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The NFL's Racial Divide
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 9:45 am
by rhickok1109
A very good article about the subject, with a lot of history:
https://theundefeated.com/features/the- ... cid=SigDig
Re: The NFL's Racial Divide
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 11:25 am
by Mark L. Ford
There's an interesting bar graph in there for anyone who doesn't have time to read the whole article. It took until 1987 before a wealthy NFL team was willing to hire a black head coach (yeah, I know, blah blah blah Fritz Pollard in the 1920s blah blah blah). Minorities have been steered away for decades from the leadership positions. The most interesting figure in there is that in the past 14 years, the percentage of black quarterbacks in the NFL rose from 18%.... to 19%.
Re: The NFL's Racial Divide
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2017 10:51 am
by TanksAndSpartans
Impressive article. McCaffrey went 8th overall:
http://www.nfl.com/draft/2017/tracker/by-round
Re: The NFL's Racial Divide
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2017 11:29 am
by John Grasso
I still don't understand why there are no black kickers or punters. If you watch an HBCU
college game more often than not their punters and placekickers are white.
Re: The NFL's Racial Divide
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2017 1:00 pm
by JWL
The Raiders punter is a black guy.
Re: The NFL's Racial Divide
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2017 3:51 pm
by John Grasso
JWL wrote:The Raiders punter is a black guy.
I know there have been some black punters and kickers in the NFL -
Reggie Roby, Gene Mingo, Donald Igweibuke, Greg Coleman and
Randall Cunningham to name a few.
But why aren't there more?
Re: The NFL's Racial Divide
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 5:59 am
by Citizen
Excellent work by Reid and McManus.
One aspect that can enter into the scenarios they depict is the role fans play in creating this divide. How often do you see fan bases embrace a mediocre "great white hope" at positions like wide receiver and running back? Call it the Wayne Chrebet syndrome.
Re: The NFL's Racial Divide
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 9:32 am
by Rupert Patrick
Citizen wrote:Excellent work by Reid and McManus.
One aspect that can enter into the scenarios they depict is the role fans play in creating this divide. How often do you see fan bases embrace a mediocre "great white hope" at positions like wide receiver and running back? Call it the Wayne Chrebet syndrome.
I can't even think of the last white running back to rush for over 1,000 yards. I did a google search and came up with Peyton Hillis in 2010, before that was Craig James in 1985, then John Riggins in 1984.
Re: The NFL's Racial Divide
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 12:59 pm
by TanksAndSpartans
Yep, this is from the article:
In the past 31 years, only two white running backs rushed for at least 1,000 yards in a season: Craig James (1985) and Peyton Hillis (2010). Penn State’s John Cappelletti, selected 11th overall by the Los Angeles Rams in 1974, was the last white tailback taken in the opening round. McCaffrey hopes to end the drought.
Re: The NFL's Racial Divide
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 5:32 pm
by Gary Najman
TanksAndSpartans wrote:Yep, this is from the article:
In the past 31 years, only two white running backs rushed for at least 1,000 yards in a season: Craig James (1985) and Peyton Hillis (2010). Penn State’s John Cappelletti, selected 11th overall by the Los Angeles Rams in 1974, was the last white tailback taken in the opening round. McCaffrey hopes to end the drought.
What about Brad Muster?