Of
course, Miami had to be a team get involved with the kneeling and protesting
talk after it kind of died down a bit. Couldn’t just have Bob McNair be the
owner to pop off about it and tell folks that the Texans will not sign players
that knelt or stood up for any kind of cause before a football game started.
Good luck with all that. I mean free agents have always sprinted to get to
Houston so I’m sure this won’t have any negative effects on signing new players.
But Ross could have just kept his thoughts to himself or at the very least
asked one of his henchmen if this was alright to say but nope we got this from
Ross on Monday
course, Miami had to be a team get involved with the kneeling and protesting
talk after it kind of died down a bit. Couldn’t just have Bob McNair be the
owner to pop off about it and tell folks that the Texans will not sign players
that knelt or stood up for any kind of cause before a football game started.
Good luck with all that. I mean free agents have always sprinted to get to
Houston so I’m sure this won’t have any negative effects on signing new players.
But Ross could have just kept his thoughts to himself or at the very least
asked one of his henchmen if this was alright to say but nope we got this from
Ross on Monday
“When that message changed,
and everybody was interpreting it as that was the reason, then I was against
kneeling,” Ross told Red. “I like Donald [Trump]. I don’t support
everything that he says. Overall, I think he was trying to make a point, and
his message became what kneeling was all about. From that standpoint, that is
the way the public is interpreting it. So I think that’s really incumbent upon
us to adopt that. That’s how, I think, the country now is interpreting the
kneeling issue.”
and everybody was interpreting it as that was the reason, then I was against
kneeling,” Ross told Red. “I like Donald [Trump]. I don’t support
everything that he says. Overall, I think he was trying to make a point, and
his message became what kneeling was all about. From that standpoint, that is
the way the public is interpreting it. So I think that’s really incumbent upon
us to adopt that. That’s how, I think, the country now is interpreting the
kneeling issue.”
Great,
just great. You’re basically saying that even though the players who are
kneeling have said no less than a million times that they aren’t protesting the
military in any way and have clearly said they are protesting the way police
handle their enforcement of the law in regards to African Americans especially
when it comes to high number of African Americans that have been gunned down by
the police essentially wanting equality and better training of our nation’s law
enforcement, that Americans have completely lost sight of that message and have
automatically said that the players who are kneeling, who by the way are
largely African Americans, are spitting in the face of the military.
Essentially, Ross is saying that Americans are not intelligent enough to hear
and listen to what the players are saying and have made up their minds and that
is it. But fear not, that wasn’t what Ross was trying to say at all because on
Tuesday Ross said this
just great. You’re basically saying that even though the players who are
kneeling have said no less than a million times that they aren’t protesting the
military in any way and have clearly said they are protesting the way police
handle their enforcement of the law in regards to African Americans especially
when it comes to high number of African Americans that have been gunned down by
the police essentially wanting equality and better training of our nation’s law
enforcement, that Americans have completely lost sight of that message and have
automatically said that the players who are kneeling, who by the way are
largely African Americans, are spitting in the face of the military.
Essentially, Ross is saying that Americans are not intelligent enough to hear
and listen to what the players are saying and have made up their minds and that
is it. But fear not, that wasn’t what Ross was trying to say at all because on
Tuesday Ross said this
“I have no
intention of forcing our players to stand during the anthem and I regret that
my comments have been misconstrued. I’ve shared my opinion with all our players:
I’m passionate about the cause of social justice and I feel that kneeling is an
ineffective tactic that alienates more people than it enlists. I know our
players care about the military and law enforcement too because I’ve seen the
same players who are fighting for social justice engaging positively with law
enforcement and the military. I care passionately that the message of social
justice resonates far and wide and I will continue to support and fund efforts
for those who fight for equality for all.”
intention of forcing our players to stand during the anthem and I regret that
my comments have been misconstrued. I’ve shared my opinion with all our players:
I’m passionate about the cause of social justice and I feel that kneeling is an
ineffective tactic that alienates more people than it enlists. I know our
players care about the military and law enforcement too because I’ve seen the
same players who are fighting for social justice engaging positively with law
enforcement and the military. I care passionately that the message of social
justice resonates far and wide and I will continue to support and fund efforts
for those who fight for equality for all.”
Nice
flip-flop from Ross there. Must be uncomfortable for Ross to ride that fence.
I’m guessing that someone came and told him that Kenny Stills and other
Dolphins players knelt throughout the season and that it’s probably bad for
business to go ahead and implement something like this if the league is not
saying you have too. Might see a reduction in players that want to come to
Miami and take advantage of that no state tax. Seems like if Ross just went
with the message he had on Tuesday then there wouldn’t be an issue. In fact, he
lead out with this, he would of been revered in the eyes of the majority of the
public. The majority of the people would have said “see, there’s a guy who
even though it’s known he agrees with Trump on some things, see’s that the
protesting wasn’t against the military and that he looks like he wants equality
for everyone.” Instead, we have most people saying “look at this guy,
out of touch, doesn’t know what he’s saying. Says, one thing, gets killed for
it then tries and take it back.” That’s where we’re at with this. For that
I say to Stephen Ross
flip-flop from Ross there. Must be uncomfortable for Ross to ride that fence.
