The Bengals are OK with guys like Mixon and his KO of a girl on video. That gets you drafted in round 2 in 2017.
Reid goes there and the Bengals owner has a problem and won't sign him because of his protests.
The entire NFL is full of shit. And the NFLPA isn't doing shit about it either.
Where is the outrage with the treatment of Reid?
Kapernick? You could blame it on his struggles as a passer, not fitting the scheme, and game plan issues as a backup.
Reid? He's in his prime. He can play on any team and help you win right now. There are no excuses with this player. There is no reason a 26 year old S/LB of his skill doesn't have plenty of action right now.
Why aren't teams signing him? Why aren't the Giants signing him? Who is asking this question to the NYG? I want to hear the answer from them.
Reid could play with Collins. He could move up to LB. Play S. And give us a lot of flexibility. Why aren't the Giants bringing him in? Because he took a knee during the anthem? This guy's livelihood is being ripped from him because of it while the NFL has no problem signing guys like Hardy, Mixon, etc.
"Why aren't you bringing in Eric Reid?"
I want this question answered clearly by the NYG. He can help the team and he can be signed at a bargain because of this BS. But they still don't even bring him in? Why?
Businesses make mistakes.
Through that lens one can understand that
The NFL incorrectly forecasted fan backlash
By the time they recognized it was too late
They couldn’t unscramble the egg
What they have since done is
funded these initiatives for BUSINESS reasons
Avoided perceived lightning rod replacement value talent
Sending a message as independent businesses to labor that:
IF YOU’RE NOT SPECIAL, you’re not worth it
Von Miller took a knee, he will never deal with this
Players need to accept and understand that they are employees
If you’re a special player, employers put up with more.
If not, not worth the headache.
The other gray, is that second chances are higher hurdle here
This wasn’t a mistake or a lapse of judgement
Harder to convince folks of real contrition and remorse
So yes there are many victims here
The owners for their poor foresight
And the marginal players for their poor foresight
Peace out
Hardy kidnaps a woman gets a 2nd chance. Little kills a woman and gets to play again. This the NFL can work with. But Reid gets screwed for what? And he said he won't do it again.
But he can't even get in the door for a talk with teams that need S help like our NYG?
Its ridiculous. I can't believe our NTG won't see this as a guranteeed opportunity to improve that horseshit product they put on the field last year.
You are entitled to your opinion but that "fact" is wrong.
(1) PR-the hit from a PR perspective is seen combined with the upside of the talent/money is seen as worse than having a Joe Mixon on the team.
(2) The perceived delta between his talent level and what teams have (or will try to get) is not seen as big enough to take on the other stuff that comes with him.
(3) Some owners probably just won't stomach having a kneeler on their team no matter what. Maybe they feel the same way about a domestic violence offender. Maybe they don't. But I don't think any of us can know that today based on what anyone did in the past. The environment has changed and understanding what domestic violence is has too. Plus...the PR hit is much bigger today than pre-Ray Rice.
(1) PR-the hit from a PR perspective is seen combined with the upside of the talent/money is seen as worse than having a Joe Mixon on the team.
(2) The perceived delta between his talent level and what teams have (or will try to get) is not seen as big enough to take on the other stuff that comes with him.
(3) Some owners probably just won't stomach having a kneeler on their team no matter what. Maybe they feel the same way about a domestic violence offender. Maybe they don't. But I don't think any of us can know that today based on what anyone did in the past. The environment has changed and understanding what domestic violence is has too. Plus...the PR hit is much bigger today than pre-Ray Rice.
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What are businesses that are predominantly African-American would have shut something like this down? Zero.
The owners were well within their legal right to stop this from becoming an issue from the start. But they didn't. They actually showed a great deal of sensitivity. It's stunning you can't see and/or appreciate it.
The NFL didn't shut it down because it couldn't since:
1) The overwhelming majority of their athletes are minorities
2) A large part of their fanbase are minorities
The NFL wasn't being caring and compassionate, they were doing a political triangulation that frankly mollified nobody.
Yes.
The Org recently has not been a smart team.
