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I think its slowly dying off with the way the college game has infiltrated the NFL, but its still clearly a thing with some of the older folks people in power in the NFL.i.e. the owners.
I think its slowly dying off with the way the college game has infiltrated the NFL, but its still clearly a thing with some of the older folks people in power in the NFL.i.e. the owners.
Which owners would that be? The closest in recent memory I can think of where owners are blackballing someone is Kapernick but that has more to do with his political stance and how embarrassed the owners felt than it did his skin color. Don't think it would matter if he was white or black still think he would be treated the same. You are seeing players of all races getting big money these days, the deciding factor seems to be can you play or at least can you convince some idiot with a checkbook that you can play.
We can switch the topic to State of the black Head Coach or GM if you feel that’s more relevant.It'll always be a "thing" in the media because it encites continuing conversation of race which of course sells.
Yeah its still a thing. The allure of these guys' athleticism at the qb position has coaches & pundits alike speculating and even declaring that these guys should play something other than qb in the NFL & they still do get labeled as "dual threat" b/c of that. They also are always forced to come out and state that they only want to play qb on the next level & nothing else. Lamar Jackson & Kyler Murray are the latest examples of that.
Manziel, Mitch Trubisky......Daniel Jones....all very athletic guys who made lots of plays with their athleticism during college .....neither one of them had to declare that they only wanted to play qb on the next level..b/c its never a question with qbs.
Yeah its still a thing. The allure of these guys' athleticism at the qb position has coaches & pundits alike speculating and even declaring that these guys should play something other than qb in the NFL & they still do get labeled as "dual threat" b/c of that. They also are always forced to come out and state that they only want to play qb on the next level & nothing else. Lamar Jackson & Kyler Murray are the latest examples of that.
Manziel, Mitch Trubisky......Daniel Jones....all very athletic guys who made lots of plays with their athleticism during college .....neither one of them had to declare that they only wanted to play qb on the next level..b/c its never a thought that comes across their minds when it comes to white athletic qbs.
Great post. Glad to see the game changing for the better. Though, im young and 23. I have the up most respect for guys like Randall Cunningham and Warren Moon. The guys who opened the door for the deshauns, cams and mahomes. Its still a issue in todays age and you saw it with the Bears drafting an unproven prospect over accomplished resumes. The game is in good hands though.
I rate this a meh with a capital M. There's always tons of unsubstantiated stuff about QBs. I've heard crap about "system QBs" and guys who ran "spread offense" as being questionable fits in the NFL. (Case Keenum comes to mind) I wanted Watson for one reason alone...he was the QB who shone brightest under the biggest lights. I didn't think the NFL was going to scare him at all.Fact is, all of that crap was unsubstantiated from day 1 & was based on the fact that he as a black qb who was just as electrifying as runner as he was as a passer & Dude could just play no matter what the scheme was.
To a point. Tim Tebow certainly comes to mind. He was athletic as all hell, but whether his game would traslate worth a damn to the NFL was in question from Day 1. The same worry (as well as massive character concerns) applied to Manziel.Like you said, white athletic QBs don't have to experience the same level of doubt and double-standard. I remember just this past offseason many questions about Lamar Jackson, a "RB playing QB" (as the critics said). He's shut that down with his play, but it should even be considered viable criticism. But yet Baker Mayfield was getting all the unconditional praise as the 'next big thing', even though he hadn't proven any more than Jackson. Baker has been a bust, while Jackson is in the running for MVP (no pun intended).
Go to the bears message board pre 2017 draft. See what fans are saying about Trubisky vs. Watson. A few there wanted Watson. But the stigma of him being a "running qb" or a "dual threat" qb is what many cited as a strike against him & why they wanted Trubisky who was thought to be more of a "pocket passer" & less likely to get hurt running...even though Trubisky ran it quite a bit his last year as well.....DW4 was just better at it lol. There were also questions about whether the system DW4 ran was "simplified" for him whereas Trubisky had supposedly played in a more "pro-style offense and b/c of that, he was thought to be further along as a passer than DW4 was........even though DW4's passing numbers were much better than Trubisky's. Why those questions even coming up when 1 guy has 2 great years of production & accolades & the other has 1 year of pretty good production is the question you need to ask.
