Kaepernick Black-balled?

[PlayoffsPlease]

When are they going to stop blackballing Tim Tebow? 

[H2o]

24 minutes ago, Alphadawg7 said:

 

Again...worst roster in the NFL...worst coaching in the NFL (and one of worst ever in Chip Kelly).  With Harbaugh, he was pretty good.  The last 2 years his HC's were Jim Tomsula (someone no one here even knows who he is) and Chip Kelly (one the worst to ever roam an NFL sideline).  

 

So again, its pretty silly to put it all on Kap with an awful roster and worse coaching around a young QB.  Now I am not saying he is a top tier QB or anything, but the stats over his career show he was worthy of an NFL roster spot.  I mean we are talking about a league that still employs Nate Pickerman and Mike Glennon (on the same team mind you) for instance.  

 

Its not like someone is arguing he should be the corner stone of a franchise...but he is undeniably good enough to play in the NFL, and when he last played it was still better than several of the QBs who have seen the field this year.  Thats my point.  

 

Its pretty unfair to validate denying him a job just because he is not part of the highest tier of said job.  Their are over 70 QB's on NFL rosters right now, its not a stretch to say he is better than more than half of those QB's and worthy of a backup QB spot.  

I wouldn't have a problem with him being in the NFL. Like I said, Kudos to him and his girlfriend for flipping it. I actually think she is more the brains behind it all. He has gotten more rich off of it than he likely would have playing the game itself at this point. Hopefully the intent was to actually make a difference and not just find an angle. The reason I find it a bit suspect is because he was adopted and raised by a white family, where he had a good life by all accounts and was brought up in a loving home.

 

I'm also not saying I believe every QB on an NFL roster is better than him. They are clearly not. I also agree with your stance as to how guys like Tyreke Hill, Joe Mixon, Kareem Hunt, Michael Vick, and numerous other have or had NFL jobs after their situations. It's a double standard. The NFL is a talent based presentation though and talent trumps controversy. Teams don't feel that his talent level at this point is worth the circus that would surround it, especially for a guy who is going to be your backup more than likely (except in Miami).

 

Another angle to look at it is from the business standpoint. The NFL owners paid him somewhere between $60,000,000-$80,000,000 in a settlement. Now he expects those same owners, any of those owners, to willfully sign him to a contract? Say you or I sued our place of employment for whatever and won a substantial case. Do you think that company is going to then welcome you back to your old position with open arms? No, definitely not. Chump change to them overall or not, you have now become a pariah. We would never be welcomed there again. This is likely the same stance by the NFL. Being able to work somewhere is a privilege, not a right, for any of us. We can't walk in somewhere and tell them they have to give us a job. They don't have to give us squat. We can call and ask around, ala he and his agent, but that doesn't mean it will happen just because we may be more qualified than some others already there. 

Edited October 16, 2019 by H2o

[klos63]

1 hour ago, Rob's House said:

I'd have a lot more respect for Kaepernick supporters if they were honest about why they support him, and applied that principle consistently.

Conversely, I might have respect for the anti Kaep crowd if they admitted he's being blackballed and stop telling untruths. He hasn't been offered a contract, hasn't been offered a tryout,  his ability has nothing to do with him not getting an opportunity, that must be very obvious to anyone who wants to discuss facts here. Every crappy QB in the last few years gets opportunities, tryouts at the very least.

[Orlando Tim]

I thought we had consensus-stupid topics that have no meaning are reserved for offseason and bye week-which ended yesterday-so why is this topic open?

6 minutes ago, klos63 said:

Conversely, I might have respect for the anti Kaep crowd if they admitted he's being blackballed and stop telling untruths. He hasn't been offered a contract, hasn't been offered a tryout,  his ability has nothing to do with him not getting an opportunity, that must be very obvious to anyone who wants to discuss facts here. Every crappy QB in the last few years gets opportunities, tryouts at the very least.

https://dailycaller.com/2017/08/07/nfl-source-kaepernick-turned-down-at-least-1-contract-to-play-up-the-race-card/

and

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/may/24/colin-kaepernick-seattle-seahawks-workout-nfl

 

those took me less than one minute-he has tried out and failed and was offered a contract.

