Dissatisfaction with NFL hiring practices

Dissatisfaction with NFL hiring practices Jan 14, 2020 23:13:07 GMT via mobile masterofallgoons and tristramshandy like this

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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Jan 14, 2020 23:13:07 GMT

Jan 14, 2020 22:29:15 GMT masterofallgoons said:

Jan 14, 2020 21:57:08 GMT hoskotafe3 said:

The weird thing is you don't have to go back that far to find that being black is no impediment to being a good coach. A black coach lifted the Lombardi trophy twice in 4 years in the late 00s. A black coach had consistent regular season success with the Bengals. THE BENGALS. There's no logical reason, based on relatively recent history, why you would rule out a black man to coach your team successfully.

I don't think anyone has ruled out hiring a black coach. If there were top candidates that were black they'd get their interviews and be considered.

The rule forces teams to interview 'minority candidates' and if there was to be any success with it, it would be in getting teams to look around more creatively to different types of candidates instead of the same handful of names. But if the black assistants and coordinators in the league had huge success in a given year on their teams they'd immediately get looks from the teams that need coaches.... instead of Marvin Lewis being the token interview for a couple of teams, who by the way is not a great example of a successful coach.

Eric Bienemy (spelling?) didn’t get a sniff despite a) having what should be considered a successful year, and b) the endorsement of his head coach who has a proven track record of his assistants becoming successful head coaches. Was he penalized for being too successful, meaning the Chiefs are still in the playoffs? Maybe. But the Browns waited for Stefanski. What’s 2 or 3 more weeks in the grand scheme?