I don't seriously think that they ranked him where he is because of skin color. I'm sorry for comparing him to Steve. All I know is that he is a solid receiver and I am glad he is in PG.

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Posted by IsaacBrown2

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Posted on 8/18/13 at 12:16 pm to stptiger

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stptigerWhy isn't Trey Quinn ranked higher?I don't seriously think that they ranked him where he is because of skin color. I'm sorry for comparing him to Steve. All I know is that he is a solid receiver and I am glad he is in PG.

No need to be sorry, we know it was nothing bad implied. I just think people are often lazy and just automatically see color when comparing. Also, we can't think that people who rank kids don't let the human side say no way a "white" kid is this good. So, I know we would like to think otherwise, there are still small minded people who see color as an issue in different situations. See the "Black QB" vs the "White skill position player".

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Posted by Mikeno

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Posted on 8/18/13 at 6:32 pm to stptiger

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I don't seriously think that they ranked him where he is because of skin color.

But you're wrong though. There's absolutely no precedent for ranking the white receiver highly by the services, and they are clearly going through what the black QB went through.

Here is testimony from some recent victims of said stigma.

LINK

LINK

Sports, and football in particular, is about as merit based as it gets; especially in today's age.

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Posted by Mikeno

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Posted on 8/18/13 at 6:33 pm to stptiger

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