most people think that the pocket is the space between the hash marks, and do not realize the "pocket" moves depending on the spot. The ball was on the right hash mark and he threw it from just outside the mark, which would put Newton "in the pocket". I have no dog it that fight being a Pats fan since I could watch football, however there are always calls that fans disagree with and others will agree with, that's football!
I may not like the kneeling, however it is not my decision, nor my RIGHT to stop it. The only people who have the right to put a stop to it are the Owners, not even the league because there is no written rule against it. It is your choice and right to not watch but even most veterans will agree that the right to protest is something they fought and risked their lives to ensure!
While you do not have to agree, and some will not, I feel that the protests have a place and HAD a legitimate cause, however the "message has been obscured and diluted through the two years with most protesting, just because their team mates were doing so. Kapernick protesting the treatment of black people in the US, while wearing a Castro T-shirt to the podium is the ultimate in hypocrisy, Castro was an absolute despot to the black community in Cuba, and the facts back that!