Lance Alworth
Mentor
As a kid growing up in Georgia, I was always a huge Atlanta Falcons fan. They were usually pretty bad, but they had a few good years as well, led by quarterback Steve Bartkowski. Flash forward to 2001, the Falcons then draft who would become the most overrated player in NFL history in Michael Vick. After hearing all of the worship of media pundits ranting and raving about this guy. It sickened me to see my Falcons draft him. The San Diego Chargers (who were my second favorite team at the time) immediately became my favorite as I had gained a whole lot of respect for the franchise by passing on such an overrated player (not to mention, my favorite player of all time, Lance Alworth played for them) Why is it that so many white fans (especially southern white fans) worship these 'af-letes' when they are simply nothing more than running backs playing a position that they are not suited for. As a white Southerner, I dont feel that blacks represent me, therefore I choose to root for the teams with the most white players
But anyway, as for Matt Schaub. I thought he did an excellent job in filling in for "St. Michael" and deserves an oppurtunity to earn the starting job in Atlanta. 3 TD's, 0 INT's and I think somewhere around 300 yards passing. Compare that to Vick's pathetic QB stats. Yet, Arthur Blank, the team owner, just shelled out a sh*tload of money to keep St Michael on the team. This is downright pitiful. You have here, a guy in Matt Schaub who has the potential to be a franchise QB (and would cost A LOT LESS mind you) yet the stupid braintrust gave 10 mil to a player that not only does not deserve it, but is also a liability being that he is so injury prone. I wish there was something we as fans could do about these injustices. I will laugh when Schaub is a franchise QB (either in Atlanta or somewhere else) while Vick is sitting at home, watching the games on TV because his career was cut short due to injury
But anyway, as for Matt Schaub. I thought he did an excellent job in filling in for "St. Michael" and deserves an oppurtunity to earn the starting job in Atlanta. 3 TD's, 0 INT's and I think somewhere around 300 yards passing. Compare that to Vick's pathetic QB stats. Yet, Arthur Blank, the team owner, just shelled out a sh*tload of money to keep St Michael on the team. This is downright pitiful. You have here, a guy in Matt Schaub who has the potential to be a franchise QB (and would cost A LOT LESS mind you) yet the stupid braintrust gave 10 mil to a player that not only does not deserve it, but is also a liability being that he is so injury prone. I wish there was something we as fans could do about these injustices. I will laugh when Schaub is a franchise QB (either in Atlanta or somewhere else) while Vick is sitting at home, watching the games on TV because his career was cut short due to injury