Is Limbaugh bad for NFL?

In 2003 Rush Limbaugh made comments pertaining to Donovan McNabb:

“I think what we’ve had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well. There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn’t deserve. The defense carried this team,”

If rush will say these kinds of things, is he bad for the NFL? By now you’ve probably heard that he wants to buy a stake in the St. Louis Rams. If you’ve heard that, than you’ve probably heard the outcry from fans, league owners, and media personalities. Indianapolis Colts’ owner Jim Irsay, has publicly expressed his opposition, “I, myself, couldn’t even consider voting for him…When there are comments that have been made that are inappropriate, incendiary and insensitive … our words do damage, and it’s something that we don’t need.”

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said, “The comments that Rush made specifically about Donovan, I disagree with very strongly…They are polarizing comments that we don’t think reflect accurately on the NFL or our players. I obviously do not believe that those comments are positive and they are divisive. That’s a negative thing for us. I disagree with those comments very strongly and I have told the players that.” He went on to say, “I have said many times before that we are all held to a higher standard here…I think divisive comments are not what the NFL is all about. I would not want to see those kind of comments from people who are in a responsible position within the NFL. No. Absolutely not.”

Limbaugh’s comments may have been divisive. Some may even say his comments were racist. But what if his comments were true? Was Donovan McNabb over rated because the media, and NFL wanted to see a black quarterback succeed?

Maybe his comments were actually racist. Maybe he doesn’t believe that a black person has the mental capacity to perform in the quarterback position. If you ask Dan TM at fannation.com, black people are wired to be instinctive and white’s are wired to be methodical, so therefore whites tend to be better quarterbacks, coaches, and business people.

Is Rush like Dan TM?

Is he speaking the truth when everyone else is afraid to?

Is Rush Limbaugh bad for the NFL?

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Week 6 picks

Picks in BOLD

STL  @ JAC
BAL @ MIN
DET @ GB
HOU @ CIN
CLE @ PIT
KC @ WSH
CAR @ TB
NYG @ NO
ARI @ SEA
PHI @ OAK
BUF @ NYJ
TEN@ NE
CHI @ ATL
DEN @ SD

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Best 4-0 team in the NFL

It’s too early in the season to really know who the best team in the NFL is. So I’ve created a ranking system  the tell us who the most PROVEN 4-0 team is. Looking at all five 4-0 teams schedules, and comparing their opponents win percentage with the strength of their schedules, I determined the value of each 4-0 teams victory’s.

The Giants, Vikings, and Broncos have played an 0-4 team; two 4-0 teams, in the Giants case. Because of that fact the value of their wins was decreased regardless of the strength of the 0-4 teams schedules.

Another factor I considered was the teams offensive and defensive performance vs the teams they played. When it came to the Giants I found that they haven’t defended the run particularly well, and of all the teams considered, they had the weakest schedule.

5. New York Giants

The Giants have had an easy go at it (Their opponents have a combined record of 4-12) with two of their four wins coming from 0-4 teams.  Their other two games were against the 1-3 Washington Redskins, and the 2-2 Dallas cowboys. Even with their easy schedule they’ve only gained 3 more touchdowns than they’ve allowed, and gave up 5.5 yds per carry; more than any other undefeated team.

4. Indianapolis Colts

The Colts have had a moderately difficult schedule. Their opponents have a combined record of 6-10 against decent teams. Their weakness seems to be the rush, on both offense and defense where they gained 3.5 yds per carry, and gave up 4.0. The Colts have given up 80 first downs, and have gained 81. It will be interesting to see how well they do against the Broncos and Vikings later in the year.

3.Denver Broncos

The Broncos have only given up 2 touchdowns this season. Even though they’ve played the 0-4 Browns they just barely beat the Colts out of a third place tie. They’ve gained 4.7 yard per carry, while giving up 3.2, and they’ve only allowed 5.7 yards per pass completion.

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2. Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings opponents have combined record of 6-10, with a pretty strong schedule. In fact, the Vikings opponents have had the toughest schedules out of all five teams, and if they had better records the Vikings would have been number 1. What that say’s to me is that they have played some of the toughest teams in the league (49ers, packers). The Vikings have allowed over 1200 yards and 9 touchdowns (more than any other 4-0 team), but because of the strength of their schedule their wins mean more than others. The Vikings have also scored 14 touchdowns on just 1286 yards (less than all other 4-0 teams.)

1.New Orleans Saints

The Saints have had the toughest schedule out of any other team on list. Their opponents have a 7-8 record on relatively weaker schedules. The Saints have scored 18 touchdowns while allowing only 7. They’ve gained 90 first downs and allowed only 64. They’re averaging 5 yards per carry, and 8 passing yards per completion. They’ve only allowed 3.7 yards per carry, and 6 yards per completion. The New Orleans Saints have proven themselves the most out of any other undefeated team.

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