Originally posted by 49er-from-Yavin-IV:
Originally posted by hubbyt:
You all may not wanna believe it but race has always been a factor when it comes to black QBs. Dont kid yourself. I think we are just now recently starting to accept that black qbs can be as good and as intelligent as white qbs. Its no different than the rest of the country. Blacks have alot of obstacles in life in general that most dont have the stomach to admit. Turn a blind eye all you want but thats reality and most likely if your not black you wont ever get it. Am I accusing Shanahan of that NO..not at all but its a real thing. Hence why guys like Lamar Jackson get suggested to play wide receiver even after winning a heisman as a QB. 32 teams and only 10 starting qbs are black. And thats the most EVER at one time. Dont act like the race thing is something being made up. Fields in particular been viewed as an elite qb prospect his whole adult life and some of us have the audacity to think he somehow is not smart enough or have the processing ability to go thru more than one read. Gtfoh.
It's embarrassing. Here we are in the 21st century and these (dumb to begin with) archaic thought processes still exist. SMFH.
Maybe I end up being dead wrong on this, but I think Fields will end up being a better QB than Jones.
That could ultimately depend on where each is drafted. Whomever we draft will have it a lot better than the two guys that go before our pick. If Feilds goes to the Jets, the poor b*****d is going to have a rookie coach, a s**t offensive line, and a generally weaker roster around him. I'm hoping that the Jets take Wilson, but I could see them grabbing Fields. Whomever we draft is going to have an environment much more conducive to success than most #3 picks.
