NFL Should Drop National Anthem, Embrace Change

Deadspin ^ | June 8, 2020 | Rpd Parker

[C19fan]

The NFL says it is sorry.

The same league that pushed back and punished Colin Kaepernick for his peaceful protest against police brutality and social injustice now wants to join in and help the same cause.

[Hildy]

In my County, Mohave County Arizona, we will always play the national anthem and say the pledge of allegiance.

[kenmcg]

Let the thugs and their white butt boys play their little games; the American public is fed up f’ em

[kenmcg]

...and it’s high time the American military stop wasting taxpayers money with their flying jets to glorify this un American sport.

[ealgeone]

Now we’re getting to the agenda. The Left has always been against the country.

[shotgun]

Same here. The only time I tune in to see the anthem is for the Super Bowl or a World Series games

[dhs12345]

Agreed. However, there are a lot of folks in red counties outside the blue cities who support the teams.

Hey, maybe we will have another spike of covid?

[Phil DiBasquette]

You hope

99 out of 100 lib fanatics never recant or change

[MtnClimber]

When the Denver Donkeys took a knee I changed the channel and quit watching.

[Valk Rider]

Let the thugs and their white butt boys play their little games; the American public is fed up f’ em
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If the numbers on post #30 are accurate and if those numbers represent a gauge to its popularity then the American public ain’t fed up and still love their football.

[Hatteras]

Doesn’t matter anymore. I will not be watching.

[dhs12345]

Lol. The 3 stooges are still good entertainment.

[dforest]

How about dropping the NFL?

[Joseph1838]

The solution is so simple, I’m not surprised they didn’t think of it. All they need to do is move the National Anthem to haft time. Problem solved.

[CommerceComet]

I'm guessing if the NFL did that, you'd see 40-50K fans in each stadium standing and spontaneously singing the national anthem a capella

[Songcraft]

My proposal:   Yes, stop playing the National Anthem at NFL games, and replace it with this song.

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"What's That Smell?"
Lyrics
Did someone leave a fish out in the sun?
Or spray old spoiled milk on everyone?
Did an outhouse burn in a dump-truck full of cheese
Hey, what’s that old and moldy smell?
A swamp or garbage bag?
A stinky smell so pungent I could gag!

Oh baby what's that smell?
(Could it be pickles? Sweaty old socks?
Could it be a meowzer litterbox?)
Oh Oh Oh!
(Could it be a burp jar full of burps and eggs?)
What’s that, what’s that, baby what’s that smell?
(Could it be a diaper? Crusty old feet?
A bathtub full of rancid meat?
What's that, what's that, baby, what's that smell?

The smell has singed the hairs right out my nose
And I’ll probably have to burn this pair of clothes
But I’m mesmerized by that malodorous waft of stink!
(such a good stink!)
Is that last week’s take out or two armpits on a date?
I gotta know the answer, I can’t wait!!

Oh baby what’s that smell?!
(Could it be tacos covered in hair?
Could it be a skunk fish grizzly bear?)
Oh Oh Oh!
(Could it be a grandma cooking her fake teeth?)
What’s that, what’s that, baby, what’s that smell?
(Could it be bad breath smothered in slugs?
A sweat lodge for some stinky bugs?)

What’s that, whats that, what’s that, whats that smell?
Ooooo
I've gotta know
What's that, what's that smell?
I'm gonna find out, what's that smell?

*gasp* It's YOU, NFL!!!

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(They can take a knee, stand, sit, lay down, hop around, stand on their empty heads, do the Muslim prayer posture, do the Obama gay baseball pose, or do whatever they want to do!   I don't care -- I won't be watching!!)

[Bommer]

Great idea! Finish their fan base off. Then all these black multimillionaire morons can play for the BLM league.

[ealgeone]

https://www.statista.com/statistics/289979/nfl-number-of-tv-viewers-usa/

Viewership did drop during the protests of kapernut.

The league toned it down and the views came back a bit.

[qaz123]

Couldn’t agree more. If they feel so guilty and ashamed, let him keep playing football but give everything to BLM and ANTIFA, since they’re the only ones that can help. Have them sell their house and liquidate all their assets and give it to the aforementioned groups so they can do good with it.

As usual from the wealthy, lots of talk and not a lot of action. Like all the movie folks that want to defund the police. Go ahead and push that. But, in turn give up all your armed security, a significant number of whom are cops.

This country is looking more and more like The Hunger Games and Divergent, by the day.

[qaz123]

I’m thinking that with the way professional sports organizations and athletes have been responding to this crap, that they’ll be a very good chance that the leagues will fold due to the lack of fans.

One of the things I find funny about all of it is, most of the teams from every sport are owned by billionaires or multi-millionaires(many many times over). Owning a football, baseball or NASCAR car are hobbies for most of these folks. For a few, the team ownership is everything, but at the end of the day, most of them are the mega-rich and owning a team is more about bragging rights.

The NFL could fold up its tent tomorrow and Robert Kraft is still a billionaire. It’s his players that are going to go broke, not him.