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Arian Foster: "I wasn't dead."

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"I was injured"

"Any time you get the luxury of coming out here and doing what you love for a living, it's always awesome," Foster said of making his regular-season debut. "So I guess in that sense it's special. But I'm just another chess piece out there."

Foster also downplayed his long road back Tuesday: "I wasn't dead. I had an injury. I've bounced back before."
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Foster is set to start Sunday night against Seattle.
 
I too wish him well. The Dolphins O is a mess. And therefore, I see them putting everything on Foster's shoulders like when he was with the Texans. This may not be the best situation in which he could find himself in an attempt for a successful return. After all of the toll of time and his injuries, his body is no longer the same as in his hay day when he was carrying the load 35 times a game. Watch yourself big boy if you want any chance of staying on the field.
 
I was going to post last night that I was excited for Arian and wanted him to experience success again, but that all changes today.

Time to burn my Arian Foster jersey. Piece of crap plans to take a knee during national anthem today and raise his fist Black Panther style.

I get wanting to make a point. I think it's bull ****, but I support their right to do so. But pick another freaking day. 15th anniversary of 9/11 and you're going to disrespect the country like that?

I truly hope Arian gets injured today.
 
So you support his right do do so, but wish for him to be injured as punishment, I see.

While I might not agree with his decision, and it does make me angry that anyone would choose to not stand for the anthem. It is their/his right, and it is what those brave young folks fought and died for. Your rights, all of your rights, including the one to protest injustices you perceive.
 
FuzzyLogic said:
So you support his right do do so, but wish for him to be injured as punishment, I see.

While I might not agree with his decision, and it does make me angry that anyone would choose to not stand for the anthem. It is their/his right, and it is what those brave young folks fought and died for. Your rights, all of your rights, including the one to protest injustices you perceive.
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It's the day. If you can't understand that, then I have nothing for you.

Just asked two black friends of mine. Both feel it's pathetic on Arian's part, and both are BLM supporters. Pick another day.
 
Say Watt said:
I was going to post last night that I was excited for Arian and wanted him to experience success again, but that all changes today.

Time to burn my Arian Foster jersey. Piece of crap plans to take a knee during national anthem today and raise his fist Black Panther style.

I get wanting to make a point. I think it's bull ****, but I support their right to do so. But pick another freaking day. 15th anniversary of 9/11 and you're going to disrespect the country like that?

I truly hope Arian gets injured today.
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I knew that Arian would be doing this before long. He has always tried to garner attention to himself on twitter and in other forms of social media trying to personify himself as a "deep thinker" when in reality he's always been just another athlete wanting more attention.
 
CloakNNNdagger said:
All that aside, Arian did not garner any attention with his performance yesterday............carrying the ball for 2.9 yds/attempt.
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Did you see the OL? They weren't giving out any presents.

He did make his presence known with a 50 yd catch and run.

Texecutioner said:
I knew that Arian would be doing this before long. He has always tried to garner attention to himself on twitter and in other forms of social media trying to personify himself as a "deep thinker" when in reality he's always been just another athlete wanting more attention.
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The guy has an history of being odd going back to HS, but I guess you have special powers of seeing into his heart.
 
I get the agenda and the protest and all that, but seems to me that 15th anniversary of 09/11, when the country was united in tragedy, is the one day that we could set it all aside for just a moment and reflect in the memory of those murdered in the attack and those that gave their lives serving this nation in the aftermath.

But, I tend not to be a self-serving asshole, so what do I know... :shades:
 
Double Barrel said:
I get the agenda and the protest and all that, but seems to me that 15th anniversary of 09/11, when the country was united in tragedy, is the one day that we could set it all aside for just a moment and reflect in the memory of those murdered in the attack and those that gave their lives serving this nation in the aftermath.

