Yes I do think the "average" NFL fan cares more about sitting in the sports bar and staring at cute bar maids.
By trying to shoe-horn the "average" sports fan into some mindless world, you are cutting out all us here at FR. IN fact, I always did wonder why the media seemed to be over-rating Donovan McNabb, and Limbaugh's explanation seemed as plausible as any.
If the NFL did not want to mix politics with football, they would never have created this quota system by which they are forcing owners into interviewing or hiring selected people based on race rather than talent.
Outstanding point. Nothing is more political than big-money sports and anyone who tries to pretend there is a separation between sports and politics is just kidding himself.