NFL Football 2020

[accadacca]

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[accadacca]

Ravens sign undrafted Utah QB Tyler Huntley, who beat Lamar Jackson for district title in high school

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https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29119625/ravens-sign-undrafted-utah-qb-tyler-huntley-beat-lamar-jackson-district-title-high-school

[Iceaxe]

Funniest news in the NFL so far this year... anyone else following this story?

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[Iceaxe]

ROFLMAO...
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[accadacca]

FedEx requests nickname change for Washington's NFL team

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/redskins/2020/07/02/fedex-requests-washington-redskins-change-teams-nickname/5369237002/

[rockgremlin]

FedEx requests nickname change for Washington's NFL team

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/redskins/2020/07/02/fedex-requests-washington-redskins-change-teams-nickname/5369237002/

To be honest, I'm shocked it's survived this long.

[Byron]

Team names, products, images, mascots, statues...yep, sounds like a bunch of hypersensitive sissies to me. Isn't that something...so many of these big, brawny dudes are wimpy crybabies.

Look up the lyrics to the song "Human Behavior" by Bjork. Definitely no logic.

[rockgremlin]

Is the movement behind changing the Redskins name the result of a request by Native tribes? If not, this is just white people trying to appear P.C. on the behalf of other races...whether those races care or not.


I wonder if they'll try and seek out all the buffalo nickels that were ever minted and melt them down because they're so racially insensitive. I wouldn't doubt it.

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:eek2:^^^OH THE HUMANITY!!!!^^^^:cry1:

[Byron]

I'm telling ya...when I listened to NPR for hours on end a few weeks ago, the main takeaway was that EVERYONE and everything was on the chopping block. No negotiations, our way or the highway. They're so blind with rage that they want to literally erase history...like trying to purge the memory of being beaten as a child or something like that. They're even against Lincoln...because he was white.

I think this is very deeply psychological in the minds of "minorities", or "dark skinned people" or "different people"...racially, sexually. I think it's a detriment...it led them straight into violent, bizarre behavior.

Everything is on the chopping block to them. And they'll take every crumb they can get. It's almost like a form of "reparations"..."You're going to give us SOMETHING, you assholes!" Read today that most of the Dems in Congress are on board for reparations. How about all that BLM money gettin' funneled to the DNC? Democrats must like getting screwed...they put up with so much of it.

They'll promise anybody, anything to get a vote.

[2065toyota]

NFL

"N"ot "F"reaking "L"ikely

that I will every care what they do. I don't plan on every watching a game or even caring about them or any other sports again

[accadacca]

"Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing," traditionally known as the Black national anthem, is expected to be performed live or played before the "The Star-Spangled Banner" at every Week 1 NFL game.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29401000/nfl-plans-play-black-national-anthem-week-1-games?linkId=92688321

[rockgremlin]

What about the Latino National anthem? Or the Asian pride anthem? Where's the outrage that only two races will get to have an anthem? Do Latinos and Asians not deserve a place at the table?

[accadacca]

Report: Mahomes inks 10-year extension worth over $400M

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/nfl/report-mahomes-inks-10-year-extension-worth-over-dollar400m/ar-BB16pekA?li=AAggNb9

[accadacca]

NFL unveils Oakley Mouth Shield to combat coronavirus

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29454756/nfl-unveils-oakley-mouth-shield-combat-coronavirus

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[rockgremlin]

NFL unveils Oakley Mouth Shield to combat coronavirus

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29454756/nfl-unveils-oakley-mouth-shield-combat-coronavirus

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Nothing like breathing your own recirculated air during a rigorous 3 hour exercise regimen. :roll:

[BasinCruiser]

^^^ As one who wore a full faced helmet with goggles while snowboarding for 15+ years, I bet, if these last that long, that these don't last past a couple of games played in the cold. The air from their hard breathing will hit that mouth guard and redirect up onto the goggles and fog them up real good.

[accadacca]

Da RAIDERS!!!

“I could definitely see Utah becoming a significant Raider state and I think that the Raiders would love to see that happen.”

https://kslsports.com/437844/las-vegas-raiders-beat-writer-i-could-definitely-see-utah-becoming-a-significant-raider-state/

[dougrz]

Is any self respecting American going to watch the NFL? I doubt I'll ever watch again.

