Poll: People Stopped Watching the NFL Because of Colin Kaepernick

A huge reason for football's decline. It has nothing to do with a 3rd string quarterback.

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George S. Will

Autumn, which is bearing down upon us like a menacing linebacker, is, as John Keats said, a season of mists and mellow fruitfulness and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Actually, Keats, a romantic, did not mention that last part. He died before the birth of the subject of a waning American romance, football. This sport will never die, but it will never again be, as it was until recently, the subject of uncomplicated national enthusiasm.

CTE is a degenerative brain disease confirmable only after death, and often caused by repeated blows to the head that knock the brain against the skull. The cumulative impacts of hundreds of supposedly minor blows can have the cumulative effect of many concussions. The New York Times recently reported Stanford University researchers’ data showing “that one college offensive lineman sustained 62 of these hits in a single game. Each one came with an average force on the player’s head equivalent to what you would see if he had driven his car into a brick wall at 30 mph.”

Boston University researchers found CTE in 110 of 111 brains of deceased NFL players. In 53 other brains from college players, 48 had CTE. There was significant selection bias: Many of the brains came from families who had noticed CTE symptoms, including mood disorders and dementia. A Boston University researcher says, however, that a 10-year NFL linebacker could receive more than 15,000 sub-concussive blows.

Opinion | America’s waning romance with football




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It's always crystal clear whenever you realize you've lost the argument. You run from my questions and post nonsense instead.

Do your best Colin Kaepernick impression and kneel to ME!
 
But it answers it. Why would more people play a sport that wasn't popular?

Hmmm, by your logic Trumps popularity is 44. Not a percentage of who supports him. But the number of people that have been President.


Popularity of PLAYING sports is based on what is easy and doesn't require a lot of equipment or specialty to play. MMA and Boxing are somewhat popular, but how many people do you know that say "Sorry I can't go out tonight, my company's MMA tournament is tonight and I drew Kathy from finance". It has nothing to do with how many PPV sales Mayweather got.

"sorry John, I'm busy tonight. Me and the buddies are grabbing our horses and heading down to the track and put in 10 furlongs"... THAT's what we need to see to base how popular horse racing is??? Come on...


I mean if you are using your belief there, I think track is the easy winner, followed by swimming cycling and weightlifting. That's your belief???

Obviously popularity is based on being liked, admired, or supported not performed. And in that respect pro football is well out there at #1. College falls in at 3rd according to most popularity polls I've seen.
You deflect, unable to answer my simple question. Here it is again:

Do you think that people, who supposedly love this sport so much that they've made it the most popular sport in America, have stopped watching it because a 3rd string quarterback kneels during the national anthem?

thats why i have WRONG winger on ignore,he deflects and runs off from pesky facts when he is cornered and backed up against the wall,

same for that other stupid ass troll that replied after me who talks to himself thinking i read his crap all these years later too stupid to understand i have the troll on ignore.
Dude you're babbling. Or rambling. I haven't decided which yet.

But tell me again how I'm wrong about the Raiders moving to Vegas!
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the shallow, superficial, pathetic "fans" "boycotting" Colin don't even understand the issue.

(or what Boycotting is actually FOR)

rim fin, it is about Logic...means, motive, opportunity. Brady had the Perfect Life and Reputation...why would he risk it all just for a few sQuare inches of air?

(which he doesn't even need in the first place)

(plus, billijerc has ties to the gator criminal organization)
 
Football sucks.


True story!

Most popular sport in the greatest country.
If that were true then people wouldn't be abandoning it over a 3rd string quarterback.

Ranking The Most Popular Sports in America

Harris Poll: NFL still most popular; MLB 2nd

10 Most Popular Sports In America

Pro Football is Still America’s Favorite Sport

These are all, of course, based on the most popular spectator sports. That is a very different question than which sport is the most played. Some sports are harder to play, require more equipment, more money, or specific conditions (needing an ice rink for ice hockey). It is also a lot harder to get stats for how many people play a particular sport, unless you are only counting organized leagues.

Football is, and has been for years, the most popular spectator sport in the US.
 
