# He's got WHAT speed, now? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 3, 2009, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-got-what-speed-now/516220 "2009-11-03T22:58:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-got-what-speed-now/516220/21 "2009-11-04T03:33:43Z")
> [@HongKongFooey](#): > > there aren’t any white running backs in the NFL. Sounds pretty racist. ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-got-what-speed-now/516220/22 "2009-11-04T04:12:57Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Sounds pretty racist. Well, OK. The Titans have LenDale White, but he’s black. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-got-what-speed-now/516220/23 "2009-11-04T04:16:37Z")
Stop messing with my head! ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-got-what-speed-now/516220/24 "2009-11-04T04:36:01Z")
Of course it’s racist. One guy was running faster than the other guys! ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-got-what-speed-now/516220/25 "2009-11-04T04:43:14Z")
> [@E-Sabbath](#): > > Of course it’s racist. One guy was running faster than the other guys! This thread has been won. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-got-what-speed-now/516220/26 "2009-11-04T04:55:44Z")
> [@HongKongFooey](#): > > Well, OK. The Titans have LenDale White, but he’s black. It’s sort of like the 1990s British sprint relay teams: Three black guys, and a white guy named Roger Black. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-got-what-speed-now/516220/27 "2009-11-04T12:05:45Z")
I’m not black like Barry White, I’m white like Frank Black is. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-got-what-speed-now/516220/28 "2009-11-04T14:23:42Z")
Is pointing out the number of beards in ZZ Top going to be considered gay bashing? ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-got-what-speed-now/516220/29 "2009-11-04T14:37:29Z")
Would “running away from the cops” speed even be desirable? Because [everybody knows](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj0mtxXEGE8), if the cops have to come get you, they’re bringing an ass-kicking with 'em. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-got-what-speed-now/516220/30 "2009-11-04T16:10:02Z")
> [@MOIDALIZE](#): > > C’mon, Bricker, cool it with the racism. You’re only saying that because I’m Hispanic, aren’t you? ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-got-what-speed-now/516220/31 "2009-11-04T16:19:33Z")
> [@bup](#): > > Flight from fuzz speed? > Winning the blue-light race? > Pig ditching? Doughnut ditching? > Ooh! Border patrol scampering! Ooh! I _dare_ you to use that last one to describe Juan Pablo Montoya’s automobile racing skills! ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-got-what-speed-now/516220/32 "2009-11-04T16:20:14Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Sounds pretty racist. No white running backs? Rise up my brothers! Fight the power! Stop The Man! Oh wait 😃 ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-got-what-speed-now/516220/33 "2009-11-04T16:27:59Z")
> [@Duke](#): > > Would “running away from the cops” speed even be desirable? Because [everybody knows](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj0mtxXEGE8), if the cops have to come get you, they’re bringing an ass-kicking with 'em. Not to mention, it’s oxymoronic. I’ve never seen anyone actually get away from the cops. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-got-what-speed-now/516220/34 "2009-11-04T16:34:47Z")
> [@HongKongFooey](#): > > there aren’t any white running backs in the NFL. [Really?](http://www.nfl.com/players/kyleeckel/profile?id=ECK309504) ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-got-what-speed-now/516220/35 "2009-11-04T16:36:20Z")
Sounds like coloured commentary to me. ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-got-what-speed-now/516220/36 "2009-11-04T16:41:29Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > [Really?](http://www.nfl.com/players/kyleeckel/profile?id=ECK309504) He hasn’t carried the ball all year. I doubt that he even has “getting away from an elderly librarian with an overdue library book” speed. ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-got-what-speed-now/516220/37 "2009-11-04T17:39:08Z")
Look at Kyle Eckers go! Once he gets the ball in space no one’s gonna catch him! Nope, i’m sticking by my original statement. Hell, I can only think of two decent white running backs ever: Mike Allstott and that other guy, played for the Patriots I think, anyway…not many. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-got-what-speed-now/516220/38 "2009-11-04T18:14:39Z")
> [@HongKongFooey](#): > > Nope, i’m sticking by my original statement. 1 \<\> “aren’t any”. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-got-what-speed-now/516220/39 "2009-11-04T18:54:00Z")
The comment made me chuckle, and ANYTHING is better than the commentators gushing over how the runner “keeps his legs moving” and how he “initiates contact” and how much he loves to play football. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-got-what-speed-now/516220/40 "2009-11-04T19:14:25Z")
> [@HongKongFooey](#): > > Nope, i’m sticking by my original statement. Hell, I can only think of two decent white running backs ever: Mike Allstott and that other guy, played for the Patriots I think, anyway…not many. [Hi there](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Riggins) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-got-what-speed-now/516220.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-got-what-speed-now/516220.md?page=3)