re: Eric Reid says that his protests are keeping him unsigned

Could be also the last couple of years he’s missed games due to injury and therefore presents questions about his durability as a player. I’m not ignorant, it’s plausible his association with Kaep and the protest thing could be a factor if he isn’t signed this free agency period but there’s so many damn layers to everything that attributing an outcome to only one thing is illogical and ignorant.

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You people.

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Its truly remarkable



Let me make a comparison, a hyperbolic comparison so the dumb ones can understand




here it goes



I decide I want to spread the message childs cancer is bad. 99.999999999% of people agree with this message. However, I decide to do it by going to childrens oncology centers, and whipping my dick out in order to "gain attention." People immediately stop me and are pissed.


Now, are they pissed because they are for childs cancer?


You get it now morons?

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Im confused.

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I know...

Well, I have to disagree with this idea that there's a good way to protest without pissing people off.

There is no protest that is not ill-advised for the people protesting. Protesting necessarily upsets people. Every single protest that's ever happened has upset a group of people, unless you can think of one where everyone on the other side said, hell you're right, we'll stop doing whatever you're saying is wrong. Time will tell if what they did was worthwhile as far as big picture, but in the moment, people are going to be upset with him.

Peronally, I never had a problem with his protesting. Things would never change if there were never any protests. My only issue(now) with Reid is complaining after the fact that he can't find a team, as if he didn't fully think ahead that this may be a consequence of his action.

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I think alot of them didnt give a frick about any message, they simply wanted to be defiant for the sake of defiance.

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Yup. And let's not kid ourselves here; a lot of these NFL guys are basically grown children. They've been coddled and had their lives run for them since it was discovered they were good with a football, and some of them don't know how to handle themselves in the real world. That's why 80% of these guys go bankrupt after leaving the league.

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I don’t think any protest was aimed at the NFL itsel

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Then what is the "systemic problem"?

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Well, I have to disagree with this idea that there's a good way to protest without pissing people off.

There is no protest that is not ill-advised for the people protesting. Protesting necessarily upsets people. Every single protest that's ever happened has upset a group of people, unless you can think of one where everyone on the other side said, hell you're right, we'll stop doing whatever you're saying is wrong. Time will tell if what they did was worthwhile as far as big picture, but in the moment, people are going to be upset with him.

Peronally, I never had a problem with his protesting. Things would never change if there were never any protests. My only issue(now) with Reid is complaining after the fact that he can't find a team, as if he didn't fully think ahead that this may be a consequence of his action.

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I don't agree. Nothing happens until people stand up and actually do something. Nothing at all happens due to the protest itself. It is the same thing people joke about and make fun of around white people and "awareness". If you make fun of that crap, any protest is the same thing. Do something. Don't just whine that something should be done.

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I don't agree. Nothing happens until people stand up and actually do something. Nothing at all happens due to the protest itself. It is the same thing people joke about and make fun of around white people and "awareness". If you make fun of that crap, any protest is the same thing. Do something. Don't just whine that something should be done.

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But nothing gets done until someone "whines" first. Would you not agree with that?

I agree protesting in itself doesn't create change but doesn't it have to be a part of change? Otherwise what would be the catalyst for change?

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Speaking up for women rights is politics, fighting against child hunger is politics,speaking against domestic violence is politics, speak up against school shootings is politics I've seen commercial ads pushed by the Nfl for most of the points ive pointed..

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And I hate being reminded of this stuff when I'm trying to watch a football game on my day off. Remember those super uncomfortable women's abuse commercials with the NFL players looking awkward? It was fricking miserable having to watch that shite during a game. We are surrounded and bombarded by people's political opinions. Constantly. I'm sick of hearing about it. I watch football to get away from that shite.

This is true.. But the amount of people rooting for consequences because of the most peaceful protest possible is insane. Felonies.. Assaults.. Domestic violence etc and they get second chances because football. Kneel during the anthem.. NATIONAL OUTRAGE