Starting in 2017, when the Bears chose Mitch Trubisky, Mike Glennon and Mark Sanchez over either Pat Mahomes or Deshaun Watson plus Colin Kaepernick, I started looking at our franchise& #39;s history with Black QBs. https://twitter.com/readjack/status/1195737393254608896">https://twitter.com/readjack/...
The question of why the Bears seem to consistently make the wrong choice at quarterback has been alive since at least the 1940s, when Papa Bear brought in two brilliant QBs as heirs to Sid Luckman& #39;s throne, and managed to lose both of them within 4 years. https://twitter.com/readjack/status/1196284059657392130">https://twitter.com/readjack/...
But whether our history with Black quarterbacks was a problem unto itself is a matter of debate among Bears fans. We& #39;ve had four starters in our 101 seasons: Vince Evans, Henry Burris, Kordell Stewart, Jason Campbell.

I wanted to see what the total numbers said, leaguewide.
My methodology is explained in the story, but I& #39;ll note here that this piece would have been impossible without:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏈" title="American Football" aria-label="Emoji: American Football"> @greghoward88& #39;s two-part feature at Deadspin, "The Big Book of Black Quarterbacks"
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏈" title="American Football" aria-label="Emoji: American Football"> The ongoing, exemplary work from @TheUndefeated
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏈" title="American Football" aria-label="Emoji: American Football"> @pfref
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏈" title="American Football" aria-label="Emoji: American Football"> @_newspapers
The article includes short, detailed histories about each franchise& #39;s Black quarterbacks, as well as the executives and coaches who brought the players to the team.

And I look into the story of Willie Thrower, and his one game with the Bears in 1953.

https://readjack.wordpress.com/2020/09/17/the-complete-history-of-black-nfl-starting-quarterbacks-ranked-by-franchise/">https://readjack.wordpress.com/2020/09/1...
I& #39;m going to pause here to encourage everyone to read @greghoward88& #39;s 2014 two-part feature: https://twitter.com/readjack/status/935733944607232000">https://twitter.com/readjack/...
Also, a big thank you to @loumoore12 for his work, talks, and making me aware of the Geno Smith - Giants history. https://twitter.com/loumoore12/status/935624406830862337">https://twitter.com/loumoore1...
My year of research on Black starting quarterbacks in the NFL is complete.

I learned a lot. I hope you do too.

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CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article misidentified Jordan Love as white. I regret this error. Thank you @jtwashin.

I have updated the article; this marks the first time that the Packers have drafted a Black QB in the 1st round. https://twitter.com/jtwashin/status/1307404959714029570?s=20">https://twitter.com/jtwashin/...
Almost made history if not for Taylor’s pregame injury. https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1307683397293268992">https://twitter.com/SportsCen...
Great piece here on Russell Wilson by J.R. Gamble at @ShadowLeague. https://twitter.com/ShadowLeague/status/1310684636817903616">https://twitter.com/ShadowLea...
Great feature by @BCjourno On the legendary Fritz Pollard: Hall of Famer, NFL champ, the league’s first Black QB, first Black coach, and one of Chicago’s finest https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="πŸ’ͺ" title="Angespannter Bizeps" aria-label="Emoji: Angespannter Bizeps">

h/t @cdwillis83 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/american-football/54342296">https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/ame...
Regarding today& #39;s announced demotion of Dwayne Haskins from Washington& #39;s starting QB to its #3 on the depth chart, some history/numbers:

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