Football sucks.


True story!

Most popular sport in the greatest country.
If that were true then people wouldn't be abandoning it over a 3rd string quarterback.

I'd also like to point out that this argument makes no sense. Just because a sport is popular, doesn't mean that fans can't abandon it.

Also, at the time Kaepernick first did his protest, he was not a "3rd string quarterback." In fact, I don't know that he's ever been a 3rd string quarterback in the NFL. He's been a starter and a backup, and was a backup at the time of his first protest, I believe. Either that, or his status was uncertain because he was recovering from injury.
 
But it answers it. Why would more people play a sport that wasn't popular?

Hmmm, by your logic Trumps popularity is 44. Not a percentage of who supports him. But the number of people that have been President.


Popularity of PLAYING sports is based on what is easy and doesn't require a lot of equipment or specialty to play. MMA and Boxing are somewhat popular, but how many people do you know that say "Sorry I can't go out tonight, my company's MMA tournament is tonight and I drew Kathy from finance". It has nothing to do with how many PPV sales Mayweather got.

"sorry John, I'm busy tonight. Me and the buddies are grabbing our horses and heading down to the track and put in 10 furlongs"... THAT's what we need to see to base how popular horse racing is??? Come on...


I mean if you are using your belief there, I think track is the easy winner, followed by swimming cycling and weightlifting. That's your belief???

Obviously popularity is based on being liked, admired, or supported not performed. And in that respect pro football is well out there at #1. College falls in at 3rd according to most popularity polls I've seen.
You deflect, unable to answer my simple question. Here it is again:

Do you think that people, who supposedly love this sport so much that they've made it the most popular sport in America, have stopped watching it because a 3rd string quarterback kneels during the national anthem?

thats why i have WRONG winger on ignore,he deflects and runs off from pesky facts when he is cornered and backed up against the wall,

same for that other stupid ass troll that replied after me who talks to himself thinking i read his crap all these years later too stupid to understand i have the troll on ignore.
Dude you're babbling. Or rambling. I haven't decided which yet.

But tell me again how I'm wrong about the Raiders moving to Vegas!
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thats simple as pie. Thats at LEAST two years away from happening.Expert economists are telling the truth that it is the worst deal in sports HISTORY.

“The Raiders Las Vegas Deal is Possibly the Worst in U.S. Sports History; And the ONLY Way it Succeeds”

I challenge you to find ONE expert economist out there who will tell you this is a good deal.you cant.I havent been able to .

Mark Davis is the ONLY NFL owner who is not a billionaire. By our standards,he is rich,he has more money than any of us ever willl unless one of us wins the lottery but by NFL standards,he is dirt poor.

Davis wants a handout because he is not rich like Stan Kroneke of the Rams who since he has the money,can finance and build his own stadium in Inglewood. the bank that is financing the stadium for Davis Bank of America,they are going to expect to be paid in return for building the stadium for him.they arent going to do it out of the kindness of their own heart.thats not the way the real world works,you know that.:lmao::haha: plus the media is not telling this little truth about Davis below either.:lmao::haha:



"Oakland Raiders Las Vegas NFL Stadium Has $445 Million Deficit"



You REALL think Davis will be able to foot the bill? sure he will,and I am the King of England.:haha::lmao:

Just because the owners voted in favor of it,doesnt mean its going to happen.:muahaha:

This stadium deal is only going to get worse and worse for Davis over the next couple of years,not better,that you can take to the bank.:lmao:


WHERE will Davis get the money to pay for the debt he is going to have? the NFL wont pay it.they wanted dean spaonos of the chargers to stay in san diego but they were not going to give him the money to finance the new stadium he wanted.

