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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.
[b]Oh, right if there's a black person in leadership that alleviates all the problems[/b]
2. NYG did satisfy Rooney Rule before Flores interview w Leslie Frazier and Patrick Graham (current DC/ 2 interviews)
[b]The fact that he was out there and looking in the first place is problematic. The collusion in the league is well documented. Squeezing certain folks out of opportunity from multiple angles[/b]
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
[b]You cannot be that naive[/b]
4. Broncos had just fired Vance Joseph as coach when they interviewed Flores. Again, tough to be systematic when recent history suggests otherwise.
[b]32 teams[/b]
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.
[b]BB knew about the hire before Flores' interview. Performative[/b]

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 [b]absolutely the case[/b] 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][/quote]

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