sound business decision. They aren't required to stand. @NickiJhabvala NFL's Joe Lockhart on league's game operations manual: "It doesn't say the players must stand. It says the players should stand." This is old news. Everyone is aware of this. The league could change that going forward if they wish. They left a loophole that has caused them a PR problem and now would like to close it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 NFL Owners Considering Rule Change Requiring Players to Stand for National Anthem The owners will discuss the possibility of changing the rule in a meeting next week. https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/10/10/national-anthem-nfl-owners-rule-change-players-stand-update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 (edited) You are far off base, as usual. They have signed contracts to play football. There are of course many other rules that the employer has the right to set for those representing the company to the public. This is not about the President at all. The NFL has a monetary agreement with the US military that was designed to increase recruitment. That is the only reason the players are on the field during the anthem at all. The military wants them to stand. The league could just do away with the agreement and say , keep the players inside during the anthem. The league is a business, not a platform for personal expression by its employees. They are in business to make money, and that means not offending their customers is a sound business decision. This is old news. Everyone is aware of this. The league could change that going forward if they wish. They left a loophole that has caused them a PR problem and now would like to close it. Not everyone with some still saying they are required to stand. We'll see if they actually change the language. Goodell's memo from today: This is the full text of Goodell’s memo released Tuesday: “We live in a country that can feel very divided. Sports, and especially the NFL, brings people together and lets them set aside those divisions, at least for a few hours. The current dispute over the National Anthem is threatening to erode the unifying power of our game, and is now dividing us, and our players, from many fans across the country. I’m very proud of our players and owners who have done the hard work over the past year to listen, understand and attempt to address the underlying issues within their communities. At our September committee meetings, we heard directly from several players about why these issues are so important to them and how we can support their work. And last week, we met with the leadership of the NFLPA and more players to advance the dialogue. Like many of our fans, we believe that everyone should stand for the National Anthem. It is an important moment in our game. We want to honor our flag and our country, and our fans expect that of us. We also care deeply about our players and respect their opinions and concerns about critical social issue. The controversy over the Anthem is a barrier to having honest conversations and making real progress on the underlying issues. We need to move past this controversy, and we we want to do that together with our players. Building on many discussion with clubs and players, we have worked to develop a plan that we will review with you at next week’s League meeting. This would include such elements as an in-season platform to promote the work of our players on these core issues, and that will help to promote positive change in our country. We want to ensure that any work at the League level is consistent with the work that each club is doing in its own community, and that we dedicate a platform that can enable these initiatives to succeed. Additionally, we will continue the unprecedented dialogue with our players. I expect and look forward to a full and open discussion of these issues when we meet next week in New York. Everyone involved in the game needs to come together on a path forward to continue to be a force for good within our communities, protect the game, and preserve our relationship with fans throughout the country. The NFL is at its best when we ourselves are united. In that spirit, let’s resolve that next week we will meet this challenge in a unified and positive way.” Edited October 11, 2017 by 26CornerBlitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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