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linuxman

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6. Doubtful.

Mon Feb 8, 2016, 07:39 PM

Feb 2016

If race were important to NFL teams, the current racial makeup would be much different.

I don't believe NFL teams would keep 60-70% black rosters, then hold out against making them qbs for some arbitrary reasons. It's a money game. If you think teams and franchises would hold out on black qbs if not doing so would lead to greater success and more cash, I've got a few dozen bridges to sell you.

Kickers are nearly always white too. Not exactly a prestige pisition, if you ask me.

I think it's likely that Romanowski knew what people would think when he wrote that tweet.

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Bill Romanowski - Racist Or Misunderstood? [View all] SoCalMusicLover Feb 2016 OP

There is a reason it took forever to have Black QB's...and it had nothing to do with talent randys1 Feb 2016 #1

It's Scary SoCalMusicLover Feb 2016 #2

Doubtful. linuxman Feb 2016 #6

Purely racist. Started in high school, then on to college. randys1 Feb 2016 #7

I'm not convinced. linuxman Feb 2016 #9

Not excluding them the traditional way. Ask yourself this simple question randys1 Feb 2016 #11

Perhaps because there weren't enough good ones? linuxman Feb 2016 #12

Oy, I give up...Black people werent allowed to be QB until relatively recently, starting in randys1 Feb 2016 #14

Then give up. linuxman Feb 2016 #16

Yes, I give up because your position is white people are better at being QB than Black people randys1 Feb 2016 #18

That's nice. linuxman Feb 2016 #20

My goodness no doubt. gollygee Feb 2016 #22

Yeah, I was surprised we even had to discuss it. randys1 Feb 2016 #23

. linuxman Feb 2016 #28

You think white people are just biologically better at swimming gollygee Feb 2016 #30

Do white people lack access to basketball courts? linuxman Feb 2016 #32

Black neighborhoods sometimes lack open space for play (and swimming pools for that matter) gollygee Feb 2016 #36

I disagree. Strongly. linuxman Feb 2016 #39

Race is not a biological thing gollygee Feb 2016 #40

That is plainly wrong. linuxman Feb 2016 #44

There is no biological difference between white and black people to explain gollygee Feb 2016 #45

Feel free to Google it. linuxman Feb 2016 #47

Please let me know which websites you would recommend gollygee Feb 2016 #48

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/7884135/Centre-of-gravity-theory-for-dominance- linuxman Feb 2016 #56

A few responses gollygee Feb 2016 #94

I don't think I've ever seen a more racist post on DU. kwassa Feb 2016 #46

That's not what eugenics means. At all. linuxman Feb 2016 #49

Prove your thesis, racist. kwassa Feb 2016 #50

Take your linuxman Feb 2016 #55

Oohhh boy... pangaia Feb 2016 #60

No, not all. linuxman Feb 2016 #66

This thesis you propose is racist, and based on nothing. kwassa Feb 2016 #72

You called me a racist? linuxman Feb 2016 #73

Your theory is racial. Find the science, or you are a racist. kwassa Feb 2016 #75

Soooo.... linuxman Feb 2016 #78

Come on. You're not using your head brush Feb 2016 #81

Exactly my point. linuxman Feb 2016 #83

You're still missing the point brush Feb 2016 #84

I get what you're saying linuxman Feb 2016 #86

Huh? brush Feb 2016 #90

You are really digging yourself a hole here. pangaia Feb 2016 #59

I'm having a conversation. linuxman Feb 2016 #68

That was the Washington team in '88. Doug Williams hifiguy Feb 2016 #25

You're 4ight. My mistake. linuxman Feb 2016 #26

No prob. hifiguy Feb 2016 #27

I would submit 1939 Feb 2016 #31

The Hogs were the first GIGANTIC O-line hifiguy Feb 2016 #35

That Super Bowl with Denver was a classic 1939 Feb 2016 #41

YYeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiiii pangaia Feb 2016 #64

It wasn't Riggos game. 1939 Feb 2016 #67

I guess I was thinking of riggo in general. pangaia Feb 2016 #70

HOGS FOREVER !!!!! pangaia Feb 2016 #63

One of the biggest comebacks in SB history. pangaia Feb 2016 #62

I read a little about Doug Williams Bradical79 Feb 2016 #96

Maybe you should check your facts. pangaia Feb 2016 #57

Maybe you should read the thread and see I already acknowledged that. linuxman Feb 2016 #58

Jesus, I almost alerted on that post. pangaia Feb 2016 #54

Not really true. You have to consider many HSs and even colleges don't run Press Virginia Feb 2016 #74

WHAT ??? pangaia Feb 2016 #53

One thing about kickers that you seem to have missed brush Feb 2016 #77

Most AA are mixed race. wildeyed Feb 2016 #80

The problem starts before NFL Bradical79 Feb 2016 #91

Well...it's a 'merit'...'MONEY' system. trof Feb 2016 #29

That's exactly what I'm saying. linuxman Feb 2016 #69

Really Dude..... BronxBoy Feb 2016 #51

Those things were certainly race related, no doubt. linuxman Feb 2016 #61

Funny you would mention baseball 1939 Feb 2016 #95

And how many black head coaches are there? Still? pangaia Feb 2016 #52

Not sure. Maybe you could start a thread about it. linuxman Feb 2016 #65

It had more to do with what has won in the past Press Virginia Feb 2016 #79

There is a reason it took forever to have Black coaches...and it had nothing to do with talent KamaAina Feb 2016 #97

"You will never last a minute in the NFL with that attitude" ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2016 #3

manning stormed out in 2010 after losing. JanMichael Feb 2016 #4

Of course, spitting in the face of an opponent is very manly. HuckleB Feb 2016 #5

Much ado about nothing, IMO. karadax Feb 2016 #8

Understanding Why You Don't Call A Black Man A Boy SoCalMusicLover Feb 2016 #10

The fact that Romanowski is a racist doesn't excuse Newton from being a whiny ass crybaby tularetom Feb 2016 #13

I hear ya. cwydro Feb 2016 #38

Considering that was the Bountygate Saints team hifiguy Feb 2016 #42

Not racist. Floridanow Feb 2016 #15

If not racist, he's at least pretty damn oblivious. linuxman Feb 2016 #17

Oblivious gets my vote! N/t TexasBushwhacker Feb 2016 #37

The existence of a black friend does not mean someone is not racist. N/t gollygee Feb 2016 #19

Exactly. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #33

Some of my best friends???? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2016 #43

Racist. Has he ever called out Tom Brady for being one of the biggest fucking crybaby's madinmaryland Feb 2016 #21

Roidhead asshole. hifiguy Feb 2016 #24

Good points roscoeroscoe Feb 2016 #85

JJ Stokes Mendocino Feb 2016 #88

Is both an option? oberliner Feb 2016 #34

Racist Dont call me Shirley Feb 2016 #71

Racist Mendocino Feb 2016 #76

racist asshole. words have meaning. spanone Feb 2016 #82

This asshole abuses roids.. one_voice Feb 2016 #87

Douchebag? Definitely. Racist? Hard to say. Initech Feb 2016 #89

Romanowski doesn't get the benefit of the doubt, in my opinion Bradical79 Feb 2016 #92

pretty much Johonny Feb 2016 #99

Racist fuck, even though the tweet was on point. sir pball Feb 2016 #93

Well, he did say that he thought most former NFL players had CTE. KamaAina Feb 2016 #98