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Originally Posted by Chris Meck
Probably going to be sent to DC for this, but I think it's at least a little about the 'mold'. They'll hype a black QB if he's a 'dual threat', athletic, running QB. If it's a cerebral passer, they're going to hype the white guys. Mahomes doesn't fit the narrative. He's not black enough, and not white enough to be the poster boy. I know that's going to get me flamed, but I see no other explanation- and it's probably not even conscious.
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I can definitely see why you would think this, but I just don't believe it's the case. Remember when all the BLM stuff was going on, who did LeBron turn to in the NFL to be the face of that whole deal? It was Patrick, not Lamar. So he's "black" enough for something like that.
Patrick is in all the commercials. Patrick has been on the cover of Madden twice in a three year period, which was never done before. Patrick picks up new endorsements every single year. Who's on the Prime Thursday Night Football ads I see on the billboards all over Green Bay, WI? Patrick.
He's kind of already the face of the league, it's almost like none of us think it's possible so we really don't realize it. Hell, the Bills are playing the Dolphins this week, but who is 75% of the country going to see on CBS? Romo and Nantz calling the Chiefs and Colts game.
I think we all have battered wives syndrome and still don't realize it's a different world now. I'm guilty of this myself still thinking the league is trying to screw us, but in reality it's almost as if they have to give other teams calls and advantages just to let them have a chance of even beating Mahomes. The dude just keeps winning and gaining popularity, and seemingly nothing can stop him.