McNabb tells HBO that race is an issue at QB position | Daily News | 09/18/2007

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McNabb : Black QB’s Have To Do A Little Bit More
Published 9/18/2007 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... with an appearance on HBO’s “Real Sports”. From the Philadelphia Daily News’ Bob “Don’t Call Me Gerry” Cooney : ...

Memo to Jason Campbell and Vince Young
Published 9/20/2007 at JoeSportsFan.com
Thanks for the disagreement It ' s been a super week in the world of racism for Donovan McNabb. A day after failing to lead the Eagles to an offensive touchdown and losing to the Redskins, Donovan announced (in a previously taped HBO Real Sports interview August 31st) what he perceives as the African American quarterback conundrum : " There ' s not that many African-American quarterbacks, so we have to do a little bit extra. ... Because the percentage of us playing this position, which people didn ' t want us to play this position, is low, so we do a little extra. I pass for 300 yards, our team wins by seven, [mimicking] ' Ah, he couldn ' ve made this throw, they would have scored if he did this. ' " (James) Brown then asks, " Doesn ' t every quarterback go through that? " McNabb says flatly, " Not everybody... Let me start by saying, I love (Carson Palmer, Peyton Ma ...

Catching Up
Published 9/21/2007 by Doc at Balls, Sticks, & Stuff | Phillies, Eagles, golf and other matters of great importance...
I was interviewed by James Brown for HBO's " Real Sports with Bryan Gumbel " . Here's an excerpt of the interview: Me : I feel as a Phillies fan in this town, I'm under more pressure. I've got to do a little extra. JB : How so? Me : Well, with the media's incessant Eagles coverage, what with the little brouhaha you and Donovan McNabb created in your interview with him , with the team's 0-2 start, sometimes it is hard to find out things about the baseball team in town. JB: Do you feel discriminated against? Me: First, let me start by saying I love those guys, I read ...