Donovan McNabb Plays The Race Card

I've always been a fan of Donovan McNabb - I even own a jersey - but his latest comments have caused me to lose a little respect for him.

If you were strong enough to survive last night's Redskins victory over the Eagles on Monday Night Football, you know why McNabb is taking a lot of heat in Philadelphia this morning. I mean, you can pick any one of the open receivers McNabb repeatedly overthrew, but I think the most important was the throw he missed that could have sent the game to overtime.

Philly's 0-2 and McNabb has looked bad. It's not fair to grill him because he's playing hurt, but it's Philadelphia. He's going to get booed. He should know that, but apparently Donovan sees another reason he's treated the way he is.

"There's not that many African-American quarterbacks, so we have to do a little bit extra," McNabb tells HBO. "Because the percentage of us playing this position, which people didn't want us to play ... is low, so we do a little extra."

"I pass for 300 yards, our team wins by seven, [mimicking] 'Ah, he could've made this throw, they would have scored if he did this."

That's a quote from McNabb that will appear tonight on HBO's "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel."

Yes, Donovan, you're right. The only reason you're criticized is because you're a black quarterback. That never happens to the white quarterbacks. I mean, you never hear about Rex Grossman in the media. Chad Pennington never catches crap from Jets fans, all they do is cheer when he leaves the field with an injury.

Nobody ever gave Peyton Manning any flak before he won the Super Bowl.

Eli Manning? Giants fans love him!!

No, it's only the black quarterbacks like Donovan McNabb who are torn apart in the media. Shame on us.