[Iceaxe]

I have almost zero interest in watching the NFL these days. I only watched a couple of games last year and it will probably be fewer this year.

[accadacca]

NFL Requiring Fans To Wear Face Covering At Games During 2020 Season

https://kslsports.com/438284/nfl-requiring-fans-to-wear-face-covering-at-games-during-2020-season/

[Byron]

NFL Requiring Fans To Wear Face Covering At Games During 2020 Season

https://kslsports.com/438284/nfl-requiring-fans-to-wear-face-covering-at-games-during-2020-season/They're going to be playing to mostly empty stands...or people are going to just blow right past the rule.

When I'm working, I'll listen to Dave Logan on the radio in the morning (sports guy, former player, Bronco radio announcer) and see what he has to say about this. He takes phone calls, he and his partners will debate it.

They actually talked about this a month or so ago and dismissed it as absurd...said fans simply won't do it. They spent probably two minutes talking about it...I bet they talk about it for considerably longer today.

[Iceaxe]

I've been to two fairly large sporting events in the past month and at both events fans followed mask and social distancing for the first 5 minutes and then it was business as usual.

I don't see why the NFL will be any different. Unless your a Chargers fan, they shouldn't have any issues with social distancing... LMAO...

[rockgremlin]

Washington Redskins to call themselves the "Washington Football Team" for 2020.

How lame and idiotic can you get? The PC movement has destroyed America.

I'm officially done with anything NFL related. And I suspect many of the NFL fanbase will walk out this year and probably never return.

When SJWs win America loses.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29524343/washington-nfl-team-use-washington-football-team-now-sources-say

[Byron]

Washington Redskins to call themselves the "Washington Football Team" for 2020.

How lame and idiotic can you get? The PC movement has destroyed America.

I'm officially done with anything NFL related. And I suspect many of the NFL fanbase will walk out this year and probably never return.

When SJWs win America loses.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29524343/washington-nfl-team-use-washington-football-team-now-sources-sayI gotta tell you, Rock...when I heard that this morning I thought it was outstanding. Total generic...nothing for the hypersensitive loudmouth sissies to suck on.

I also agree that the NFL is pretty much a cooked goose. It will be interesting to see how this all lands...the election, the attendance or viewership of these games...all of it will be laid bare within the next few months.

[Byron]

I've been to two fairly large sporting events in the past month and at both events fans followed mask and social distancing for the first 5 minutes and then it was business as usual.

All the sports guys on the radio today said the same thing.

[Iceaxe]

I'll be heading out to Speedweek on the salt flats in a couple weeks. The event usually draws about 600 race cars and 30,000 spectators. It should be interesting.

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[accadacca]

Love it! Our boy Booker is with Da Raiders!

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[oldno7]

pro sports---no longer care or will waste my valuable time/$$$

[accadacca]

pro sports---no longer care or will waste my valuable time/$$$

Understood. I’ll be watching.

[Iceaxe]

pro sports---no longer care or will waste my valuable time/$$$



^^^ This ^^^

[oldno7]

Understood. I’ll be watching.

As adults, we all vote with our pocket books and conscience you are doing so and have that right.

[Byron]

For the past 12 years or so, I've been in Hawaii when the Super Bowl happens. I always got to the bar and grill next to the dolphin pool at the Hilton...Big Island. The game always start there around 1pm, so I get there at 11 to secure a seat at the bar...otherwise it'll be standing room only.

They set up extra tables and chairs but in the last two years they didn't do it and the "crowd" was myself and maybe a dozen other people. Last year I got there late and thought for sure I was screwed, but the entire bar was open only a half hour before game start.

I think these players should keep their personal opinions on social media and leave it off the field. They can say whatever they want on Twitter, Facebook, news reporters, whatever...I don't show up at the job and start lecturing my clients on political/social issues because it's inappropriate. What these sports stars have to offer (which is basically a middle finger) is unappealing as well.

I was proud of the Rockies when only one player took a knee at the opener...Kemp, one of the black guys. But now I'm done with the Rockies because they collectively sat out a game after the Blake incident...Trevor Story says "We have to show Kemp that we have his back and give BLM the benefit of the doubt"...his exact words.

What about giving the cops the benefit of the doubt? These guys are making themselves judge, jury and executioner without a good close look at what the hell happened...like a "show trial"...like the Salem Witch Trials. Remember learning about that in school? How wrong it was to get caught up in a frenzied mob with bullshit "evidence"?