& if fans are citing this, you bet your ass the Bears front office had this in mind & many other front office personnel did as well. We already know the ESPN & NFL Network analysts had these as strikes against DW4 as well b/c its all over their analysis of him. Fact is, all of that crap was unsubstantiated from day 1 & was based on the fact that he as a black qb who was just as electrifying as runner as he was as a passer & Dude could just play no matter what the scheme was. It's like Dobbs said in the video, Folks dont really put together that its more of the scheme that is put in to help the team win the most games than that players' actual best skill.
Bears had nothing to do with skin color and everything to do with them buying into the hype because the Bears wouldn't know a good QB if one walked up and kicked them is the ass. Trubisky on paper looked as good as Watson and Mahomes and there were serious questions about both of them. Watson if he had the arm to be an NFL QB and Mahomes didn't get added to the mix really till after he blew people away at the combine. Before that the conversation was Watson and Trubisky and Trubisky, again on paper, had more of the measurables than Watson did.
Well first you said owners but then use fan posts to support your argument. If we are going to use that then every team, including this one, has got stupid people saying stupid things. Second no you can't say "if fans are citing this, you bet your ass the Bears front office had this in mind & many other front office personnel did as well" we have a 362 page Fire thread that shows how much fan opinion gets taken into account.
Also duel threat QBs do get hurt more often, hell Watson got hurt his first season. They are also harder for an Oline to protect because they are all over the field. The flip side is that they are harder for defenses to contain, you take the good with the bad. Most fans just look at highlight reels and scouting reports when it comes draft time and all of those showed Trubisky as a Drew Brees or Payton Manning style pocket passer. They don't go watch old games to see how much someone actually ran the ball. If we are going to be asking questions and comparing college records why did Mahomes get taken before Watson when he hadn't done much, if anything, more than Trubisky?
As far as a simplified system I seem to recall a discussion on here not to long ago about the EP system having to be changed to a more Watson friendly system.
"I'm strictly a quarterback," the former Louisville star and Heisman Trophy winner said Friday at the NFL Scouting Combine. "Whoever likes me at quarterback, that's where I'm going."
Earlier in the day, NFL Network reported that multiple teams had asked Jackson to work out as a wide receiver this week at Lucas Oil Stadium. But hours later, Jackson said he was "shocked" by the news because "no teams have asked me to play wide receiver. I don't even know where [the report] came from."
The polarizing prospect confirmed he will throw at the combine (unlike Southern Cal quarterback Sam Darnold) but won't run the 40-yard dash. "I've just got to show off my arm 'cause that's where they're doubting me," Jackson said, joking that he feels "like [New Orleans's] Drew Brees" after widening his throwing stance.
Jackson was good-natured about the criticism of his game, but he made it clear during his 15-minute podium session that he has no intention of fulfilling any request to work out at a different position or being anything but a signal caller in the NFL.
Lol no. Trubisky & DW4 from a measurables standpoint were vitually IDENTICAL. Both 6'2..both with 32-33 arm length, both with 9.5 -9.75 hand size...both 222 lbs. The only real difference between them is production on the field (1 yr. vs. 2 yrs), accolades........which going off that DW4 wins hands down. The only other major difference was skin color & how each guy went about their business on the field. DW4 ran a little more 156 attempts his last year, Trubisky 93....& had more production as a result....so he gets labeled the "dual threat" qb... Its even in their scouting reports in the NFL. If you pay attention, Trubisky's weaknesses center more around mechanical issues that can be fixed. With DW4, they legit question his decision making and intelligence.
http://www.nfl.com/draft/2017/profiles/deshaun-watson?id=2558063
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Its bad to be considered a "dual threat" qb, b/c the insinuation is that you can't pass it effectively enough to be considered a qb who can play from the pocket. You have to be able to run to be as effective playing the position. And you already know a position such as the qb, they want you to be around as long as possible...and a qb that runs alot they feel just doesn't provide that long term security that an asset they may have to drop 100's of millions of dollars on in the future.
