Comments on: Ryan Swope: People are shocked I’m a white guy running a 4.3

By: txnative61

txnative61 — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 07:07:32 +0000

Easy to see he’s another Andy Dalton, and everybody knows red heads can’t play at the pro level.

By: phinfan

phinfan — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:42:42 +0000

Come on Jeff draft this guy!!!

By: icewalker946

icewalker946 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:19:45 +0000

Jason Sehorn had the same story but back 20 years ago things like this wasn’t talked about, at least not in the media and certainly not if you wanted to keep your job.

He played CB for the NY Giants and he is white.

By: banlarson

banlarson — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 03:35:24 +0000

Go watch his highlight tape, he doesn’t play slow, he never gets caught from behind and usually has separated from the defender. With that speed, he’ll go in the 2nd round. NFL corners won’t respect him either because he’s white, but after he burns them enough they will. 4.34 is fast even if you are white, Asian, Mexican or whatever race people deem as slow. Let me guess he’s real smart too, or is that just what people think because he isn’t black? Look at people for who they are not what they are.

By: txpackfan

txpackfan — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 05:47:08 +0000

Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t a 4.3 40 fast for anybody, regardless of skin color?

By: lrical

lrical — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:25:46 +0000

I’m color blind baby. If you can ball you can ball. End of story

By: vijayswearingen

vijayswearingen — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 06:44:59 +0000

He has kind of smaller hands…more like Danny Amendola to me. Not a big guy by any means…and that Leprechaun comment above made me laugh!

By: mazblast

mazblast — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:30:03 +0000

getyourownname says: Feb 28, 2013 1:24 PM

Some older guys who also ran by people.

Roger Carr
Lance Alworth
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Don Maynard didn’t run precise little 3-yard patterns when he teamed with Joe Namath on the Jets.

I find it interesting that everyone in the league obsesses about speed, but almost no one has the guts to throw the long pass anymore.

By: Mr. Wright 212

Mr. Wright 212 — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:32:17 +0000

I watched several A&M games this year, even before the Manziel hype picked up. Swope is legit. Period. Very impressed with him in every regard as a WR.

By: ravenseattheirownpoop

ravenseattheirownpoop — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:16:52 +0000

Maybe the want to date him

By: taylormade311

taylormade311 — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:04:35 +0000

How come the black DE is always an “Athlete, not polished” but the white DE is always “High motor guy not elite athlete.” JJ Watt looks like a good athlete so does Jared Allen. This is coming from a black guy too. Lol NFL GMs are funny.

By: Jay Cutler is an elite QB

Jay Cutler is an elite QB — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:45:29 +0000

Reminds me of a white version of Steve Smith.

By: greeneblitz

greeneblitz — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:42:17 +0000

“pretty fast for a white guy”, I wonder what the headline would look like if it was “pretty smart for a black guy”.

By: nyjalleffingday

nyjalleffingday — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:32:07 +0000

@PeterKingLovesCoqAVin

I approve. Chrebet was a beast, he’d take a sledgehammer to the face before he didn’t catch that pass to convert on 3rd down. One of my favorite Jets of all time, not like there’s much variety though…

By: topgm7

topgm7 — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:29:07 +0000

Oh being pigeon hole because of the color of your skin…thats never happened before…says no black qb ever. haha

By: schmittsgay

schmittsgay — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:21:42 +0000

Has everyone forgotten Jeff Query, aka White Lightning?

By: rg3andout

rg3andout — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:08:28 +0000

some of my best friends are white wide recievers……

By: 8to80texansblog

8to80texansblog — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:40:56 +0000

The reason you haven’t heard of Ryan Swope is that he’s had 3 different QBs over the last 3 years and 2 head coachs. During his tenure there was no continuity. But he was definitely the safety valve for Johnny Football last year and his presence on the A&M team will be missed for sure.

By: adenaguy

adenaguy — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:31:39 +0000

Troy Williamson was fast too.

By: giantsfanlewis

giantsfanlewis — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:15:53 +0000

Cw3214

I think that’s the point we are trying to make. The stereotypes go both ways. Everyone always acts like its the biggest hate crime in the world when a black qb gets miss judged for color bt nobody seems to care when it happens to whites

By: rajbais

rajbais — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:58:06 +0000

They shouldn’t be! Haven’t they ever heard of Matt Jones?

He ran 4.32 at the combine.

By: commonsensedude

commonsensedude — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:54:52 +0000

Who cares what color anybody is. If you can play, son, play.

By: granadafan

granadafan — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:48:54 +0000

I remember someone comparing RG3 to Steve Young and people jumping all over him saying how crazy that was and these “experts” said he’s more similar to Cam Newton… even though Cam is 6’6″ and RG3 is around 6′.

By: cosanostra71

cosanostra71 — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:29:37 +0000

All of his comments are 100% correct. I think Swope has some serious potential and could end up being a long term starter in the NfL.

By: chitownjeff

chitownjeff — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:26:56 +0000

Great job Ryan.. now maybe some young white kid will see that and ignore his father and other stupid people who imply he needs to move to a position he can succeed at..

Grew up loving Staubach to Golden Richards.. and he ran past Louis wright in the super bowl..

By: cw3214

cw3214 — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:22:51 +0000

Boo hoo. All black quarterbacks are compared to each other. Obviously the media is going the same thing with white wide receivers. How Geno Smith is being considered a running quarterback is ridiculous.

By: shotgunformation5wide

shotgunformation5wide — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:22:44 +0000

As a Steelers fan, I can remember a player named “Weegie Thompson” …as a Steeler, he’s white, and was a fan favorite during the down years. Not sure what his exact speed was, but he was 6’6 and considered one of the fastest WR’s in the league at the time ,…and definitely the team.

By: FinFan68

FinFan68 — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:21:45 +0000

obnoxiousDCfan says:
Feb 28, 2013 1:25 PM
Warren Moon thinks that’s racist.
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Actually, I doubt it. Racism only works one way for guys like Moon.

By: dlightner13

dlightner13 — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:13:06 +0000

This guy is a pure slot receiver… most slot receivers are faster in a straight line then when they play cuz they worry about their route cuts and where patrick willis or brian urlacher are.

Comparisons for me
White: wes welker
Black: jason avant

Not gunna kill u down the field cuz they threaten more coming across the middle and following blocks

By: whooty

whooty — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:04:43 +0000

hopefully an investigation is underway to determine who exactly these “shocked” individuals are. names need to be named and these people should immediately be sent to sensitivity camp with the bigoted culliver.

have we heard from the great social justice pioneer, brendon ayanbadejo on this one yet?

i wouldn’t mind reading super lawyer floride’s take on what swope’s legal options might be here. some kind of employment discrimination lawsuit is warranted against the racist nfl.