February 7, 2025 • 5 mins
Chris critiques the NFL’s handling of important issues, focusing on the league’s anti-racism initiatives and rule enforcement. They call out the “End Racism” message at the end zones as superficial virtue signaling, referencing past trends of social activism through ribbons and social media posts. He also expresses frustration with the NFL’s officiating, predicting poor calls during the Super Bowl and criticizing inconsistent rule applications, especially regarding quarterback protection. They argue that the overprotection of quarterbacks makes the game less enjoyable for fans and players, lamenting how the NFL’s direction impacts the sport’s integrity. If you’re tired of seeing these issues unfold, join the conversation and hear the speaker’s honest take on the current state of the NFL. www.watchdogonwallstreet.com
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The Watchdog on Wall Street podcast explaining the news coming
out of the complex worlds of finance, economics, and politics
and the impact it will have on everyday Americans. Author,
investment banker, consumer advocate, analyst, and trader Chris Markowski.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
The NFL has one uped Martin Luther King Junior. They've
won up Black Lives Matter, Obama, you name it. The
NFL has conquered racism. That's right. Did you hear they've
conquered racism. They are the removing from the end zone.
(00:38):
You know that at the end of the end zone
there they've got end racism. They've had it there for
a few years now. So mission accomplished. I guess for
the NFL. Thanks thanks. If we only knew, If the NFL, man,
if we only knew that, if all we need to
do is at the end of the end zone, you
have to print end racism, it would just end.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
Again.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
I hate virtue said, I can't stand it. It's so obvious,
it's so blatant what people do it anyway, it makes
people feel like they actually contribute or do something. It's
like the people who post little like Ukraine flags up
(01:22):
on their social media. Things don't for the struggle. I mean, honestly,
you're stupid. The whole thing was. And then when they
had the stickers on the back of the helmets too, Yeah, yeah,
they've they've conquered racism now. Actually, Rush Limbaugh did a
bit about this back in the nineteen nineties at the time.
(01:42):
At the time that was when ribbons were going wild.
I think it originally started with the red ribbon, the
AIDS ribbon, and then there was other ribbons for this
and other ribbons for that, and you had to show
every award show, every celebrity how to make sure you
had your ribbon on whatever the ribbon was at that
point in time, so you could show everybody that your
(02:04):
mind was right and you were down with the struggle.
And I'm Limbaugh. On his television program, he actually did this.
He came on and on his lapelle he had like
about fifteen twenty ribbons on and he said, this proves
that I care more than anybody else and if you
don't have him on, you're a racist too. It was.
(02:25):
It was genius and for crying out. They did it
on Seinfeld. Great episode Kramer. Kramer wants to participate in
the AIDS walk in New York. So he goes to
the AIDS Walk and he's signing up right there and
they want to give him a ribbon to wear. I
don't want a ribbon. I don't do the ribbon, and
(02:47):
they look, you gotta wear the ribbon. You have to
wear the ribbon. He goes, ah, that's why I'm not
going to wear it, because they're telling him to wear it.
And that's just kind of Kramer. So he's doing the
walk and they're like, ve's your ribbon? How come you
know he's not. He doesn't want to wear the ribbon,
and they end up beating Kramer up because he didn't
wear his ribbon. Anyway, it's it's it's funny to watch it.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
Really is.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
You see what phonies people are, what they really are. Yeah,
I don't have a roll up yep, because I don't
have a ribbon on. That means I don't care.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
I'm not down for.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
The struggle anyway. The NFL Super Bowl Sunday coming up.
Am I gotta give a prediction. I predict that the
referees will make really bad calls.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
That's it.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
I mean again, you can't even you can't even gamble
on that on an app. I don't gamble, but you know,
because it's it's guaranteed, they're they're they're gonna make horrible calls. Uh,
quick commentary on the the NFL. They're losing me, They're losing,
and I'm not the only one. I'm not there. They're
losing others as well. Not the people who like to gamble.
(03:59):
But I'm sorry that people who really loved the sport.
And you know, you instilled technology and you've got cameras
and then you have video review, but you pick and
choose what you're going to review, and things that are
just blatantly off. You can't fix that. You can't do
anything about that. Couple with another thing. Yeah, I used
(04:20):
to play linebacker and it's uh, it's I loved it. Okay,
line it was a fun position. Contact. We get to
go out there and hit people and not go to jail. Fun. Anyway,
this whole quarterback thing sucks. Okay, you got now that
quarterback's faking when they're gonna go down flopping like European
(04:42):
soccer players. This is horse cap. Can't hit them high,
can't hit them lolling there. Just put make a flag
football for the quarterbacks. It's not fair. It's not fair
for the defense. They don't know how to hit, go
about hitting the court. It's it's it's nonsensical and I'm sorry. Okay,
people hate Tom Brady out there, go watch the the
hits that he took early on his career. They don't
(05:03):
even allow that nowadays ken, which is kind of pathetic
and sad because it is a bit of a contact sport.
