[Leaning Right]

> "To me, perhaps the most effective thing to do would be to stand for the national anthem, but, the second the last note is struck, take a knee," he suggested. <

Costas really can't be that dense. Most effective thing to do? No, that would be the most infuriating thing to do.

The team is standing for the anthem, and the fans are thinking, "Good. No more protests." Then all of a sudden the team takes a knee.

No different than this:

[EdnaMode]

Yeah exactly.