The Definition of the Black Quarterback

“Pocket protection is not like it used to be. Yet for some enigmatic reason, the Black community wants to endear itself to saying that Black quarterbacks need to be scramblers. For some unknown position, this community truly believes that the only success a young man who is Black that plays the position behind the center needs to be able to run more than throw.”

“This has always been the knock on Black quarterbacks. The question of “can these athletes make decisions that win games” have always been a part of that dreadful definition of what a Black quarterback is. Well as we have all witnessed in the past week, not only can Black quarterbacks make the ‘right’ decision in the game, they can also be the playmakers that leaders should be when the game is on the line.