Is Colin Kaepernick being blackballed?

Discussion in 'The Mainboard' started by RSK, Apr 26, 2017.

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Is Colin Kaepernick being blackballed?

  1. Yes

    128 vote(s)
    63.7%
  2. No

    73 vote(s)
    36.3%
  1. bro

    bro Your Mother’s Favorite Shitposter
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    loving this posting style from Watson
     
  2. boone

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    good for him.

    fuck the NFL
     
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  3. poor paul

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    RSK making this poll private sucks now.
     
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  4. miles

    miles All I know is my gut says, maybe
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    Yeah, if there's a complete confidentiality agreement that he agreed to the NFL had to have cut an absolutely massive check.
     
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  5. bertwing

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    I’m going to thread reply ban anyone that makes their polls private
     
  6. RSK

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    I don't recall intentionally making it private. Tried to switch it back but guess it doesn't let you :idk:
     
  7. Irush

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    NFL settling pre discovery tells me all I need to know
     
  8. miles

    miles All I know is my gut says, maybe
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    It cracks me up that over this whole situation the NFL completely did this to themselves, with owners and execs making it into a 10X bigger controversy than it ever needed to be. The money isn't that big a deal because the league still absolutely prints it, but the fact that they settled is proof that it being such a story was damaging, and they wanted it to go away, badly.
     
  9. Cornelius Suttree

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    amen
     
  10. Redav

    Redav One big ocean
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    A lot of people gave themselves away on the first page
     
  11. Daniel Ocean

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    I did

     
  12. Lyrtch

    Lyrtch My second favorite meat is hamburger
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    i love takes that age like this

    reeee let milo speak protests are bad
     
  13. Gunners

    Gunners Nicking a living
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    nvm
     
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  14. TC

    TC Peter, 53, from Toxteth
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    He was paid $60-80mm to go away? What?
     
  15. Joe_Pesci

    Joe_Pesci lying dog-faced pony soldier
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    i would love to hear what you consider to be blackballing if this isn't it
     
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  16. soulfly

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    There has to be some absurd emails floating about for them to simply cut bait and call it a day.
     
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  17. Doc Louis

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    Yeah but in true NFL fashion it's only $15m guaranteed with $45m over 5 years, most of it tied to roster bonuses in years 4 and 5 so he isn't likely to get all of it
     
  18. BudKilmer

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    I’m excited for Jim Irsay or another owner to get hammered at the combine and break the confidentiality agreement In front of a gaggle of reporters at St Elmo’s
     
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  19. Doc Louis

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    Odds are it was something like Goodell sending threatening emails to bills and browns not to sign him and calling Kaep a racial slur.
     
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  20. DuffandMuff

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    Everyone can screenshot the poll and we will see what response is bolded with an asterisk.
     
  21. MG2

    MG2 I like to give away joy for free
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    What?
     
  22. Doc Louis

    Doc Louis Well-Known Member
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    Just wondering at what it was that would've helped NFL want to settle so quickly
     
  23. MG2

    MG2 I like to give away joy for free
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    Goodell would already be fired if that email was found
     
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  24. RSK

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    Imagine voting no in this poll
     
  25. laxjoe

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    How have 68 people voted no to this poll??
     
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  26. Gaknight

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    Can you Make the votes public since you are the Op?
     
  27. laxjoe

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    I’m not reading this thread, but this was the most obvious thing in the entire world. What in the actual fuck would make 68 of you to vote no. I know we hope a lot of dumbasses on this board, but I didn’t realize 68 of you were willing to put it on the record. I just wish it was a public poll so we could see who the racists are
     
  28. dump

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    YIKES
     
  29. dump

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    YIKES
     
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  30. dump

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    YIKES
     
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  31. Redav

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    There are some people explaining saying no on the first page fwiw. It's dumb
     
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  32. Redav

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  33. dump

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    YIIIIKKKKKEEEEEESSSSSS
     
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  34. laxjoe

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    Saying he didn’t have what it takes to be a starting QB is one thing, but to argue he wasn’t being blackballed by the NFL is delusional
     
  35. Gaknight

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    I’m a Yes for the record because I’m not racist or a delusional idiot
     
  36. Daniel Ocean

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  37. RSK

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    No it doesn't let me. This is one of my greatest posting failures.
     
  38. mc415

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    what? As Niners fan I was glad he was gone and we got Jimmy G now? What’s ur point dump? Never did I say I’m glad he was blackballed or couldn’t play in the nfl?
     
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  39. War Grundle

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    I didn’t vote no either. I was saying as a backup the media attention would be a distraction and no one wants the backup QB getting all the attention. I said the same thing about Tebow.
     
  40. Joe_Pesci

    Joe_Pesci lying dog-faced pony soldier
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    :ahh:
     
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  41. tylerdolphin

    tylerdolphin My spoon is too big
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    Crazy how much the tide of public opinion has swung Kaepernick's way. It really wasn't that long ago where the public was heavily against Kaep and kneeling.

    Even this board which is much more progressive than your typical football message board had a fair amount of people against it.
     
    #241 tylerdolphin, Jun 16, 2020
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  42. wes tegg

    wes tegg I'm a Guy's guy, guys.
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    I voted "no" because I thought someone was going to pick him up. I thought there was no possible way that the NFL owners would collectively be dumb enough to collude against hiring him. I was obviously wrong.
     
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  43. Andy Reocho

    Andy Reocho Please don't get lost in the sauce
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    I’m curious for conversations sake, why?
     
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  44. wes tegg

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    Hanlon's Razor.
     
  45. Nelson

    Nelson Can somebody please get Ja Rhule on the phone
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    Don’t want to speak for tegg but I always thought there would be *one* out of 32 owners wanting to do it. That’s probably the strongest evidence for some form of collusion—just pure statistical unlikelihood of 32 independent decisions not to give him a workout
     
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  46. Andy Reocho

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    Fair. I was thinking under the guise of NFL owners are basically a billionaire white boys club, and once Dear Leader said something, Kap was good as gone
     
  47. i am a bammer

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    2^32= 4294967296 so there's a chance
     
  48. Joe_Pesci

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    Nathan Peterman is still on an NFL roster
     
  49. BuckeyeRiot

    BuckeyeRiot Team Nicki
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    I mean, Mike Vick went to jail and was rightfully crucified for his transgressions in the media and he still got an NFL job after he got out of jail. Donte Stallworth killed a guy, served time in jail, and still got picked up by four NFL teams after his sentence. I can’t see how what Kaep did is in the same galaxy as these other clowns yet he’s never even had a camp invite. How can you say he hasn’t been black balled?
     
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  50. i am a bammer

    i am a bammer Ben Eblen>Jamychal Green
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    People eating up the "disrespecting the troops" thing was such a baffling turn. NFL fans are possibly worse than Clemson fans but it's close.