Kaepernick

[Big Texas]

I agree 100% with the quote you mentioned.

I was always of the belief that one could respectfully "agree to disagree". It is not written anywhere that everyone must agree on everything.

Believe what you want about the protests. That's your right and your opinion. However, this day and age mature debate has become childish mudslinging. Rather than me prove my point I'm going to try and destroy the image of the person.

If the media wasn't so hell bent on sensationalism these outlandish and childish comments wouldn't even get off the ground. But every dumb comment is aired and re-aired over and over again.

Just a thought...would this argument be happening if the media just showed the person singing the anthem instead of searching for drama?

With all that said...misery loves company. When people are upset about something they want everyone else to be upset about it too. Which is our current situation.

[chuck]

The drumbeat for the team to look to Kaepernick is becoming ever more insistent, ever louder, from knowledgeable sources local and national. I have seen no one argue that Kaepernick to the Texans does not make football sense.

So as the calls to respond to football logic become louder, I suppose we'll see if ownership responds to its baser, ugly instincts (and to the reactionary instincts it wrongly supposes are held by the majority of its fan base) or if it responds to its imperative to field the best possible team.

I already know what it will do, and so do you. They would rather lose than put out idiot, racist fans.

I of course recognized a variant of that a decade ago or more.

In this case it's especially entertaining because Uncle Rick gave away all their draft picks cleaning up his own mess so there is literally no reason to tank.

And I can't wait for this collusion case to come to trial. In some respects it'll be more fun than all the Trumpspunkers in their orange jumpsuits.

[bikerack]

From my friend...

BOB wants Kaep. Up to management to make It happen. Have talked with his agent repeatedly. Big hurdles still to clear. Coach is so frustrated right now and has no faith in Savage. Neither does the locker room. Signing Kaep would probably bring them back together.

[chuck]

Originally Posted by bikerack

From my friend...

BOB wants Kaep. Up to management to make It happen. Have talked with his agent repeatedly. Big hurdles still to clear. Coach is so frustrated right now and has no faith in Savage. Neither does the locker room. Signing Kaep would probably bring them back together.

Thanks as always for the information. What are the hurdles? Who is placing them?

[barrett]

Originally Posted by chuck

Thanks as always for the information. What are the hurdles? Who is placing them?

I bet they're trying to muzzle him with the contract. Or at the least limit him to kneeling outside of the anthem.

[Warren]

Originally Posted by barrett

I bet they're trying to muzzle him with the contract. Or at the least limit him to kneeling outside of the anthem.

I don’t think that was the case. They could cut him for any reason so there’s no need to try to put something like that in his contract. If they wanted to be able to get his signing bonus back (if he would get a signing bonus at all), the CBA doesn’t allow forfeiture of his signing bonus for something like that. They could try to un-guarantee his remaining salary (assuming it is otherwise guaranteed) but if that’s what they want to do they should just not guarantee it at all. And while it doesn't prove collusion Kapernick's attorneys would have a field day with it.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by Warren

I don’t think that was the case. They could cut him for any reason so there’s no need to try to put something like that in his contract. If they wanted to be able to get his signing bonus back (if he would get a signing bonus at all), the CBA doesn’t allow forfeiture of his signing bonus for something like that. They could try to un-guarantee his remaining salary (assuming it is otherwise guaranteed) but if that’s what they want to do they should just not guarantee it at all. And while it doesn't prove collusion Kapernick's attorneys would have a field day with it.

I meant more just both sides making expectations clear before signing. Like the front office saying we'll sign you if you agree to not kneel during the anthem.

He isn't getting any real money from anyone so I didn't mean anything about that. His only hope is to play for the minimum and hope to play well enough to get paid next year.

[bikerack]

Originally Posted by chuck

Thanks as always for the information. What are the hurdles? Who is placing them?

This is me talking (not my friend)....I am sure the fact that McNair's phone/email records were deposed by Kaep's lawsuit might have something to do with it. Does McNair need to be removed from the request before he is brought in for a workout? Would be a pretty weird situation to be in a legal situation regarding no one signing him with the guy that signed him.

[bikerack]

This IS from my friend....

After they cut up the tape yesterday, the staff saw just how bad Savage performed. Rumblings that he may not start this week. Wide open receivers missed constantly because he was locking on to Hopkins on almost every play. Direct quote from a coach "The game shouldn't have even been close if he sees them."

[chuck]

I was wondering if signing Kaep would help McNair in the collusion case. I mean, how the hell can he collude to keep a guy out of the league that he's just signed? If signing Kaep effectively gets McNair a get out of jail free card AND it makes football sense, well, McNair would really, really have to want to sit with the cool kids at lunch not to move on it.