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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Couple of points that will make it hard on Flores to prove his suit-
1. Miami has a black GM, who is technically, Flores boss.
2. NYG did satisfy Rooney Rule before Flores interview w Leslie Frazier and Patrick Graham (current DC/ 2 interviews)
3. NYG also had a minority as the GM for 10 years, so really can't point to history of neglecting minorities in senior roles
4. Broncos had just fired Vance Joseph as coach when they interviewed Flores. Again, tough to be systematic when recent history suggests otherwise.
5. Re giants, they may have wanted Daboll. But until contract is signed, it is not unusual to continue to interview candidates. As mentioned above, Flores was considered a favorite of NYG ownership until GM was hired.

If NFL coaches jobs would mirror society then a fair representation would be roughly 3 - 4 black men as HC's. Black pop is 14% of US pop. Assume 50/50 male/female...so 7% of US pop male. Adjusted for higher level of participation a bit (both that playing in the NFL is a prerequisite to coach in the NFL)... 3.2 jobs is 10% of NFL HC's for reference.

Having said all that, it is possible that some level of racism exists within NFL ownership.  I would say the same for any industry. Hard to say how prevalent it is, but good on Flores for the courage and his belief in being wronged to take on this difficult subject to legally win.[/quote]

Some good points here, but need to add that there’s an argument that coaches in a league in which 70% of the players are Black should not mirror society in general but instead should mirror the composition of that league.

And while the Giants did have a Black GM they have never had a Black head coach or a Black quarterback. And some GMs are actually the bosses of head coaches, and some are not. That’s obvious if you’ve paid any attention to the team in Washington over the past two decades.[/quote]

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