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February 09, 2007
Oh hush
How could anyone take Rush Limbaugh seriously? His theory for people hating on Rex Grossman: he's white, and the media wants white quarterbacks to fail.
On the February 5 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Rush Limbaugh, responding to media coverage of Chicago Bears quarterback Rex Grossman, stated "they're dumping on this guy -- Rex Grossman -- for one reason, folks, and that's because he is a white quarterback." Limbaugh later insisted in conversation with a caller that, "they just want this guy not to do well 'cause he's a white quarterback," and that Grossman was "targeted for destruction." The Bears lost to the Indianapolis Colts 29-17 in Super Bowl XLI.
Limbaugh was forced to resign from his position as a football analyst for ESPN in 2003 after he claimed that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb was overrated because "[t]he media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well." The following season, McNabb led his team to the Super Bowl.
What the hell, Rush?
Unless you happen to have Joe Montana as your q, people are going to criticize the quarterback. It's the way it is. People criticize quarterbacks all the time, whether they're white, or black. See, for example, Mr. Aaron Brooks.
Is it possible that people wanted Grossman out because he turned in some doozies during the regular season? The dude had some great games, but he also had a few games where he registered quarterback ratings below 10, which is the sporting equivalent of spelling your name wrong on the SAT. He's streaky, and it's understandable that some fans and analysts would want to give him the boot. And I think you would find the same thing would have happened whether Grossman was black or white.
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Posted by oz115 at February 9, 2007 05:56 PM