NFL Thread: Thoughts on the game south of the 49th

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In real football kneeling has become part of the pre game antics.
Nearly 200 players raised their right fists and took a knee to express solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement before the MLS is Back Tournament opener on Wednesday in Orlando, Florida.

Some players wore t-shirts over their jerseys with the words "Black and Proud" and "Silence is Violence" before the match between Orlando City and Inter Miami, while both starting line-ups, as well as the referees, took a knee just before kick-off.

The on-field demonstration lasted eight minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time a Minneapolis police officer knelt on the neck of George Floyd, the unarmed American black man whose death in May sparked worldwide protests.
Premier League players have knelt at the beginning of every match since English football's top flight resumed following the coronavirus lockdown.
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So Derek Chauvin was merely kneeling in sympathy for the black movement..?
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KKKollin isn't the first shitty football player to turn to politics.
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The Brown Wizard wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2020 5:25 am So Derek Chauvin was merely kneeling in sympathy for the black movement..?
So sympathetic to the cause he created a martyr for it. He's right up their with the Palestinians who strap bombs to women and children before dropping them off at bus stops.
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Topper wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2020 5:53 am
The Brown Wizard wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2020 5:25 am So Derek Chauvin was merely kneeling in sympathy for the black movement..?
So sympathetic to the cause he created a martyr for it. He's right up their with the Palestinians who strap bombs to women and children before dropping them off at bus stops.
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Here's What's Problematic With Each Of The NFL's 32 Team Names

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Amid calls for justice, NFL teams are taking bold steps to change their team names and end racism. This has caused controversy since everyone is racist. Are you confused? Never fear! We at The Babylon Bee are here to educate you. We believe that all 32 teams were built by a system of whiteness that must be dismantled, one team name at a time.

We MUST do better. Here is why every NFL team name is very problematic:


Arizona Cardinals - Too religious.

Atlanta Falcons - Celebrates one of the cheapest Smash Bros. characters, who is a smug little punk only jerks choose.

Baltimore Ravens - Named after the Disney Channel show That's So Raven without the POC protagonist's permission.

Buffalo Bills - Bills are an evil byproduct of capitalism.

Carolina Panthers - The panther was appropriated wholesale from Wakandan culture.

Chicago Bears - Murderous bears should never be celebrated.

Cincinnati Bengals - It just sounds racist. We're looking into it.

Cleveland Browns - Brown what? Are you talking about skin color again? Sounds like white fragility.

Dallas Cowboys - A mutant half boy, half cow is tragic and shouldn’t be used as a mascot.

Denver Broncos - Horses have been subjugated and enslaved for millennia.

Detroit Lions - Lions are not vegans.

Green Bay Packers - Glorifies butcherous meat packers. Meat causes global warming. Gross.

Houston Texans - Celebrates the most racist state in the Union.

Indianapolis Colts - This name glorifies guns.

Jacksonville Jaguars - Jaguars are driven by evil rich billionaires as they run over poor people.

Kansas City Chiefs - We suggest switching to Kansas City Wise Indigenous Tribal Elders.

Las Vegas Raiders - Celebrates The Raiders of the Lost Ark, which featured prominent Nazi imagery.

Los Angeles Chargers - We don't think anyone who has faced down a line of charging riot police would find this name the least bit funny.

Los Angeles Rams - Dodge Rams contribute heavily to the climate crisis.

Miami Dolphins - Painful reminder that Sea World still exists.

Minnesota Vikings - Associated with patriarchy-dominated Norse mythology.

New England Patriots - REEEEEEEEEEEE

New Orleans Saints - Goes against the constitutional principle of separation of church and sports.

New York Giants - They prefer the term "persons of height."

New York Jets - The burning of jet fuel contributes to global warming.

Philadelphia Eagles - Eagles are a well-known Nazi symbol.

Pittsburgh Steelers - Steel contributes to global warming.

San Francisco 49ers- The gold miner mascot hearkens back to manifest destiny and the destruction of Mother Earth

Seattle Seahawks - Birds are unable to give consent to have their name used as mascots.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - This one's actually OK because they were probably just stealing bread to feed their families.

Tennessee Titans - Reinforces the harmful idea of power structures and male-dominated hierarchies.

Washington Redskins - Nothing wrong with this one as far as we can tell.

We hope this informative list is a wake-up call to the NFL. If we continue to work on ourselves, we can help the NFL become more inclusive! Within 20 years, we may get them to put down the ball and kick it around as the ancient Aztecs intended us to.
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FOOTBALL SUNDAY!

falcons blow a 15 point lead with minutes to go vs the cowboys.


Patriots vs Seahawks at 5!
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SKYO wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 1:44 pm FOOTBALL SUNDAY!

falcons blow a 15 point lead with minutes to go vs the cowboys.


Patriots vs Seahawks at 5!
Seahawks almost shit the bed too.....glad they held on.

Damn can Wilson ever throw the deep ball over the shoulder.
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Mëds wrote: Mon Sep 21, 2020 1:03 pm
SKYO wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 1:44 pm FOOTBALL SUNDAY!

falcons blow a 15 point lead with minutes to go vs the cowboys.


Patriots vs Seahawks at 5!
Seahawks almost shit the bed too.....glad they held on.

Damn can Wilson ever throw the deep ball over the shoulder.
Wilson was all-star that game!

the Belichick well-coached systems team with Cam Newton look good, but they lost a lot of key players.
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Russell Wilson has thrown seven interceptions over the last four games to go along with three lost fumbles
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Ebbs and flows, peaks and valleys. He still has 28 TD passes on the year and 10 interceptions. His career TD to interception rate is one of the best in NFL history. If not for one boneheaded call by Pete Carrol he’d be a two time champ. He’s a top 5 QB in the game.
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And Wilson responds. Guy is a stud. Still don’t think that defence gets them very far in the playoffs but that was a clutch win.,
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