Colin Kaepernick and the absurdity of the NFL

[TitoFan]

So Colin Kaepernick is having a grave injustice committed against him by the 32 Donald Sterlings who own the NFL teams? This is 100% due to his being of mixed race and protesting the National Anthem and Police correct? It has 0% to do with his being 29 years old and 3-16 in his starts from 2015 & 2016? His not being on a team has nothing to do with his opting out of a contract with the 49ers or his girlfriend calling Ray Lewis an Uncle Tom (sorry you think that's "Soap Opera" but at the VERY least it's not helpful, the VERY least).

This is not the "all or nothing" game. It's not either all owners are racist or none of them are. IMO, more than a handful are. Enough to make a difference. Besides.... I'm not claiming their racism is why they're blackballing Colin. I'm claiming they're cowardly backing away from an issue which should have no bearing..... ZERO.... on a player's ability to help their team. Whether it's racist-related... whether it's stupidly bottom line related. Whether they're ultra-mega patriots and they don't like protests against the anthem. Whether they don't like his afro. Or whether they just don't think there's anything wrong in urban America and thus nothing needs to get fixed....... whatever the reason.

1. God al-fucking-mighty.....fine I'll not compare him to Tebow

Thanks.

2. Yup EXACTLY! So if I'm a football player and I'm looking to play in Dallas and my girlfriend posts something which calls Emmitt Smith a "n*gger" that's going to have 0 impact on my signing with Dallas? Please, please, pretty fucking please with a cherry on top tell me you honestly think that.

You went deep on that one. The proper thing to have done would be to demand a public apology from your girlfriend and no..... not blackball you from joining the Cowboys. Depending how good you were, of course.

3. I'm not claiming they are all wonderful, I'm claiming they aren't ALL Donald Sterling, but according to you I am wrong about that.

Quote me where I said that 100% of NFL owners were Donald Sterling. Go ahead.
That's the problem with absolute, broad-brush statements.

4. Yes and this Commissioner has been running the league into the fucking ground.

Here is my defense of Roger Goodell............







"I'll be very frank, I don't believe in celebritizing victimhood. I believe that the "racist" problems in the United States of America pale in comparison to those issues around the world. I hate that people make money pushing an agenda that perpetuates racism instead of actually addressing the issue, I hate it that people think just because Trump is President that "It's the most dangerous time to be alive!!!", I hate it that politicians and activists PUSH to break the black 2 parent household and abort more black babies, I hate it that people have lower expectations (academically, legally, in the work place) for people of different races, I hate it that some people TRULY feel that they are carrying the weight of their ancestors' oppression and that they feel I should carry the guilt of my ancestors if they did something or nothing they were white and so I being of their skin color/race should be punished feel guilt and shame.....FUCK THAT!"


You have a giant chip on your shoulder, IMHO. You lump everyone together in the same boat. Those who use racism as a tool/ card to get preferential treatment..... and those of US who see things the way they are, and recognize racism DOES exist, it's not some fantasy created by the first group. The way you express yourself shows that resentment coming out of your pores. It need not be like that. Some black people have real beefs. Are they to get swept away by the tsunami of resentment you express toward the first group?? Deep down you know I'm right, and if you don't now... you will in time.


"If you wish to allude to my being a racist or allowing racism or what have you, FINE, I have 0 problem with you thinking that of me, 0 got it? I'm in a mixed marriage but nah, nah it's cool because you think I'm racist or that I make exceptions for racism, that must be the case."



C'mon stop it Lyle. I've never alluded to your being a racist. Can't we have normal discussions without you putting words in my mouth? I get enough of that with the forum princess Miles. I'm making a good, rational, trying-to-be-objective argument. You don't make it very easy, though.



"I HOPE to God Colin Kaepernick is signed and starts every fucking game. I do not care if he's the WORST QB of all fucking time he should be signed and never leave the field because he's THAT talented 3-16."




Yeah. He had a bad season, Lyle. I get it. So have other good QB's who are good enough to start in this league. I'm not gonna start comparing Colin to anyone in particular, but you know as well as I do that even good, proven QB's go through rough spots. But whatever. I'm tiring of having to deny shit I haven't said.