he wishes he was black...he grew up thinking how much cooler the blacks kids were...how cool they talked etc...michael moore...same thing...weird.
It may be something that basic. Self imposed White guilt.
Being white, he would be on the outside looking in for most of his career.
Gregg, a white guy, orders blacks on his team where to go and what plays to do, gee he sounds like a slave owner..see that is how you throw it back in their face