GiovaniMarcon,
You are correct- MLB was considered to be the "QB" of the defense, and thus it was about the last position on defense to go virtually all black. Even in the late '80s, one of the greatest of all Caste disciples, Buddy Ryan, kept a sole white at MLB (Mike Reichenbach) on his coal black defense. Presumably, he felt that none of his affletes was mentally equipped to call defensive signals. That was the thought process of a lot of coaches up until about twenty years ago.
Even in the '90s, another Caste legend, Jimmy Johnson, would install Zach Thomas at MLB on his coal black Dolphin teams. Overall, linebacker was the last position on defense to go majority black. The Steelers teams of the 1970s, for instance, featured almost all black defensive linemen and defensive backs, but until the last few years of their dynasty, they started a "snow patrol" of their own at linebacker (Russell, Lambert and Ham).
It's great to see some young white linebackers making an impact in the NFL, but there is still much discrimination going on. Bobby Carpenter, for instance, has never been given a chance to play despite being a first round draft pick by the Cowboys.
