even if the league's response this weekend was straight out of the dysfunctional family playbook--we can rip each other to shreds, but come at us from the outside and watch the ranks close--it's better than i would have hoped or expected. bullying has its limits as a tactic.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 01:19 (six years ago) link
as far as i have seen the only owner who has explicitly criticized the protests this weekend was jerry richardson, surely the worst human being to currently own a football team in what is a highly competitive field
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 01:30 (six years ago) link
cards offense is p ugly. they don't deserve david johnson anyway. turning out to not be such a bad season for him to sit out.
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 01:44 (six years ago) link
larry fitz has had to go both balls out and back in time 10 years to keep az in this
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 03:08 (six years ago) link
Fitz is a national treasure
― Spottie, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 03:16 (six years ago) link
Jerry Jones kneeling had me like whaaaaaaaat
the kneeling was before the anthem, not during it. it was a compromise and probably his way of upholding his "no protesting during the anthem" policy
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 26 September 2017 03:27 (six years ago) link
Oh didn’t see that
― Spottie, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 03:36 (six years ago) link
ugh im so disgusted I believed in jerry jones for like two hours of my life ugggghhh
― Spottie, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 04:13 (six years ago) link
i mean that was my interpretation at least
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 26 September 2017 04:15 (six years ago) link
yeah looks like he was trying to please both side but somehow ended up pissing off some of both sides while also making some on both sides proud? idk
Eric Reid (the player that started the kneeling with Kaep last year) post was good:https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/opinion/colin-kaepernick-football-protests.html
― Spottie, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 04:43 (six years ago) link
worth remembering that complaints about the protests have ~0 to do with the anthem/flag which is why ppl were still incensed and why jerry kneeling was still great. that someone like him was manoeuvered into legitimizing the protests, or the right to protest, is a big development. yeah this weekend's actions became about responding to trump and the right to protest vs the protest itself but the usual tactics of marginalizing and threatening employment are gone now. and even so, a handful of high profile ppl did take the opportunity to say something about the actual substance of the protest.
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 13:02 (six years ago) link
yea this is 100% the most frustrating part of this, everyone on the right seems fine advancing the "they're protesting the flag of this great country!" narrative when they explicitly are not doing that
― frogbs, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 13:10 (six years ago) link
New JetBlue plane that will fly regular commercial flights. pic.twitter.com/cRviAWAroY— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) September 26, 2017
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 15:32 (six years ago) link
jeez just read Sproles tore his acl and broke his arm last week. probably time to retire
― Spottie, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 16:53 (six years ago) link
never heard of anyone sustaining two season-ending injuries on one play
tbh I didn't even know Sproles was still in the league. guys like that only last like 2-4 years
― frogbs, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 17:43 (six years ago) link
he was still producing! such a cool player
― Spottie, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 17:45 (six years ago) link
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/09/25/cecil-township-fire-chief-racial-slur-mike-tomlin/
good ol' Pittsburgh
― Marcus Hiles Remains Steadfast About Planting Trees.jpg (DJP), Tuesday, 26 September 2017 17:50 (six years ago) link
Chief Smith is out of the country on vacation, but on Facebook, he responded to KDKA:“I am embarrassed at this. I want to apologize. I was frustrated and angry at the Steelers not standing the anthem. This had nothing to do with my Fire Department. I regret what I said.”
“I am embarrassed at this. I want to apologize. I was frustrated and angry at the Steelers not standing the anthem. This had nothing to do with my Fire Department. I regret what I said.”
the thing about really dumb people is sometimes when they type something they think only they can see it, maybe.
― nomar, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 17:57 (six years ago) link
Races in Cecil township: White Non-Hispanic: 97.0% Black: 1.6%
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 18:35 (six years ago) link
yes, he said it
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Tuesday, 26 September 2017 18:40 (six years ago) link
DirecTV allows Sunday Ticket refunds after NFL protests, per report https://t.co/wV9eBUc5U3— SB Nation NFL (@SBNationNFL) September 26, 2017
this is some embarrassing shit. they should cancel without refund and then bilk them for a full cost season subscription again when they quietly change their mind in 2 weeks
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 20:28 (six years ago) link
they really are the worst. I got Sunday Ticket for free (which I used, like...twice) because I moved and wanted to cancel. never mentioned to me that it auto-renews and there is no way in their online system to cancel it, or even see that it's going to auto-renew. instead you have to have a 30-minute phone conversation where you have to explain why you don't want it even if they knock $5 off the cost.
― frogbs, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 20:40 (six years ago) link
that's hilarious tbh, if they really want to voluntarily lose revenue over something they have no control over, then by all means
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 26 September 2017 21:56 (six years ago) link