Rush Limbaugh: Media doesn't like Grossman because he is white
This had to have been about the most of the week:
“The media, the sports media, has got social concerns that they arefirst and foremost interested in, and they’re dumping on this guy — RexGrossman — for one reason, folks, and that’s because he is a whitequarterback.â€
This quote comes just two years after for saying that the media liked Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb mainly because he is black. This year, even though McNabb had an injury plagued season, he finished with the in the NFL.
I do not want to get too much into discussing the X's and O's of football on this blog. The last thing I want to do is bore you all to death. But it is pretty obvious to just about any NFL fan, including Bears fans, that Rex Grossman is a terrible quarterback. He throws the ball into triple coverage. Instead of looking off the safeties, Grossman stares at the receiver he wants to throw to the entire time, allowing the defense to adjust before he releases the ball. If I were drafting a team, I would take just about any other starting quarterback in the NFL over Rex Grossman. The reason why people think he is a bad quarterback has nothing to do with the fact that he is white. However, I am sure Limbaugh wishes it were the case so that he could add another item to his liberal media conspiracy theory.
Yeah, those white QBs are always getting killed in the press. From Elway, to Favre (who can retire by now), to Montana, Tom Brady, Manning, and the list goes on. Never can a poor white QB catch a break. Can we start a charity for them?
Grossman legitimately blows too. Did he even bother to watch the super bowl? Or is this all just a ploy to take our focus off of his President?
Posted by: | 2007.02.09 at 08:56 PM
For you clueless dolts:
Rex Grossman's first full season:3193 yards 23 TDs 20 ints 3 fumbles 73.9 qb rating 13-3 win/loss
Brett Favre's first full season:3303 yards 19 TDs 24 ints 14 fumbles 72.2 qb rating 9-7 win/loss
John Elway's first full season:2598 yards 18 TDs 15 ints 14 fumbles 76.8 qb rating 13-3 win/loss
Steve Young's first full season:2282 yards 8 TDs 13 ints 11 fumbles 65.5 qb rating 2-14 win/loss
Terry Bradshaw's first full season:2259 yards 13 TDs 22 ints 7 fumbles 59.7 qb rating 6-8 win/loss
Troy Aikman's first full season:2579 yards 11 TDs 18 ints 5 fumbles 66.6 qb rating 7-9 win/loss
Joe Theisman's first full season:2593 yards 13 TDs 18 ints 8 fumbles 61.6 qb rating 8-8 win/loss
Posted by: Cheryl | 2007.02.12 at 12:49 PM
Comparing Rex Grossman to John Elway is pretty absurd, in my view. I have been rooting against the Broncos my ENTIRE life, and I could not stand John Elway. But he is definitely three parallel universes above Grossman in talent.
The other quarterbacks you mentioned were from losing teams. Grossman had a great team around time -- a team that SHOULD HAVE won a Superbowl. Imagine what Grossman's QB rating would be like if he didn't have an offensive line.
lol Ok, that is my one NFL rant on this site. Now back to politics.
Posted by: | 2007.02.12 at 04:16 PM
Is sarcasm just wasted on you guys?
You actually think he was serious?
I am sure you didn't listen to his broadcast, but only the little snips you attained from your libby blog sources.
IT WAS A JOKE.
He knows how much of a pasting he took over the McNabb thing, so he went completely overboard in the other direction.
...and John Elway was a stud and responsible for bringing you damned Broncos 2 superbowl championships..just needed a coach who knew how to use his QB correctly
Posted by: ted K | 2007.02.13 at 01:13 PM