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<blockquote data-quote="Greg C." data-source="post: 22584" data-attributes="member: 195"><p><strong>Re: Scarcity of media coverage for White QB's - remain</strong></p><p></p><p>I thought it was an interesting article, and that the author was not "playing the race card." All he was saying was that such a lack of black centers is probably not a coincidence and is probably due to similar reasons as the lack of black quarterbacks just a couple decades ago. It's a communication thing. White coaches have always been more comfortable with white QB's and white centers because those are the main guys responsible for communicating with the other offensive players on the field. This has faded with QB's because coaches have realized the value of getting the best athlete in the QB position. At center, though, athleticism is less of a priority than any other position on the offense, and most coaches are in more of a comfort zone with a white guy playing the position. It's not that big a deal because a skilled black lineman is still going to play somewhere on the line anyway. </p><p></p><p>Unlike some people here, I wouldn't be so sure that coaches are colorblind in choosing players. Not so long ago there was an obvious preference for white QB's, and it's not out of the question that some bias remains. Sometimes there may be bias in the other direction, with coaches being skeptical of white players at certain positions that are dominated by blacks. But historically it's pretty hard to deny that black athletes have gotten the short end of the stick. It's good that color is becoming less and less of an issue in sports these days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greg C., post: 22584, member: 195"] [b]Re: Scarcity of media coverage for White QB's - remain[/b] I thought it was an interesting article, and that the author was not "playing the race card." All he was saying was that such a lack of black centers is probably not a coincidence and is probably due to similar reasons as the lack of black quarterbacks just a couple decades ago. It's a communication thing. White coaches have always been more comfortable with white QB's and white centers because those are the main guys responsible for communicating with the other offensive players on the field. This has faded with QB's because coaches have realized the value of getting the best athlete in the QB position. At center, though, athleticism is less of a priority than any other position on the offense, and most coaches are in more of a comfort zone with a white guy playing the position. It's not that big a deal because a skilled black lineman is still going to play somewhere on the line anyway. Unlike some people here, I wouldn't be so sure that coaches are colorblind in choosing players. Not so long ago there was an obvious preference for white QB's, and it's not out of the question that some bias remains. Sometimes there may be bias in the other direction, with coaches being skeptical of white players at certain positions that are dominated by blacks. But historically it's pretty hard to deny that black athletes have gotten the short end of the stick. It's good that color is becoming less and less of an issue in sports these days. [/QUOTE]
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