McNabb: Black QBs face greater scrutiny

NEW YORK (AP) - Philadelphia Eagles star Donovan McNabb says black quarterbacks face greater scrutiny than their white counterparts.

In an interview on HBO's \"Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel\" to be broadcast Tuesday, McNabb said black quarterbacks \"have to do a little bit extra\" because there are relatively few of them, adding \"people didn't want us to play this position.\"

McNabb said if he passes for 300 yards and his team wins by a touchdown, critics will say, \"Oh, he could have made this throw here. We would have scored more points if he would have done this.\"

Asked if white quarterbacks such as Peyton Manning and Carson Palmer are held to the same standards, McNabb replied: \"Let me start by saying, I love those guys. But they don't get criticized as much as we do. They don't.\"

McNabb is one of six black starting quarterbacks in the NFL. The others are David Garrard of Jacksonville, Vince Young of Tennessee, Steve McNair of Baltimore, Jason Campbell of Washington and Tarvaris Jackson of Minnesota.

McNabb, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, is 9 1/2 months removed from major knee surgery and has missed 13 games the past two seasons because of injuries. On Monday night, he misfired on several throws and couldn't create big plays during the Eagles' 20-12 loss to Washington.

In 2003, conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh, briefly part of ESPN's pregame show, said he didn't think McNabb was as good as perceived.

\"I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL,\" Limbaugh said. \"The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well.\"

He resigned from the show the next week.

whiskeydizzy wrote:
McNabb is one of six black starting quarterbacks in the NFL. The others are David Garrard of Jacksonville, Vince Young of Tennessee, Steve McNair of Baltimore, Jason Campbell of Washington and Tarvaris Jackson of Minnesota.
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Yeah, he sucks.

You get criticized when you suck.

Newsflash to McNabb: You have been sucking balls the past two or so years.

College Wolf wrote:
He was doing awesome last year until he got hurt...

BonK wrote:
Oops, I meant to include the past three years. Also, he's missed 13 out of the last 32 games during those two years.

Yeah, plus he's UGLY!

whiskeydizzy wrote:

And his mom is uber annoying...

You get criticized when you make bad plays, or when you say dumb things like this. Don't even begin to compare yourself to Peyton Manning!

And QB's like Plummer, Grossman, Harrington - they get criticized way more than McNabb.

DeROK wrote:
Soooooooooo true. Funny he never mentions that...

College Wolf wrote:
Do you think some of this outburst is built up rage from the whole Michael Vick issue? I know some people felt the case was hpyed up, in part, because Vick was black. Some felt the public would not have lashed out so harshly if Michael was white...thoughts?

It's all those crazy animal lovers that did him in. I don't think it mattered what color his skin was. I'm not saying what he did was right at all. I think he should be facing some major fines for abusing those animals. However, I don't know if the punishment really matched the crime in his case. I don't think it's right to ruin the life of a human being because he ruined the life of a dog. Go ahead an fine him and make him do community service, etc. But throwing him in jail is a little harsh. I mean, imagine if he didn't get off as easy. Had he been a normal joe, he'd be rotting away in a cell for years.

DeROK wrote:
I agree. CW posted a good article awhile back about all the other animal abuses our society endorses, especially when it comes to livestock. I do think he's being unfairly punished especially when the treatment of cows, chickens and even greyhounds are taken into consideration.