Colin Kaepernick not standing for the national anthem is not a story. Period. One man’s choice to exercise his freedom of speech shouldn’t be treated like national news. Honestly, it is not that big of a deal. He’s making a statement. Let him. Hell, defend him because that flag and that song and the piece of parchment they represent grant him the power to do so.
Moving on…
Well, not entirely. Stop acting like the national anthem is entirely about supporting our military. This is something that becomes convenient in times of war–especially in the days and years following 9/11. When they play it at the olympics it isn’t about our soldiers alone. No, that song is about one nation, supposedly indivisible with supposed liberty and justice for all. Yep, all of that is debatable given the history of our nation and the terrible conditions for some classes of people (who were not deemed human at multiple points throughout history to provide a convenient lawyerly workaround) not too long ago.
Really moving on…
This political nonsense is eating valuable football talk time. Getting back to that I ought to reveal that I had my first of two fantasy drafts this year and I am surprised by the results. Even in a PPR league there is a lot of speculation that RBs are the prize. My second league is not PPR and I am starting to think I need to refocus my attention on a thin crowd of backs. Who to pick? The safe bets are predicated by experienced lines and softball schedules. AP only has three weeks where he is not guaranteed 100 yds+. He makes the top of the list, with some speculation about the Tennessee backs to follow. They both looked amazing during pre-season, mostly because of a line that blows folks up. Still they both looked great, which is not great for fantasy.
More to come. I waxed political too long and am out of time, so maybe tomorrow with some picks.