So you don't think that these owners lean on GM's and HC's on who they want to see be brought in to play the 1 position that's going to make or break their franchise for the next 4-5 years? Ok. your opinion. We're not talking about the practicality of it all. We're talking about what's actually been shown to be the case.
As for your other assertion about not hearing "nothing" about Lamar Jackson having to declare only wanting to play qb...
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-lamar-jackson-nfl-quarterback-20180303-story.html
Don't see how you couldn't hear that though. It's literally a talking point in the lead up to the draft every time 1 of these uber athletic black qbs comes out.
To a point. Tim Tebow certainly comes to mind. He was athletic as all hell, but whether his game would traslate worth a damn to the NFL was in question from Day 1. The same worry (as well as massive character concerns) applied to Manziel.
I'm not saying a there aren't teams that might give an added benefit of the doubt to a White QB candidate over a Black one, I'm saying that those instances are much fewer and far between than they've ever been.
Dude you just made my point for me. Jackson himself said that the reports were false and no one had asked him to try out as anything but a QB. Him saying he's strictly a QB wasn't targeted at the teams it was targeted at the reports. Now if you want to make a case that many of these reports are stupid then I agree with you, I've thought the media was stupid for over 20 years now but that doesn't mean anyone with the ability to make a decision actually thinks or asks that.
Really? I'd strongly suggest Googling "Tim Tebow dual threat qb" and let me know how that works out. It's not like it was some sort of secret. It was his bread-and-butter.Tim Tebow isn't in the same category of what we're talking about b/c at no point in his college career did he show to be a proficient passer like a DW4, Lamar Jackson or even a guy like Taj Boyd who went in the damn 6th round. Tebow won the Heisman throwing for just over 3000 yds.......at a time when college offenses were routinely putting up Tecmo Bowl passing numbers....and that 3200 yards was his high watermark as a passer! Also, his deficiencies as a passer could CLEARLY be seen on tape...So yes he was questioned, but it was legitimate & he was never labeled as a dual threat qb...just a qb who couldn't pass...which was accurate.
To a point. Tim Tebow certainly comes to mind. He was athletic as all hell, but whether his game would traslate worth a damn to the NFL was in question from Day 1. The same worry (as well as massive character concerns) applied to Manziel.
I'm not saying a there aren't teams that might give an added benefit of the doubt to a White QB candidate over a Black one, I'm saying that those instances are much fewer and far between than they've ever been.
As far as a simplified system I seem to recall a discussion on here not to long ago about the EP system having to be changed to a more Watson friendly system.
I hate that this is even a topic for discussion. Why does it have to be the white qb, or the balck qb? Or the red qb or the yellow qb? How about the great young qb's in the league? Or the not so great
Really? I'd strongly suggest Googling "Tim Tebow dual threat qb" and let me know how that works out. It's not like it was some sort of secret. It was his bread-and-butter.
As for not in the same category? -
He's still #5 all time in SEC passing TDs...one behind Peyton Manning. He's #3 in single-season rushing TDs...two spots ahead of Manziel. There's others, but you get the point.
Career completion percentage in college:
Tim Tebow - 66.4
Deshaun Watson - 67.4
Lamar Jackson - 57.0
Career Y/A in college:
Tim Tebow - 9.3
Deshaun Watson - 8.4
Lamar Jackson - 8.3
Career Passing TDs in college:
Tim Tebow - 88
Deshaun Watson - 90
Lamar Jackson - 69
Passing Efficiency Rating:
Tim Tebow - 170.8
Deshaun Watson - 157.5
Lamar Jackson - 142.9
What proficiency were you looking for again? Pretty amazing for "a QB who couldn't pass".
