NFL Thread: The Raiders will be moving to LasVegas. #blackhole2gloryhole

The media is only covering the positive and negative reactions to Kaepernick. The media has their hands tied because of advertisers. The mainstream media can’t go deep on the issues Kaepernick addressed his protesting without angering advertisers.

The NFL is neutral on this but the NFL owners and their respective franchises don’t want to risk losing corporate sponsorship over the issues Kaepernick is bringing up.

Even the things LeBron James and Dwayne Wade said ended up being a tame (censored) message that ended up being business friendly to all NBA parties.

The point is to make it look like his release is based on something besides his play on the field, especially with Chip Kelly as his coach.

The plan would be.

Step 1 - Create media stir based on legitimate racial concerns in society.
Step 2 - Use the Start in Preseason Week 4 to prove that he belongs on any team.
Step 3 - Proceed to get cut as expected.
Step 4 - Proclaim it wasn’t based on his actions on the field.
Step 5 - ???
Step 6 - Profit

I don’t think so. He’s been speaking out on social media for a while.

And even if he was cut, I’m sure a bunch of teams would want him as a back-up.

Speaking out is putting all of that at risk.

I’m just saying, if he really wanted to make a legitimate difference, he should’ve waited until the Regular Season. If a bunch a teams would want him as a backup (which as seen by injury, pretty damn likely), he would’ve easily made it onto one to make a difference where more National Eyes are on.

But who knows, maybe I’m just overestimating him and he was just too dumb to know how to properly time a cultural stance.

Lets talk about an actual important topic. Whens the draft for SRK2?

If Paul Turner doesn’t make this team I’m gonna be LIVID!

Nice to know Hackenberg is as god awful as I remember.

I don’t know if the timing for his protest would ever be right… The whole idea of a protest is to shake things up and make people uncomfortable.

I give Kap credit for actually taking a stance on an issue, where most guys are staying quiet or talking nonsense (I’m looking at you Cam Newton)

https://twitter.com/NateBoyer37/status/771518822922629120

https://twitter.com/gbellseattle/status/771537086637678592

Cam has a conservative white owner, he lives in Charlotte. It’s harder for him. Kap has more progressive white parents and he lives in San Fran.

I think Kap had genuine intentions and maybe it had something to do with Chip’s history but rocking the boat when he did makes it look like a last cry for attention from someone fading from relevancy.

There is a good timing for the protest. You shake things up more during the regular season when more people would be watching the actual act, and you have explicitly nothing to gain.

Well actually the Super Bowl a few years ago would’ve been the best but I’m not going to penalize for extreme hindsight like that.

That was long as hell but I agree with you even though I’m white and non-American

So Minnesota just lost their backup…

when ever black folks protest its never the right time or its never the right way.

I’m glad Kaep did it now. Kaep may never play again and knows that he may never play again. He may never get a sponsor again. He knows the repercussions and he is willing to face em

So apparently Goff is 3rd string for the Rams. Is Wentz still 3rd string for the Eagles? That’s two teams who traded up to get the top 2 QBs and both have had their picks at 3rd on the depth chart.

11-of-31 passes for 54 yards against the Eagles’ second and third teams. One INT returned 90 yards for a TD.

RIP. Those numbers are worse than Tebow.

Jets are better off bringing Tebow back for another try.

Goff would be 4th if they had another QB. What did they expect though. They’re a pro style offence and they drafted a guy that piloted the Bear Raid since his freshman year.

How the fuck?

https://twitter.com/coachbowe2/status/771482749794394112

Did you write all this or did you paste it from somewhere?

Alright, this lends a bit more credence to the idea that he’s not doing all of this for a publicity stunt. He just picked a weird time to speak up when he could have been talking about this when he was still the starter.