To be fair to the Cowboys, the fact is they knelt united BEFORE the flag was even displayed, and before the first note of the anthem was played.
What I would have preferred was that the players then put their right hands on their hearts, their helmets under the left arms and respected the flag as they are supposed to under the league rule book.
All Cowboys then stood, however, in respect to the flag, in various states of respect. None knelt during the anthem.
Fox had a good segment on Bill Hemmer’s show about what the book says and what the players are doing, and the hypocrisy of it all this AM.
What was interesting is that the gesture did not stop the booing, which was LOUD.
Jerry Jones is smarter than this.
Oh, and some inside information:
Microsoft writes clauses into their ad contracts that the producers have to maintain minimum ratings before they can air the commercial. Failure to do so means not just losing the ad, but a refund of the original cost of the add with a penalty.
The NFL Monday Night Game, for the first time in history, could not make that mark and could not air the MSFT ads.
If you are wondering whether this is having an impact on owners and the league, it is.
What I cannot, for the life of me, understand is why the league is doubling down.
Not questioning ... but want a pointer to send on to others.
Where did you see that MNF did not maintain the minimum?
Liberals have been able to steam roll over conservatives in the past. Call them racist, they usually back down. You would think they would have figured out when Trump was elected that we were through backing down but they just don’t understand what is going on.
I think the league is doubling down because they are more afraid of the consequences of making the liberals, especially blacks mad than they are of angering conservatives. They think they can walk a tightrope, supporting the black causes without losing too many conservative fans. I think that rope is twisting in the wind. They may find it a little tough to keep walking.