No Love Here for McNabb’s Complaints

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Sheffield Is a Trooper; Jimmy Rollins On MLB's Role Players; and McNabb....
Published 9/19/2007 by Stop Mike Lupica at Stop Mike Lupica
... that kinda backs up McNabb's point with some numbers. Are social conscience issues now becoming the hallmark of the Blogs By Fans network?!? Add to the bizarro-ness of this is that D-Wil of The Starting Five (and MC Bias) are not supporting McNabb too much, because they feel this is just a convenient ploy by McNabb to buy some time as the Eagles are 0-2 and he's in danger of being tossed aside. My thoughts: His words ring with truth, but because he might be self-motivated, I'm not sure how much to buy into it. On one level black QBs are treated differently from white QBs - D-Wil alludes to this in the comments - from an early age they are coached different, he writes - told not to waste time scanning the field for second and third options, but to run. In terms of media coverage, it's hard to say honestly. Peyton Manning, Rex Chapman - they have or still get negative coverage. Vince Young ...

TSF On McNabb’s “Attempt To Go Black”
Published 9/20/2007 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... conveniently ignoring that McNabb’s interview was done before the Iggles dropped their first two games (”His career is sinking, and instead of facing it head on, he pulled out that big, ugly race card and tried to hide his decade-worst 68.8 passer rating behind it”). You can add dwill of The Starting Five to the anti-McNabb ranks, a commentator whose unflinching criticism of the Philly quarterback includes the following summation : “Donovan McNabb appears to be just another self-centered athlete who, despite his well-cultivated image, could care less about the slights suffered by black quarterbacks - unless, of course, his butt is on the line.” ...