A few observations I wanted to share now that Week 5 is officially over:
1. It was very nice to see JJ Watt get some exposure tonight on the big stage. The announcers gave him props all night long, and I did not hear a single utterance of caste-speak. It's very rare to hear that about a White player who's not a QB. Normally, a "high-motor" or "deceptively quick" is thrown in there, but not tonight.
2. The pi$$ poor play of the black quarterbacks has somewhat lessened the disapppointment of the White RBs thus far. Michael Vick is on his last legs, sCam has taken a major step backwards, while Josh Freeman and Russell Wilson simply suck. RGIII is the only one who's played OK, but I believe it's just a matter of time before he starts to regress. Meanwhile, several others who were starters just a few years ago (Garrard, Campbell, Vince Young, T-Jackson) are either permanent back-ups now or entirely out of the league. It's a QB driven league and the White QBs are in charge. The PTB's best efforts are simply not paying off.
3. Finally, I've read on this forum a claim that black defenders don't play as hard against black QBs. If anyone has seen the hits Vick has taken over the years, the way sCam was manhandled by Seattle this weekend, or the hit that knocked RGIII out, it's safe to say that assessment is nonsense. They may root for one of their own to succeed no doubt, but when facing them, all bets are off.