will cheer if they get to the end zone but somehow want colin kaepernick drawn and kwaurtd. a lot of reasonable people who understand what these protests were about and understand that there are legitimate issues involved nonetheless had some misgivings about them being directly attached to the national anthem because they see the anthem representing a variety of things. not just the nation s flaws and short comings but its ideals and its aspirations. that isn t just about the military or just about the police. it s also about the people who marched across the he had men pet advertise bridge. it s about frederick douglas, who was a patriot who until recently donald trump was under the impression was still with us. not the case. but there is a legitimate argument to be made that you could appeal to more people who are persuadable if you separated the protests from the anthem itself. or if you did like bruce maximum well, an unknown player until