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Lew, I agree with your points concerning Russell Wilson not being offered a D1 scholarship (or playing QB in the NFL) if he was white, but I believe the guy has real talent. He was essentially one play away from winning 2 consecutive Super Bowl rings (thankfully, he lost SB 49 to the lily-white Pats in one if the best football games ever played), something that very few white QB's have ever done in the era of free agency. In my opinion, the attribute that Wilson possesses that separates him from so many black QB's over the past 30 years is his unyielding composure. He's very even keel and rarely gets too high or low. Unfortunely, I see a similar quslities in Prescott and believe he could achieve analogous success.
You're also correct that Wilson and Prescott play on very talented squads, but so did Joe Flacco, Matt Ryan, and Big Ben when they had great success as rookies. At the time, we gave them credit nonetheless.
Lew, I think we have to give Wilson and Prescott a lil credit. Both came into the league with little fanfare, lucked onto good teams and have done their job. They also act maturely, show good leadership and to date have not engaged in TNB. Will the Tom Iron rule eventually prevail? Perhaps but for now there is not much to criticize.
On Newton you are 100% correct. Other than running abilities, Cam has always been below average. Last year was an anomaly. This year he even has his top receiver Benjamin healthy and he's playing at historically bad levels. I believe he's both the most obnoxious and overrated in a league full of black narcissistic busts.
I actually like Wilson . He's the one black quarterback whose success doesn't bother me and that's only because of who he is as a person. I can't give Prescott any credit though just because of what's happening to Romo. We're always taking about the dying White hero on this site; Brady,Manning,Brees, etc well Romo belongs on that list. He's one of the greatest quarterbacks of this generation. Millions of white kids grew up looking up to him as a hero.He did so much for that team and that fanbase. His last full healthy season he played at an incredibly high level. Now with his best chance ever to win a super bowl, on the best roster he's ever had, he just gets tossed into the trash in favor of some new shiny black quarterback game manager who wouldn't even be there if not for the color his skin. That doesn't sit right with me and I don't care if I come off as biased.
And Flacco, Ryan, and Ben were unanimously considered game managers back then. They weren't being hyped as MVP candidates and none of them would have even played if there was a healthy future HOF franchise quarterback on the bench.