It's everyone else's fault he's terrible.
I support kneeling during the anthem.
I also support doing whatever you want during the anthem, as the same individuals that fought and died for our freedom, also fought and died for our right to be able to protest during the anthem.
Anyone that refuses to let people protest on their own is, in effect, un-american.
This country can be the greatest in the world, yet we choose to present ourselves as a garbage fire.
I should've made it clearer man...
My view is... can you sue people for not employing you?
xROTx
PS. My personal opinion is he's a standard bearer to free speech and rights...
But... seriously... suing someone for not employing you seems... odd...
It's everyone else's fault he's terrible.
I support kneeling during the anthem.
I also support doing whatever you want during the anthem, as the same individuals that fought and died for our freedom, also fought and died for our right to be able to protest during the anthem.
Anyone that refuses to let people protest on their own is, in effect, un-american.
This country can be the greatest in the world, yet we choose to present ourselves as a garbage fire.
I know this is off topic, but, devil's advocate, what would you say when the complainers say "Do it on your own time, not while you're working; I can't protest at my job and neither should you"?
I know this is off topic, but, devil's advocate, what would you say when the complainers say "Do it on your own time, not while you're working; I can't protest at my job and neither should you"?
I should've made it clearer man...
My view is... can you sue people for not employing you?
xROTx
PS. My personal opinion is he's a standard bearer to free speech and rights...
But... seriously... suing someone for not employing you seems... odd...
I would ask them where do they work that the national anthem and/or pledge of allegiance is compulsory.
Athletes have a much bigger stage than someone that works at a factory. If Joe in the maintenance shop has a problem with how minorities are treated in this country, and decides that he won't participate in that activity of standing during the anthem, no one would give a shit, save for his coworkers.
I for one don't think Kapernick sucks. I don't think he's Brady or Rodgers but once Harbaugh left, he just spiraled out of control. He has a cannon for a arm, can sneak just as good if not better than any QB in the league, is very athletic, not the most accurate. Who knows what he would have done ON a new team. Sometimes players and coaches need a change of scenery.
That being said, although no team will admit it, he clearly is not being picked up because of what's been going on. No NFL team or locker room wants to deal with answering political questions every day. He would be a nightmare for any team. Greenbay could use him right now.
Greenbay is about to plan their season around a guy who threw three picks in his first regular season game.
That's true but I wouldn't judge the kid on one game. Thats a tough spot and it's going to be really hard to fill the shoes of the best QB in the league but they got enough weapons to maybe keep them in playoff contention till Rodgers comes back, if he comes back this season.
All they might need is a good game manager.
I'd by that if Green Bay didn't have a ton of OL troubles. A lot of their success is related to Rodgers ability to make something out of nothing.
I don’t blame Hundley for the loss to the Vikings, as MN is a legit contender even without a good QB.
I for one don't think Kapernick sucks. I don't think he's Brady or Rodgers but once Harbaugh left, he just spiraled out of control. He has a cannon for a arm, can sneak just as good if not better than any QB in the league, is very athletic, not the most accurate. Who knows what he would have done ON a new team. Sometimes players and coaches need a change of scenery.
That being said, although no team will admit it, he clearly is not being picked up because of what's been going on. No NFL team or locker room wants to deal with answering political questions every day. He would be a nightmare for any team. Greenbay could use him right now.
Personally, I don't think Kaepernick even plans on playing again. I kinda feel this lawsuit proves it. Who the hell would sign him after this shit? It's not like you hear about him practicing, training, or even talking about football himself. I think he started the sitting, then kneeling during the anthem as a PR move thinking it would get him more (positive) media attention. I don't think he anticipated that it would get so big and so negative as quickly and to the extent that it has. I definitely could be totally wrong, that's just my perspective on his (not the other NFL players) protest.
Surprisingly (but not really, given how emotional shitty football fans get when talking about Kaepernick), I've only seen one story early on that talked about the real reason for the lawsuit. According to the NFL's collective bargaining agreement, if the owners are found guilty of collusion in even one case, the whole CBA is blown up and they have to start over on a new one. So while Kaepernick still thinks he can play and deserves a shot over other guys that have been signed (and being a lifelong Dolphins fan who lives in the Chicago area, I would have to say he's got a point), he's really doing this to screw over the owners and hopefully strengthen the players union.
Ryan Mallet, Brandon Weedon, and Matt Cassel are all occupying roster spots. The evidence doesn't get anymore damning than that.
Ryan Mallet, Brandon Weedon, and Matt Cassel are all occupying roster spots. The evidence doesn't get anymore damning than that.