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Personally I'm not concerned with the current lack of minority hires this offseason, but it sounds like this is going to return to the spotlight going forward. What bothers me the most about this whole subject is the "outrage" by some reporters. There is a good amount of turnover year to year, just because there were no minority hires this year, doesn't mean the system is broken.
Why?
Just sayin'.
Is this the only thing that matters. How about Asian, Mexican, Native American,etc, etc. If Norm Chow was the only minority interviewed for each job would this be a big issue on the news as it was today?
Fair points, but i did not think andy reid was really a good hire
I thought it was gnerally understood that in the NFL coaching context minority equals black or African american.
We haven't achieved equality when a great black coach advances as far as a great white coach. We've achieved equality when a black chump hangs around as long as a white chump.
I was surprised by the lack of interest in Smith. I thought he should have garnered more.
Marv Levy?
Iirc, wasn't there talk of Lovie burning a lot of bridges through the years?
If Ron Rivera had been fired I would've included him if it makes you feel better.
Which is a convenient excuse since there's little to no black OCs. Why is that?When commenting about defenses it's always about aggression, athletic ability and toughness.When commenting about offenses it's always intelligence, genius, game-planning.The league views the former as being okay for a black man to handle but not the latter.
Oy. I am wrong. He is the only jewish head coach.
Rooney rule is ridiculous
That's a totally reasonable question; they have a pretty big presence in the NFL. And a lot of them, at least the ones who've come through Cal, have better academic training and performance in college than the inner-city kids. There should be some good candidates coming from that demographic.
Affirmative action at its finest. Even if there were qualified black candidates for the job, they'd all be viewed as token interviews because of their skin color thanks to that rule.
Check what other positions Andy has and he basically brought a GM with him. Lovie does t have any if that.
Not trying to suggest KC should have hired LS instead, just the difference in interest. What's Reid's recent track record as a talent evaluator? How many of the other hires were brought in due to their GM credentials? Or have the success of Smith? He's a guy who's had a fair amount of NFL success as the HC, yet wasn't really a serious candidate was he? The talk surrounding Smith was more as a DC replacement.
Big fan of white guys saying what they'd do and how they'd react if they were black.
Reid has had more overall success in his career then Lovie. He has also held more positions within an organization then Lovie ( front office jobs ) which imho is a huge advantage. Plus...Lovie is taking the year off while collecting the rest of the contract that I think would be voided if he took a job elsewhere. What is the NFL going to say, no Lovie you have to take a job because you are black & forgo that $5 mil or whatever is left on your contract lol. IMHO he did the smart thing. He will be one of the most desirable coaches on the market next season thats for sure.
Well sorry if I knew I was only getting an interview because of my color, it would piss me the #### off. That is my opinion. I would like to think I got an interview because of my resume, not because it was a rule.Big fan of white guys saying what they'd do and how they'd react if they were black.
Everything you say is true and I agree with you. But you missed my point. Anyway, I'm not really all that passionate about the issue. Just find it amusing that Andy garnered as much attention as he did with such a poor recent track record and Smith was somewhat comparable in his recent success but was not considered a serious HC candidate.Guess I'm the only one that made that comparison. That's cool.
No.Big fan of white guys saying what they'd do and how they'd react if they were black.
I don't know about Andy but Lovie is a horrible head coach. He got to his 10-6 record this year on a very weak schedule of wins. He also has a track record of doing squat in Chicago. 5 out of 9 years with a winning team3 playoff wins in 9 years3 playoff births in 9 years3 divison champs1 Super Bowl1 playoff in the last 6 yearsReid9 out of 14 years in playoffs/ winning record7 divison champsUnder .500 1 time in last 7 yearsPlayoffs 3 of last 5 yearsJust not seeing it here, as a packers fan wish Lovie was forever in Chicago. People from the region just look at his record and just don't understand why people dislike Lovie.
What if you felt like you'd been passed over for a position you were qualified for because you were black?Well sorry if I knew I was only getting an interview because of my color, it would piss me the #### off. That is my opinion. I would like to think I got an interview because of my resume, not because it was a rule.Big fan of white guys saying what they'd do and how they'd react if they were black.
What, the country wasn't enough?
I looked it up and was a little surprised that there is only one black OC in the league right now …Jim Caldwell
What about the fact that there are not enough White CBs either, I think it is wrong there are not more. Can we get a rule that helps set this country back even further please?
Haha, I don't always agree with your take on the Niners but that's gold.
Haha That's the position I was thinking too. Is there one white CB in the NFL? I can't think of one.
Cortland Finnegan sounds Irish.
