TheAnimal said:
Don Wassall said:
McNabb grew up in a two-parent home in an overwhelmingly White suburb. That explains a lot about why so many blacks and DWFs don't like him -- he's not "authentic" enough, e.g., he's fairly well spoken, has a mostly pleasant demeanor and non-threatening mannerisms, and isn't getting charged with felonies or stirring up stuff, other than the occasional self-pitying whine.ÂÂÂ
It's interesting you bring that up Don, there was some recent grumblings by the hack media on one of those radio shows a few weeks ago about the two parent home deal. In regards to their conversation it was about the Patriots draft strategy of going after players from two parent households almost exclusively. The conversation of course was race and how the Patriots philosophy is inherently racist as that strategy favors white players over superior affletes who despite wrap sheets as criminals and racists, drug abuse, gang affiliations and long track records of criminal behavior "deserve a chance." In regards to McNabb, it was always interesting to me how despite being a good quarterback, the 2nd black one since Warren Moon he was never really propped up by the media and treated more like a white QB than a black black quarterback. Actually that is apparent with several players in the NFL I have noticed. Larry Fitzgerald is another one. Despite being one of the top WR's in the entire NFL and better than T.O., Moss, Chad Johnson ect he never gets alot of press nor respect. Of course he's also a pretty well spoken, respectful young man from a two family household, raised in majority white Minnesota who quietly does his job, takes the blame when his team loses no matter how unwarranted and praised his (white) quarterback whenever they would win so I guess why would they? Josh Freeman seems to get similar treatment. Not for nothing but he was a better QB and prospect than the rapist Mark Sanchez and the only first round black quarterback to come out in the last few years yet received the Brady Quinn treatment.
Because of their grievous black supremacist ways, Arizona was a bad team, so it was quite natural that Roddy White and Andre Johnson, for example, got more press than Fitzgerald.
Randy Moss appears washed-up and the media doesn't want to "accept it".. but they'll have to, shortly.
McNabb had all those "Campbell's soup" commercials.. and the funny thing is, the media (repeatedly) treats him as if he has the "arm strength" of Big Ben, which is doubtful! He's not really "clutch" either, at least not in recent times..
I've seen him tank a bunch of times in the last 3 years of watching the NFL (the span of my CF membership). There was that one game last year, where the Eagles' didn't do anything in the 1st half and had a significant deficit, but were coming back, starting in the mid-late 3rd quarter.. It was either against Dallas in their 2nd regular season match-up, or their playoff game against Dallas? That year, Dallas defeated Philly in all 3-meetings. Regardless of the exact game, that was McNabb's "last hurrah."
He decided to "start playing" a little too late. As for Josh Freeman, Mike Wilbon said recently that, if that draft was "re-drafted" now, in hindsight, Freeman would be the #1 overall pick and not Matthew Stafford and he said Freeman is > than Mark Sanchez. That's "praise" from Wilbon, who also said, about Cam Newton, and I think he was serious, that he should go #1...
I don't really want to argue about Freeman -vs- Sanchez, nor am I a supporter of Wilbon, but I just wanted to post what I saw on "PTI" several days ago (when it was Freeman's 23rd birthday). ESPN also had Freeman on it's "First Take" program yesterday. Interesting to note.. during the season, some MSM folks admitted that Tampa had a subpar schedule
(and the ONLY "above .500 team" that they beat was a Pierre Thomas-less New Orleans, a team that wasn't going to get the division title, anyways, as Atlanta was manhandling Carolina; I recall that both games were being played at the same time), but, now that the regular season is over, ESPN is in "full-annointment" of Freeman and Tampa and ignoring pertinent facts like the above. Look at Kansas City, as well, for a similar example.. they had an "easier-type" schedule, and then got
destroyed in the postseason.. Next year, everything will "start from scratch" and the road will be tougher for them.
There is a benefit, however, to Tampa going 10-6 and missing the postseason.. they get the 20th pick in the 1st Round! They won't be able to land Julio Jones, who is quite possibly "higher Bell Curve" (if he can stay healthy) than the much-hyped (and skinny) A.J. Green. With that pick, Tampa will now likely go for an OL/DL, DB, RB, or a pass-rushing OLB like Justin Houston (who could still be available at that spot).
They can't really fix their problems with this draft (not a deep draft). Some mock-drafts have them taking a White player in the 1st Round.. which is hilarious!