Super Bowl Coin Toss
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From: Jimbo
01-Feb-18
The NFL will have 15 Medal of Honor recipients participating in the coin toss before the start of the Super Bowl.
From: South Farm
01-Feb-18
Seems to me the NFL is talking out of both sides of their mouth. Either your for vets and the military or your against kneeling during the Anthem. Which is it?
From: Owl
01-Feb-18
I don't see it that way. The NFL is clearly standing by the flag, the anthem, etc. They are also doing so in a profound way by allowing the kneelers to express themselves, ungrateful knuckleheads that they are. I know many do not see it as such but compulsory allegiance is vacuous patriotism.
From: Straight —» Arrow
01-Feb-18
I am for the NFL continuing to slice their own throats. I have a big problem with the league, the owners, most of the head coaches, and I would say a very small percentage of the players and team staff. I totally support their right to disrespect anything they want. I predict football is dead as a viable sport until the fix the CTE thing. They have cancelled most of youth football leagues where I live due to lack of participation.
From: Kodiak
01-Feb-18
Disagree Owl, it's simply called 'damage control'.
From: sleepyhunter
01-Feb-18
That's good there will be Medal of Honor recipients there. I'll see the highlights on the news. If I had had to pick my favorite I guess it would be the Eagles.
From: Owl
01-Feb-18
I'm sure there's an element of that, Kodiak, but, it certainly let's you know which side of the debate they are aligning themselves.
From: Tiger-Eye
01-Feb-18
if someone kneels I hope a vet goes over and punches them right in the smacks
From: Kodiak
01-Feb-18
Trying to appease both sides. That never works and never will.
From: foxbo
01-Feb-18
That'll make us all forget of the kneeling basturds.
From: Rocky
01-Feb-18
That is the root problem in this country. There is a multitude of discontented sides with their numbers quickly multiplying.
The Rock
From: Russ Koon
01-Feb-18
I agree with Owl on this. I think his words on this subject are the most efficient expression of the opinion we seem to share......"compulsory allegiance is vacuous patriotism".
I suspect that many of the kneelers will see their value to their team diminished somwhat come contract time or following a mediocre performance season, but that's free enterprise at work. Few owners will likely be as willing to dig deep into their pocketbooks to keep a player who has embarassed and alienated the fan base.There are players waiting in the wings to replace them.
From: Bentstick81
01-Feb-18
I will watch the Medal of Honor Recipients do the coin toss, then change the channel. I won't miss a thing.
From: tafkas
01-Feb-18
What we need is a 70 year old black woman to go over and smack the shot out of anyone kneeling. Lets see how fast everyone stands up then.
From: SB
01-Feb-18
So are they going to "touch" football?