[EasternOHBillsFan]

2 minutes ago, Buffalo Timmy said:

I thought we had consensus-stupid topics that have no meaning are reserved for offseason and bye week-which ended yesterday-so why is this topic open?

 

That's your opinion and not mine. You're not the end all be all of TBD.

[Rob's House]

Just now, klos63 said:

Conversely, I might have respect for the anti Kaep crowd if they admitted he's being blackballed and stop telling untruths. He hasn't been offered a contract, hasn't been offered a tryout,  his ability has nothing to do with him not getting an opportunity, that must be very obvious to anyone who wants to discuss facts here. Every crappy QB in the last few years gets opportunities, tryouts at the very least.

 

How would anyone know if he was being blackballed? It's entirely possible that there is not a single owner in the league that wants to deal with the headache over a borderline starter/backup. See Tim Tebow

[Tenhigh]

2 minutes ago, klos63 said:

Conversely, I might have respect for the anti Kaep crowd if they admitted he's being blackballed and stop telling untruths. He hasn't been offered a contract, hasn't been offered a tryout,  his ability has nothing to do with him not getting an opportunity, that must be very obvious to anyone who wants to discuss facts here. Every crappy QB in the last few years gets opportunities, tryouts at the very least.

He sued the people he claims to want to give him a job. Of course he is getting blackballed. Plus, he's not very good, which makes it a lot easier for the owners to keep blackballkng him.  

[Rico]

LOVE Kaep threads, thanks OP! 

 

No more talent? OK.

Won't work cheap? No problem.

Black-balled? I'm fine with that too.

[klos63]

10 minutes ago, Buffalo Timmy said:

I thought we had consensus-stupid topics that have no meaning are reserved for offseason and bye week-which ended yesterday-so why is this topic open?

https://dailycaller.com/2017/08/07/nfl-source-kaepernick-turned-down-at-least-1-contract-to-play-up-the-race-card/

and

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/may/24/colin-kaepernick-seattle-seahawks-workout-nfl

 

those took me less than one minute-he has tried out and failed and was offered a contract.

Great work  One Minute Timmy, you know what i can find in 1 minute on the internet???? Just about anything.

Did you read the statement from Kaeps agent last week?  Seattle was not a workout, was a meet up, but no on field workout.  He also said he was not offered any contract by any team to turn down.

8 minutes ago, Rob's House said:

 

How would anyone know if he was being blackballed? It's entirely possible that there is not a single owner in the league that wants to deal with the headache over a borderline starter/backup. See Tim Tebow

I guess I see that as being blackballed, but that might not be the correct term. I think no team wants the potential issues that will come up if he is signed. His not being signed has nothing to do with his football skills.

[Green Lightning]

3 hours ago, Never NEVER Give-up said:

If I were him, I'd sue the league for $10MM per year for as many years I felt I could have played plus treble damages.  Very provable, smacks of racism too.

Yawn. He had a gig in San Fran and walked away from it.  He's too busy dissin' Betsy Ross.

[Orlando Tim]

14 minutes ago, klos63 said:

Great work  One Minute Timmy, you know what i can find in 1 minute on the internet???? Just about anything.

Did you read the statement from Kaeps agent last week?  Seattle was not a workout, was a meet up, but no on field workout.  He also said he was not offered any contract by any team to turn down.

I guess I see that as being blackballed, but that might not be the correct term. I think no team wants the potential issues that will come up if he is signed. His not being signed has nothing to do with his football skills.

Kaeps agent is paid to lie so he is not a legitimate source-Ray Lewis spoke of the Ravens situation and he has no reason to lie. Also the meet up was to see if football was his priority which he has stated is not. I agree he is one of the top 60 qbs on planet he is not top 20 and you must be worth the headache which he is not. 

