Just shut up, McLoser

A recent upswing in people playing the race card has really started to tick me off. For the record, I'm sure there is still racism in some parts of the country and that people do suffer from it. Even white people suffer from racism these days in the form of colleges filling quotas of students of other ethnicities...yes, that is racism, and it can't be argued. That, however, is not the point of this post.

Donovan McNabb is now claiming that he's criticized more than white QBs because he's black. In that same article, Vince Young responds as I would:

"I really feel like myself, black or white quarterbacks, we all go through something because that is the life of a quarterback." Young said. "You have to be able to handle all the pressure and you have to be able to handle the losses and you have to be able to handle the media saying this about you … If you can't handle it, then you have to get off that position and go play something else."

Listen, McNabb...there are a number of reasons you are criticized, none of which include being black:

1) You play in Philly. The fans there aren't exactly Mother Theresa.
2) You are a QB, the most integral part of an offense. The game centers around you. If you are going to suck, people are going to notice it more and talk more about it.
3) You have, in fact, not been that good of a QB.

You even deterred your own point when you said this:

"No, I didn't say that," he answered. "For instance, Vince Young, he came in and didn't throw for 300 yards or 200, he might have averaged 175 passing, but did whatever it took to win football games. … It's about winning football games here. That's what it's all about. It doesn't matter if you're black, white, red, green, yellow. It's about winning football games."

Yes, Donovan. It is about winning football games. You haven't done this. In big game after big game you have choked over and over again, whether it be to the Bucs or the Patriots. You are inaccurate, and aren't even that great of a runner anymore, so drop the whole "I'm a running QB, so stop criticizing me for it." Oh, and by the way, Steve Young actually was criticized quite a bit earlier in his career for running so much. And he was more accurate than you. And he lived in the shadow of the greatest QB ever. And he won despite all these things. Of course, you could have won a bit more had you been able to get along with TO, one of the better WRs of our generation, so you don't even have the excuse of not having the personnel around you to win.

I realize back East that racism still exists, and is more prevalent there than the world that I live in. That being said, it is still no excuse for the way you are playing while being given millions of dollars to do it. If you can't handle the criticism after the game, then just go away.

Here's this week's picks:

Colts (-6) over Texans
Packers (+5) over Chargers
Vikings (+2.5) over Chiefs
Bills (+16.5) over Patriots (how can you give 16.5 points?)
Rams (+3.5) over Bucs
Lions (+6.5) over Eagles
49ers (+9) over Steelers
Jets (-3) over Dolphins
Cardinals (+8) over Ravens
Bengals (+3) over Seahawks
Redskins (-3.5) over Giants
Browns (+3) over Raiders
Broncos (-3) over Jags
Falcons (+4) over Panthers
Cowboys (+3) over Bears
Saints (-4.5) over Titans