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  • #451
    Re: NFL 2017: With Dollar Signs in Goodell's Eyes

    Originally posted by FlagDUDE08 View Post
    It's OK to take a knee, says Goodell: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefi...anthem-without

    Just remember that it's also OK for people to not tune in if they don't like what they see. And this doesn't seem to forbid owners from dealing with their own subordinates, either. More of a league policy and any suspensions they would throw down.
    What if you're already not watching because Roger Goodell is a terrible commissioner and the coaches treat the players worse than a hunk of meat and the players treat women even worse? Do I have to start watching again, lest my "boycott" be lumped in with these false patriots who oppose the league now?

    Also, has Goodell or any of the other owners announced a policy where they will refund (or at least no longer demand) taxpayer money to promote paid patriotism at the games?

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    • #452
      Re: NFL 2017: With Dollar Signs in Goodell's Eyes

      Originally posted by FlagDUDE08 View Post
      Just remember that it's also OK for people to not tune in if they don't like what they see.
      Ignore can be your friend. It sure is mine.
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      • #453
        Re: NFL 2017: With Dollar Signs in Goodell's Eyes

        Originally posted by ticapnews View Post
        What if you're already not watching because Roger Goodell is a terrible commissioner and the coaches treat the players worse than a hunk of meat and the players treat women even worse? Do I have to start watching again, lest my "boycott" be lumped in with these false patriots who oppose the league now?

        Also, has Goodell or any of the other owners announced a policy where they will refund (or at least no longer demand) taxpayer money to promote paid patriotism at the games?
        The league no longer gets paid for its anthem time or honoring the military. That ended within a week or so of the news breaking however many years ago. People were appalled, rightly so, and the NFL announced that it would no longer require payments for taking such actions. You know, because it was good business to get the money when they could, and better business to not take the money when people learned of it.

        I've seen all of about an hour of NFL football on TV this year. That means I've seen all of about 3 minutes of actual gameplay.
        "The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." George Orwell, 1984

        "One does not simply walk into Mordor. Its Black Gates are guarded by more than just Orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep, and the Great Eye is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire and ash and dust, the very air you breathe is a poisonous fume." Boromir

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        • #454
          Re: NFL 2017: With Dollar Signs in Goodell's Eyes

          They might not get paid by the defense dept. anymore but they still use military people for their financial gain basically.

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          • #455
            Re: NFL 2017: With Dollar Signs in Goodell's Eyes

            Originally posted by ticapnews View Post
            What if you're already not watching because Roger Goodell is a terrible commissioner and the coaches treat the players worse than a hunk of meat and the players treat women even worse? Do I have to start watching again, lest my "boycott" be lumped in with these false patriots who oppose the league now?

            Also, has Goodell or any of the other owners announced a policy where they will refund (or at least no longer demand) taxpayer money to promote paid patriotism at the games?
            If you're already not watching, that's fair enough. No one said you had to share the same reasoning.

            As for the point, I haven't heard a gosh darn thing, nor do I believe it will ever happen.

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            • #456
              Re: NFL 2017: With Dollar Signs in Goodell's Eyes

              Originally posted by trixR4kids View Post
              They might not get paid by the defense dept. anymore but they still use military people for their financial gain basically.
              The soldiers are always used as pawns. By politicians, defense contractors, their own generals, corporations looking for good will to cover up their latest poisoning / maiming / plundering of millions of their consumers.

              It's all sick and twisted and awful and nobody will ever be punished because C.R.E.A.M.
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              • #457
                Re: NFL 2017: With Dollar Signs in Goodell's Eyes

                Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                The soldiers are always used as pawns. By politicians, defense contractors, their own generals, corporations looking for good will to cover up their latest poisoning / maiming / plundering of millions of their consumers.

                It's all sick and twisted and awful and nobody will ever be punished because C.R.E.A.M.
                That's a good point, it's true on broader level as well.

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                • #458
                  Re: NFL 2017: With Dollar Signs in Goodell's Eyes

                  Originally posted by St. Clown View Post
                  The league no longer gets paid for its anthem time or honoring the military. That ended within a week or so of the news breaking however many years ago. People were appalled, rightly so, and the NFL announced that it would no longer require payments for taking such actions. You know, because it was good business to get the money when they could, and better business to not take the money when people learned of it.

                  I've seen all of about an hour of NFL football on TV this year. That means I've seen all of about 3 minutes of actual gameplay.
                  I trust them as much as I trust images of the Loch Ness Monster.

                  I only know about this current NFL season because of this thread and my Facebook newsfeed.

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                  • #459
                    Re: NFL 2017: With Dollar Signs in Goodell's Eyes

                    Originally posted by ticapnews View Post
                    I trust them as much as I trust images of the Loch Ness Monster.

                    I only know about this current NFL season because of this thread and my Facebook newsfeed.
                    I highly doubt you're missing much. I stopped following the NFL closely when I became of voting age. I'll see how the Bills are doing, maybe listen to a game, but other than that, there isn't much of a point.

                    I'm just glad college hockey has remained pure. If that starts going the way of the doldrums, well...

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                    • #460
                      Re: NFL 2017: With Dollar Signs in Goodell's Eyes

                      I guess Lynch was there so he could get fined.
                      Fly Eagles Fly!!!

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                      • #461
                        Re: NFL 2017: With Dollar Signs in Goodell's Eyes

                        That was one of the weirder endings of an NFL game that I've seen. Almost Munichesque.
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                        • #462
                          Originally posted by joecct View Post
                          That was one of the weirder endings of an NFL game that I've seen. Almost Munichesque.
                          Strange indeed but a good game nonetheless
                          Fly Eagles Fly!!!

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                          • #463
                            Re: NFL 2017: With Dollar Signs in Goodell's Eyes

                            Originally posted by joecct View Post
                            That was one of the weirder endings of an NFL game that I've seen. Almost Munichesque.
                            Guns and Jews?
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                            • #464
                              Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                              Guns and Jews?
                              Basketball. US vs. the Russkies
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                              • #465
                                Originally posted by joecct View Post
                                Basketball. US vs. the Russkies
                                Nice comparison
                                Fly Eagles Fly!!!

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