I'm not watching because I won't sanction the mob. They ask for justice but quickly deny it.

[dougrz]

Trevor Story says "We have to show Kemp that we have his back and give BLM the benefit of the doubt"...his exact words.


SOB. I'm going to send my Rockies T addressed to him with a note about why.

[accadacca]

So you guys are blaming and punishing ALL the players for the actions of a few? Interesting...

[Byron]

So you guys are blaming and punishing ALL the players for the actions of a few? Interesting...Nope...you got it backwards dude.

THEY ARE. They throw a fit over scumbags getting what was coming to them and the guys that aren't down with it are forced to go along with the program. Not only that, but the up and coming kids are going to be pigeonholed into taking one side or the other. Like I said earlier...why automatically side with BLM? Why side with the cops? Why not remain neutral until the investigations are complete? I'm not "punishing" anybody.

Anybody siding with the cops or waiting until the facts are know are likely to keep playing and not force anyone on the team to bend to their will...otherwise those that side with the "cops are killers, let's make people pay" crowd then they are going to force people to bend to their will...or pay the consequences.

So, do you see Scott? Do you see who it actually is that's laying down the hurt? I sure hope your post was a troll.

[rockgremlin]

So you guys are blaming and punishing ALL the players for the actions of a few? Interesting...

I'm just turned off at professional athletes who make millions of dollars and live in mansions and have the audacity to preach to their fan base. I didn't do anything. I didn't shoot anybody. I'm about the most open minded person there is when it comes to racial issues. But now I have to listen to athletes lecture me about how I should live my life.

Shut up and play the sport you were hired to play, and leave leftist talking points out of it.

[accadacca]

I'm just turned off at professional athletes who make millions of dollars and live in mansions and have the audacity to preach to their fan base. I didn't do anything. I didn't shoot anybody. I'm about the most open minded person there is when it comes to racial issues. But now I have to listen to athletes lecture me about how I should live my life.

Shut up and play the sport you were hired to play, and leave leftist talking points out of it.

Agreed, but you can’t lump ALL of them into the preaching. Many are Trump and police supporters. Ultimately it’s their employer and other employees speaking out.

[Iceaxe]

So you guys are blaming and punishing ALL the players for the actions of a few? Interesting...
LMAO... Dude what color is the sky in your world?!?

The day one of these professional athletes steps up and calls "bullshit" I'll back him 100%. Of course the MSM will bury them alive, but I'll support them... if you doubt that see Kyle Larson... the guy has quadrupled his fan base since being honest....

[accadacca]

LMAO... Dude what color is the sky in your world?!?

The day one of these professional athletes steps up and calls "bullshit" I'll back him 100%. Of course the MSM will bury them alive, but I'll support them... if you doubt that see Kyle Larson... the guy has quadrupled his fan base since being honest....

So if they are not comfortable making a political statement, then they are part of the problem. Got it. Most people just don’t speak out, they aren’t wired that way. It’s just a job for them. No different then Chic-fil-A pushing their Christian values. Their employees just don’t give a damn.

[Iceaxe]

^^^At some point you have to step up and take a stand. Even the pussy beta male eventually has to take a stand, and taking no stand in itself is taking a stand.

If you want to support rioting, looting and mayhem and those that champion it don't let me stop you.... enjoy your Black Lives Matter lifestyle and all it entails. I'm sure they will appreciate your monetary support.

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[accadacca]

^^^At some point you have to step up and take a stand. Even the pussy beta male eventually has to take a stand, and taking no stand in itself is taking a stand.

If you want to support rioting, looting and mayhem and those that champion it don't let me stop you.... enjoy your Black Lives Matter lifestyle and all it entails. I'm sure they will appreciate your monetary support.

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[Byron]

Hey, hey, hey...I'M THE ONE who tells stories around here.

[accadacca]

SO HAPPY to see Coach Reid get his ring. He certainly earned it.

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[dougrz]

So you guys are blaming and punishing ALL the players for the actions of a few? Interesting...For me it's the owners and commish-es, what they allow to happen on the field now.

I understand players in all leagues are against my values, or at least half are. Granted, that's society.

