RaidersAreOne Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/marshawn-lynch-sits-national-anthem-preseason-game-article-1.3407235 Marshawn Lynch sits during the National Anthem prior to the Raiders' preseason game Quote Marshawn Lynch, the ex-Seattle running back who came out of retirement to sign with Oakland, sat during the national anthem before the Raiders’ preseason opener against the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday night. Lynch rarely talks to the media but has voiced his support for quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s season-long decision to kneel during the anthem to draw attention to what he saw as incidents of police brutality against people of color. Okay boys, what do you make of this? Obviously keeping this as clean for the forum as possible. We all know how the Kaep situation has played out and now we have this to worry about to. This is going to bring a lot of negative attention towards Lynch AND our team. Is this going to be a major distraction? Will this negatively effect on the season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaKid7 Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Non issue for me. Just not worth any drama. Just win games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raidr4life Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Um nothing to see here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaiderX Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Theres bigger problems in the world right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickButera Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Considering that Lynch never talks to the media, it'll just be the silent treatment vs what the media says every week. Kaep lending his voice to his actions every week created more awareness to what he was doing and why than what Lynch could possibly do IMO. That being said, I wouldn't be doing my due diligence if I didn't remind everyone to stick to football, and remember to not talk politics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightTrainLane Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 3 hours ago, RaidersAreOne said: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/marshawn-lynch-sits-national-anthem-preseason-game-article-1.3407235 Marshawn Lynch sits during the National Anthem prior to the Raiders' preseason game Okay boys, what do you make of this? Obviously keeping this as clean for the forum as possible. We all know how the Kaep situation has played out and now we have this to worry about to. This is going to bring a lot of negative attention towards Lynch AND our team. Is this going to be a major distraction? Will this negatively effect on the season? It's only a big deal if we make it one. Pass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OakRaiders3828 Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Good for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie2Gunz Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Who cares. The fact that anyone in the world cares about what Marshawn Lynch's beliefs are baffles me. All I care about is him holding onto a football, running with it and putting the ball over a white line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBXISBXVSBXVIII Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 RESPECT THE FLAG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Colin looked to have given up on his team the season before. Lynch LOVES OAKLAND and the Raiders and won't give up on the team. Oakland LOVES Lynch and who he is. Honestly don't think it'll be a big deal at all, especially being he's only here a season or two at most. I'd rather have Colin as our back-up QB as I think he could win some games if Carr gets injured. EJ is a back-up and Conner looks like a 3rd stringer. I understand those who'll not support Lynch. When I was a kid, I chose to sit during the anthem at an A's game. my friend's dad who brought me picked me up by my shirt and made me stand. People fought for the freedom for me to choose to sit and the dad's right to say 'not on my watch' LOL So I respect both sides and know why I did what I did. Though I do 'test' things from time to time like face everyone in an elevator. LOL That's makes people NERVOUS even me inside as I did it. This will NOT affect the team on the field and we've already got distractions as SB talk, Vegas move etc...We good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver&Black88 Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 From a football point of view: He and JDR chopped it up about it. Sounds like everything is fine with the team internally. Lynch has done this his whole career. The only way this becomes a distraction is if the media makes it one (which they probably will try). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaidersAreOne Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 Fwiw, Michael Bennett of the Seahawks also sat on the bench for the national anthem tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BABYLON 5 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Everybody feels different about it, but personally for me I don't care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightTrainLane Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 As proof that he and JDR are good as SB88 said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdigtheRaiders! Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 On 8/13/2017 at 0:02 AM, RaiderX said: Theres bigger problems in the world right now. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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