One for Mcnabb

Are white quarterbacks in the NFL more scrutinized then black quarterbacks in the NFL? According to Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback Donovan Mcnabb they are. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3025308). Donovan told interviewer of the HBO series “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” James Brown, that "There's not that many African-American quarterbacks, so we have to do a little bit extra, because the percentage of us playing this position, which people didn't want us to play ... is low, so we do a little extra." I definitely believe Donovan’s statement is right on the nose. I know the media of Philadelphia is one of the toughest around, let alone the scrutiny of the fans are tough on anyone, but I remember when Ty Detmer was the starter for the Eagles and the scrutiny he faced is nothing compared to what Donovan has gone through. Ty use to throw about three interceptions every game and everyone seamed to have the attitude of “typical Ty,” and just seamed to accept him as he was. Now a days, when Donovan throws for three touchdowns and three hundred yards the first words out of the medias mouth are almost always: “what happened with that mistake in the (blank) quarter?” Even In comparison to other players, you really never see other white quarterbacks who are Donovan’s counterparts getting scrutinized. Last year Brett Farce had a terrible year yet he was rarely scrutinized let alone any other white quarterback. Michael Vick and Daunte Culpepper seam to get scrutinized for the little things just like Donovan Mcnabb. I believe Donovan was right to put the issue about black quarterbacks being scrutinized more then white quarterbacks out there and as a result he might of change how minorities are judged from now on.

Professional Eligibility

“With the fifth pick in the 1999 NBA Draft the Toronto Raptors selects Jonathan Bender out of Picayune High School.” Where is Jonathan Bender now? At the end of the 2006 season in which Jonathan was injured for the third consecutive season, Jonathan retired due to chronic knee problems. So what does Jonathan have to fall back on because he can no longer play basketball? Nothing. Why? Because Jonathan Bender never graduated or attended college. Due to the fact that athletes going into the pros are not always guaranteed money and financial stability for life, college athletes should complete their higher form of education. Due to the face Jonathan did not obtain a college degree he will go from making a couple of million dollars a year to less then forty thousand dollars a year. Even with all this evidence, several coaches are trying to push the NCAA to revise all of its professional legibility requirements especially college football eligibility rules. http://www.fanblogs.com/ncaa/006988.php
I think that the push for the revision of college football eligibility rules is a terrible thing, especially when it comes to the game of football. Football is a grown man’s sport and therefore college football players must develop their bodies as much as possible so they can prepare themselves for week in and week out pain and anguish. Unlike the NBA where the occasional straight-out-of high school basketball players do not make it, football players are more susceptible to injuries. In the NFL and there is a greater chance athletes careers will end shorter thereby leaving them unemployed. Currently to become an Professional Football Player a college football player must finish his junior year to become eligible for the NFL draft. I believe this order should remain so if a college football player’s career does not pan out they can be prepared for the real world. Lets face it… Who really wants to be the next Jonathan Bender?

Mr. Russel

“Mr. JaMarcus Russell how does it feel being the number one overall pick and playing for the Oakland Raiders?” The fact of the matter is JaMarcus Russell could not possibly answer this question. This is due to JaMarcus Russell not signing a contract because he is holding out for more money. So far one week of the NFL regular season has passed, JaMarcus has still not signed a contract making his hold out one of the longest hold outs by a rookie in recent NFL history since 2002 when Left Tackle Brain McKinnie of the Minnesota Vikings held out for eight weeks. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=30088250) Everyone on the outside looking in is thinking, “is JaMarcus crazy?” Personally I think he is. JaMarcus is looking to get a reported eight dollars more then second overall pick Calvin Johnson. Even though JaMarcus is negotiating with one of the cheapest and stingiest NFL owners of all-time in Al Davis, JaMarcus does not deserve that much more money. I firmly believe this because Calvin Johnson was by far the best pick in the draft and the only reason JaMaracus went ahead of him was because the Oakland Raiders need a quarterback more. I believe that should be more motivation for JaMarcus to have gotten signed earlier. JaMarcus is now just being selfish when it comes to the money he wants. There is no way he is going to get or is deserving of eight million dollars more then Calvin Johnson. Bottom-line: JaMarcus needs to get his butt onto the sidelines and into the game or he will have missed his shot.

Overpaid I

Mace is a teacher. He teaches mathematics at William Penn High School in Wilmington, Delaware. Mace consistently puts in eight days at school, then when he gets home puts in an additional two hours. This consisting of putting up with 120 students, grading their assignments, and going to meetings and seminars to improve his teaching abilities. For the amount of work that Mace does, people would consider him to make at least six figures. The fact of the matter is that he gets paid in the low end of five figures. On the other hand, you have Stephon Maubary, who is according to foxsports.com making 14.625 million dollars while working a grand total of 5 hours a day while using his g-d gifted abilities shooting a basketball through a hoop. I am not saying it does not take skill to put a basketball through a hoop at a consistent bases it just does not seams as demanding as a teachers job on a consistent bases. In addition, Stephon Maubary works maybe six months a year while Mace works nine sometimes ten months out of a year.
From an athletes perspective, even though Stephon does get paid immensely more then Mace, Stephon has no benefits package while Mace has a very good benefits package. This is a big disadvantage to Stephon because playing a physical sport constantly wears your body down and he needs the extra money he makes to pay for all of the medical expenses that he and his family has. Another fact is the fact Stephon can only play basketball around eleven years while Mace can continue teaching for around forty years. I think to make up for the disadvantages of both the average teacher and the athlete, teachers should get paid more, and athletes should get paid less but a benefits package should given to the athletes.

Boring and Writing Don't mix

When I first think about writing I think about the blank page that i have to fill up with my thoughts. To tell you the truth, I find it a bit overwhelming. I feel as though the page(s) is like a shield that I can not write anything down on, as though the page were to absorb the words that I have wrote down. So from this sense I really do not like writing. Another reason why I do not like writing is because most of the papers I have to right are not interesting, and when you write about something that you are not interested in time seams to stop. Its kinda of like walking in desert and searching for water, it never ends. The never ending part really does get me because I have a very bad attention span and I get impatient really quickly.

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