'What a sorry message: You can run, catch, throw and tackle, but we’re not feeling your ability to lead and strategize,' writes usatodaysports NFL columnist JarrettBell
Give it three years, then judge the merits.
Too often, seemingly qualified minority candidates have been bypassed for coaches with much lighter hue and resumes. And the pattern for GMs and other high-level positions is just as disturbing. That’s why this Groundhog Day discussion still persists in NFL101. Goodell insisted that just because the draft currency measure wasn’t voted on doesn’t mean it didn’t have enough support, with 24 owners needing to approve it. He maintained that the proposal spurred more ideas about how to deal with the sticky issue.Including mine. Here’s four suggestions for NFL owners and other power-brokers to chew on:. I loved how Tony Dungy, a walking moral compass for the NFL, put it in plain English.
Raiders owner Mark Davis made a mockery of the rule when he didn’t even personally interview Tee Martin, then the offensive coordinator/receivers coach at USC, for the opening. McKenzie did the interview. Despite a protest from the Fritz Pollard Alliance, Goodell concluded there was no wrongdoing.
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