Quote:I'm not missing any point. I've already highlighted more black athletes are playing these sports and less white athletes are. Neither group is more athletic than another. Blacks simply emphasize sports more than other groups. It could be simply be because we think development of these skills will result in getting out of low-income, crime ridden environments.

 

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I also said the white QBs who do play are generally not as athletic. First you need to understand there are few white players to begin with. The pool of athletically gifted white players is already small, so when I say most white QBs are unathletic I don't think I am saying anything that isn't true. There simply aren't many. Manning, Brady, Flacco, Schuab, Ryan, Rivers, etc etc these guys are some of the best passers in the league but they are not athletic. Why are they such great passers? Simply put, throughout their career they had to be. They didn't have the ability to run around, scramble etc etc. They had to focus development on becoming a fundamentally sound, traditional drop back passers. Vick is probably a great example of someone who had freak talent but just never developed into an elite passer. Why? Because he able to get by in highschool and college on sheer talent. He never developed the mental game, the ability to go through progressions, read defenses etc etc. 

 

Again for players it is a numbers game.

 

Large pool of players = greater likelihood of more talented, athletically gifted players.

Smaller pool of players = less likelihood of more talented, athletically gifted players.

Less athletically gifted players at QB = more time refining the critical aspects of the game.

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Coaching is different. Disparities are present because of lack of opportunities not because of lack of numbers. 

 

It would appear that you are incorrect. From the numbers that I see, white players make up the majority of college football. Where have you concluded that black players make up a "larger pool"?

 

This is football. Coaches want to win. Do you even think that the number of coaches that are willing to sacrifice a winning record so that they can keep a black person away from the QB position is even a quantifiable number? The QB spot is the most important, and I'd be willing to bet that they'd put them into those spots in a heartbeat if it helped the team. 

 

Again, you're saying that black people are more athletic. Personally, I don't care if you do believe that. The problem I have is if you believe everyone to be equal, but you use the "pros" to support your opinion while disregarding the "cons" because it doesn't fit your agenda. 

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