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Brooks was an awesome QB when he was winning, I was happy for him when the Saints got their first PO win. It was his weird attitude he had when he screwed up is what rubbed people the wrong way, not his skin color...
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Exactly. But that didn't fit in with his idea for a post so it was discarded.I think to exclude Teddy Bridgewater is to exclude some excellent evidence.
I don't care if the QB is a yellow minion as long as he is good at his job.
You misspelled HANNITY and FrUCKER CARLSONSome people really need to turn off race baiting channels CNN and MSNBC.
Racists make up .0001% of the population.
Teddy wasn't around long enough to struggle. So it excludes him of facing similar remarks.I think to exclude Teddy Bridgewater is to exclude some excellent evidence.
Apparently you skipped past the reason why I excluded TeddySo you exclude Bridgewater, who the fan base adored and wanted to be the heir to the throne, so you could make this stupid arse post about perceived racism?
One post and makes everyone bite on it and he hasn't replied to anything . To me , this post is just a racist statement on an awesome fanbase website that loves the N.O. Saints no matter what color they are just as long as they are a team that is winningWhen I was thinking about Winston leading the offense/team, I began to wonder if we have matured as a fan base to embrace another African American QB. Why even ponder such a thing? Simple.
The last time we had an African American QB starting for us (excluding Teddy) was Aaron Brooks and the Brooks era didn't go so well among the fans. I didn't include Teddy because we didn't have him for full season.
So why Brooks? Brooks started for us for close to 5 seasons, and we had a chance to experience the full up and down rollercoaster ride with him. However when Brooks struggled, he was met with a swarm of racial derogatory remarks. Don't get me wrong, Brooks deserved his fair share of criticism but those remarks did not deserve to be racially charged.
While thinking about the treatment Brooks received, I started to wonder if any other African American QBs that played for us received that type of treatment. Come to find out we had no other starting QB to go off of.
Jeff Blake wasn't around long enough, and Adrian McPherson left a heck of a memory with us. I consulted with one of my seasoned Saints fans on who else played for us that was African American, he told me about a guy named Joe Gilliam that went by "Jefferson Street Joe". He did mention that he only played in preseason, so that wasn't enough info to go off of.
As a fanbase, do you feel that we have matured from the Aaron Brooks days to properly support another African American QB if he struggles?
I stated that he deserved his fair share of criticism. I am referring to exactly what followed the criticism...the racially charged derogatory remarks.So are you saying Saints fans didn’t accept Brooks because of the color of his skin or the lack of ability of his skills as a Qb?
Hmm, I remember reading the gameday threads. Or maybe that just didn't happen. huh?I think to exclude Teddy Bridgewater is to exclude some excellent evidence.
Thanks for the response. I get that it is tough to emotionally get past what the perceived angle on what this post is, but it is indeed a fair question.RS I know your post was in good faith and I understand the question. I have to say, though, that I truly believe that Saints fans all over the Country don't even think about the color of a QB in the NFL today. We are long long past those days when some uninformed fans may have considered a players race when evaluating him. We all want to win and have a QB who can lead this team and that is all that counts. Winston will rise or fall on his production on the field - noting that I do believe he is going to be a success as a Saint!