Current Events > Broadcaster says QB had advantage due to dark skin color with a dark football

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https://www.sfchronicle.com/49ers/article/49ers-suspend-broadcaster-Tim-Ryan-for-saying-14882642.php

The 49ers have suspended Tim Ryan, their radio color analyst, over comments he made on a Bay Area sports talk radio show Monday in which he said Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, who is black, is exceptional at faking handoffs because of his dark skin color with a dark football. The comments came in the first couple of minutes of Ryans weekly segment with KNBRs Murph and Mac morning radio show as the hosts asked the San Jose native about Jacksons performance in Sundays 20-17 victory over the 49ers. Jackson, a front-runner to be named NFL MVP, rushed and passed for more than 100 yards in a game between two of the leagues top teams. Jackson gained most of his yards running a zone-read type offense, in which he frequently fakes a handoff to a running back before keeping the ball to run himself. Hes really good at that fake, Lamar Jackson, but when you consider his dark skin color with a dark football with a dark uniform, you could not see that thing, Ryan said on air. I mean, you literally could not see when he was in and out of the mesh point, and if youre a half step slow on him in terms of your vision, forget about it, hes out of the gate. Team officials said in a statement to The Chronicle on Wednesday that they are disappointed in Ryans comments and are suspending him for the upcoming game.

Dr. Harry Edwards, a sociologist, longtime civil rights activist and 49ers consultant, listened to the radio clip and said he was particularly troubled that Ryans comments perpetuated the bigotry involving black players and particularly the quarterback position. I know Tim and he is not of a maleficent mind relative to these types of issues but of course that does not mean that he gets or should get a pass regarding his comments on Lamar Jackson and assigning ANY dimension of Lamars undeniable brilliance at QB to his skin color a raw and sensitive assessment and assertion not only because it is profoundly obtuse and ignorant on its face and carries implications that Im certain were not intended, but because skin color has been such a factor in rationalizing denial of Black athletes opportunities to play the QB position over most of the NFLs 100 years of existence, Edwards wrote in an email to The Chronicle before Ryan was suspended. But again, no less damaging than the fact of Tims sentiments are their implications. In a game that is so competitive and where winning edges and even slight advantages tend to be critically important if not determinant, are we really to believe that White QBs are at a strategic disadvantage? Should the 2020 NFL player draft select for dark-skinned, athletic QB prospects in search of the next Lamar Jackson? Or maybe this puts a premium on QBs irrespective of race who can play well wearing the right color gloves gloves that will give them the right hand hue to camouflage the football on handoffs.

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Jesus Christ

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So, what to blame here
Outrage culture
PC culture
SJWs

After all according to the right racism doesn't exist anymore

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Big if true

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this is the stupidest fucking thing i've ever heard

black people do not look like a fucking football
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Hanky_Bannister posted...

black people do not look like a fucking football

No but they have friends that do.

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Reminds me of that Bill Burr bit.

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The reason why he is so effective is because he has great athletic abilities of his own that teams can't contain, so they don't know who is going to be running with the ball. We're watching at home, and even we don't know sometimes.

If only having dark skin was the reason why he is effective, then Tom Brady would be wearing black gloves...

Talk about being a color analyst

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anti blackness causes a lot of folk to believe some genuinely dumb shit.

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or maybe because their uniforms are black

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Ive literally heard backwoods hicks try to make this argument

Im honestly astonished a paid analyst tried to do the same

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To that broadcaster...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_MfzLqvfsFc

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Surprised a San Jose native would say something like this. We are probably the least racist people in the entire world tbh. San Jose is a giant melting pot.

i'd say the ravens dark jerseys would have a lot more to due with it


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DanHaren2019 posted...

Surprised a San Jose native would say something like this. We are probably the least racist people in the entire world tbh. San Jose is a giant melting pot.

Tbh this doesn't read like a purposefully racist statement, especially given his background.

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Not a good quarter for Tim Ryans. Tims Ryan.

The other one ended his pres campaign in October.

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Is he saying that his arms camouflage the footballs? lol

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Lebronwon posted...

color analyst

Doesn't sound like he did his job very well!

Ilishe posted...

Tbh this doesn't read like a purposefully racist statement, especially given his background.

Lol

NeonOctopus posted...

Is he saying that his arms camouflage the footballs? lol

Yes


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I'm imagining now an entire team of players walking into the field with oval cardboard cutouts glued to the back of their gloves.

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A certain someone would defend this if they still had an account.
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