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Amidst the usual anti-white moves at running back (witness the cutting of Woodhead, the fullbackification of Hester and Hillis) and wide receiver (the failure of any team to sign Jones, the cutting of Hass etc.), the usual purges of white defensive players, the QB situation is very positive.
Consider, only five starting black QB's, Mcnabb, Leftwich, Garrard, Russell and Campbell, and of the five, three (Garrard, Campbell and Russell) are under some form of pressure. In Russell's case at least from what I hear on local talk shows, the doubters are beginning to emerge as to his capabilities, even some hosts are talking about his "thrower, not a passer" proclivities. In a perfect world there would be a more solid backup than Gradkowski waiting in the wings.
I believe its only a matter of time until Garrard is out of there, either with the Jags drafting a replacement or Mccown taking over this year, and Campbell's inept performances are at least getting some notice.
Mcnabb is a legitimate starter I believe, but he is constantly getting injured so he is really only a partial starter. Only in Tampa Bay is the black stranglehold on the QB position solid with Leftwich and Freeman.
Next, consider the waves of white QB's coming out of college, from Sanchez and Stafford, Flacco and Ryan, to next years Mccoy, Tebow, Leflour and Bradford.
The next battlefield is to get more white backup QB's as well, so the Charlie Batchs and Seneca Wallaces and Tavaris Jacksons of the NFL don't inherit starting jobs due to injuries and not merit.
Consider, only five starting black QB's, Mcnabb, Leftwich, Garrard, Russell and Campbell, and of the five, three (Garrard, Campbell and Russell) are under some form of pressure. In Russell's case at least from what I hear on local talk shows, the doubters are beginning to emerge as to his capabilities, even some hosts are talking about his "thrower, not a passer" proclivities. In a perfect world there would be a more solid backup than Gradkowski waiting in the wings.
I believe its only a matter of time until Garrard is out of there, either with the Jags drafting a replacement or Mccown taking over this year, and Campbell's inept performances are at least getting some notice.
Mcnabb is a legitimate starter I believe, but he is constantly getting injured so he is really only a partial starter. Only in Tampa Bay is the black stranglehold on the QB position solid with Leftwich and Freeman.
Next, consider the waves of white QB's coming out of college, from Sanchez and Stafford, Flacco and Ryan, to next years Mccoy, Tebow, Leflour and Bradford.
The next battlefield is to get more white backup QB's as well, so the Charlie Batchs and Seneca Wallaces and Tavaris Jacksons of the NFL don't inherit starting jobs due to injuries and not merit.