Perhaps the optics factor in. Vernon was already under contract; Michael Thomas is a relatively anonymous player. Eric Reid is a well-known former 1st rd pick who is forever associated with Kaepernick. I, too believe, that line of thinking is bs. Reid's caliber of play, however, should easily get hima multi-year deal as a starter.
So, Kwall, to answer your question.
Why hasn't NYG signed Eric Reid?
Because overall they aren't a smart organization.
However, if an owner doesn’t want a player on his team, because of protests, or for any other reason, including whimsy, then i think it’s his prerogative. In this case, it could be his speech as well.
At the end of the day, if not having the player on the team results in fewer wins, then that’s the consequence the owner has to face.
Reid is going through the same thing.. How is that not obvious to some of you?
Seattle Postpones Kaepernick Tryout - ( New Window )
Reid is going through the same thing.. How is that not obvious to some of you?
.. and some people actually think these decisions are politically motivated and no financial.
There were plenty of black people who stopped watching because Kaepernick was blacklisted. The NFL, like many segments of American society, is at a tipping point. I simply think in 2018 it's becoming harder to cater to minorities and to conservatives at the same time in any meaningful way. Minorities want to be people and conservatives are sick of it. "Shut up and dribble." People citing the NBA - how many conservatives watch the NBA? My guess is not terribly many. Minorities aren't watching NASCAR or hockey either.
The NFL is caught between the two because it has a mostly minority player base and a very split fanbase.
that's some inflammatory bullshit, just the kind of purely rhetoric-based-bullshit comment that serves no purpose other than to divide.
Many people like to separate sports and politics, but when it happens the other way I don't see the same concern.
I didn't see the uproar when Curt Schilling was told to shut up and pitch, or where was the defense when Tim Thomas was denigrated for refusing to attend the White House ceremony after the Bruins won the Stanley Cup and Obama was President (but the Warriors preemptively say the whole team won't attend before the invitation was withdrawn, and they're hailed as heroes).
You'd be better served to form your opinions from other sources than the spoon-fed media narratives.
It is idiotic that the Giants have not inquired about getting Reid
Why didn't Colin Kaepernick sit down in front of a microphone one day and simply start talking about the issues African Americans still face today? Why not plan a well formed speech consisting of facts? I think many feel he choose this method to seek attention. There was a way to go about this in a much more mature manner.
He chose this method to seek attention... for his cause. There are more people reached during the national anthem than during a presser that will only be viewed by diehard fans. The idea is to get people talking. He achieved his goal tenfold. Awareness of BLM is high AF. Needs to be. We can’t have another Trayvon or Tamir.
Link - ( New Window )
Really?? They were not even showing the national anthem during regular season games. They were running commercials at that time. It was not until he turned it into a side show did the networks begin to put that circus act on TV
There's a number of factors. I don't know the answer but I do knowy father, a football fan of 30+ years, did not only refuse to watch a single game last season but also disallowed my siblings from even having it on the TV in his home. And that was due to the protests so to think it isn't one of those factors is naieve.
5th ranked Kenny Vaccar
7th ranked Tre Boston
9th ranked Tyvon Branch
these are arbitrarily ranked by walter football, but 21 of the 46 free agent safeties still aren't signed.
So, is this a valid topic at this point?
I really don't know much about his situation, but the first question I asked was, so who else is unsigned and is there a huge discrepancy?
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Minorities want to be people and conservatives are sick of it.
that's some inflammatory bullshit, just the kind of purely rhetoric-based-bullshit comment that serves no purpose other than to divide.
Many people like to separate sports and politics, but when it happens the other way I don't see the same concern.
I didn't see the uproar when Curt Schilling was told to shut up and pitch, or where was the defense when Tim Thomas was denigrated for refusing to attend the White House ceremony after the Bruins won the Stanley Cup and Obama was President (but the Warriors preemptively say the whole team won't attend before the invitation was withdrawn, and they're hailed as heroes).
You'd be better served to form your opinions from other sources than the spoon-fed media narratives.
I'm going to guess you're a conservative. That quote in my response was from a conservative. I won't get into the nature of Fox news, Breitbart, and other conservative sites, but I'm still waiting for pizzagate to explode.
It's not dividing to point out a fact. It's dividing to want what Martin Luther King Jr referred to as a "negative peace". Nothing can be done about it if it's not brought out into the open.