[C.Biscuit97]

My last ever CK posts

 

1) if you say he’s not good enough to be one of the 64 nfl qbs without these, you’re full of crap, have other motives, or just know nothing about football. The 49ers were a joke his last there where Jeremy Kerley was their number 1 receiver and they were terrible after CK.  Yet, he had 16 tds to 4 ints. Of course, some folks here think Matt Barkley is a good qb.

 

2). He’s never getting a shot again.  In a league that gives second chances to women beaters, it’s a terrible message.  It’s also hilarious what some fans choose to get outrage about.

 

3) I don’t care what a player believes politically because why would I?  Personally, I’m fine with Incognito (who probably shouldn’t be in the nfl and has done a million worse things than CK) and Bosa talking about they love Trump as I am with CK and Rosen.  Why this bothers people is insane?  Some fans ignore awful things players do yet this triggers them.  I want the best team of non scumbags.  CK is a better qb (the lay-off is a killer I will say) than Matt Barkley.  

 

4) as much as I think nfl owners are cowards and hypocrites because they just drafted Joe Mixon and Jeffrey Simmons.  But as with everything, it’s a business.  And while women beaters don’t get some fans as fired up as a guy silently taking a knee, right now, as stupid as it is, it’s bad for their business.  So cowardly but that’s all the nfl is about.  He’s done so hopefully he is using his money wisely. 

[PromoTheRobot]

43 minutes ago, Tenhigh said:

The best part of this thread is Promo's autocorrect.  

 

I Swype and try to proofread while I do it. I miss a lot 

[PauleeeWalnuts]

4 hours ago, Never NEVER Give-up said:

If I were him, I'd sue the league for $10MM per year for as many years I felt I could have played plus treble damages.  Very provable, smacks of racism too.

1. He isn't any good

2. He is too much of a distraction and not talented enough to put up with said distraction

3. He already sued and got a settlement 

4. People like you use the word "racism" so much it has lost it's meaning and what it was actually intended for 

5. He OPTED OUT OF HIS CONTRACT AND A BUTT LOAD OF MONEY! He walked away from a team and a contract but no, it's someone else's fault he cant find a job. 

Edited October 16, 2019 by PaulieYayo

[Big Gun]

He opted out of his last contract I think and he has been offered contracts since then and turned them down. He's a jerk, no thanks.

[Mr. WEO]

4 hours ago, Never NEVER Give-up said:

If I were him, I'd sue the league for $10MM per year for as many years I felt I could have played plus treble damages.  Very provable, smacks of racism too.

 

 

He already settled, bro.

 

This is the most stale thread you could ever have started

 

[Alphadawg7]

2 minutes ago, Rob's House said:

 

And there's the rub. 

 

I think you're more consistent than most on this, but this is a fuzzy line between an objective principle and a subjective opinion, because we have different ideas of what is hateful or evil.

 

I don't know that I feel that strongly about it (I'm more glad to be American than proud), but some people have very strong feelings about the flag and the anthem and the country, culture, people, and principles it represents. They see this peaceful protest as a hateful indictment of everything they love and stand for. To them, the implication that America, and specifically white America, is racist and oppressive doesn't sound all that different from how a white nationalist sounds to you.

 

I know you don't share that point of view, and I don't expect you to, but I want you to understand it, because it illustrates just how difficult it is to draw the lines objectively.

 

Its all good, and look everyone has different views and opinions.  So I have no issue with your feeling differently about it and won't try and change your mind either.  Doesn't matter to me that we don't agree, its all good, and I do respect the way you have discussed this thus far and appreciate that.  

