Limbaugh and McNabb
By now, everyone knows about Rish Limbaugh’s comments on Donovan McNabb, the Philadelphia Eagle’s QB. Limbaugh talked about how the NFL and TV personalities, wanting black QBs to “do well”, have pumped McNabb up to be much more than he is.
I wasn’t sure where I stood on this, until reading a SCATHING editorial written by a Philly sports writer, which states that not only was Rush right, but too kind.
In his notorious ESPN comments last Sunday night, Rush Limbaugh said he never thought the Philadelphia Eagles’ Donovan McNabb was “that good of a quarterback.”If Limbaugh were a more astute analyst, he would have been even harsher and said, “Donovan McNabb is barely a mediocre quarterback.” But other than that, Limbaugh pretty much spoke the truth. Limbaugh lost his job for saying in public what many football fans and analysts have been saying privately for the past couple of seasons.
The entire article is worth a read. Click here to read it.
In essence, McNabb really isn’t that good. Sure he can run and dance around defenders. But in terms of games won, playoff success, and raw passing statistics, he no better than Brad Johnson of the Bucs. While Johnson did help the Bucs win the Super Bowl last year, he is hardly an “awesome QB”.
Rush pointed out the obvious and was shown the door. So goes the double standard on race and conservatives…