YoloinOhio Posted October 27, 2017 Posted October 27, 2017 (edited) At the owners meetings https://amp.usatoday.com/story/806600001/ Quote In a discussion about player protests during the national anthem, and the effects the protests were having on NFL business, McNair said, We cant have the inmates running the prison, according to a story by ESPNs Seth Wickersham and Don Van Natta. ESPN reported that NFL vice president of football operations, Troy Vincent, a longtime NFL player, was offended, and McNair later apologized personally.@adamschefterTexans WR DeAndre Hopkins absence from practice today was related to Bob McNairs comments, per source. Texans players wanted to walkout today in response to owner Bob McNairs comments, per @sarahbarshop. Had to be persuaded to stay. Edited October 27, 2017 by YoloinOhio
Kelly the Dog Posted October 27, 2017 Posted October 27, 2017 On 10/27/2017 at 6:52 PM, YoloinOhio said: At the owners meetings https://amp.usatoday.com/story/806600001/ @adamschefter Texans WR DeAndre Hopkins absence from practice today was related to Bob McNairs comments, per source. Texans players wanted to walkout today in response to owner Bob McNairs comments, per @sarahbarshop. Had to be persuaded to stay. I have a feeling this is going to end well.
papazoid Posted October 27, 2017 Posted October 27, 2017 I guess players only feel players have free speech rights ?
Kelly the Dog Posted October 27, 2017 Posted October 27, 2017 On 10/27/2017 at 6:55 PM, KD in CA said: Look at me!!! I'm offended!!! Isn't that exactly what you just did?
wiskibreth Posted October 27, 2017 Posted October 27, 2017 Dumb. 1. It's a figure of speech, although technically I think it goes "inmates running the asylum" 2. How horrible of McNair not wanting his employees staging protests on company time on company property. I totally respect the players right to protest anything they want, but do it on your own time in a public place. The teams and networks don't owe anyone that forum.
thenorthremembers Posted October 27, 2017 Posted October 27, 2017 On 10/27/2017 at 6:55 PM, KD in CA said: Look at me!!! I'm offended!!! Have to agree here. I opened the article expecting to see something egregious and found a pretty common saying.
26CornerBlitz Posted October 27, 2017 Posted October 27, 2017 @AaronWilson_NFL Duane Brown said players met before practice and decided to practice ultimately but it's not over and players will reconvene
Royale with Cheese Posted October 27, 2017 Posted October 27, 2017 Wouldn't it be funny if Hopkins has like 20 unpaid parking tickets, gets pulled over and they send him to jail?
Johnny Hammersticks Posted October 27, 2017 Posted October 27, 2017 Okay. So race is a hot button issue right now. Seems like folks are more comfortable lately voicing "controversial" opinions, and also folks are uber sensitive to such comments as well. I'm not trying to get all political here at all. I don't know if McNair is a racist or not. What I do know is that he made a not so smart comment at a really bad time. I don't think the saying "we can't have the inmates running the prison" is racist, necessarily. I have heard it used at work (in schools) referring to classroom/school discipline. I think the Texans have something good going. Houston has also been devastated by tragedy. I hope this doesn't ruin their season.
Kelly the Dog Posted October 27, 2017 Posted October 27, 2017 On 10/27/2017 at 7:00 PM, Royale with Cheese said: Wouldn't it be funny if Hopkins has like 20 unpaid parking tickets, gets pulled over and they send him to jail?Good solution to the problem. Send more black guys to jail for unpaid parking tickets.
Billschinatown Posted October 27, 2017 Posted October 27, 2017 On 10/27/2017 at 6:55 PM, papazoid said: I guess players only feel players have free speech rights ? Damn. I feel like freedom of speech not being the same as freedom of consequences shouldn't be hard for people to understand. Kneel and it may have adverse consequences. Equate NFL players to criminals, it may have adverse consequences. You're free to say and do anything you want; it doesn't mean you're free of any problems that it may create. Understand now?
Royale with Cheese Posted October 27, 2017 Posted October 27, 2017 On 10/27/2017 at 7:02 PM, Kelly the Dog said: Good solution to the problem. Send more black guys to jail for unpaid parking tickets. An ex-gf of mine was sent to jail in LA because she had something like 10 unpaid parking tickets. She was white.
BringBackOrton Posted October 27, 2017 Posted October 27, 2017 On 10/27/2017 at 7:03 PM, Billschinatown said: Damn. I feel like freedom of speech not being the same as freedom of consequences shouldn't be hard for people to understand. Kneel and it may have adverse consequences. Equate NFL players to criminals, it may have adverse consequences. You're free to say and do anything you want; it doesn't mean you're free of any problems that it may create. Understand now? Except you are entitled to a starting QB job.
TheFunPolice Posted October 27, 2017 Posted October 27, 2017 You REALLY want to show the SOB? Lose your next 4 games! That'll show him!
Kelly the Dog Posted October 27, 2017 Posted October 27, 2017 On 10/27/2017 at 7:04 PM, Royale with Cheese said: An ex-gf of mine was sent to jail in LA because she had something like 10 unpaid parking tickets. She was white. Well that's a clear example of guilt by association. Dating you = menace to society. You cannot deny that.
26CornerBlitz Posted October 27, 2017 Posted October 27, 2017 @SInow NFL players react to Texans owner's 'inmates’ comment http://on.si.com/2zdfWsJ
Johnny Hammersticks Posted October 27, 2017 Posted October 27, 2017 On 10/27/2017 at 7:03 PM, Billschinatown said: Damn. I feel like freedom of speech not being the same as freedom of consequences shouldn't be hard for people to understand. Kneel and it may have adverse consequences. Equate NFL players to criminals, it may have adverse consequences. You're free to say and do anything you want; it doesn't mean you're free of any problems that it may create. Understand now? Good post ^^
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