You can't separate sports from politics when we play the national anthem before every game. You also can't do it when you have a league with the player makeup and fanbase makeup like the NFL. It was always a powder keg.
Use baseball for an example. Tell Hank Aaron there was a separation of sports and politics there.
George W. Bush used to own the Texans.
Kenny Vaccarro
Mike Mitchell
Eric Reid
Tre Boston
Ricardo Allen
I think this is less of a kneeling issue that OP makes it out to be. All these guys are unsigned because Eric Reid knelt?
Are all good enough to be on a roster. As mentioned above, Brandon Weedens on a roster for gods sake. The safety market has had little movement. This has been the case since FA opened.
To say that guys that have knelt aren't viewed in a different light would be naive.. but I'm seeing a safeties as a whole not being signed
good point, I comment before I read this far.
Besides, I thought the slightly above average S Reid was thinking about re-signing with the 9ers...?
On that point, where is the outrage foe the 9ers not signing Reid to a bigger deal?
+1 Very true. Especially since the Niners are about to be relieved of having to pay Reuben Foster.
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Minorities want to be people and conservatives are sick of it.
that's some inflammatory bullshit, just the kind of purely rhetoric-based-bullshit comment that serves no purpose other than to divide.
Many people like to separate sports and politics, but when it happens the other way I don't see the same concern.
I didn't see the uproar when Curt Schilling was told to shut up and pitch, or where was the defense when Tim Thomas was denigrated for refusing to attend the White House ceremony after the Bruins won the Stanley Cup and Obama was President (but the Warriors preemptively say the whole team won't attend before the invitation was withdrawn, and they're hailed as heroes).
You'd be better served to form your opinions from other sources than the spoon-fed media narratives.
I'm going to guess you're a conservative. That quote in my response was from a conservative. I won't get into the nature of Fox news, Breitbart, and other conservative sites, but I'm still waiting for pizzagate to explode.
It's not dividing to point out a fact. It's dividing to want what Martin Luther King Jr referred to as a "negative peace". Nothing can be done about it if it's not brought out into the open.
You can't separate sports from politics when we play the national anthem before every game. You also can't do it when you have a league with the player makeup and fanbase makeup like the NFL. It was always a powder keg.
Use baseball for an example. Tell Hank Aaron there was a separation of sports and politics there.
George W. Bush used to own the Texans.
So many people are down playing the idea that the anthem, the flag and what they both stand for mean a lot for many people. My father served in the military and when he passed away in 2001, his military funeral included the folding of the flag which was then presented to my mother. I am sure many of you have seen this. There are millions of people who have loved ones who are or were in the military and the idea of protesting the anthem (regardless as to the validity of the reason) is just unacceptable. Then, there are also millions of people who are cops or have loved ones who are cops and they also are not only against protesting the anthem, but also take it as a personal attack that all cops seem to be painted with the same brush here.
In summary, you most likely have more people who either do not like the protests or are just sick of seeing/hearing about it vs people that believe the protests should continue. This is absolutely impacting the NFL's brand and total league revenue.
If this continues, they will continue to lose viewers and ad money. If there is one smart person left in the league office and at the networks, they would just agree to just run commercials during the anthem. What the fans cannot see wont piss them off.
Yet, we have to put up with you and your obtuse rants labelling anything mildly different from your viewpoint with some disparaging remark. Quite frankly, the minute I see your handle in a thread I know the thread will be ruined. Zero to hatred in a split second.
Yeah Big Breitbart Interactive - a perfect example - people have an alternate view and you label them in the most extreme way possible.
George Bush never owned the Texans. Bob McNair has been their owner since the onset
He was a part owner of the Rangers.
Fucking idiots all over this place.
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There's a number of factors. I don't know the answer but I do knowy father, a football fan of 30+ years, did not only refuse to watch a single game last season but also disallowed my siblings from even having it on the TV in his home. And that was due to the protests so to think it isn't one of those factors is naieve.
So your father refuses to watch the NFL , but he'll watch the NFL when you have Ahmad Brooks, who has been charged with misdemeanor sexual battery, Dede Westbrook, who was arrested twice for assaulting the mother of his children, Joe Mixon, who was caught on tape punching a woman until she was knocked out and Josh Brown who beat his wife more than a dozen times? Interesting.