I’m guessing that someone came and told him that Kenny Stills and other
Dolphins players knelt throughout the season and that it’s probably bad for
business to go ahead and implement something like this if the league is not
saying you have too. Might see a reduction in players that want to come to
Miami and take advantage of that no state tax. Seems like if Ross just went
with the message he had on Tuesday then there wouldn’t be an issue. In fact, he
lead out with this, he would of been revered in the eyes of the majority of the
public. The majority of the people would have said “see, there’s a guy who
even though it’s known he agrees with Trump on some things, see’s that the
protesting wasn’t against the military and that he looks like he wants equality
for everyone.” Instead, we have most people saying “look at this guy,
out of touch, doesn’t know what he’s saying. Says, one thing, gets killed for
it then tries and take it back.” That’s where we’re at with this. For that
I say to Stephen Ross
Here’s the thing; I don’t know Stephen Ross. I have no idea
what his true beliefs are on the issue. My guess is at first, he didn’t love
the idea of the players kneeling during the national anthem but when he was
told why they were doing he probably thought alright. Then there was the
backlash from a vocal minority of people in the country, which they’re allowed
to do by the way, the ridiculous comments from the commander and by then the
message gets lost. That I can understand. What I can’t understand is letting
that run your brain and blind you from what you know is the real reason for the
kneeling and protest. You got to be smarter than that and be able to cut
through the crap and return to the real message.
what his true beliefs are on the issue. My guess is at first, he didn’t love
the idea of the players kneeling during the national anthem but when he was
told why they were doing he probably thought alright. Then there was the
backlash from a vocal minority of people in the country, which they’re allowed
to do by the way, the ridiculous comments from the commander and by then the
message gets lost. That I can understand. What I can’t understand is letting
that run your brain and blind you from what you know is the real reason for the
kneeling and protest. You got to be smarter than that and be able to cut
through the crap and return to the real message.
Personally,
I have no problem at all what the players do. I know why they do it and I know
it’s not because they’re anti-military. That would be absurd of them to do
because many of them have family members that are in the military. Also,
countless military members, have come out and said that players protesting and
using the platform of being an NFL player to promote a cause is exactly why
they joined the military. The idea is to protect our freedoms and protesting is
one of those. The fact they use the National Anthem to do it, oh well. If you want
to make an impact, you need to make a statement and the fact that it is still
being talked about today proves it’s working. I don’t want to hear about how
this is hurting the league because ratings have dropped either. They have
dropped but people not watching due to the anthem protests makes up a very
small percentage of that number. Truth is, football peaked a few years ago, it
couldn’t really get much bigger so the only way to go is down. The salary cap
goes up every year. Pretty sure that means they are doing just fine in the money-making
department.
I have no problem at all what the players do. I know why they do it and I know
it’s not because they’re anti-military. That would be absurd of them to do
because many of them have family members that are in the military. Also,
countless military members, have come out and said that players protesting and
using the platform of being an NFL player to promote a cause is exactly why
they joined the military. The idea is to protect our freedoms and protesting is
one of those. The fact they use the National Anthem to do it, oh well. If you want
to make an impact, you need to make a statement and the fact that it is still
being talked about today proves it’s working. I don’t want to hear about how
this is hurting the league because ratings have dropped either. They have
dropped but people not watching due to the anthem protests makes up a very
small percentage of that number. Truth is, football peaked a few years ago, it
couldn’t really get much bigger so the only way to go is down. The salary cap
goes up every year. Pretty sure that means they are doing just fine in the money-making
department.
Ultimately,
I despise politics. So unfun. Sports are more fun to talk about, but I also
realize that in 2018 the two at times will get melded together. I’m not going
to fight that. I may not involve myself with arguing with strangers on-line or
give my 2 cents about the issues with co-workers who are trying to bait me into
taking someone’s side, but I know what’s happening. But again, I’d rather just
talk about how Miami should sell their soul to trade up and get Barkley. Much
more fun
I despise politics. So unfun. Sports are more fun to talk about, but I also
realize that in 2018 the two at times will get melded together. I’m not going
to fight that. I may not involve myself with arguing with strangers on-line or
give my 2 cents about the issues with co-workers who are trying to bait me into
taking someone’s side, but I know what’s happening. But again, I’d rather just
talk about how Miami should sell their soul to trade up and get Barkley. Much
more fun
@2ndSatSports
I miss the whole year last year and was hoping this would all die down and I can go back to watching football. Guess not, stick with college ball.
That's the way to show your support for unarmed Black men being gunned down by police. The only way to claim you do not know why the players were kneeling is if you just woke up from a coma. Funny how the racist like trump and his supporters have tried to turn this into something it never was about!
When the players get the politics out of football, I'll return to watching. Miami lost a 45+ year fan here with this bullshit.
see above!