it does seem like teams have run out of patience for these guys quicker than other QB’s. Case in point Jake Delhomme. Heck, how many seasons now has McNabb been on the “hot seat,” despite every statistic putting him not far behind Peyton and Brady as the best QB of the decade.

is another guy that always ends up starting places when all he does is get injured

Whoa whoa….Does Hoyadestroya85 = Rush Limbaugh??

and the fact is there might be some truth to it, but consider Campell’s fellow first-round QB in the 2005 draft. Alex Smith, a bona fide white guy, was drafted 24 spots higher than Campell (1st overall compared to 25th), which tends to suggest a long leash, but there was talk of Smith being released as early as last year before he got hurt. The good folks of San Fran have already buried Smith and filled his grave with cement. The fact is teams don’t feel like wasting their time with a QB who they feel doesn’t have much of a future. This was true of Ryan Leaf (3 years with SD), Tim Couch (5 in Cle), Joey Harrington (4 with Det), and our very own David Carr (5 with Hou), in addition to some of the names you’ve listed.

and i do believe its less patients with black qbs. many people forget donte culpeper tore his knee to shreads. the guy was still working through his injury. carson palmer and matt hasselback have been hurt the last 2 years. mcnabb, they are stupid to entertain letting him go. the fans are a bunch of idoits. WHO DO THEY LIKE? tavaris jackson is not that good anyway for the vikings. i live in d.c. and the skins freakin stink, they dont have a o-line but wanted to pick up cutler. he wouldve been on his back too. leftwich is a beast!! his delivery is just slow, but the guy can play qb. trust me ive seen him in person.
to be honest the only qb i care about is ELI, as long as he does well the franchise well be safe!
GIANTS 2009!!

And this is a daring but easy card to pull. While football and our country was raised with such immoral beliefs, I highly doubt that all 32 NFL owners are against black QBs. I could be wrong, but I’m going to assume on this one. Now some may say, ‘well, not all 32 owners are rascist, just the ones who didn’t give the black QBs a fair chance.’ If they really were rascist I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t have gave them a shot in the first place.

Culpepper – The guy put up some ridiculous stats in MIN, but in ’05 and ’06 only played a combined 11 games due to injury… MIN probably felt it was time to move on.

McNabb – Has done extremely well over his career and probably a HOF’er… Let’s not forget that he does play in Philly, who boo santa claus, and although has been close numerous times, has yet to win a ring. Still I would agree with you – he has every right to be the starter.

Russell – We’ll see how much longer he’s the starter for. Honestly, I hope with Garcia there that we see Young/Collins part 2 this year – and no, not because he’s black but because he sucks.

Young – Decent rookie season gave his career a promising look, until he was struck by the Madden curse. The following year he threw 9 TDs to 17 INTs while trying to be more of a pocket QB than the scrambler that he is. This was more a case of Young not fitting the type of style TEN plays. Right now Collins gives TEN a better chance to compete… but I know he’ll be back after Collins and we’ll see how that unravels.

Campbell – Still the starter. Recent trade rumors were caused by Dan Synder being a greedy bastard, not Campbell’s capabilities.

Garrard – I was upset/confused when I heard the Jags are looking to draft a QB to replace Garrard. He struggled last year, mainly not his fault. He has been solid most his career and is a proven leader. I dont think the Jags draft a QB with the #8 pick.

Leftwich – Never really played poorly, always had pretty good numbers in JAX was just plauged with injuries and out played by his back-up, another black QB.

Jackson – He’s just not very good.

Vick – His best passing season was his sophomore year in ‘02 and has declined since… Put up plenty more yards in the rushing game but couldn’t get the passing game down – not a QB but rather an unbelievable athlete with an inaccurate cannon (and a f**ked up head). Released for obvious reasons.

There are plenty of other white QBs who haven’t had a fair shot and even more “undersized” ones that don’t even get looked at. All I’m saying is that I highly doubt that all 32 owners, if any, are racist and would rather see their team lose with a white QB than win with a black. If there is a racist owner out there who differs with my reasoning let me be the first to welcome them to the 21st century…

Sorry it’s long.

and i’m not suggesting any kind of racism or conspiracy by the owners and i think that a lot of it is driven by the fan pressure. I think part of the problem with McNabb is that he doesn’t play enough like a “black quarterback”. Russell will be the starter as long as he has a cannon for an arm and Al Davis is the head coach. Vick was a glorified running back and would still be starting for the falcons if he wasn’t an idiot. I’m not saying its a conspiracy, i’m basically saying its curious.

And Leftwich wouldve been an awesome QB in the 80s, hes too slow of foot and arm to succeed in todays NFL for very long.

I think youre grasping at straws here. The Skins giving up on Campbell is indicative of how poorly that team is run

I don’t think this is a simple issue. Let me preface this with the fact I’m black and I watch this closely. I think a couple different issues are at play with the shorter leashes for black QB’s. One is they don’t make the personal connection with the fans the same way a white QB can. When the white fan sees Eli Manning, they see a guy who could be there family and they can relate to. They’re willing to cut slack. They are not going to see a guy like say Vince Young in that light. So when things go south performancewise the leash is shorter because the personal connection isn’t made. I think the teams marketing is driven by this, when they hear sports talk giving up on a guy like McNabb, the team panicks and think this is costing us money cause the fans don’t like our QB and won’t by tix and jersey. It’s a complex issue that’s not just race. It has to do really with Marketing and who team think their fanbase is. It’s not just football you see this in, I think has happened with Latin stars on the Mets also.

“played his best when the team most needed him to do so.” (Think of Eli versus A-Rod.)