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Philadelphia Eagles' QB, Donovan McNabb sat down with HBO's James Brown to interview for "Real Sports," and started professing the same song and dance: that black quarterbacks receive more pressure than his white counterparts. Someone get this man a tissue because he just cannot seem to stop crying, whining, and blaming everyone else.
As a credit to McNabb, he does have the Eagles' success (and failure) on his shoulders. I will give him that one, but under no circumstances would I even consider that as a black quarterback he receives more pressure. Yes, McNabb receives a lot of pressure and not because he is black, but because he is playing in Philly. That is a tough market to play in; the fans have a bit of a reputation of being relentless. Eagles fan (like most NFL fans) believe that every year is their year for success and every game is open for a win. That is pressure.
However, perhaps, the greatest amount of pressure that McNabb is feeling is because he is so talented and capable of performing so well on a consistent basis. If there was a black quarterback that posted mediocre numbers, then I do not think that he would feel the same amount of pressure that McNabb feels. I truly believe that he feels the pressure because he is expected to produce. The franchise has built him up to be their saving grace and that has nothing to do with color.
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