Posted on 08/30/2017 8:10:55 AM PDT by Hojczyk
Packers were named after the ACME Meat Packers. What are you talking about? That wasn’t a public relations move.
The teams are allowing their employees to perform peaceful protests that have no effect to the on-field product. Sure, some fans are offended, but I've had just about enough of people being offended by everything. Free Republic members have been preaching for YEARS how being offended doesn't mean you're right. It usually means you're a wuss. I see no difference here. We are literally talking about grown men taking a knee during the National Anthem. Do I support it? No. But I support their ability to do it. But I also support the owner's ability to fire them over it.
He turned down the offer SF made him, so he was offered a job. And he’s bad for business that’s why the others don’t want him. What is being discussed in this thread is how the NFL, due to their initial capitulation to the leftist social agenda for YEARS now, has painted themselves into a corner.
We’re discussing the article posted. Nobody started this thread to complain about being offended. As conservatives we’re called nazi everyday in the media or social media. I think we have tougher skin.
We’re talking about how the NFL allowed themselves to be in this position by being cowards instead of focusing on FOOTBALL. That’s why they overcharge for tickets and for advertising during their games...FOOTBALL. They, like many corporations, bend over for any leftist social agenda while alienating most of their consumer base. Again, we’re discussing an article.
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/sponsor
Perhaps you wandered into the wrong forum. FR tends to lean towards factual representation. Thanks for visiting, however.
The biggest NFL stories are not about the athlete's capabilities....the recent NFL stories are about racism, assault & battery, homosexuality, and willful disrespect of our republic. These are not positive and will not generate new fans, enthusiasm, excitement for the game.
Add in the concussion issue (health) and the largest growing youth sport is soccer, it spells trouble for the NFL.
I loved professional football in the 70's & 80's. It was a better product back then. Announcers talk about football, not politics. The men were tough and the matchups were legendary. Players did not switch teams as frequently as today and they were not overpaid entitlement crowd we see today.
I have not watched a game in years, I have better things to do than watch a product that repeatedly insults me. I find the product, the politics, and the NFL revolting.
If the players strike, it’s an inconvenience, if white fans strike it’s the end of the league.
Good suggestion
But this isn’t about a peaceful protest or about police brutality. It is now and always has been about a racist black guy trying to disrespect whitey .
Kaepernick and his girlfriend are racist, militant idiots who gambled and lost.
Best and most succinct statement on this I have seen. Thank you!
If they don’t politicize themselves, just shut up and play football, their problems would clear up.
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