But, I tend not to be a self-serving asshole, so what do I know... :shades:
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So much more eloquent than me. But yeah, this.
 
infantrycak said:
The guy has an history of being odd going back to HS, but I guess you have special powers of seeing into his heart.
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Sounds like another example of you acting obtuse, because my comments don't fit your status quo of sticking up for every whiny athlete that starts acting like they're some civil activist when all they do is play football and make the news for forcing women into abortions. Sorry, but anything Arian has ever said has always sounded like "Look at me" between his tweets and his attempts to sound wise. But don't let that get in the way of your Texans Talk activism Cak.
 
Double Barrel said:
I get the agenda and the protest and all that, but seems to me that 15th anniversary of 09/11, when the country was united in tragedy, is the one day that we could set it all aside for just a moment and reflect in the memory of those murdered in the attack and those that gave their lives serving this nation in the aftermath.

But, I tend not to be a self-serving asshole, so what do I know... :shades:
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I think it was an issue when Kaepernick was sitting on the bench, not even participating.

I don't have any problem whatsoever with them taking a knee.
 
thunderkyss said:
I think it was an issue when Kaepernick was sitting on the bench, not even participating.

I don't have any problem whatsoever with them taking a knee.
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I don't have a problem with them taking a knee. I just think it was in poor taste on the 15th anniversary of 09/11. I know nuances might not be your thing, but they are still a thing.
 
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Arian the intellectual

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/a...for-flag-during-anthem-to-kneeling-in-church/

How does anyone with a shred of reasoning make this analogy?

You show respect for your country by standing and removing hat for the national anthem. In church kneeling during prayer is a way of showing devotion to your god. The equivalent of not standing for the national anthem because you do not support the actions of your country would be standing when everyone else in church is kneeling because you do not support the actions of the church and or religion.

Arian is such the thinking man, lol
 
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infantrycak said:
In other news the cop that choked Eric Garner to death is making $120k flying a desk in NYC. Less danger, more pay - sounds like a promotion.
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This is exactly the situation that the protest is about.

And it's not just black folks getting killed. Look up Ryan Keith Bolinger, an unarmed white dude killed by a cop. The guy was acting weird, but that should not give the cop the right to be judge and executioner. The officer was cleared of any wrongdoing and was told it was a "justified" killing. Then there is Dillon Taylor, another unarmed white guy kill by a cop. He was basically killed for wearing headphones. The cop was cleared and the shooting "justified".

We can go on and on with white, black, brown folks getting killed by cops and there are no repercussions.

How can this be resolved? AG get involved at a federal level? The problem at a local level is hoping that the thousands of precincts reform themselves, and we know that's never going to happen. The only way that I see any sort of impact would be the involvement of the feds in dealing with it for significant change.
 
infantrycak said:
Not a diversion at all. This is exactly the kind of thing they are protesting. But you never bothered to figure that out.
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Double Barrel said:
This is exactly the situation that the protest is about.

And it's not just black folks getting killed. Look up Ryan Keith Bolinger, an unarmed white dude killed by a cop. The guy was acting weird, but that should not give the cop the right to be judge and executioner. The officer was cleared of any wrongdoing and was told it was a "justified" killing. Then there is Dillon Taylor, another unarmed white guy kill by a cop. He was basically killed for wearing headphones. The cop was cleared and the shooting "justified".

We can go on and on with white, black, brown folks getting killed by cops and there are no repercussions.

How can this be resolved? AG get involved at a federal level? The problem at a local level is hoping that the thousands of precincts reform themselves, and we know that's never going to happen. The only way that I see any sort of impact would be the involvement of the feds in dealing with it for significant change.
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I agree with the ya'll, but not sure I agree with the way they are protesting
 
Double Barrel said:
This is exactly the situation that the protest is about.

And it's not just black folks getting killed. Look up Ryan Keith Bolinger, an unarmed white dude killed by a cop. The guy was acting weird, but that should not give the cop the right to be judge and executioner. The officer was cleared of any wrongdoing and was told it was a "justified" killing. Then there is Dillon Taylor, another unarmed white guy kill by a cop. He was basically killed for wearing headphones. The cop was cleared and the shooting "justified".