 

I do feel a big part of the issue with Kaps story was the media and Trump.  Between the medias appetite to push divisive stories, even elevating them to outlandish versions of what they really were to sell views and clicks, plus Trumps political agenda to keep going hard after this story for his own (and self admitted by Trump) political boost, the truth of what Kap stood up for got lost and mangled along the way.  Because of that, people grew to hate him and the story more because now it was sensationalized to mean things it wasn't like a direct attack on all Americans, our country, military, and that all white people are racists.  None of this was accurate or true.  

 

All this muddying up of what he really started this for really blurred the lines making opinions on this story that more divisive and also more about their own personal connection more than what Kap actually said and did.   

 

Last thing I will say:  Its not fair to project ones personal connection with the flag onto others.  Just because the Flag means something specific to one person does not mean the person next to you is any less American for not sharing the same emotional connection.  His kneeling was never a disrespect towards anyones feelings of the flag, his kneeling was his message that he is not content with where we were as a country, specifically on the matter of social injustice.  Its everyone else that decided to change it to mean he hates Americans and claims all white people are racist.  Something he never actually did or said.  

 

Again, respect to your and your dialogue with me on this today, good convo from two people with differing opinions.  

 

 

 

[PauleeeWalnuts]

And do we really need another Colin effin Kaepernick thread? Who cares about this guy seriously? My God 

[bills11]

I've shared my thoughts before

 

- It's obvious hes getting blackballed..saying hes not good enough is completely disingenuous . He went td for td with brady...beat aaron rodgers in a playoff game with one of the most incredible playoff performances ever...his last season with a decrepit team he had 16 tds 4 ints...at his peak he was a more accurate version of lamar jackson..hes def better than marcus mariotta..and jameis winston and other qbs 

 

- This is purely about money and revenge..the owners feel he cost them money and brought bad publicity down on the league with his protest against police brutality..the president and some of the owners like jerry jones..kept trying to make the protest about the flag when it was about protesting inaction regarding the senseless death of unarmed african americans because they wanted to end it period because it was bad for business.

 

-He wont be in the league ever again despite the nfl employing serial domestic abusers..rapists...child abusers...and people who have actually committed crimes because they blame him for the controversy brought on the league.

 

Go watch his first couple seasons in san fran and then tell me hes not good enough to play in this league..we would be estastic if we got that kinda performance against the patriots from josh that he had.

 

[KollegeStudnet]

I have always wanted him to have another shot. In real-time it is hard to sign him. The media would have a field day with questions on if/when he would start if he signed with the Bills. I do wish him the best. He deserves the right fit. The Bills are not that fit tho. 

Edited October 16, 2019 by KollegeStudnet

[Alphadawg7]

41 minutes ago, H2o said:

I wouldn't have a problem with him being in the NFL. Like I said, Kudos to him and his girlfriend for flipping it. I actually think she is more the brains behind it all. He has gotten more rich off of it than he likely would have playing the game itself at this point. Hopefully the intent was to actually make a difference and not just find an angle. The reason I find it a bit suspect is because he was adopted and raised by a white family, where he had a good life by all accounts and was brought up in a loving home.

 

I'm also not saying I believe every QB on an NFL roster is better than him. They are clearly not. I also agree with your stance as to how guys like Tyreke Hill, Joe Mixon, Kareem Hunt, Michael Vick, and numerous other have or had NFL jobs after their situations. It's a double standard. The NFL is a talent based presentation though and talent trumps controversy. Teams don't feel that his talent level at this point is worth the circus that would surround it, especially for a guy who is going to be your backup more than likely (except in Miami).

 

Another angle to look at it is from the business standpoint. The NFL owners paid him somewhere between $60,000,000-$80,000,000 in a settlement. Now he expects those same owners, any of those owners, to willfully sign him to a contract? Say you or I sued our place of employment for whatever and won a substantial case. Do you think that company is going to then welcome you back to your old position with open arms? No, definitely not. Chump change to them overall or not, you have now become a pariah. We would never be welcomed there again. This is likely the same stance by the NFL. Being able to work somewhere is a privilege, not a right, for any of us. We can't walk in somewhere and tell them they have to give us a job. They don't have to give us squat. We can call and ask around, ala he and his agent, but that doesn't mean it will happen just because we may be more qualified than some others already there. 