But if I walked into a store and the employees had shirts on denouncing me and took time to lecture me at the register, I'd go elsewhere. Sports are now that. I don't expect to watch any pro sports for many years, if ever again.

[Iceaxe]

The best part of football is when they use the stadium for Supercross.

[oldno7]

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[Byron]

chiefs-texans-demonstration-nfl-season-opener-report (https://www.foxnews.com/sports/chiefs-texans-demonstration-nfl-season-opener-report)

When it boils down to it, I could really care less what these guys put on their helmets, shoes or jerseys...Mickey Mouse, Malcolm X, Charles Manson...whatever floats your boat, sweetheart...

But deliberately pissing on the Anthem is the dealbreaker for me. If there is anything that holds us together as a nation, it's the flag and that anthem...without it, we can be divided and conquered. Have you seen the "black" version of the American flag? Looks the same but the colors are red, black and green. Some group was demanding it be flown at tonight's game.

So they've got their own flag now. It's a race war, ladies and gentlemen. Wether or not it's in its infancy or this is the apex remains to be seen. Hard to imagine that blacks and whites will start killing each other in large numbers...but then again it seems like many things that are hard to imagine have a way of coming to fruition these days.

Don't think for a minute that blacks slaughtering whites won't be hailed as "freedom fighters" by the left. Trump doesn't even really factor in this...it's all about regaining power and control by any means possible. Our first considerable challenge to the Republic since the late 60s, really.

[oldno7]

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[Byron]

chiefs-texans-demonstration-nfl-season-opener-report (https://www.foxnews.com/sports/chiefs-texans-demonstration-nfl-season-opener-report)

When it boils down to it, I could really care less what these guys put on their helmets, shoes or jerseys...Mickey Mouse, Malcolm X, Charles Manson...whatever floats your boat, sweetheart...

But deliberately pissing on the Anthem is the dealbreaker for me. If there is anything that holds us together as a nation, it's the flag and that anthem...without it, we can be divided and conquered. Have you seen the "black" version of the American flag? Looks the same but the colors are red, black and green. Some group was demanding it be flown at tonight's game.

So they've got their own flag now. It's a race war, ladies and gentlemen. Wether or not it's in its infancy or this is the apex remains to be seen. Hard to imagine that blacks and whites will start killing each other in large numbers...but then again it seems like many things that are hard to imagine have a way of coming to fruition these days.

Don't think for a minute that blacks slaughtering whites won't be hailed as "freedom fighters" by the left. Trump doesn't even really factor in this...it's all about regaining power and control by any means possible. Our first considerable challenge to the Republic since the late 60s, really.I posted this an hour before the game started and I watched the opening ceremony to see what was going to happen.

I was quite surprised to see it was the opposite of what I expected. Alicia Keys came out and did her antsy fartsy piano number and that was basically it. I think the Chiefs fans were quite pleased to see only one player take a knee. A lot of talk, not a lot of walk. These players know who butters their bread.

Also, when both teams locked arms for their "moment of unity" the boos were profound...these people in the stands are among the most hardcore of fans and they let these guys know "Leave this political activism out of the game and don't do this again".

Goodell said it months ago..."Without black players there would be no NFL"...so he had to throw the crybabies a few bones and those guys were just served a big chunk of cold shoulder.

This BLM stuff in the NFL looks like it's going to be weak sauce. I'd say the NBA is a bit different because Lebron is the king supreme that everyone looks up to and he's all bent for a lot of reasons. He and his posse have a bit more pull.

NFL may not be completely toast after all, IMO.

[Iceaxe]

Yeah... the BLM shit doesn't play well to some audience's. Bubba Wallace, the gentleman that brought the BLM bullshit to NASCAR has lost his ride for next season.

[Byron]

Yep, that's the thing. These people throw fits, yell and scream like children while those they're facing calmly nod their heads...all back of the bus like...but retaliation is coming. Nice and easy...patience, young Luke.

Looks like we're not "fighting back?"...uh, hold my beer.

[Byron]

ar-BB18WSBO (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/michael-ryan-after-shameful-boos-during-kansas-city-chiefs-opener-we-all-should-do-some-soul-searching/ar-BB18WSBO?li=BBnbcA1)

So this guy writes this article and completely misses the point...or does he? I would imagine he knows damn well why the fans booed and he actually acknowledges it...but he certainly can't write an article telling the truth of the matter, now can he? The guy who wrote this article is weak.

