The NFL, Hollywood and DC Swamp are Dying. Tired of Winning Yet?

DB Daily Update ^ | David Blackmon

[EyesOfTX]

The big news out of the dying NFL this weekend is not that the Dallas Cowboys beat the hated Washington Redskins in the first of their two annual rivalry games. Nor is it that the New England Patriots survived a tough challenge from the recovering San Dieg…er, Los Angeles Chargers. No, the big news is that the Houston Texans, after having avoided significant controversy during this controversy-filled season, finally joined the rest of the league in staging a silly kneel-in during the national anthem prior to their game with the Seattle Seahawks, a game the Texans naturally went on to lose.

It seems the Texans’ snowflake players got all verklempt when they found out that, during an owners’ meeting to address the league’s ongoing anthem protest issues, Texans’ owner Bob McNair told his colleagues that “we can’t have the inmates running the prison.” Ooops. Given that the NFL each off-season has a player arrest record that would fill the pages of the average Dan Brown novel, that phrase hits a little too close to home, given that so many players figure a prison term might well eventually become a part of their future. And hey, who needs to be reminded of that, right?

The big news out of dying Hollywood this weekend was…well, several things. The biggest news, which hit just last night, is that the whole Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment mess might finally be starting to shift over to the Hollywood culture’s massive problem with pedophilia, which has been an open secret since the Great Depression era. Actor Anthony Rapp publicly accused Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey of sexually assaulting him in 1986, when he was just 14 years old.

[Redleg Duke]

The Swamp, Hollyweird and the NFL are all going away, because they sold out to the enemies of the USA and its Constitution.

NFL fans are finding that there is plenty of quality life after pro football.

It is sad that college football will pay for the transgressions of the NFL, but it is good that a football major will be eliminated from academia.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

The networks and the NFL are finally being smart and refusing to air the kneeling - when Kaepernick first knelt the networks badly misread their audience and went into SJW-mode, and it backfired spectacularly. Now they're trying to pretend the issue doesn't exist, when it's gotten much bigger and much harder to ignore.

A shame, too - the Houston - Seattle game was a great game to watch, featuring this year's best rookie in DeShaun Watson.

[humblegunner]

What stopped you from posting the whole thing?

[ptsal]

. Correction-- Houston Huntsville Texans

[shotgun]

Just an fyi, but ESPN is reporting that
Jerry Jones is leading an effort of NFL owners to stop the league from continuing negotiations with Goodell for a contract extension. So far 17 or 18 owners are in favor of it. They need 24 and if successful Goodell is effectively fired.

[RooRoobird20]

I ‘m enjoying the schadenfreuda.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks EyesOfTX.

[Caipirabob]

We are a society that loves its heroes, wants to love its heroes, but those who have the potential to at least step into superficial roles as heroes have made it impossible to even like them.

[dp0622]

The NFL going down the drain because of left wing and spoiled player’s inanity is not winning, unless you’re just a fruit who likes the “softer” games, which seems like many here do.

I wont watch anymore most likely.

But I dont take glee in it like a 10 year old school girl that many “men” on the board are acting like over this

[GOPJ]

... Texans’ owner Bob McNair told his colleagues that “we can’t have the inmates running the prison.” Ooops. Given that the NFL each off-season has a player arrest record that would fill the pages of the average Dan Brown novel, that phrase hits a little too close to home...

Police stand in the way of thugs 'having fun': beating their women, using illegal drugs, driving while drunk, and shoving people around who don't agree with them etc...

Come to think of it, it makes sense NFL players want to cripple the police - it's for their own benefit.

If they really gave a damn about young black men being killed they would focus their attention of the killers of young black men - OTHER BLACK MEN.

[zeugma]

Correction-- Houston Huntsville Texans

LOL. Awesome

[Sgt_Schultze]

David Blackmon doesn’t have permission from “D” “B” to reprint in its entirety

[Let's Roll]

Something tells me that THIS is why Goodell has been holding Jerry’s star running back Zeke Elliott’s future hostage.

IIRC the allegations against Elliott were from actions that he allegedly committed months before Elliott was in the NFL. Actions that local cops and prosecutors didn’t find conclusive enough to prosecute Elliott with at the time.

But somehow the meddling and generally incompetent Goodell thought the NFL should bring charges against Elliott anyway.

[Let's Roll]

BUMP

[AllAmericanGirl44]

I hope it does and universities will then save a ton of money! My kids scholarships were reduced to make room for the funding needed for the football team. Bonus