December 4, 2003
The stigma that's always been placed on the "Black" Quarterback has
been, "they're not intelligent, or not smart enough to run the show."
The majority of the players in the NFL are black, however for the most
part they have been delegated to playing other positions other than
quarterback.
The quarterback position in itself has a mystic about it. It's the
glamour position. The quarterback is the leader of the team, so in the
past I guess it was taboo to have a "Black" quarterback. In a society
that was built on racism, it was thought that "Black" athletes, are
naturally gifted and physically endowed, but their counterparts are thought
of as, smart ball players or hard workers because they supposedly are
not as physically gifted as the "Black" athlete. "Brothas" are faster,
stronger, and jump higher, but somehow lack the heart and intelligence
to run a team.
In the college ranks there are a lot of great "Black" quarterbacks who
make to the next level, who have to change their position in order to
maintain a career in the NFL. In the history of the "Black"
quarterback, we have had some successful signal callers in Warren Moon and Randall Cunningham, who sustained long careers as QB's in the NFL, and Doug
Williams won a Super Bowl with the Washington Redskins and was named the
MVP.
After Williams proved that a "Black" quarterback could win the Super
Bowl, the door was starting to open up for the ""brothas". In today's
NFL, the defensive players are faster, stronger, and hit harder than ever
before, so you need a quarterback who is faster and stronger, to combat
that. You can't use the stereotypical "intelligent" pocket passer, who
can make all the throws, with no footwork, who can't avoid the pass
rush. He'll get killed. That's why the influx of all these athletic young
"brothas". Team owners have too much invested in their teams to have
their head man banged up, broke up, and sitting on the sidelines because
he couldn't get away from Roy Williams.
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| "Brothas" are taking over the NFL. | |
Of the 32 NFL teams, 10 teams have a 'brotha" calling the plays. You
have Steve McNair in Tennessee, Donovan McNabb in Philly, Mike Vick in Atlanta,
Daunte Culpepper in Minnesota, Aaron Brooks in New Orleans, Quincy
Carter in Dallas, Jeff Blake in Arizona, Kordell Stewart in Chicago, Byron
Leftwich in Jacksonville, and Anthony Wright in Baltimore. McNair,
McNabb, Vick, and Culpepper are MVP caliber, the others mentioned are young
and still learning, they will only get better the more they play.
Earlier this year, Donovan McNabb was criticized, by then ESPN analyst,
ultra conservative, redneck Rush Limbaugh, saying "McNabb is overrated
and he is product of the media, and how the media was trying to build
him up because they wanted or needed a "Black" superstar. Now that
statement, just exemplifies the thinking of the Good Ole Boy network. That
is just insane. McNabb has lead the Eagles to 2 NFC Championship
games, on his back, with no other legitimate offensive threats. Nobody said
anything about Peyton Manning not winning a single playoff game in his
career, with Marvin Harrison the best Wide Receiver in football and
Edgerrin James, but McNabb is overrated.
McNair, McNabb, Vick, and Culpepper, I would take on my team over any
other quarterback out there. All these cats have all the skills, of the
stereotypical prototype quarterback, good arm strength, good decision
making, and good pocket presence, with all the intanglables, of the
"Black" quarterback. No one is has more heart the Steve McNair. Donovan
McNabb's resolve is second to none, he could have folded under the
scrutiny he absorbed this year. Mike Vick is the most exciting player in
the league, and Daunte Culpepper will run you over like a fullback.
This new breed of quarterback will become the prototype player that
GM's and owners will be looking for in future the college drafts. The "Black" quarterback has come through the door, they have kicked
it in. "Brothas" are not only on the bus, they are driving it.
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