Thanks for the frank answer, Sport Historian. However, I'm sure I'm not the only one here who gets the impression that you support the Caste System from your posts.
I don't know why there is such an unwillingness to define the Caste System as a conspiracy. At this point, the system is so ingrained, at all levels, that there need not be any organized meetings to oversee the agenda. The brainwashing is so thorough, and the likelihood of any outsider breaking into a level of power so remote, that those who run things can simply set things on cruise control.
I don't think it could possibly have been a coincidence for the only three fairly high profile white RBs in recent college history to all be inexplicably drafted by teams that had one of the best young starting RBs in the league. What are the odds of three supposedly independent organizations expending high draft picks on players, and then never giving them a chance to start?
Hester was drafted high by the Chargers, who had Tomlinson at his peak, and was never allowed to run the ball. Leonard was drafted by the Rams, who had a young Steven Jackson, and only carried the ball because of injuries. He has never been given a chance with the Bengals, despite always averaging way more per carry than the affletes in front of him. Gerhart, of course, was drafted by the team that needed a star college RB the least- the Vikings, who already had arguably the best runner in the league.
Groupthink is one thing, but what causes the most "enlightened" of all these coaches- Bill Belicheck- to do the things he has done to Danny Woodhead? How much better could any RB have performed, how many more "explosive" plays per touch could any have had, than Woodhead did in 2010? What was his reward? Two high picks expended on blacks to ensure his already strictly regulated playing time diminished even more. And, of course, never forget the incomprehensible time Belicheck had him covering kicks late in the fourth quarter of a preseason game. Exactly what kind of non-conspiratorial thinking goes into a coaching decision like that? Reminiscent of Jim Fassel's decision to have his star CB Jason Sehorn return kickoffs in the preseason.
The fact that almost the exact same number of white college players are drafted, year after year, defies every actuarial odd in the book. That sort of thing is simply not mathematically possible, without collusion among the teams. The same goes for teams opting to "darken up" after winning the Super Bowl. There is clearly a quota system in the NFL, which mandates the number of white players drafted each year, the number of white players total on NFL rosters, the number permitted to play "forbidden" positions, and the total number allowed on any one roster at a given time. How they enforce this is beyond me, but if there wasn't a conspiracy, at least one of those "independent" teams would have randomly ventured away from the average figures at some point.
I agree with Don- change will only come from the bottom up. However, that means relying on the DWFs, who have proven to be so hopelessly brainwashed that this is about as likely at the proles rebelling in Orwell's "1984." See the great movie "The Fan" with Patton Oswalt, that came out a few years ago. It honestly depicted how dumbed down and self- loathing these fans-who make the Caste System possible-really are.
Only by the fans-and corporations-who buy up the sky suites and many of the seats to make it look like more people can afford the absurd prices, boycotting the NFL "product" can we truly hope to overturn the Caste System.
Clearly, the success of Hillis and Woodhead in 2010, and the college career of Gerhart, have not had the ultimate impact that we would like. Welker's dominance at WR has resulted in a handful more white WRs league wide, but many more are still being screwed over by this corrupt system, which certainly has all the earmarks of what we define as a conspiracy.
