Donovan McNabb: Would He Have Been Benched If He Was White?

December 18, 2010   ·   Montique David   ·   Jump to comments

After news of Donovan McNabb being benched, I looked at his numbers against the Bucs—22 of 35 for 62.9 percent, 228 yards and a QB rating of 100.7.
Then I asked myself. If this was Brett Favre in the same situation, would you bench him after a game like that, even in a lost season? Of course not. We already see that even though the Vikings know Favre is not coming back next season, he is the clear-cut starter on the team.
Now I am a New York Giants fan. I'm in no way a fan of the Washington Redskins or Philadelphia Eagles, but I do respect the classy McNabb on many levels, and I think he's really gotten the short end of the stick in both Philly and D.C. and it may be to one reason we often overlook. He's not white.
Then I looked at some of his career numbers. They were pretty good, so I chose to compare those numbers against Brett Favre, the sure-fire Hall of Famer and professional footballs' iron man. Dan Marino, who's at or near the top of alm...

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