And, of course, dad could also use the pre-game time to pee or make a sandwich, and turn the tv on at the kickoff.
Then my Professor talked about how it was a bunch of males in a tavern picking people they or their wives didn't like and choosing who to hang. Some people chose wives or mistresses to get rid of "the other woman".
The point being that a sliding scale of morality has always existed.
If you refuse to watch a product because somebody kneels during the anthem in a sport where people are left drooling invalids and feature steroid abusers, wife beaters and other felonious characters and think there's a certain moral ground to the stance, you are probably the one that is fucked.
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What are businesses that are predominantly African-American would have shut something like this down? Zero.
The owners were well within their legal right to stop this from becoming an issue from the start. But they didn't. They actually showed a great deal of sensitivity. It's stunning you can't see and/or appreciate it.
The NFL didn't shut it down because it couldn't since:
1) The overwhelming majority of their athletes are minorities
2) A large part of their fanbase are minorities
The NFL wasn't being caring and compassionate, they were doing a political triangulation that frankly mollified nobody.
NBA forces players to stand and the majority of the NBA is african-americans. NFL has done more for this topic than most people realize, but since there is an oddity or an outliner - people will always complain.
There are a ton of safeties, some that are better than Reid unsigned. People who dealt, like Mike Thomas, have been signed who have been demonstrative.
And last time I checked - the draft didnt even start yet? I didnt read this thread - but maybe teams are waiting to see how the draft goes before signing anymore players?
There are a ton of safeties, some that are better than Reid unsigned. People who dealt, like Mike Thomas, have been signed who have been demonstrative.
And last time I checked - the draft didnt even start yet? I didnt read this thread - but maybe teams are waiting to see how the draft goes before signing anymore players?
Right.. and the laws of supply and demand are always at work here. A few safeties out there with no takers at today's price. Meanwhile, we may have had to over pay a bit for Solder since left tackles are harder to find. This is how the system is supposed to work.
If it truly is all about "winning" and Reid provides a team with a better chance to do that, they he will find a job. Otherwise, he will watch from the couch just like the rest of us.
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There are a ton of safeties, some that are better than Reid unsigned. People who dealt, like Mike Thomas, have been signed who have been demonstrative.
And last time I checked - the draft didnt even start yet? I didnt read this thread - but maybe teams are waiting to see how the draft goes before signing anymore players?
Right.. and the laws of supply and demand are always at work here. A few safeties out there with no takers at today's price. Meanwhile, we may have had to over pay a bit for Solder since left tackles are harder to find. This is how the system is supposed to work.
If it truly is all about "winning" and Reid provides a team with a better chance to do that, they he will find a job. Otherwise, he will watch from the couch just like the rest of us.
Other than the National Anthem have the players given back to the communities and given their time there? I am not discrediting the merit or the cause they are supporting I just dont think it needs to be done during the National Anthem (other than the air time it used to get because they dont even televise it any longer)
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Yeah, I'd love to see the data behind that, because it's very plainly not true.
Would also love to add an "unarmed" filter to that data set and see how that shakes out...
In 2017, there were 68 unarmed people shot and killed by police. 30 white, 20 black, 13 Hispanic, 3 other, 2 unknown.
Overall, 987 people killed by police in 2017. 457 white, 223 black, 179 Hispanic, 44 other, 84 unknown.
2018: 304 people killed by police. 126 white, 61 black, 38 Hispanic, 10 other, 69 unknown. 16 unarmed people, of whom 9 were white, 6 were black, 1 Hispanic. Washington Post police shooting database - ( New Window ) [/quote]
This is "disproportionate". The cops need to shoot more white dudes. :-/
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There's a number of factors. I don't know the answer but I do knowy father, a football fan of 30+ years, did not only refuse to watch a single game last season but also disallowed my siblings from even having it on the TV in his home. And that was due to the protests so to think it isn't one of those factors is naieve.
So your father refuses to watch the NFL , but he'll watch the NFL when you have Ahmad Brooks, who has been charged with misdemeanor sexual battery, Dede Westbrook, who was arrested twice for assaulting the mother of his children, Joe Mixon, who was caught on tape punching a woman until she was knocked out and Josh Brown who beat his wife more than a dozen times? Interesting.
