White Middle Linebackers
With the emergence of many outstanding white middle linebackers, four of whom are among the top six tacklers in the league, it seems like whites could be poised to take over this position. Middle linebacker is a thinking position, much like quarterback and center. Whites naturally dominate these positions, as they have superior brains to blacks. Whites playing these positions have to tell their black teammates what to do since the blacks cannot think for themselves. Several teams have an outstanding white middle linebacker who leads the team in tackles, but have no other white defensive starters, or at the most one.
Players who fit this description are Kuechly,Worrilow,Pozluszny, A.J. Hawk, Brian Cushing, Laurenaitis, Chad Greenway, Sean Lee, Kiko Alonso, and Miles Burris. Jason Trusnik may also. Chris Borland has potential.
Many black middle linebackers are in over their heads because they don't have the cranial capacity. Perry Riley on Washington is a good example. This week Chris Cooley was ripping Riley a new one on a radio show here in DC after Riley' s horrible performance against the Giants. Cooley was saying that Riley looked lost and inept in that game and needs to be replaced. The Redskins actually have four white linebackers on their active roster (Kerrigan, Trent Murphy, Will Compton, Gabe Miller).