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You took it several layers deeper than what I suggested. All I suggested is that the military pull its funding for the NFL, and let the NFL determine if they still want to do Salute to Service as well as play the NA. I would guess that the NFL would at least not play the NA before games; if so, then so be it. I think it would be better if the NFL did not play the NA before the games. Asking politicians to not tweet or make comments on the NFL might be asking too much, though it would be nice. I never said the players should turn off any thoughts or opinions of police, protests, racism, etc. That would be impossible as people are not machines.

I have an idea, how about the military pull its funding for the NFL to play the NA at the beginning of the games? If the NFL cancels "Salute to Service" and playing the NA, then so be it. Also, politicians, including the President, should refrain from tweeting/making public comments on the NFL. Get politics completely out of the games. I've said before, and will say again, keep social justice issues and politics out of sports; they don't mix and most spectators don't want to see these displays.

It does seem like it's the 11th hour. This dumb joke, and it was an immature joke from over a year ago, wouldn't have been as big of a deal if today's current events had not happened. I'll bet that girl wouldn't have posted the tweet, which I'm sure the Bills knew about but probably thought it was just a stupid joke by a 20 year old kid who showed no signs of being a racist, otherwise.

Afraid not. We like to get ahead of ourselves around here.

You missed my original point. Most fans don't want to see social justice displayed in a pro sports setting, that is not why they come to games, follow sports, etc. It is not the players' nor the job of the NFLPA/NFL to make spectators "uncomfortable" or think about societal issues; sporting events are not the time and place for it. It is just the opposite; the job of the players and the league is to entertain people in exchange for people's money. A few years ago when Kapernick started kneeling during the anthem, and others followed suit, there were attendance issues at stadiums across the country. Why? Because people don't want to see these types of displays. It hurt the owner's bottom line and the kneeling was "encouraged" to stop. The players will kneel this season for the anthem; I saw an article just this morning where Adrian Peterson mentioned as much. This shouldn't come as a surprise. I think the NFL needs to not play the National Anthem at the beginning of games. Most other team sports (hockey and baseball, for example) play the anthem, but I think the NFL should rethink playing it before games.

Yes, you are lucky. Some places are dictatorial and micromanaging, where bosses/management do not take well to criticism. I've been in those places and they suck. You have to know your environment, and leave if you don't like it.

I think UK has more of a religious problem, i.e. muslims integrating into English society. A lot of Europe has this problem, not just Great Britain.

Concur that black inclusion in pro sports has made them better. i have to disagree that current events are like Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier. The league is already integrated and overall is not racist; there may be players here and there, but as a whole racism is not tolerated. What is happening now concerns race relations with a fraction of the nation's police force. Players are not prevented from playing sports because of their ethnicity.

Interestingly, Saving Private Ryan was pretty accurate regarding D-day, from what I can gather.

That would be the NFL's last season.

Are they going to allow and/or encourage more players to kneel during the Anthem? If so, will the league (or NFLPA) mandate that Kapernick be brought back? If my questions are affirmative, oil and water are being mixed by playing the Anthem; I would pull the plug on playing the NA at the beginning of the games if I were Goodell. The owners have to also keep in mind that they have a going concern with the NFL, and while business is good at this point (revenue wise), it can go downhill. A balance needs to be reached because nothing is too big to fail. Social issues and pro sports are not a good combination; people watch and follow sports to get away from the rest of the world for a while.

If only those bombers would have been able to hit the German bunkers on top of the cliffs overlooking the beaches. I believe the weather was cloudy and they bombed inland a bit too far. Brave men...much braver than me.

What will the NFL do differently? It's all really vague from what I can see.

I really hope Daboll is not named an assistant HC. He still has to prove he can be an effective OC.

Did anyone ask Daboll if he plans on relinquishing playcalling this year?

The sad thing is that if these old texts came out during any other time, given all that is happening right now, they would not have received anywhere near the attention that they have.

I was referring to her other tweets on subjects other than Jake Fromm.

Sounds like she has an agenda against anything conservative, just from looking at her other tweets

The part about making the silencers expensive so only rich whites could afford them is what will bring him down, if this conversation is actually true.

I don't think we disagree here. If Bojo can't consistently kick good punts (good hang time, no shanks), I don't think the Bills can keep him on the team, regardless of how far he can potentially boot it.

Who says no one can disagree with what Brees said? He didn't...I didn't...no one else I saw said that. What I do disagree with is people telling Brees to pipe down and silence him. That is what it all came down to. I totally disagree with that. See how what works? A completely misguided second paragraph? Most players don't have a problem with standing for 30 seconds to honor the country that gives them the opportunity they have on game day, as well as the amount of money they are paid. The ones that can't should try going to China or Venezuela; I have a feeling their outlook will change in a hurry.

Exactly; well put. I don't have a problem with what Drew Brees said as he is standing up for those who gave all so that the NFL can play football. It seems that the kneelers, protestors, other players, etc who are speaking out against Drew Brees have a very narrow view of issues; only their view. They don't seem to respect the country that is giving them this opportunity to play football, as well as protest; nor do they respect those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

When he hits them right, he is actually very good. The problem is he also shanks a bunch and puts the defense in a bad spot.

That's right. He's another acquisition from Carolina, so a known quantity. The staff is probably factoring in Butler and Star getting the most rotation since they don't know a lot about Harry at this time. I don't know a lot about Butler, but hope he is better at the position than Star is.

Better yet, how about the Bills win the games they're supposed to, as well as a few games they're not supposed to (SF, Seattle) and a playoff game. That way the Peter Kings of the world will rank them in the top 5.