We can go on and on with white, black, brown folks getting killed by cops and there are no repercussions.

How can this be resolved? AG get involved at a federal level? The problem at a local level is hoping that the thousands of precincts reform themselves, and we know that's never going to happen. The only way that I see any sort of impact would be the involvement of the feds in dealing with it for significant change.
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The feds would have to come in and drop the hammer on a police department. Waco PD would be a good start. Make an example out of some one. Then the others go to pucker factor 10, fall in line and start following the "protect and serve" motto instead of the "do as I say not as I do" line of thinking. Throw the corrupt cops in prison, stop giving them vacation for killing people who didn't deserve it, start holding police chiefs and sheriffs accountable for the conduct of their underlings if there is a pattern of sh*tty behavior. Break up the police unions that protect cops automatically. Weed out the police who are just glory chasers from those that actually want to help and serve the community. Get the public and the judicial system to stop giving them a free pass because they are cops.



The job of an officer requires or should require a heavy dose of integrity. Unfortunately to many don't have it or don't care.
 
Double Barrel said:
This is exactly the situation that the protest is about.

And it's not just black folks getting killed. Look up Ryan Keith Bolinger, an unarmed white dude killed by a cop. The guy was acting weird, but that should not give the cop the right to be judge and executioner. The officer was cleared of any wrongdoing and was told it was a "justified" killing. Then there is Dillon Taylor, another unarmed white guy kill by a cop. He was basically killed for wearing headphones. The cop was cleared and the shooting "justified".

We can go on and on with white, black, brown folks getting killed by cops and there are no repercussions.

How can this be resolved? AG get involved at a federal level? The problem at a local level is hoping that the thousands of precincts reform themselves, and we know that's never going to happen. The only way that I see any sort of impact would be the involvement of the feds in dealing with it for significant change.
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This is a very complex issue with no simple solutions. Police officers are humans and will make mistakes from time to time. The stakes are just much greater because an officers mistakes result in loss of life when compared to most occupations where a mistake is typically only monetary in nature. Maybe a solution is requiring police officers to be licensed by the state similar to doctors, engineers and other professions whose mistakes could result in loss of life and property. When a fatality occurs the investigation should be on a state level by a licensing board, not on a local level. The current procedure with the local municipality investigating police conduct would be equivalent to a hospital investigating its own doctor and hospital for malpractice or an engineering firm investigating its own engineer and firm for negligence. In my opinion charging officers with murder for making mistakes while taking major risks to protect the public is not acceptable.

I have no issue with the protests but just wish they would have more concrete reasoning for their protests, otherwise they serve more to divide the country than drive substantial policy change.
 
gs27 said:
This is a very complex issue with no simple solutions. Police officers are humans and will make mistakes from time to time. The stakes are just much greater because an officers mistakes result in loss of life when compared to most occupations where a mistake is typically only monetary in nature. Maybe a solution is requiring police officers to be licensed by the state similar to doctors, engineers and other professions whose mistakes could result in loss of life and property. When a fatality occurs the investigation should be on a state level by a licensing board, not on a local level. The current procedure with the local municipality investigating police conduct would be equivalent to a hospital investigating its own doctor and hospital for malpractice or an engineering firm investigating its own engineer and firm for negligence. In my opinion charging officers with murder for making mistakes while taking major risks to protect the public is not acceptable.

I have no issue with the protests but just wish they would have more concrete reasoning for their protests, otherwise they serve more to divide the country than drive substantial policy change.
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They make unarmed security office be state licensed.... it's absurd they don't for cops
 
gs27 said:
This is a very complex issue with no simple solutions. Police officers are humans and will make mistakes from time to time. The stakes are just much greater because an officers mistakes result in loss of life when compared to most occupations where a mistake is typically only monetary in nature. Maybe a solution is requiring police officers to be licensed by the state similar to doctors, engineers and other professions whose mistakes could result in loss of life and property.
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A lot of good in this post. However, just looking at this issue, I think we'd go a long way with just saying a mistake is a mistake. We all know the cop infantrycak is referring to is being reprimanded, but they're still saying he did nothing wrong.

