Jim Brown criticizes Kaepernick-style protests: 'I don't desecrate my flag'

I think CK made a miscalculation. He thought more would fall in line behind him, but also overestimated his worth to a team or the game. If he were an outstanding QB, teams would be willing to look the other way, but he's not. Fans only want to win but the location does matter. Some fan bases are more "patriotic" than others. Some wouldn't care if he had a third eye as long as they won. More players are showing solidarity so it is TBD, but if there is a boycott or walkout he'd better hire some security because he will become a target. I agree with Jim Brown because of his experience with standing up for what's right and he knows about the situation in 50's and 60's. He's just telling it like it is. I'm not sure that much can revive the career of CK. I disagree with what he did but like everything else it seems that this is being solved by the laws of supply and demand. I think he made a mistake that shouldn't necessarily have been a career-ender, but it appears as if it is.

I think Kaepernick is an idiot, and I think most of the people who support him are idiots too. First, about Kaepernick. When he started his protest of sitting during the National Anthem, he neglected to tell anyone what or why he was protesting. It wasn't until several weeks later that he chose to enlighten us about why he was doing it, but by then the damage was done -- he'd already made a very stinky impression on the tens of millions of people who love football and also love the flag and everything it stands for. People in the media supported him and lauded him for having the guts to start the conversation, but that didn't matter to the people who were offended at his manner of protest. My analogy: If I want to start a conversation with my neighbor about something, the best way to do it is to start a conversation. If I start a conversation by leaving a load of dog crap in his yard, I'll start a conversation alright, but it won't be the conversation I wanted to have.

Maybe Kaepernick wanted to talk about legitimate things. I don't know. I vaguely recall him being opposed to police brutality against blacks or something like that. But he never went and talked to city officials or police chiefs to find out what their procedures are, and what might be changed to better safeguard young black men in precarious situations. Given his position, he could have easily arranged it.

Kaepernick is currently unemployed, at least by any NFL team. Many people think the NFL is blacklisting him (no color pun intended) because of his protests and his views. There was some guy from the NAACP on with Tucker Carlson earlier this evening claiming that Kaerpernick was the 17th best QB last year, and it's therefore an outrage that Kaepernick remains unemployed, and he (NAACP guy) will be helping lead a rally in support of Kaepernick and condemning the NFL for blacklisting Kaepernick.

Here's the thing -- since the NFL has no control over teams' player personnel decisions, and since Kaepernick wasn't applying for a job as a broadcaster or analyst with the NFL, the NFL has no say in whether or not Kaepernick ever gets picked up by a team. Kaep has apparently been shopping himself around to a bunch of teams, but so far remains unsigned. Many teams already have a competent QB as their starter, and Kaepernick doesn't want to take backup-QB money. Other teams have QBs have quarterbacks who might not be as good as Kaepernick, but Kaepernick isn't well suited for the types of offenses those teams run, or they have an investment in the QB they have, or they don't have room under the salary cap to pay Kaepernick what he wants to be paid, and Kaepernick doesn't want to accept the role and the pay of a backup QB. (Kaepernick did have a multi-million dollar deal with the 49ers, $126M for 7 years if memory serves, BUT HE OPTED OUT OF IT.) That leaves maybe a couple of teams who don't want to touch Kaepernick solely because they don't want Kaepernick's protests to reflect badly on them.

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