1) I've never seen evidence that blacks are less intelligent than whites, but even if this were shown to be the case, I'd expect is was more to do with the lower standard of living, diet and education among the black community. Larger, healthier babies (the mother's diet) who get the right nutrients growing up, grow up to have higher IQs. But IQ tests are biased, and without access to proper schooling, (and having parents give you a head start before school) the person will score poorly. If you took blacks and whites of simillar social and economic status (for about 3 generations) then I'm sure you'd get simillar IQ results.

Besides, if IQ was all that was needed, then I could be a star quarterback. Brits would be better than Yanks, and atheists better than believers. The main thing that makes a good quarterback is being able to make the correct decision fast under pressure.

What is the situation in Pop Warner and High school? Do black kids get to play QB there, or is it simply that Leinart and others have been playing QB all the way through and so have more experience?


The fact is that it is only the last few seasons that black quarterbacks have become commonplace because of attitudes saying that the NFL is too different from college and that a black quarterback couldn't be 'smart' enough to be succesful there.


McNab went to the Superbowl. McNair went to the superbowl. Hell, Doug Williams even won it, thrashing Elway - and he wasn't even that good a QB.


Manning is something special - even if his little bother isn't - which should prove genetics only go so far - and Brady always seems to manage to get the job done, which is equally remarkable (a 6th round pick??) and yes, I also like watching Palmer. I hope his knee is going to be ok. On the other hand, I love watching Vick, McNab, and you might have guessed I'm a Vikings fan - Culpepper - because of the excitement value of a QB that can run and knows when to pull it down and run, whether he's black or white. It just happens that the current crop of scramblers are black.

-----
Politicians are like babies' nappies - they should be changed regularly, and for the same reason

pub070.ezboard.com/bbiblebabble