Just wanted to chime in on the recent Rush resignation. First off, Rush is too good for Disney and the fact that he says things that people don-t want to hear, he is a bit to harsh for commercial television in general. All REAL football fans agree with Rush. I tivo-d ESPN Sunday just so I could hear rush argue with the jocks, just like all of us would if we were in there. All 4 weeks were great. Rush was wonderful, every argument was fun, accurate, and scared the piss out of Irvin and Young a few times when they found out how much really knew about football. And when he said the statement below, boomer and jocks agreed Donovan was held to far too high a standard.
Rushes Statement:- I think what we’ve had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well. There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn’t deserve. The defense carried this team.”
What everybody heard:-Because he is black, we are trying to hard to like him-
The Truth as I see it: If you take the exact situation and insert a white guy-let say Trent Dilfer or Brad Johnson, both average quarterbacks with great defenses. You would see that the top 5 status the Donavan constantly gets in the media is puzzling. Trent and Brad are not top 5 quarterbacks-yet both have rings. The fact that he is black in a predominantly black market is the reason he garners so much attention. Is he an average (race not withstanding) quarterback in the NFL?-well look at his stats for the past 5 years-.and you will see that he is. The slump in the one thing that made the Eagles great, the Defense, has had a direct connection to Donavan-s poor play as of late. And why is that-. because he is average-he is not a Brett Farve or Steve McNair, that can lead a sub-par team to the promised land. . Rush knows Donovan belongs in the NFL and is a good quarterback, but Donovan has not shown anything in his entire career that warrants this much attention or the media and fans holding him up to a bar he was never at in the first place.
In Closing: Rush needs an environment where everyone knows it is commentary, and Disney is not it.-Best Damn Sports Show- on FOX would fit him better. But alas Rush is far too classy for that show. I guess it is nice to see that ratings don-t mean that much anymore-since he was on-Rush gained that show 12 points. Disney must be becoming a more personal company to allow him to leave-.snicker.