I was at the Panther win over the Chicago Bears this past Sunday (Sept. 13) and I remember looking up at the monitor in the press box at the score of the New England Patriots and New York Jets game. The Patriots were up, and eventually beat the Jets. Most of you know that now.
The fact the Patriots won isn't really shocking. Not to me. The fact they won without Tom Brady at quarterback isn't shocking either. What has me wondering, "What the Hell," is the fact that they started a guy at quarterback that hasn't started a game since high school. Let me say that again. Matt Cassel (pronounced like castle, not Ku-cel), guided the Patriots to his first win as a starting quarterback since high school.
That's some bullshit to me because I can name about 10 really good black quarterbacks that are sitting at home, hoping to someday sign with a team. Hell, Dante Culpepper was like, "Fuck it." He retired after he couldn't find a home before the season started. What I'm trying to figure out is how the hell can a guy make it to the NFL when he didn't even do shit in college. I mean, white guys have it easy as hell. Damn.
You wouldn't ever see a black quarterback, that didn't start, make it to the NFL as a quarterback. Hell, guys that did their thing in college can barely make squads these days. And, guys like Tarvaris Jackson (Minnesota Vikings) can't get a break because he's black. How many times do you hear announcers say, "The Vikings would be Super Bowl contenders if they had a quarterback." That's some bullshit. Is it because he came from Alabama State, and not USC (where Cassel sat the bench for four years)? I'm just sayin.'
That was just one of the many random thoughts that had me thinking while I was watching another football game. Crazy... You can't tell me that I don't have a point, though. CHUUCH.
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