Why Kneeling During The Anthem Is Like Past Protests

For a few weeks I had been debating about writing about Colin Kaepernick and his decision to sit down during the playing of national anthem at NFL games as his means of protesting the mistreatment of black people at the hands of some police officers.

Much has changed since that time, starting with Kaepernick’s conversation with Green Beret Nate Boyer (who spent a year in Seahawks training camp as a long snapper) and the NFL quarterback opting to kneel instead, and followed by more NFL players joining in kneeling for the anthem or other forms of protest, with Denver Broncos LB Brandon Marshall among those players.

Between being busy with my job and other activities, and wanting to sort out my thoughts on the subject, I have not written about this until now. And given that Marshall, a Broncos player, has joined the protests and that two companies dropped him as a spokesperson as a result, it’s even more fitting I address this subject. Continue reading Why Kneeling During The Anthem Is Like Past Protests

2017 Broncos Compensatory Picks Update: What Rounds Will Trevathan And Stephenson Be?

Last night I applied the first week of snap count adjustments to the 2017 compensatory pick projection.  There’s plenty of data noise that takes place on Week 1 due to a small sample size, so in the end nothing may change, but I do want to draw your attention to a pair of interesting snap counts relative to the Broncos’ comp pick standing.

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