Friday Night Lights, Season 1

Coach Mac:
Smash for quarterback?

Female Reporter:
Yeah.

Coach Mac:
I believe Smash is better suited for the position he’s in.

Female Reporter:
How do you mean?

Coach Mac:
Well, guys like Smash and Baxter and even Voodoo they got a natural gift for running the ball

Female Reporter:
All three are black, are you saying this gift has something to do with their skin color?

Coach Mac:
What I’m saying Karen is and I’m saying in a good way, is that guys like Smash are--are fearless, they‘re dangerous. They’re like junkyard dogs. I mean, you want them carrying the ball. You want them tearing up turf out there.

Female Reporter:
So let me get this straight, whites like Saracen make better quarterbacks because they are inherently smarter.

Coach Mac:
You wanna put it that way, you could. Now, I’m not saying that all black guys are dumb, just saying they got diff…

Coach Taylor:
Mac, I need to talk to you.