And I see the stupidity in the world has not yet dissipated! Sorry for the long delay in posting anything new. Between getting married, looking for a house and horrendous state of the economy, I’ve been a busy guy. Today, someone emailed me an article with the subject line “2008 Carolina Panthers get F+ Grade.” Instantly, I thought they must be referring to the 2007-2008 Panthers not my beloved 12-4 2008-2009 Panthers. Dozens of reasons for this poor grade went through my mind as I waited for the page to load. Amazingly, with all my football experience and the thousands of articles I’ve read, nothing could’ve prepared me for this first paragraph:
In recent years the Panthers have had as many as 9 white starters (2006) and as many as 23 white players on their roster (2005), but in 2008 they are just another overwhelmingly black NFL team.
Huh? Did I just read that right? Maybe it was just an offhanded remark. On to paragraph two:
Carolina has joined the list of teams that remain enamored of underachieving, slow-footed, sumo-sized black offensive linemen. There are two very solid white starters in LT Jordan Gross, the former number one draft pick now in his 6th season out of Utah; and C Ryan Kalil, the second round selection in ‘07 out of Southern Cal.
At this point, I realized the sheer stupidity of this author could never be fully understood. If you want to read the rest of this blatantly racist and wholly unnecessary slander, click here. A quick “whois” search returned Don Wassell at wassall@nauticom.net as the proprietor of this website. The little bit of the website I had seen was bad enough, but not only is every NFL team listed here but practically every sport. Article after article spouts horrid racism as each sport is dissected and presented as nothing more than an abomination.
I could rant and rave, but I think the overall “wow…” factor of this website speaks for itself. Julius Peppers agrees.
-Chad 2
