White Cornerbacks? What’s all the fuss about?
You know, every time football season rolls around, folks start jabberin’ about somethin’ silly. This time, it’s all about them… whatchamacallit… white cornerbacks. Yeah, cornerbacks. Like, why ain’t there more of ‘em in the NFL? Beats me. Seems like a whole lotta fuss over nothin’.
I mean, I watch the games sometimes, when my grandson ain’t hoggin’ the TV. And I see all them fellas runnin’ around, catchin’ balls, smackin’ into each other. Black ones, brown ones, big ones, small ones… Never really paid much mind to the color of their skin, long as they play good.
But these TV fellas, they keep goin’ on and on about it. Sayin’ there ain’t hardly any white cornerbacks startin’ in the whole dang NFL. Sixty-somethin’ starters, and none of ‘em white? Well, I’ll be. Guess that’s somethin’.
- Is it a big deal? I dunno. Is it? They say it’s been like this for a long time. A “pattern,” they call it. Sounds fancy, but I reckon it just means that’s how it is.
- Why ain’t there more? Who knows? Maybe them white boys just ain’t fast enough. Or maybe they’d rather be doin’ somethin’ else. Fishin’, maybe. Or farmin’. Good, honest work, that is.
They got these fellas on TV, talkin’ heads they call ‘em. They argue and shout and wave their hands around. One fella, Chris Simms, he’s always got his list of who’s the best. And I guess this other fella, Ahmad somethin’-or-other, he’s real good too. Gets lots of votes or somethin’. But all this talk about color… it just makes my head spin.
I remember back when, things was different. We didn’t have all this fancy talkin’ and analyzin’. You played hard, you played fair, and that was that. Didn’t matter if you was white, black, or green for all it’s worth. Just get out there and play the dang game.
Now, they got lists and rankings and all sorts of numbers. Top 40 cornerbacks, they say. Through Week 6, mind you. Like it matters so much. Seems like they’re always tryin’ to find somethin’ to complain about. If it ain’t one thing, it’s another.
And this whole “white cornerback” thing… it’s just another one of them things. They make it sound like some kinda mystery, like somethin’s wrong. But maybe it ain’t nothin’ at all. Maybe it’s just the way the cookie crumbles.
Maybe them white boys are just better at somethin’ else. Maybe they’re better at throwin’ the ball, or kickin’ it, or… I don’t know… waterin’ the grass? There’s gotta be somethin’ else they can do besides runnin’ around tryin’ to catch them speedy receivers.
So, what’s the bottom line? I ain’t got a clue. All I know is, football’s football. You got good players, you got bad players. And their skin color ain’t got nothin’ to do with it. At least, it shouldn’t.
But them TV fellas, they’ll keep talkin’. They’ll keep arguin’. And they’ll keep makin’ a big deal out of nothin’. That’s just what they do. They gotta fill up all that airtime somehow, I reckon.
Me? I’ll just keep watchin’ the games, when I get a chance. And I’ll keep cheerin’ for the fellas who play hard and play fair. Don’t matter to me what color they are. Just as long as they put on a good show.
And if a white cornerback shows up and plays good, well, that’s just fine and dandy. And if he don’t, that’s fine too. Life goes on, you know? There’s more important things to worry about than who’s what color on a dang football field. Like gettin’ them tomatoes planted before the frost, or makin’ sure the grandkids got enough to eat. Now that’s somethin’ worth fussin’ over.