 

All good, and I agree with a lot of this, but I do have to say I greatly disagree on the bolded.  

 

Just because he was raised by a white family doesn't mean anything though.  You don't have to be raised in a bad situation to stand up or others who are in a bad situation, so I fail to see any relevance with that point.  I grew up in a normal blue collar family, with white parents (I am half white and half Portuguese) and I think our justice system is flawed and broken in how it relates to minorities too.

 

In fact, I am still pissed off with recent events.  Black woman murdered by a cop in her apartment through a window while she played video games with her kid just because her door was left open?  A black juror getting 10 days in jail because he was late to a trial?  I mean its not shocking to see why people are jaded and upset in how minorities are treated in our justice system, and the stats are scary too.  I mean this stuff is crazy and pisses me off too when I see this kind of thing still happening far too often.

 

And the last thing I would add in response to your hoping he did it for the right reasons:  Kap donated millions of dollars and his time for a long time to his local community and kids long before the kneeling.  In other words, he was living the life of someone who really did care about others and his community and put his money and his time in as proof of that...and long before the kneeling started.  So IMHO, I think he actually gets the benefit of the doubt about him having the right intentions here as it matches his actions before it.  

[Thurman#1]

I don't think he's blackballed. It's less complicated and less nefarious than that.

 

He's just a living walking distraction, and coaches don't want that.

 

I support his political stance totally but I don't want him on the Bills both because he's a distraction and because he's not good enough to help the team out enough to overcome the problems brought by the distractions. Agreed he's absolutely a top 64 guy, but if I were a coach I'd pick a different top 64 guy as my backup, because like McDermott and most (not all but by far most of them) NFL coaches, I think distractions degrade team performance.

Edited October 16, 2019 by Thurman#1

[row_33]

Niners will never be good again after they dumped him

 

[klos63]

7 minutes ago, Teddy KGB said:

 

Riiiiight.   Let’s not pretend he was benched for Blaine Gabbert while earning millions lmao ? ???

Riiiight, Blane Gabbert stinks and played in 8 games for the Titans last season, starting 3.

[bbb]

1 hour ago, Alphadawg7 said:

One thing I will say:  If anyone harbors resentment towards Kap because he did not stand during the National Anthem...then you better be standing for said National Anthem when you are watching the games at home, at the bar, etc too.  Otherwise, you're just a hypocrite.  

 

 

This is such a stupid "take" that I've been seeing these last few years.  Who the ***** ever does that?  

[row_33]

Just now, bbb said:

 

This is such a stupid "take" that I've been seeing these last few years.  Who the ***** ever does that?  

That cat you responded to needs a nap big time

 

 

[bbb]

This is all that anybody needs to know

We were going to close the deal to sign him," Lewis said on Showtime's "Inside the NFL" on Tuesday night. "Steve Bisciotti said, 'I want to hear Colin Kaepernick speak to let me know that he wants to play football.'"

 

"And it never happens because that picture comes up the next day."

The Aug. 2 tweet by Nessa Diab compared a picture of Lewis hugging Bisciotti to a scene from "Django Unchained," in which Samuel L. Jackson as a loyal house slave held Leonardo DiCaprio's cruel plantation owner character.

"His girl [Diab] goes out and put out this racist gesture and doesn't know we are in the back office about to try to get this guy signed," Lewis said. "Steve Bisciotti has said it himself: 'How can you crucify Ray Lewis when Ray Lewis is the one calling for Colin Kaepernick?'"

 

 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/20597810/ray-lewis-said-baltimore-ravens-sign-colin-kaepernick-girlfriend-racist-tweet

The team that was ready to sign him gets that kind of crap?!?

