The Great Race Debate
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This is sparked by some of the ridiculous comments I’ve read regarding Jason Whitlock’s article on foxsports.com regarding Donovan McNabb’s comments in his interview with James Brown the other night. My take:
Jason Whitlock’s dead on. The race issue has nothing to do with the owners, coaches, or even the fans really. What it does have to do with is some (NOT ALL) of the black players jealous of his position, and more so, hurt when he’s McNabb’s not on their “side” (See T.O.).
What horrible people and stupid fans of the NFL get confused in all this (especially one guy who said McNabb intentionally throws bad passes to Kevin Curtis because he’s white) is all anybody really wants, is a winning quarterback. A Super Bowl winning quarterback.
McNabb has confused criticism of his play for criticism of his people, really. Thing is, it wouldn’t matter if John Rocker was your team’s quarterback, so long as he’s winning, nothing else matters. And that’s the bottom line:
Donovan’s not winning anymore. He’s getting old, and whether or not he feels like he got a fair shake throughout his career is irrelevant. The only thing that anyone other than Iggles’ fans will remember about his playing career, is him choking in the Super Bowl. Period. And it’s not because he’s black. It’s because that’s what happened.
Personally, I’m tired of hearing how white quarterbacks aren’t criticized. C’mon, we live in a 24 hour a day media market with little to talk about Tuesday-Saturday. People will be ridiculed. And if anyone is ripped or criticized more than anyone in the NFL, it’s a white quarterback. Rex Grossman be thy name. Or how about J.P. Losman? Or Chad Pennington?
The point is, race doesn’t matter to anybody who’s opinion you should value. Everyone gets ripped in the NFL if you’re playing poorly, that’s the nature of the beast. Claiming that black quarterbacks are held to a higher standard is ridiculous. Each and every last quarterback in the league is measured by one thing, Super Bowl wins. From Peyton Manning and Dan Marino, to Doug Williams and Donovan McNabb.
