Football RGIII Benched because he is Black? Michael Irvin... - Page 5

HonestChieffan · 12-16-2013, 10:59 AM

There has been no shortage of controversy surrounding Mike Shanahan’s decision to bench Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III for the rest of the season. Between speculation that Shanahan is intentionally trying to get himself fired and reports that RG3 is furious, the situation has turned into a full-blown circus. And now, Michael Irvin has attempted to introduce the race element.

During halftime of Thursday Night Football, Irvin and the rest of the NFL Network panel discussed the mess in Washington. Deion Sanders said he thought RG3 “needed a little humble pie.” Irvin basically said the Redskins wouldn’t be handling the situation the same way if they had a white quarterback.

“You are tearing him down,” Irvin ranted, via Dan Steinberg of DC Sports Bog. “I doubt that any man can come back from this, walking around three weeks around these guys that you have to lead. And I don’t want to hear about teammates either; we understand as teammates and players, quarterbacks do get special treatment.

“You don’t see people arguing when Peyton Manning or Tom Brady gets (special treatment) — I don’t want you arguing when this kid gets it. He’s the quarterback, and the rest of us brothers have to understand that and treat him as such. I’ve got an issue with all of it. … You think they could do this to Andrew Luck? Let me ask you that, you think they could do this to Luck?”

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**The Franchise** · 12-16-2013, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ThaVirus

It's kind of funny that Kaepernick has mostly avoided this type of scrutiny although he's actually half black himself. I wonder if he looked more "black" would he experience something similar?

Wins. If the 49ers had the same record as the Redskins....we'd be hearing about how Kaepernick was a fluke in his first year.

**Rausch** · 12-16-2013, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

Wins. If the 49ers had the same record as the Redskins....we'd be hearing about how Kaepernick was a fluke in his first year.

Exactly.

Mile High Mania · 12-16-2013, 01:01 PM

Suggesting there is an issue related to race with the benching of RGIII is just foolish, in my opinion. It's too bad they didn't just let him fully heal to begin with, that's the unfortunate thing here.

Shanahan makes a trade with the Eagles to acquire McNabb and then trades up a bounty of picks to select RGIII... all because he has issues with race at the QB position.

Reid dumps him in PHI near the end of his own run as HC there, then he fails in WAS and it's the HC's fault. Nice. Now, Donovan is all over this one too... oh well.

**Rausch** · 12-16-2013, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

Suggesting there is an issue related to race with the benching of RGIII is just foolish, in my opinion. It's too bad they didn't just let him fully heal to begin with, that's the unfortunate thing here.

Shanahan makes a trade with the Eagles to acquire McNabb and then trades up a bounty of picks to select RGIII... all because he has issues with race at the QB position.

Reid dumps him in PHI near the end of his own run as HC there, then he fails in WAS and it's the HC's fault. Nice.

This.

FringeNC · 12-16-2013, 01:02 PM

What's funny about Irvin is that he occasionally makes insightful comments. This is not one of those times.

Mile High Mania · 12-16-2013, 01:03 PM

There's really very little that Irvin adds... and he should be lucky that he has a high paying gig after all the stupid things he's done.

Beef Supreme · 12-16-2013, 01:04 PM

Ponder got benched because of race, too!

**Rain Man** · 12-16-2013, 01:08 PM

I've paid no attention to the RGIII situation. What's the nominal reason for benching him? Is it poor performance, some type of ego management, or are they taking the Madden game route of "saving him until next year"?

And don't say "yes". I want to know the main reason as it's being stated. I'm too lazy to googlefish for it.

**TimBone** · 12-16-2013, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

I've paid no attention to the RGIII situation. What's the nominal reason for benching him? Is it poor performance, some type of ego management, or are they taking the Madden game route of "saving him until next year"?

And don't say "yes". I want to know the main reason as it's being stated. I'm too lazy to googlefish for it.

Yep. You nailed it.

**TimBone** · 12-16-2013, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

I've paid no attention to the RGIII situation. What's the nominal reason for benching him? Is it poor performance, some type of ego management, or are they taking the Madden game route of "saving him until next year"?

And don't say "yes". I want to know the main reason as it's being stated. I'm too lazy to googlefish for it.

He was inactivated for poor performance. Any talk of it having to do with race is silly. Shanahan says its because he's worried about him getting hurt in the last few games and missing out on another full offseason. He says off seasons are valuable to the growth of a young QB.

wink91wink · 12-16-2013, 01:13 PM

They wouldn't do this to Luck because Luck can actually throw the ball. RG3 is shit without his mobility. Shit like this is the reason racism still exists, it's so ignorant.

**Rain Man** · 12-16-2013, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Flybone McTimmerson

He was inactivated for poor performance. Any talk of it having to do with race is silly. Shanahan says its because he's worried about him getting hurt in the last few games and missing out on another full offseason. He says off seasons are valuable to the growth of a young QB.

And I presume everyone's calling BS on that since game experience is more valuable to the growth of a young QB?

wink91wink · 12-16-2013, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

And I presume everyone's calling BS on that since game experience is more valuable to the growth of a young QB?

Well a story broke last week that Shannahan almost quit last year before the playoffs because he didn't like the special treatment Dan Snyder was giving to RG3. So people are kind of viewing it as an authority statement by Shannahan. At least that is how I have interpreted it.

ThaVirus · 12-16-2013, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by wink91wink

They wouldn't do this to Luck because Luck can actually throw the ball. RG3 is shit without his mobility. Shit like this is the reason racism still exists, it's so ignorant.

That's not true.

**fan4ever** · 12-16-2013, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Mac-NinersChiefs

JFC... the race card in this day and age?

This day and age? It's more popular than ever.

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Mile High Mania #triggering Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Tejas Casino cash: $837229	Suggesting there is an issue related to race with the benching of RGIII is just foolish, in my opinion. It's too bad they didn't just let him fully heal to begin with, that's the unfortunate thing here. Shanahan makes a trade with the Eagles to acquire McNabb and then trades up a bounty of picks to select RGIII... all because he has issues with race at the QB position. Reid dumps him in PHI near the end of his own run as HC there, then he fails in WAS and it's the HC's fault. Nice. Now, Donovan is all over this one too... oh well. __________________
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