I paint houses for a living and have been working alone for 35 years. I've dealt personally with thousands of people...and mostly it's with the women. For some reason, husbands take a back seat when it comes to home maintenance...which has always baffled me as the women have to deal with the slimy, creepy, rip off artists that show up for estimates...and sometimes have to deal with them if they're hired, too. I've heard some stories, let me tell you...and you know what the husbands do? They hide in the house and don't want anything to do with the drama the old lady has to put up with.

There is nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing on this planet that I despise more than weak men.

[Iceaxe]

NFL's season opening game TV ratings sink compared to last year.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/sports/nfl-chiefs-texans-tv-ratings

[dougrz]

ar-BB18WSBO (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/michael-ryan-after-shameful-boos-during-kansas-city-chiefs-opener-we-all-should-do-some-soul-searching/ar-BB18WSBO?li=BBnbcA1)

So this guy writes this article

He's an ass. Read Whitlock's take: https://www.outkick.com/chiefs-fans-smart-to-boo-texans-and-dolphins-smart-to-disavow-empty-blm-gestures/

Outkick is the only sports website I check anymore.

[Byron]

He's an ass. Read Whitlock's take: https://www.outkick.com/chiefs-fans-smart-to-boo-texans-and-dolphins-smart-to-disavow-empty-blm-gestures/

Outkick is the only sports website I check anymore.Well now there ya go! Here's a guy that gets it. They didn't show that BLM was on the jumbotrons during this "moment of unity" when it was on TV...that's a poke in the eye along with the slap in the face.

Funny how two men can be looking at the same thing yet see it so differently...but the guy in your link told it like it was whereas the guy I linked acknowledged it, but then wrote his article around his disproval. One guy explains why thousands did what they did, the other gives them the middle finger.

[oldno7]

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[Byron]

The crowd at the NFL opener, Chiefs vs Texas...did exactly what needed to be done. They let the players know what the deal was.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSwMjnj2Iqg

[oldno7]

^^^^^I completely disagree with his premiss.

We all have freedom to speak, the "poor" pro athletes are expressing that freedom all the while making millions a year.

We have a freedom of speech as well by not contributing to their huge wallets.

These guys are nothing important, if they didn't have a ball they would be homeless, shitting on the streets of san fran.

So, ya--I'll voice my freedom of their anti American speech, with my American capitalism.

I can survive quite well without them, can they do the same without millions like me?

[rockgremlin]

The crowd at the NFL opener, Chiefs vs Texas...did exactly what needed to be done. They let the players know what the deal was.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSwMjnj2Iqg

I somewhat disagree with his premise.

I fully support the athlete's first amendment rights to free speech. However, there is a time and place to exercise that right, and it's NOT at work. If the players want to picket or protest police brutality I fully support them doing that on social media or on the streets but not when they're suited up on the field. It's inappropriate and unprofessional and will inevitably divide an otherwise unified fan base.

There's a reason why you're never supposed to talk religion or politics in mixed company - it's divisive and in poor taste, and almost always results in a unnecessarily contentious atmosphere.

Not to mention, it's gone completely off the rails by allowing players to put the names of rapists on their jerseys. I cannot and will not support that.

[Byron]

I somewhat disagree with his premise.

Not to mention, it's gone completely off the rails by allowing players to put the names of rapists on their jerseys. I cannot and will not support that.My opinion pretty much aligns with yours and the boneheads with the criminal helmet tags pretty much blows the gasket for me, too.

I think what Dave is saying here is typical "wishful thinking" as I call it. He's lamenting that damn near everything is politicized these days and seems to think if those that are offended would simply choose not to be then things would be better.

I've got a philosophy about dealing with problems...if you have a solution, apply it. If you don't, then simply step around it...leave it in the dust and move on. Of course, that can be applied in some cases, not all. Works with other human beings and when you're focused on not making mountains out of molehills...but it doesn't work when something rather important to you is broken. You gotta fix it.

The point he's missing IMO, is that it wasn't the flag waving all American patriots that "overreacted" to what Kaepernick did, it was the left seeing that it struck a nerve and capitalized on the devision. So he's wrong in saying that it's "our" fault...they weren't going to let us "ignore" it if we tried.

[BasinCruiser]

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