Originally posted by jsobecky
reply to post by theWCH
I remember the spectacle of McNabb puking during the SuperBowl against the Pats. He was hung over. No discipline.
There was/is a great push to be PC in the NFL, esp. with head coaches and qb's. Unstated quotas needed to be met.
Rush's words were spot on, imo:
"The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well. There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn't deserve."
At least two things about his statements are assinine:
1) Black QBs did exist, and do very well, before McNabb. Some of them were, in fact, better than McNabb.
2) When you adjust for both the quality of the opposing defense, and the quality of his teammates, the Eagles do worse without McNabb than they do with him. And it's by a pretty substantial margin. When you control for these elements, Garcia made McNabb look like a stud, and Garcia is a former Pro Bowler, in his own right.
Anybody who thinks that Rush was right about McNabb simply doesn't know how to evaluate NFL talent, and doesn't understand the nature of NFL decision-making. It really is that simple.
[edit on 18-9-2009 by theWCH]
