After his late-season heroics during the conclusion of the 2010-2011 season (particularly in the playoffs and the Superbowl), the 2011-2012 season was widely believed to be Jordy Nelson’s “breakout year.” In September, October, November, and parts of December, Nelson was barely playing offensively, pulled in and out of the lineup, and forced to share snaps with the likes of Donald Driver, Randall Cobb, and James Jones. Back then, it seemed as though his “ethnic internship” would be prolonged into the 4[SUP]th[/SUP] season of his career. But alas, it was not to be, as Nelson’s electrifying talent and supernatural play-making prowess (accomplishments which were made that much more remarkable considering he was only a part-time flanker) was rivaled by none across the NFL. As the world turned, and the season wore on, Nelson endured the obstacles set before him by his own coaches’ reluctance to name him a starter, the disparaging remarks of his own teammates, and the Caste Media’s constant ponderinging (
“black cornerbacks are underestimating Nelson because he’s white, allowing him to ‘sneak up’ on them and make big plays”) by tallying 68 catches, 1,263 yards (9[SUP]th[/SUP] best in the NFL), 18.6 YPC (2[SUP]nd[/SUP] best only to Victor Cruz’s 18.7 YPC) and 15 scintillating TD catches (3[SUP]rd[/SUP] best to Rob Gronkowski’s 17 and Calvin Johnson’s 16). In the end, it was a true “breakout season” for this brilliant young superstar-in-the-making…
CAPTION: ACLU to Investigate Nelson’s 9-Catch, 162-Yrd Season Finale
With Calvin Johnson’s 250-yard game, Wes Welker wasn’t able to become to first white receiver to lead the NFL in receiving yards in over 25 years. Nevertheless, Welker capped a fantastic season in which he broke the Patriots’ single-season receiving yards mark (set by Randy Moss in 2007), had an unbelievable 16-catch, 217-yard, 2 TD game, tied the record for longest reception in NFL history (99.5-yards), and became only the 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] player in NFL history to accrue four separate 100-reception seasons. His brilliant season total for 2011…122 catches for 1,569 yards and 9 TDs…
CAPTION: Patriot Missile Preps Playoff Explosion
In 2011, Rob Gronkowski recorded the best season for any TE in NFL history. Best in receiving yards (1,327), best in receiving TD’s catches (17), and best in terms of sheer athletic domination. He may be the most physically gifted TE to ever play in the NFL…
CAPTION: The Caste System Gets “Spiked” by Gronk
Julian Edelman againt played nickel cornerback, but only after the Bills were leading 21-0. After Edelman was inserted into the game, the Bills were held scoreless for the remainder. He notched 5 tackles, and utterly blanketed his assigned receiver. My hope is for him to excel at cornerback on a national stage come playoff time (and log a few interceptions), earning a started cornerback position in the coming years…
CAPTION: The NFL’s Only White Cornerback, Julian Edelman
This week yielded some nice results to cap a fantastic season for our players. Despite the Texans “backing into the playoffs” with three straight losses, they were certainly fortunate to draw perhaps the weakest AFC playoff team in Cincinnati.
New England, despite winning 8 straight games to close the season, hasn’t been a dominant team. Defensively, they’ve played slightly better (whilst heavily featuring Edelman, Fletcher, and Ninkovich), but they’ve gotten off to slow starts offensively, even against sub-par opponents (Chiefs, Colts, Dolphins, Bills, etc) before finding a way to win.
Denver, losers of three-straight, (and looking particularly putrid against the Chiefs), has a chance to beat Pittsburg. I will acknowledge that aside from Tebow, Decker, and 3 white offensive lineman, Denver is barely “whiter” than the odious Steelers, but Denver’s overall “value” towards our cause is, for obvious reasons, substantially higher. As others have mentioned, Tebow / Denver have transformed into a yawn-inducing squad of late. Decker has utterly disappeared from their insipid passing game.
Aside from Green Bay, all of the other NFC playoff teams (Giants, Falcons, Saints, 49ers, and Lions) are similar…that is, a good/great white quarterback with 2-3-4 white offensive lineman, a few pass-catching white TE’s (Ballard, Scheffler) and 0-1-2 white defensive players (Scott Shanle, Kyle Vanden Bosch, Justin Smith, Dave Tolleffson, Mark Herzlich, Kroy Biermann, Jeff Charleston, etc). Should the Packers eventually advance past the winner of Detroit/New Orleans game, I’d like to see them defeat the “whitest” possible team. That team, pathetically enough, might be the Giants.
The Packers facing the Patriots / Texans in the Superbowl would be a dazzling showcase of white athletic talent. I personally believe that New England’s white-friendly offense (Brady, Welker, Gronk, Woodhead, Light, Mankins, Connolly, Solder/Vollmer) will do more to ruin the Caste System’s white-abhorring pigeonholes than Houston’s white-friendly defense.