But anyway, that's uh, that's my rant watchdog on Wall
Street dot Com.
The Watchdog on Wall Street podcast explaining the news coming
out of the complex worlds of finance, economics, and politics
and the impact it will have on everyday Americans. Author,
investment banker, consumer advocate, analyst, and trader Chris Markowski.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
The NFL has one uped Martin Luther King Junior. They've
won up Black Lives Matter, Obama, you name it. The
NFL has conquered racism. That's right. Did you hear they've
conquered racism. They are the removing from the end zone.
(00:38):
You know that at the end of the end zone
there they've got end racism. They've had it there for
a few years now. So mission accomplished. I guess for
the NFL. Thanks thanks. If we only knew, If the NFL, man,
if we only knew that, if all we need to
do is at the end of the end zone, you
have to print end racism, it would just end.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
Again.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
I hate virtue said, I can't stand it. It's so obvious,
it's so blatant what people do it anyway, it makes
people feel like they actually contribute or do something. It's
like the people who post little like Ukraine flags up
(01:22):
on their social media. Things don't for the struggle. I mean, honestly,
you're stupid. The whole thing was. And then when they
had the stickers on the back of the helmets too, Yeah, yeah,
they've they've conquered racism now. Actually, Rush Limbaugh did a
bit about this back in the nineteen nineties at the time.
(01:42):
At the time that was when ribbons were going wild.
I think it originally started with the red ribbon, the
AIDS ribbon, and then there was other ribbons for this
and other ribbons for that, and you had to show
every award show, every celebrity how to make sure you
had your ribbon on whatever the ribbon was at that
point in time, so you could show everybody that your
(02:04):
mind was right and you were down with the struggle.
And I'm Limbaugh. On his television program, he actually did this.
He came on and on his lapelle he had like
about fifteen twenty ribbons on and he said, this proves
that I care more than anybody else and if you
don't have him on, you're a racist too. It was.
(02:25):
It was genius and for crying out. They did it
on Seinfeld. Great episode Kramer. Kramer wants to participate in
the AIDS walk in New York. So he goes to
the AIDS Walk and he's signing up right there and
they want to give him a ribbon to wear. I
don't want a ribbon. I don't do the ribbon, and
(02:47):
they look, you gotta wear the ribbon. You have to
wear the ribbon. He goes, ah, that's why I'm not
going to wear it, because they're telling him to wear it.
And that's just kind of Kramer. So he's doing the
walk and they're like, ve's your ribbon? How come you
know he's not. He doesn't want to wear the ribbon,
and they end up beating Kramer up because he didn't
wear his ribbon. Anyway, it's it's it's funny to watch it.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
Really is.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
You see what phonies people are, what they really are. Yeah,
I don't have a roll up yep, because I don't
have a ribbon on. That means I don't care.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
I'm not down for.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
The struggle anyway. The NFL Super Bowl Sunday coming up.
Am I gotta give a prediction. I predict that the
referees will make really bad calls.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
That's it.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
I mean again, you can't even you can't even gamble
on that on an app. I don't gamble, but you know,
because it's it's guaranteed, they're they're they're gonna make horrible calls. Uh,
quick commentary on the the NFL. They're losing me, They're losing,
and I'm not the only one. I'm not there. They're
losing others as well. Not the people who like to gamble.
(03:59):
But I'm sorry that people who really loved the sport.
And you know, you instilled technology and you've got cameras
and then you have video review, but you pick and
choose what you're going to review, and things that are
just blatantly off. You can't fix that. You can't do
anything about that. Couple with another thing. Yeah, I used
(04:20):
to play linebacker and it's uh, it's I loved it. Okay,
line it was a fun position. Contact. We get to
go out there and hit people and not go to jail. Fun. Anyway,
this whole quarterback thing sucks. Okay, you got now that
quarterback's faking when they're gonna go down flopping like European
(04:42):
soccer players. This is horse cap. Can't hit them high,
can't hit them lolling there. Just put make a flag
football for the quarterbacks. It's not fair. It's not fair
for the defense. They don't know how to hit, go
about hitting the court. It's it's it's nonsensical and I'm sorry. Okay,
people hate Tom Brady out there, go watch the the
hits that he took early on his career. They don't
(05:03):
even allow that nowadays ken, which is kind of pathetic
and sad because it is a bit of a contact sport.
But anyway, that's uh, that's my rant watchdog on Wall
Street dot Com.
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