Anyone check this out? Thought it was a really good piece done just last month. Has 2 of our guys in it, past and present.
I hate that this is even a topic for discussion. Why does it have to be the white qb, or the balck qb? Or the red qb or the yellow qb? How about the great young qb's in the league? Or the not so great
For those who do not know, Mahomes is blessed with the "best" of two worlds.............his father is black............his mother is white..................none of this should make any difference to anyone when you are supposed to honestly evaluate his role as an NFL QB.
You’re kinda proving my point. Tebows numbers are bolstered by the fact that he played 4 full years and it really took him 3 Full years as the starter to even come close to the numbers that DW4 was able to amass playing in only 2.5 years.
Both Dw4 and Jackson also put the ball in the air WAY more than Tebow ever did. DW4 for instance had damn near as many or more completions in both his last 2 years than Tebow ever even attempted to pass in any 1 year he was a full time starter...which is closer to what you would see from a pro qb.
Also, 3200 yds total passing even in Urban Meyer’s gimmicky ball control offense isn’t impressive. To put that in perspective, Alex Smith put up similar number 4 years prior under Meyer..(#1 overall)...JT Barrett another Meyer qb put up close to the same numbers AS A FRESHMAN...and put up similar numbers in 2 other years. even he had shown to be a more proficient passer than Tebow ever was...where’d he go in the draft though? Nowhere.
Both DW4 and Jackson were much more proven as passers than Tebow ever was....but of the 3, who was drafted higher in their respective drafts?
Tebow was such a horrible passer that any analyst would completely lose credibility to try to paint a narrative that he was anything other than an "athletic QB".
The stigma pertaining to this thread's subject is fading away, albeit slowly. But it still persists in an almost subversive sort of way. Which is why this documentary is being made.
That's all it was, a discussion of assumptions, opinions, and speculations.
Where is any credible source to back up that claim? This is the inherent difference between forum conversations and sports talk radio. We can call for credible sources in the forum where sports talk radio is just callers spouting opinions and agenda-driven nonsense.
Clint Stoerner has been a solid addition to 610 AM, and he's saying the exact opposite of this "simplified offense" with Watson. He's got tape study to back it up, along with actual experience as an NFL QB.
O'Brien and Watson has certainly never said anything remotely close to confirming this simplified offense.
It does suck, but it is part of the fabric of NFL history. I am hopeful that in another couple of decades it will be an footnote of history but no longer part of the current reality.
I was recently telling my 17 yo son about Warren Moon and his experiences with the Oilers. We were talking about the best QBs in Houston pro football history, and obviously Moon is at the top of that list (for now. . .Watson is moving up fast!).
He asked "what's the big deal about a black QB?". It made me smile, because many in the younger generations do not harbor the stupidity and bigotry that held so many great athletes back. But, at the same time, it's important to remember the past and learn from it.
Watson's perspective at the 6:40 mark should be directed at some folks on this board as it pertains to questioning
Straight up , I don't care what color a person is - That's the last thing that should define an individual.
Are you a good person - That matters.
Are you good at what you do - That matters.
There's plenty of legit reasons to like people / individuals or not. Race …. aint one of them.
This thread will probably devolve into something that belongs in the NSZ ...
QBs in general are intelligent............you're right, it's about vision and processing...........mostly processing..............when you don't have that element, you tend to essentially have a QB that can't process his intelligence on the field.To me , it really has nothing to do with his "intelligence".
Its about vision and processing that almost instantaneously into a decision.
I really think the term "intelligence" is misused in this discussion.
IDIOT thread. Wanna know what is racist? Every commercial on TV depicting white men as idiots. What is the difference? This crap has to end. Wanna know what’s not racist? When this crap stops. I love Watson. Profiling is BS.