Comments on: Allowing position coaches to leave for promotions could help expand diversity

By: joeyb3878

joeyb3878 — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:02:22 +0000

I completely agree. Any coach should be allowed to accept a promotion other than head coach from another team other than when offered.

By: BigRedRulesDaRoost

BigRedRulesDaRoost — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:47:24 +0000

If the rule chane includes the following verbage I think it could work.

“The offensive coordinator position is considered vacant only if the incumbent leaves the team or accepts the teams head coaching position.”

By: uwsptke

uwsptke — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:00:15 +0000

I like the idea, although it would hurt my team. If you’re a team trying to assemble a new coaching staff, wouldn’t you love to pluck a Ben McAdoo or possibly an Edgar Bennett (who would get plenty of interviews under a restructured Rooney Rule) as your new OC after being under the tutelage of Mike McCarthy for 5 plus years? Instead, you have to either pull from the college ranks are look for guys who are currently unemployed (and most for a good reason). Look at the Raiders pulling Greg Olson in. He stinks.

You get the same retreads getting coordinator positions and failing over and over again but a guy can’t advance to OC or DC without being on a staff that gets fired first?

By: ninerfaithful

ninerfaithful — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:17:23 +0000

That is unbelievable that such a ridiculous rule exists. It should be a total free market where coaches can go to whichever team they’d like!! Unreal what is this China?!

By: laserw

laserw — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:10:09 +0000

Diversity is a repugnant concept and insulting to everyone. We should never seek racial purity and goals to advance racial issues when we ignore other areas where there is just as much racial imbalance (but it is politically acceptable).

On this MLK day, let us advance those who deserve advancing through their efforts and ignore the color of their skin.

Selective racial balance is far more repugnant than any asserted (and unproved) racism in hiring.

By: tvguy22

tvguy22 — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:24:01 +0000

Who knows, maybe this silly regulation affects promising white coaches too.

By: eatitfanboy

eatitfanboy — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:12:08 +0000

Taking race completely out of it, it’s ridiculous that teams can block position coaches from moving on to coordinator jobs.

If it’s a promotion, they should be allowed to take it.

By: spartan822

spartan822 — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:35:27 +0000

Enough of this diversity crap. Hire the best man for the job, regardless of skin color.

By: jpopejoy

jpopejoy — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:31:48 +0000

This seems like it would be a good idea for ALL coaches.

By: hybes1

hybes1 — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:26:35 +0000

@ howiefeltersnatch, that’s not what the issue is. No one is saying to hire an inferior coach for a qualified. Don’t get it twisted

By: hybes1

hybes1 — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:18:34 +0000

Minority coaches aren’t asking for handouts but some of the posts will say that this isn’t an issue. It is! It’s a Old Boyz network in some instances within the NFL. Heck, even the NFL is saying it’s an issue. These coaches just fair shake. Good example, Trestman who had a pretty good resume as an OC with some good top producing offenses (Heck..he made Gannon a Pro Bowler..Rich Gannon!) and he had to go to Canada to coach a CFL get a shot back in NFL and people are ripping the Bears for such a move (BTW, I’m a Giants fan). I would doubt that if a black coach took that same route, and then was hired fans would go up and arms and say all kinds of stuff other than the guy’s not known. The problem is that there are alot of great coaches who don’t even get a chance. That’s a problem!