Agreed. It's sickening how these draft evaluators flat out ignore white prospects they bury them so deep it's almost as if they dont exist. Which is the point...
Yes it is unfortunatley. I really thought a corner was being turned in the late 00s but I was wrong. I cannot believe how blatantly pro-black everything has become almost as a reaction to the large success by a limited sample of white players that were able to break the system.
I hold out some hope that Petty, Grayson and Mannion all are picked by round 3 and end up having better careers than Winston. I am looking forward to Grayson's pro day because he did have a good senior bowl week and game even though all the supposed experts said that the QBs there were weak - well Blake Sims and Nick Marshall were both pretty damn bad that is for sure. It was a shame he was not able to participate in the combine, I think he could be this year's Derek Carr.
I hope Mariota has a better career than Winston as well, seeing what a total idiot Jameez was at the combine being interviewed when compared to Mariota. Jameez was smug and full of himself, the moronic commentators all ate it up and fed into it never questioning his lack of any character - his sexual assault/robbery and general circus clown antics. Mariota seems like a well spoken, articulate and humble guy.
This year has shades of 2013 when the two black QBs draft - Manuel and Smiff both were babied and initially handed starting jobs. Smiff was handed it two years in a row and Manuel continues to get hype from the press as a work in progress with unlimited upside. All the while Glennon was the best QB out of all of them when he played and he did play on a much worse team. I can see that situation playing out this year as well. Jameez, Mariota and Hundley will get all the hype but Petty/Mannion/Grayson have the pro style pedigree.
On a side note -I hope Glennon gets traded - teams like the Cardinals and Saints would be smart to trade for him. I also hope the Eagles stick with Foles. The media is pushing so hard for them to get either Hundley or Mariota.