 

[klos63]

51 minutes ago, Buffalo Timmy said:

Kaeps agent is paid to lie so he is not a legitimate source-Ray Lewis spoke of the Ravens situation and he has no reason to lie. Also the meet up was to see if football was his priority which he has stated is not. I agree he is one of the top 60 qbs on planet he is not top 20 and you must be worth the headache which he is not. 

Really?

 

But Ray Lewis, guilty of obstruction of justice in a murder case , a murder that he was likely involved in, is a legitimate source of 'the truth'. Jesus Christ you are over the rainbow.

 

The guy has been working out constantly for 3 years preparing for a chance and somehow you come up with it's not a priority for him?

[bbb]

2 minutes ago, bbb said:

This is all that anybody needs to know

We were going to close the deal to sign him," Lewis said on Showtime's "Inside the NFL" on Tuesday night. "Steve Bisciotti said, 'I want to hear Colin Kaepernick speak to let me know that he wants to play football.'"

 

"And it never happens because that picture comes up the next day."

The Aug. 2 tweet by Nessa Diab compared a picture of Lewis hugging Bisciotti to a scene from "Django Unchained," in which Samuel L. Jackson as a loyal house slave held Leonardo DiCaprio's cruel plantation owner character.

"His girl [Diab] goes out and put out this racist gesture and doesn't know we are in the back office about to try to get this guy signed," Lewis said. "Steve Bisciotti has said it himself: 'How can you crucify Ray Lewis when Ray Lewis is the one calling for Colin Kaepernick?'"

 

 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/20597810/ray-lewis-said-baltimore-ravens-sign-colin-kaepernick-girlfriend-racist-tweet

The team that was ready to sign him gets that kind of crap?!?

 

 

[row_33]

Ray put aside those slight obstacles to win a SB and claim D-man of the year the very next season.

 

[Punching Bag]

2 hours ago, Augie said:

 

If you can get paid like Peterman for a decade for mostly holding the clipboard, you’ve got yourself an AWESOME deal! 

 

Yes but NFLPA does not allow it. Each year the minimum veteran salary goes up but Kaep has never even said he was willing to take minimum amount just complained teams will not sign him even after lawsuit was settled.

[Orlando Tim]

21 minutes ago, klos63 said:

Really?

 

But Ray Lewis, guilty of obstruction of justice in a murder case , a murder that he was likely involved in, is a legitimate source of 'the truth'. Jesus Christ you are over the rainbow.

 

The guy has been working out constantly for 3 years preparing for a chance and somehow you come up with it's not a priority for him?

Two things with Lewis: he has done a lot of good since that night so to stick with that narrative-however true-from 18 years ago is irrelvant. secondly I stated motivation-he had a huge motivation to lie, as does Kaeps agent, but what is his motivation currently to lie?  Third you are just running with his agents words about his workout and lastly why did Seattle not give him a tryout if he was committed to football primarily? I am going to bed so if I get a response I will respond tomorrow. 

[iinii]

Some suits are gonna get rich.

[DocLawless]

5 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said:

Not that I want to go down this road but he’s kind of in the “juice not worth the squeeze category.” Is Kaep one of the best 64 QBs in the world? Yep. Is he good enough to warrant the circus that will follow? Apparently not. 

This. Times 1 billion, for the umpteenth time.

[klos63]

35 minutes ago, Buffalo Timmy said:

Two things with Lewis: he has done a lot of good since that night so to stick with that narrative-however true-from 18 years ago is irrelvant. secondly I stated motivation-he had a huge motivation to lie, as does Kaeps agent, but what is his motivation currently to lie?  Third you are just running with his agents words about his workout and lastly why did Seattle not give him a tryout if he was committed to football primarily? I am going to bed so if I get a response I will respond tomorrow. 

Wow, Lewis likely was involved in a murder, he got rid of the outfit he was wearing that night, blood on his clothing? so he's done well since covering up a murder, great! Kaep has helped a lot of people since his great sin of kneeling, donated a lot of money to causes he believes in. I don't know why Seattle didn't give him a tryout. Didn't Carroll say that Kaep should be in the league and was good enough to play?

