Spike Lee plans protest at NFL headquarters for Kaepernick

[erod]

This sounds just awesome, eh? So well thought out. Let's force owners to sign players against their will.

The media LOVES these stories. It'll be 24/7. Michael Sam times 1000. Bob Costas is probably giggling with glee.

I'm starting to ponder turning off the NFL forever.

 

[Tabascocat]

Does Spike even have a career left to lose if he does this?

 

[Silver Surfer]

If he feels so strongly about it, he should make a movie about it. Maybe he can call it "Do the Righteous Thing" or more aptly, "Do the Dumb Thing".

 

[John813]

Can't say I'm surprised at who is leading this.

 

[Nightman]

Can't say I'm surprised at who is leading this.

Can't see this ending well....more polarizing Lee could not be

 

[erod]

Spike will try to recruit Oprah, Obama, and the NFLPA to show up and fabricate this into a huge racial crisis.

Could be bad.

 

[Trouty]

This won't affect Spike one iota. He's always led these "causes." Not surprising.

 

[Trouty]

Can't say I'm surprised at who is leading this.

Not Spike, some outside people.

 

[Trouty]

Can't see this ending well....more polarizing Lee could not be

Lol. How is this not gonna "end well?" Riots. Firebarms? Molotovs?

It's a whole lot of nothing from a hothead and will end peacefully (they know this is a somewhat focal point in the media) and probably have far less turnout than expected.

 

[Silver Surfer]

Can't see this ending well....more polarizing Lee could not be

Thanks Yoda.

 

[Trouty]

Thanks Yoda.

 

[Jstopper]

Kudos to Spike Lee I applaud him for this.

 

[Trouty]

Kudos to Spike Lee I applaud him for this.

I do, too. I just don't see this being as big a deal as people think it will be.

Props for the man for rallying the troops and trying to go further with his cause than has done before.

Just don't think it'll be enough, J.

 

[Jstopper]

I do, too. I just don't see this being as big a deal as people think it will be.

Props for the man for rallying the troops and trying to go further with his cause than has done before.

Just don't think it'll be enough, J.

I just think its a load of crap, and the owners are giving a bunch of bs reasons for why they will sign SCRUBS like Fitzpatrick, Gabbert, and a retired Jay Cutler before Kapernick. He already said he isn't gonna kneel this year, and if you end up needing a backup qb he is better than half the ones in this league. But then again people are more upset about him kneeling than the actual issue he was kneeling about. So this doesn't surprise me at all.

 

[Idgit]

"Spike Lee plans to protest the fact that he hasn't been interesting or relevant in about 20 years by piggybacking on Colin Kapernick's 15 minutes in the spotlight."

 

[Trouty]

"Spike Lee plans to protest the fact that he hasn't been interesting or relevant in about 20 years by piggybacking on Colin Kapernick's 15 minutes in the spotlight."

Well 25th Hour was pretty bad arse! You should check it out. Fantastic film.

He's also not leading this charge, Idgit. Just making it more news-worthy

 

[Trouty]

I just think its a load of crap, and the owners are giving a bunch of bs reasons for why they will sign SCRUBS like Fitzpatrick, Gabbert, and a retired Jay Cutler before Kapernick. He already said he isn't gonna kneel this year, and if you end up needing a backup qb he is better than half the ones in this league. But then again people are more upset about him kneeling than the actual issue he was kneeling about. So this doesn't surprise me at all.

Without getting political, I don't disagree, brother.

And, yourself, as a current duty military personnel have major cache in this discussion, my brother.

J, my brother.

 

[DFWJC]

Does Spike even have a career left to lose if he does this?

 

[DFWJC]

I just think its a load of crap, and the owners are giving a bunch of bs reasons for why they will sign SCRUBS like Fitzpatrick, Gabbert, and a retired Jay Cutler before Kapernick. He already said he isn't gonna kneel this year, and if you end up needing a backup qb he is better than half the ones in this league. But then again people are more upset about him kneeling than the actual issue he was kneeling about. So this doesn't surprise me at all.

Fitzpatrick and Gabbert are not even correlations. They are clear backups.
Kaep wants to start...or definitely compete to start. He also he would ask for more than they are getting paid.
Not apples and aaples, J.

Cutler is a better comparable.
But that really is in the eye of the beholder. A huge number (certainly not all) of owners, HCs, and especially OCs would think Cutler is better
It's just a matter of opinion if they're right or not. In Miami's Case, it was the previous OC who already had success with Cutler, so it made sense.

 

[Jstopper]

Without getting political, I don't disagree, brother.

And, yourself, as a current duty military personnel have major cache in this discussion, my brother.

J, my brother.

Thamk you my brother. Alas I'm not going to beat the dead horse, people will always believe what they do.