We can shift the focus on how the cops are treated afterward, but right now, at least say it was a mistake.

gs27 said:
I have no issue with the protests but just wish they would have more concrete reasoning for their protests, otherwise they serve more to divide the country than drive substantial policy change.
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True, but there are so many people getting in on this with their own issues & agendas, it's just getting too messy. There is probably a "they" out there who are saying exactly what you are saying.
 
Just realized I have a foster shirt in my closet. Guess I don't have to make a run to the store for toilet paper after all.
 
I like Arian Foster but I can't say that goes for anything he does or doesn't do outside of a football field. He's a football player and when he was on the team I followed I was a fan. The stuff that goes on between his ears? I've never been interested in it and I never will be. The last football player I ever put much thought into from a personality perspective was Earl and to be honest Earl wasn't that hard to figure out. I liked that he was about the game and not a particularly complicated man at least as far as the public could see.

I like my singers to sing, my actors to act, and my football players to play football. I don't hold their beliefs or actions too much against them. I just don't pay much attention to it. If it gets to be too much or too loud I might completely shut them out but that rarely happens.
 
On a side note, Foster left yesterday's game with an injury. Did not return. Sounds familiar to anyone?
 
infantrycak said:
My mom is so going to hit you. At least it's not me.

Can't tell you how many times I got boxed up the ears for that one
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Does she discriminate against her a's? Is she an a nazi? Is one a better than the other?
 
Hervoyel said:
I like Arian Foster but I can't say that goes for anything he does or doesn't do outside of a football field. He's a football player and when he was on the team I followed I was a fan. The stuff that goes on between his ears? I've never been interested in it and I never will be. The last football player I ever put much thought into from a personality perspective was Earl and to be honest Earl wasn't that hard to figure out. I liked that he was about the game and not a particularly complicated man at least as far as the public could see.

I like my singers to sing, my actors to act, and my football players to play football. I don't hold their beliefs or actions too much against them. I just don't pay much attention to it. If it gets to be too much or too loud I might completely shut them out but that rarely happens.
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This just about perfectly explains how I feel. I could care less what any athlete or musician says about anything that is not directly related to their craft. If it gets too loud, I'll actively seek other forms of entertainment, otherwise it doesn't matter to me what they legally do. They can protest the police shootings however they choose, makes no difference to me. People are disrespectful in all kinds of ways and the best way to deal with them is to ignore them.

I agree that police brutality of all sorts needs to be looked at and addressed and so I suppose I agree with the basis of the player's reasoning for being disrespectful during the anthem. I can't say for sure though because I actively avoid the topic, I'll change sports radio if they start talking about non-sports.

This thing is getting too loud and it's a media issue, not the players. The players have made the anthem their medium and they answer questions when asked, but ESPN inserts it far too often in their programming. I came home for lunch last Monday and all four ESPN channels were talking about it. I just wanted to hear Herm's take on a couple of the games, but you can't tune in to ESPN anymore if all you want is sports talk.
 
JB said:
I agree with the ya'll, but not sure I agree with the way they are protesting
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What is the right way to protest? Real question. Desert Storm happened and folks blocked the Bay Bridge in San Francisco. I road my motorcycle thru them in a counter protest. Seemed right at the time.
 
JB said:
and what do you think y'all or ya'll is a contraction for? "you all"?

or are you not following the thread?
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Yes, I have been following the thread.

"y'all" is the contracted form of "you all". But don't take my word for it.
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When to Use Ya’ll
How do you spell ya’ll? As we stated in the above section,y’all is a contraction of the words you-all. The apostrophe stands in place for the second and third letters of “you.”

Ya’ll, therefore, is a misspelling and should be avoided in writing.
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