54 minutes ago, row_33 said:

Ray put aside those slight obstacles to win a SB and claim D-man of the year the very next season.

 

'slight' obstacles?  Criminally obstructing a murder investigation, to this day, unsolved.

1 hour ago, bbb said:

This is all that anybody needs to know

We were going to close the deal to sign him," Lewis said on Showtime's "Inside the NFL" on Tuesday night. "Steve Bisciotti said, 'I want to hear Colin Kaepernick speak to let me know that he wants to play football.'"

 

"And it never happens because that picture comes up the next day."

The Aug. 2 tweet by Nessa Diab compared a picture of Lewis hugging Bisciotti to a scene from "Django Unchained," in which Samuel L. Jackson as a loyal house slave held Leonardo DiCaprio's cruel plantation owner character.

"His girl [Diab] goes out and put out this racist gesture and doesn't know we are in the back office about to try to get this guy signed," Lewis said. "Steve Bisciotti has said it himself: 'How can you crucify Ray Lewis when Ray Lewis is the one calling for Colin Kaepernick?'"

 

 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/20597810/ray-lewis-said-baltimore-ravens-sign-colin-kaepernick-girlfriend-racist-tweet

The team that was ready to sign him gets that kind of crap?!?

 

So the Ravens pulled an offer, not because of Kaep, but his girlfriend? That's a first. Not sure I believe that story. I've heard it before, but Lewis is a convicted criminal so not a credible witness.

[Yav]

I’m being blackballed by the NFL, I’m looking into a lawsuit against them. I should be on a roster and they won’t give me the time of day. 

[ExiledInIllinois]

Man!  You should make this a public poll!

3 minutes ago, Yav said:

I’m being blackballed by the NFL, I’m looking into a lawsuit against them. I should be on a roster and they won’t give me the time of day. 

Let's take a look at your resume.  Have you ever led a team to the Super Bowl?

 

Nope?

 

 

Next...

[Yav]

23 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

Man!  You should make this a public poll!

Let's take a look at your resume.  Have you ever led a team to the Super Bowl?

 

Nope?

 

 

Next...

How could I when they won’t give me the opportunity? 

[Little Dog]

1 hour ago, Alphadawg7 said:

 

All good, and I agree with a lot of this, but I do have to say I greatly disagree on the bolded.  

 

Just because he was raised by a white family doesn't mean anything though.  You don't have to be raised in a bad situation to stand up or others who are in a bad situation, so I fail to see any relevance with that point.  I grew up in a normal blue collar family, with white parents (I am half white and half Portuguese) and I think our justice system is flawed and broken in how it relates to minorities too.

 

In fact, I am still pissed off with recent events.  Black woman murdered by a cop in her apartment through a window while she played video games with her kid just because her door was left open?  A black juror getting 10 days in jail because he was late to a trial?  I mean its not shocking to see why people are jaded and upset in how minorities are treated in our justice system, and the stats are scary too.  I mean this stuff is crazy and pisses me off too when I see this kind of thing still happening far too often.

 

And the last thing I would add in response to your hoping he did it for the right reasons:  Kap donated millions of dollars and his time for a long time to his local community and kids long before the kneeling.  In other words, he was living the life of someone who really did care about others and his community and put his money and his time in as proof of that...and long before the kneeling started.  So IMHO, I think he actually gets the benefit of the doubt about him having the right intentions here as it matches his actions before it.  

I see white people getting beat up by blacks just for being white, and I’m not white just so you know

[ExiledInIllinois]

2 minutes ago, Yav said:

How could I when they won’t give me the opportunity? 

Am I stuttering again?

 

Let's take a look at your resume again.  Were you drafted in the 2nd round or higher?  Ooops, I thought so:

 

 

And don't piss me off.  I am out of Scotch® tape!