If the NFL would not give Spanos the money he asked for to have a new stadium,then WHY would they give it to Davis? Logic and common sense my man.:D


Nobody around here believed me 4 years ago when I said the Rams would be back in LA,including you,how did that one turn out for all of you st louis apologists? :biggrin:

Had Mark Davis just put a mere 10% into trying to get a deal done in Oakland for a new stadium that he has into first San Antonio,then Carson,and now Vegas,there would have been a deal done a long time ago for a new stadium in Oakland.:rolleyes:
 
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oh and I know the only news you listen to is what the LAMESTREAM media reports because if you went outside the box as i do,you would know that Oakland is taking steps if it comes down to it,to file a lawsuit against Davis and the NFL if Davis is indeed stupid enough to leave for vegas because they have violated all the NFL rules in relocation. you NEVER hear any of these details of course from the lametream media.

Lawyer suggests lawsuit could be filed over Raiders move


Dean spanos of the chargers has done so as well but san diego to my dissapointment, is not suing them as they should.the city of san diego just doesnt have the passion for the chargers that oakland does for the raiders.

I always said Oakland would not take this lying down like san diego has done.the city has way too much passion for their team unlike oakland.

It is sad that SD is not because they have just as much as an airtight case against the NFL as Oakland does.

this lawyer in this link below who came out and said san diego had a good strong case against the NFL ALSO has had a long history of success of lawsuits against the NFL.:up: He has NEVER lost a case against the NFL,he is five for five in lawsuits against them,you going to bet against him now? that would be very stupid.:rofl::rofl::rofl::lmao::lmao::lmao:

San Diego Politician Exploring Lawsuit Against Chargers, NFL

san dieog as i said though is taking it lying down where the raiders are not. had you not covered your ears and closed your eyes when i made this thread below you would KNOW all this.:rolleyes:

Okay so the NFL can make rules but they dont have to follow them now? okay,gotcha.
 
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Mark Davis is the ONLY NFL owner who is not a billionaire.

According to Forbes, there are 19 NFL teams owned by billionaires. The World's Richest Sports Team Owners 2017

Also according to that article, 8 of the NFL billionaires became billionaires because of their NFL team.

Nineteen NFL teams are owned by billionaires, led by Allen, Shahid Khan ($8.2 billion) of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Kroenke, who also owns the recently relocated Los Angeles Rams. The explosion in NFL values has produced more billionaires than any other league with eight people in the 10-figure net worth club as result of the value of their NFL franchises.

I'm not sure where you are getting your information from.
 
But tell me again how I'm wrong about the Raiders moving to Vegas!
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thats simple as pie. Thats at LEAST two years away from happening.Expert economists are telling the truth that it is the worst deal in sports HISTORY.

“The Raiders Las Vegas Deal is Possibly the Worst in U.S. Sports History; And the ONLY Way it Succeeds”

I challenge you to find ONE expert economist out there who will tell you this is a good deal.you cant.I havent been able to .
Whether it's a good deal or not is irrelevant.

I told you that I have a very well-connected friend who is an executive at one of the best casinos in Vegas and he told me it was a done deal.

You told me I was wrong.

I was right. YOU were wrong.

Be a fucking man and admit it.
 
But tell me again how I'm wrong about the Raiders moving to Vegas!
4i6Ckte.gif

thats simple as pie. Thats at LEAST two years away from happening.Expert economists are telling the truth that it is the worst deal in sports HISTORY.

“The Raiders Las Vegas Deal is Possibly the Worst in U.S. Sports History; And the ONLY Way it Succeeds”

I challenge you to find ONE expert economist out there who will tell you this is a good deal.you cant.I havent been able to .
Whether it's a good deal or not is irrelevant.

I told you that I have a very well-connected friend who is an executive at one of the best casinos in Vegas and he told me it was a done deal.

You told me I was wrong.

I was right. YOU were wrong.

Be a fucking man and admit it.

well your friend was right that it was a done deal that the owners APPROVED the move that i said they would not yeah that much I admit i was wrong on.

I am not going to do the cowardly thing that wrongwinger,anquity,and many others did when they said the Rams would never come back to LA and throw temper tantrems as they did just because the truth hurt them they were proven wrong and were morons to ignore the facts that were right in front of them that it was so obvious they were leaving st louis.:rolleyes:

However it is far from a done deal they will come there though if THAT was what he was saying.

I am still sticking to my guns the move wont happen because of all the facts i have listed.I said back then not to you but to others,I would laugh about this If i was wrong and the owners actually did approve the move because as i just proved,it is the worst deal in sports history.

