Analysis Of Great White Hope QB Awards: Tyrod Taylor

When becoming the quarterback of a team it is almost a privilege when you think about how many men you beat out just to be in that position. But if you believe that there isn’t a fine line of privilege between white and black quarterbacks than you are wrong. In the article “Great White Hope QB Awards: Tyrod Taylor and how white privilege works in the NFL” it explains how a white is given more chances and more privilege than a black quarterback when allowing to keep his job. The article talks about four different categories of white quarterbacks given many chances even due to the lack of their play. There is the “young white hopeful QB” who is a quarterback who starts off his career with three straight losing seasons but yet received more chances

In the essay “Causes of Prejudice” by Vincent N. Parrillo he introduces the emotional level of prejudice. That is when you encompass feelings that a minority group arouses an individual. The owners have these emotional attachments to black quarterbacks but once they’re no good their feelings towards them completely change. These were the exact feelings owners felt when they started letting black players enter the NFL but on a more cognitive level of prejudice. Parillo quotes “the emotional attitudes may be negative or positive, such as fear/envy, distrust/trust, disgust/admiration, or contempt/empathy”. This statement from Parillo clarifies that NFL owners had a emotional level of prejudice towards black quarterbacks. This point is important because the emotional level of the owners affects the longevity of a black quarterback in the

While Moon dominated through the air he could get loose for a couple runs and score a touchdown on the ground in needed times. He is considered one the best players of all time to never play in a Super Bowl. Warren Moon did not always have his ups but had his fair share of downs as wanting to become a quarterback in the NFL. Moon had just finished the 1978 season at the University of Washington where he had led his team to victory in the Rose Bowl and was named conference player of the year. After all his achievements Moon thought for sure there was a place for him in the NFL as a quarterback but it backfired. In the 1970’s through 80’s NFL owners did not give black quarterbacks the benefit of doubt of being intelligent enough to read defenses. Moon quotes in the article “Warren Moon, Who Helped Clear Way for Black Quarterbacks, Recalls His Struggles” he quotes “reading defenses, understanding schemes, being the face of the franchise: There were just a lot of people in pro football who didn’t think we could do that”. That statement tells us that NFL owners did not think black quarterbacks were smart, trustworthy, and didn’t feel the need for a black person to be the face of their franchise. After college he then found out the hard way. Moon packed his bags and headed up north to Edmonton, Canada where he would go on to play 6 seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos. Dominating each season