Rashard Mendenhall has thoughts
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Secondary, particularly corner is a real concern for team Whites. Otherwise could be pretty competitive most other areas.
Eh. Why not? Falls right in line with the self-segregation were doing in other walks of life.
It's a discussion board. Most of this stuff falls into the "Who cares?" camp.
JJ Watt and Ryan Leaf has chimed in. It's okay that every thread isn't life or death.
To save people some DuckDuckGo'ing on who he is since he's been out of the league for 10 years and only played 6 (really 4)
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MendRa00.htm
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MendRa00.htm
Rashard's got a few issues:
He had these two posts on the same day in 2019. B is Big Ben:
View: https://twitter.com/R_Mendenhall/status/1116305976682930176
View: https://twitter.com/R_Mendenhall/status/1116260916943712256
Then there's this:
View: https://twitter.com/R_Mendenhall/status/1167221626439528449
He had these two posts on the same day in 2019. B is Big Ben:
View: https://twitter.com/R_Mendenhall/status/1116305976682930176
View: https://twitter.com/R_Mendenhall/status/1116260916943712256
Then there's this:
View: https://twitter.com/R_Mendenhall/status/1167221626439528449
I say we implement a reverse one drop rule. We might even get some DBs this way.
Yeah but where would all those black athletes be if they didn't have great white coaches coaching them up?
I mean, I'm pretty sure Andy Reid taught Tyreek how to run fast.
I mean, I'm pretty sure Andy Reid taught Tyreek how to run fast.
Real concern is a bit of an understatement.
Can Jason Sehorn still flip his hips and run?
Might need Jules to suit up, too, if the knee can take one exhibition game.
Eric Weddle at slot corner?
They just have to hold up for sec because the DE pass rush rotation will be crazy. Bosas, Watt, Hutchinson, Maxx.
Was a time when black quarterbacks were rare. Are there white high school athletes good enough to develop at corner?
It would set a ratings record for the Pro Bowl, if nothing else.
I probably wouldn't start with race, but random divisions would have made the game (back when it was a real game) a lot more fun. SEC Alumni vs was always a favorite of mine. But really anything could work. Zodiac signs. East vs west by birthplace. Those who prefer crunchy peanut butter vs smooth. Think of the sponsorship opportunities! Or could use it to settle the inane debate of the year. Is the dress blue or gold? Is a hot dog a sandwich? Tune into ABC at 1 ET to find out who will be right forever.
I probably wouldn't start with race, but random divisions would have made the game (back when it was a real game) a lot more fun. SEC Alumni vs was always a favorite of mine. But really anything could work. Zodiac signs. East vs west by birthplace. Those who prefer crunchy peanut butter vs smooth. Think of the sponsorship opportunities! Or could use it to settle the inane debate of the year. Is the dress blue or gold? Is a hot dog a sandwich? Tune into ABC at 1 ET to find out who will be right forever.
If we have to go current NFL guys we're looking at:
Riley Moss and Ethan Bonner.
Probably putting Bonner on Tyreek given they have matched up in practice and Hill has said he's the 2nd fastest player on the dolphins.
Safety isn't bad, you have Poyer, Smith, Rapp (I assume half asian half white goes on team Whites.
Still even if you get good pressure, WR screens are gonna be rough.
The lack of black specialists makes no sense. Cannot remember a black placekicker since the 60s: Gene Mingo, Broncos; Herb Travenio*, Chargers; Verlon Biggs, Jets (Biggs just kicked off).
* Great article. https://talesfromtheamericanfootballleague.com/afl-interviews/herb-travenio-october-16-1999/ I remember as a kid getting a laugh out of Trevenio being selected for some All Italian football team. Oops.
* Great article. https://talesfromtheamericanfootballleague.com/afl-interviews/herb-travenio-october-16-1999/ I remember as a kid getting a laugh out of Trevenio being selected for some All Italian football team. Oops.
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I remember there was someone who did a big article about Black punters (not sure if it was tied to Harvin or King), and one thing they came up with is that the punters who make it to the NFL are mostly the guys who decided to be punters really early and whose parents paid out their own money in large amounts to send them to camps, same with kickers often, also they noted that there are fewer scholarships for punters. Also... just not a lot of kids, white or black want to be punters, they want to be RBs, or WRs, or CBs, or QBs, and so at the HS level a lot of punters and kickers are just whomever is left, which means not the caliber of athlete you need, NFL kickers and punters may not be WR/LB level athletes, but they need to be strong and flexible, particularly punters and few HS, and even a lot of colleges have good specialist training and coaches for what is one of the most technique driven positions.
I guess you could say if they turned the clock back to limited substitution, one-platoon football; there'd be a bunch of them.
No need for Team Whitey to be nervous, I think we know which color on their stripes many of the refs would favor:
Mendenhall's Mercenaries - 10 penalties for 132 yards
Welker's Warriors - 1 penalty for 5 yards.
Our flop game is strong.
Mendenhall's Mercenaries - 10 penalties for 132 yards
Welker's Warriors - 1 penalty for 5 yards.
Our flop game is strong.
Reminds me of Elgin Baylor's line "All of us great leapers were black...except (Billy) Cunningham...and you'd better check on him."