I knew the owners did not like davis but i did not think they hated him. They know that this is the same as me coming out from the ocean knowing a shark is there but i remain quiet and tell you nothing about it letting you go out there and get eaten by him.That is what these owners have done with mark davis,they know he will fail there and will never be able to make the move it is such a bad deal/:D
 
But tell me again how I'm wrong about the Raiders moving to Vegas!
4i6Ckte.gif

thats simple as pie. Thats at LEAST two years away from happening.Expert economists are telling the truth that it is the worst deal in sports HISTORY.

“The Raiders Las Vegas Deal is Possibly the Worst in U.S. Sports History; And the ONLY Way it Succeeds”

I challenge you to find ONE expert economist out there who will tell you this is a good deal.you cant.I havent been able to .
Whether it's a good deal or not is irrelevant.

I told you that I have a very well-connected friend who is an executive at one of the best casinos in Vegas and he told me it was a done deal.

You told me I was wrong.

I was right. YOU were wrong.

Be a fucking man and admit it.

well your friend was right that it was a done deal that the owners APPROVED the move that i said they would not yeah that much I admit i was wrong on.
See? That didn't hurt a bit.
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Now I'll let you in on a secret: I fucking hate football. I think it's the stupidest game in the world. They tough it out for, what, 2 hours? gaining yards, losing yards, fighting for territory, only to have some Eastern European ex-soccer player come in for 5 seconds, never break a sweat, never get his uniform dirty, and kick the ball for a win.

It's just so fucking stupid.
 
But tell me again how I'm wrong about the Raiders moving to Vegas!
4i6Ckte.gif

thats simple as pie. Thats at LEAST two years away from happening.Expert economists are telling the truth that it is the worst deal in sports HISTORY.

“The Raiders Las Vegas Deal is Possibly the Worst in U.S. Sports History; And the ONLY Way it Succeeds”

I challenge you to find ONE expert economist out there who will tell you this is a good deal.you cant.I havent been able to .
Whether it's a good deal or not is irrelevant.

I told you that I have a very well-connected friend who is an executive at one of the best casinos in Vegas and he told me it was a done deal.

You told me I was wrong.

I was right. YOU were wrong.

Be a fucking man and admit it.

well your friend was right that it was a done deal that the owners APPROVED the move that i said they would not yeah that much I admit i was wrong on.
See? That didn't hurt a bit. View attachment 150161

Now I'll let you in on a secret: I fucking hate football. I think it's the stupidest game in the world. They tough it out for, what, 2 hours? gaining yards, losing yards, fighting for territory, only to have some Eastern European ex-soccer player come in for 5 seconds, never break a sweat, never get his uniform dirty, and kick the ball for a win.

It's just so fucking stupid.


Like I said,i never will get it why people such as anquity and wrongwinger are so butthurt about being wrong on their prediction they would never come back to LA.:rolleyes:

cause like you said,no it did not hurt a bit.:D

well its a fun sport to play for alot of people like me obviously. played it in high school. I dont hate the sport obviously but i DO hate the fucking corrupt NFL now.

Will never give them a freaking dime of my money the fact the cheatriots have created the biggest scandal in sports history since the black sox scandal and get away with scandal after scandal other teams get punished for,that is such BS.

Plus as you know i WAS excited about the Rams coming back to LA but these NFL playoff and superbowl games are scripted and phony as hell I have learned the last two years with the outcome already decided months before in advance.proof of that is former NFL players have come forward and admitted it so you are smart to stay away from that corrupt cartel.It was always that way,it just started sometime for sure in the mid 90's around then so i cant even watch the rams anymore.

Plus these new brand of owners dont give a shit about history,they put shiny brand new stadiums ahead of that,they are so greedy and selfish ass holes they would kill their own mothers if they were to make millions from it thats how evil they are.

because of that,I mostly stick to watching NFL games from yesteryear when the game was not tainted and corrupt as it is now.

give me college football anyday of the year.

go UCLA/:thup:
 

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