Yes. Though I doubt he looks at it as one vs. the other, I'm not here to defend his opinion. That's simply the reason he chose to not watch.
SO you don't fit in. Go find Big Blue MSNBC or Big Blue STATE and have a Coke and a smile and STFU.
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George W. Bush used to own the Texans.
George Bush never owned the Texans. Bob McNair has been their owner since the onset
He was a part owner of the Rangers.
Fucking idiots all over this place.
I'm pretty sure he meant Rangers, since he transitioned to baseball in his previous paragraph.
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There's a number of factors. I don't know the answer but I do knowy father, a football fan of 30+ years, did not only refuse to watch a single game last season but also disallowed my siblings from even having it on the TV in his home. And that was due to the protests so to think it isn't one of those factors is naieve.
So your father refuses to watch the NFL , but he'll watch the NFL when you have Ahmad Brooks, who has been charged with misdemeanor sexual battery, Dede Westbrook, who was arrested twice for assaulting the mother of his children, Joe Mixon, who was caught on tape punching a woman until she was knocked out and Josh Brown who beat his wife more than a dozen times? Interesting.
Furthermore, you're essentially saying that there's nothing the NFL could do that would force you to stop watching right? Because at that point you have to look at yourself and say, I watched when they employed criminals but this is my breaking point, painting yourself in the same light
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Yeah, I'd love to see the data behind that, because it's very plainly not true.
Would also love to add an "unarmed" filter to that data set and see how that shakes out...
In 2017, there were 68 unarmed people shot and killed by police. 30 white, 20 black, 13 Hispanic, 3 other, 2 unknown.
Overall, 987 people killed by police in 2017. 457 white, 223 black, 179 Hispanic, 44 other, 84 unknown.
2018: 304 people killed by police. 126 white, 61 black, 38 Hispanic, 10 other, 69 unknown. 16 unarmed people, of whom 9 were white, 6 were black, 1 Hispanic. Washington Post police shooting database - ( New Window )
This is "disproportionate". The cops need to shoot more white dudes. :-/ [/quote]
This is not how math works.
I know you were talking to Ryan above. My feeling is that I really dont care if every NFL team is loaded with ex convicts from top to bottom. I want to see the best football. I also want my NFL to be a break from politics and all of the other discussions that seem to get woven into everything else. You cannot watch sitcoms, news, social media and sometimes even discussions at work without bringing up the same topics. I want my NFL experience to be a 3 hour session where it is just about football. I dont want anyone preaching shit to me that has nothing to do with the game. Another reason why I do not watch the commercials either. Once you allow someone to get on a pulpit when there should not even be one AND their message is polarizing... you lose customers. Period... end of story.
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This thread is a great example of why some people have christened BBI "Big Breitbart Interactive".
SO you don't fit in. Go find Big Blue MSNBC or Big Blue STATE and have a Coke and a smile and STFU.
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So BBI is only for white conservatives now is what your saying. The owner of this site should be worried that his site is now being compared to racist drivel. I mean we can disagree on the issues but to see that this site is turning full white supremacist is kinda strange.
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I watched when they employed criminals but this is my breaking point
I know you were talking to Ryan above. My feeling is that I really dont care if every NFL team is loaded with ex convicts from top to bottom. I want to see the best football. I also want my NFL to be a break from politics and all of the other discussions that seem to get woven into everything else. You cannot watch sitcoms, news, social media and sometimes even discussions at work without bringing up the same topics. I want my NFL experience to be a 3 hour session where it is just about football. I dont want anyone preaching shit to me that has nothing to do with the game. Another reason why I do not watch the commercials either. Once you allow someone to get on a pulpit when there should not even be one AND their message is polarizing... you lose customers. Period... end of story.
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As black guy who use to be a huge football fan I couldn't agree more I just want politics gone from football period.
As black guy who use to be a huge football fan I couldn't agree more I just want politics gone from football period.
It's not just football. I cannot even watch night time TV talk shows or stand up comedy which I have always loved. These people have no imagination anymore and speak almost solely about politics.