Friday, April 29, 2011
Cameron Newton Number 1 to Panthers And Racism From Media
Hello folks, I'm back at it again. First of all congradulations to Cameron Newton of Auburn going Number 1 in the NFL Draft. The Carolina Panthers picked the 6 foot 6 250 pound QB at the top of the draft. I have found it funny all the racist comments coming from talking heads like Tood McShay and Mel Kiper Jr among others. Lack of intelligence, can he learn an NFL offense, can he learn to play under center, etc? These are legit questions but they are also legit for all the other QB's in this draft. No different for Newton, than for Blake Gabbert,Jake Locker,or any of the others. But the focus on Newton because he's black is sickening. This is 2011, you would have thought racism would be gone by now. These same intelligence questions and reading of defenses accompanied Warren Moon when he came out of the University of Washington back in 1978. Most know now Moon had to go to Canada and tear it up for 6 years there, with multiple Grey Bowl victories. They he finally was afforded a chance in the NFL, and became a Hall Of Famer. All Newton did this past year was win a National Championship, the Heisman Trophy, and get drafted Number 1. If this was a white QB they would be treating him like the second coming(Tim Tebow anyone?). Also Newton won a National Championship in Junior College. He's a flat out winner and would be called gritty and a great leader if he was a white QB. He did what was asked of him on offense at Auburn. Yes the offense was simple spread read option, but Gabbert was in the same kind of offense and Locker wasn't under center much either. And why did the fans boo Newton at the NFL Draft? Was it jealousy, was it racism,or was it their team didn't get Newton? I feel it was all of the above and Newton is going to make all those talking heads eat their words, just like Moon did and Michael Vick is doing. Good luck and blessings to you Cameron Newton. Go and lead Carolina to great heights, I for one will be rooting for you. This is my rant for todaty. God Bless everyone and have a wonderful weekend.
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