Thursday, September 20, 2007

Mcnabb Calling out!!

Mcnabb made some interesting comments on Real Sports with James Brown earlier this week. He basically claimed that black QBs face more pressure to perform than white QBs. His comments have sent shock waves through the football community. Jason Campbell and Vince Young have already responded to his comments on Wednesday. Jason Campbell said he felt the same during college but not in the NFL. Vince Young was the most outspoken of the two saying that if you can't handle the pressure it takes to be a QB then you should get out. The problem I have with this is that both Vince and Jason haven't been in the league long enough to have an opinion about the pressures involved being a African-American QB. Mcnabb has been in the league for going on 9 seasons now. He's has taken the Eagles to a super bowl which they haven't reached in years. He's taken them to multiple NFC Championships only to get ripped by the horrible fans in Philly that boo even Mike Schmidt the greatest third baseman of all-time and even Santa Claus. I commend Mcnabb for being truthful in his opinions and feelings. Race is still an issue in the real world, whats to say it's not happening in NFL. 32 teams and only 6 black QBs? 32 teams and only 2 black GMs? 32 teams and only 6 black coaches which 3 are in the same division! Numbers don't lie, it needs to change but we are moving in the right direction. The fact is race plays a part in everyday life including a persons place of work. Mcnair wasn't allowed to workout at the Titans facility during last years offseason because they didn't want him anymore yet Trent Green gets to workout with the Chiefs even though they knew the were going to trade him too. Would this happen to a Jay Cutler or a Manning? I think not!

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