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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][url]https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33194862/brian-flores-sues-nfl-others-former-miami-dolphins-coach-alleges-racism-hiring-practices[/url]

Seems like the fix was in for the NYG job - wonder if Belichick texted him on purpose, knowing it was a sham?

John Elway doesn't look too good, either.

[b]Not sure how the league can claim there's no racism when only one coach is Black in a league where 70% of the players are Black.
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What? One has nothing whatsoever to do with the other.  Owners want winners.  Players and coaches are two different things.  Give me the name of a bankable black coach and I'm sure he'd have a great shot at getting hired.  This isn't affirmative action like college or government employment.[/quote]

Brian Flores![/quote]

Eric Bieniemy is another good example.  Offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs when they won the Super Bowl, with the NFL's top-ranked offense for 2018 and the 5th ranked offense for 2019.  Given how the strongly the league prefers offensive coordinators for head coaching positions ([b]which is a whole separate issue[/b]), Bieniemy should have been a shoo-in for a head coaching position in 2020, but five teams passed on him.[/quote]

Why is that an issue?  [/quote]

Black people who have made it into the coaching ranks tend to be disproportionately hired into the defensive coaching ranks, while white people are disproportionately hired into the offensive coaching ranks.  There is no statistical evidence to support that offensive coordinators make better head coaches than defensive coordinators, and yet that's where the head coaches tend to come from.  Whether racism is a driver of that or its a disparate impact is something that can be debated, but it is a factor in why there are so few black head coaches in the NFL.  [/quote]

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