Deadlift
Hall of Famer
If wildcard weekend has 3 coal-black -vs- coal black "games,".. all people will see, many of them fence-sitters, is "hordes of black guys in their rightful position in the realm of athletics."
We can tell ourselves that one black team will cancel out another by eliminating them, but the damage is already done. The message that states - "more Whites equals more wins" - will have difficulty resonating with folks.
Atlanta and New Orleans getting blacker and playing worse is not the biggest problem we face. San Fran getting a huge win at Detroit, and looking primed to win the NFC Worst isn't the biggest problem - either. Indy, thinking they didn't need a competent backup to Peyton Manning, has to be right up there in terms of BLUNDERS we are now facing the fall-out from. Having Caldwell succeed Dungy, and increasingly erratic drafting, are also problems.
Houston, losing at home to Oakland, still burns me. Not only should Houston be better than that, but an Oakland loss would have really helped a San Diego team that doesn't look particularly special. While not exactly White-friendly, San Diego would still be a preferable divison-winner compared to Oakland (and their "Pryor project").
Indeed, this season has been weak for black quarterbacks, but it also has been weak for White skill-players. And, how could there not be scripts in the league? Garcon gets "force fed" no matter whose in at QB for Indy? Julio Jones was receiving an unreal amount of "targets," which I contend was one of the things that has thrown off the Falcons' offense. Is there not a sort of "desperation" for Garcon, Julio Jones, Jacoby Jones (and others) to get "their touches" EVEN if it means Losing? This goes way deeper than teams' simply "using their black draft picks." Much deeper.. Exhibit A: Jordy Nelson and his obvious lack of targets.
We can tell ourselves that one black team will cancel out another by eliminating them, but the damage is already done. The message that states - "more Whites equals more wins" - will have difficulty resonating with folks.
Atlanta and New Orleans getting blacker and playing worse is not the biggest problem we face. San Fran getting a huge win at Detroit, and looking primed to win the NFC Worst isn't the biggest problem - either. Indy, thinking they didn't need a competent backup to Peyton Manning, has to be right up there in terms of BLUNDERS we are now facing the fall-out from. Having Caldwell succeed Dungy, and increasingly erratic drafting, are also problems.
Houston, losing at home to Oakland, still burns me. Not only should Houston be better than that, but an Oakland loss would have really helped a San Diego team that doesn't look particularly special. While not exactly White-friendly, San Diego would still be a preferable divison-winner compared to Oakland (and their "Pryor project").
Indeed, this season has been weak for black quarterbacks, but it also has been weak for White skill-players. And, how could there not be scripts in the league? Garcon gets "force fed" no matter whose in at QB for Indy? Julio Jones was receiving an unreal amount of "targets," which I contend was one of the things that has thrown off the Falcons' offense. Is there not a sort of "desperation" for Garcon, Julio Jones, Jacoby Jones (and others) to get "their touches" EVEN if it means Losing? This goes way deeper than teams' simply "using their black draft picks." Much deeper.. Exhibit A: Jordy Nelson and his obvious lack of targets.