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Anyways, the owner of the patriots, the owner of the bills. it was quite striking and i dont think they had any clue how to handle. >> martha: to me, the president always seems to know when hes got his finger on something thats a good trigger. however, when you look at these polls, it does feel like you got the support of a lot of america. >> no doubt and i think the league knows that too. and i think the numbers we saw a pretty consistent if not even closer than they were about eight years ago....

Sitting around thinking it this is whats dividing this country to desperately is the fact that these players ar taking a knee. the president is taking that as one more opportunity to divide an already driveded country and it has worked in the past. the question is is it enough to work this time? right now he looks at his crowd and says theyre supportive of me, but is that going to be enough when you have as many people on the other side now saying, im against this? not because of the free speech...

Football as an enterprise is in trouble. its in trouble because of the concussion issue. parents are not letting their kids play football. theres this whole the wind is blowing against football. so theyre going to lose people over this on the other side. they just are. >> all right, guys, we didnt solve any problems but we certainly pointed a lot out. when we come back its end game time a. very prominent baby boomer explains how his generation broke america. author steven brill joins me next. ...

Football with this concussion issue and what have you and cord cutting i mean broadcast television this is a problem in general. i think goodell was between a rock and a hard place and he made the best of a very difficult situation. i dont disagree with anything kennedy said. that would be great if we can move on but he didnt, he couldnt be in a position of restricting the free speech of these players. i think by the way they will move on. they will find other voices for this sort of protest the...

Stand, we will work with our players to deal with the underlying issues of racial injustice." thats speaking to the issue. >> trish: do you think roger goodell cares? >> i do think roger goodell cares because of two things. one, i think youre right. its a money issue. and heres the thing the reason that the ratings are going down is two score. its because of an active boycott against african-americans and the catholic fraternity that colin kaepernick is a part of. >> trish: i dont know if roger ...

For the thanksgiving day parade. if you are attending the macys thanksgiving day parade, count on a massive show of force from the nypd. sharp shshooters willing be on rooftops and helicopters hovering overhead. police dogs will be out and about. 200 members of the departments new anti-terror critical response command will be on the streets. >> taking every measure to keep people on the streets. when we came in this morning, they were on the streets. the concussion issue at front and center fo...

The patriots. now, obviously youre getting more information from espn. is it going to really play out? no. the patriots have a history of playing fast and loose with the rules. people are going to believe what they believe about the pats and tom brady, even though hes not serving that four-game suspension. moving forward, get a little more historical perspective, its also an organization going out there and trying to get an edge. the nfl has ramped up their activity on the hill. it goes back to ...

I dont think so. it certainly will empower others to do the same to be able to walk away and say its okay to walk away. i remember the scariest film that i ever saw was that documentary "big hits and broken dreams" talking about the effects of contact sports on long-term health, i know there are times i think about maybe i should have walked away from the game a bit sooner. >> the nfl says they respect boylands decision and wish him the best. football has never been safer and we continue to make...

Do want to say about this concussionish e, brady hoke was fired because he lost football games. the concussion issue certainly added to a feeling of distrust around the program this season but that is not why brady hoke was fired. brady hoke was fired because his win total went down every season and that is not the direction you want to go and also had an impact in the attendance. michigans last football game, and this goes to how bad the program has fallen, worst attendance in nearly 20 years. ...

Butts? >> i think they did what they had to do for themselves. >> rich, i know you are an nfl fan. phil simmons got fired for speculating he was a liar. she said roger goodell lied. >> the notes seem to back her up. this seemed bizarre that you would punish him twice for the same offense. the first time too lightly, the second time too severely. the process has been a mess its a big threat to the future of roger goodell. in the long-term, i believe the biggest threat to the nfl is the concussion...