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I read this story too, but there's something goofy going on here and I'm not buying into it. IMO some agent is out there is spinning things, and using race as a negotiating tool is obnoxious, black or white.
Yep read this yesterday. IMO he is the best running back in the draft. I mean come on he finished 2nd in the closest heisman race in history and the person who won it is not in the draft.I would love to see the Steeler's take him.
Yep read this yesterday. IMO he is the best running back in the draft. I mean come on he finished 2nd in the closest heisman race in history and the person who won it is not in the draft.I would love to see the Steeler's take him.
He's a damn good running back. If he's that good, he will find a job in the NFL with no problem.
How could a bunch of white owners and coaches discriminate against Gerhart because he's white?
One team I interviewed with asked me about being a white running back,” Gerhart says. “They asked if it made me feel entitled, or like I felt I was a poster child for white running backs. I said, ‘No, I’m just out there playing ball. I don’t think about that.’ I didn’t really know what to say.”
One longtime NFL scout insisted that Gerhart’s skin color will likely prevent the Pac-10’s offensive player of the year from being drafted in Thursday’s first round.
“He’ll be a great second-round pickup for somebody, but I guarantee you if he was the exact same guy – but he was black – he’d go in the first round for sure,” the scout said. “You could make a case that he’s a Steven Jackson-type – doesn’t have blazing speed but he’s strong and powerful and versatile.”
Now here is a comparison to Gerhart that I found interesting.
“There’s no reason I shouldn’t really like him, but I just don’t,” added another AFC personnel executive. “He’s not really shifty, but he gets yards. He’s fast, but it’s a long speed, and not really a quick speed. You want me to compare him to a black guy? How about T.J. Duckett(notes)? There’s a big, fast guy who hasn’t been productive in the NFL.”
Its unfortunate that those stereotypes are out there. The comments from the team (who ever that was) was just plain stupid. If he's good, then they should feel privilage to have him. To negate someone's accomplishments because of a stereotype is unfortunate.
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