Posted on 07/27/2015 10:19:17 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
The Arizona Cardinals were once a laughingstock on the field, but off it, there was always a progressive bent. The Cardinals in 1978 hired Adele Harris, who was the first black woman executive in the NFL (she was the director of community relations). Three years later, owner Bill Bidwill hired Bob Wallace, the first black person to handle contract talks for an NFL team. Rod Graves and Dennis Green, in 2004, were the first black general manager/head coach tandem in the sport.
Michael Bidwell continued what his father started, being a spark for change, but the coach, Bruce Arians, has been the centrifuge. Arians, in fact, hired Welter as an assistant coach, the announcement coming Monday night, with her believed to be the first woman to hold such a position in the history of the league.
There are three things with this groundbreaking and remarkable move by the Cardinals. First, it's not a shock Arians did this. His staff is an interesting mix of ages and personalities. He is a thinker and tinkerer, the western version of Chip Kelly, except maybe even smarter.
Arians may look gruff, but he is a typical example of "looks can be deceiving." Underneath that exterior is a junior Bill Belichick with highly progressive DNA.
"Coaching is nothing more than teaching," Arians told the team's website. "One thing I have learned from players is, 'How are you going to make me better? If you can make me better, I don't care if you're the Green Hornet, man, I'll listen.' I really believe she'll have a great opportunity with this internship through training camp to open some doors."
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Well, that will make liberals' panties wet.............
She might have been a guy from the looks of her.
Fantastic.....
Will work real well in the locker room...shhhesh
Strength coach?
LMAO!
She has an Adams Apple?
Looks like a guy?
highly progressive DNA
What touchy feely horse $hit.
I can’t open it to show the picture. Thanks
“The Arizona Cardinals were once a laughingstock on the field”
and still are. Oh i get it. The fag whose name I forgot already didn;t make it so the libtards want another non-male pc touchy feely bullsh*t angle that will eventually lead to another faggot back at the NFL.
the only woman required to play football already plays at Lingerie Football League.
IF the QB position is healthy.
Seeing an untested, politically correct head coach now makes me very happy for my Seahawks.
I really hope she falls on her face.
Not because she's a woman, but I want PC to fall flat on its face.
Fuel for an explosion, any way you look at it. No way there is any room for honest discussion here. Say bye bye.........
I goofed. She’s a she.
Dr. Jennifer Welter is currently a training camp/preseason intern coaching inside linebackers for the Arizona Cardinals. She is a semi-professional American football player who is currently a free agent. Wikipedia
Born: October 27, 1977 (age 37), Vero Beach, FL
Height: 5’ 2” (1.57 m)
Weight: 130 lbs (59 kg)
Education: Boston College
She’s a she. I goofed.
“This is something different. It’s called progress.”
Shut up, you poncey git.
That out of my system...if she can coach, so be it. I’m sure the usual suspects will try to Michael Sam the entire situation, praising her endlessly, and screeching discrimination if she is fired, etc. But she just might have the talent to coach.
I knew a couple gals who played women’s semi-pro football in the early 2000’s. Neither could have hoped to make an NFL team, but both were serious “students of the game” and knew all there was to know about designing plays, spotting talent, and so on. A heck of a lot more than I did. It could be this woman is of a similar vein. We’ll find out soon enough, media hype or not.
The Spurs did the same and the libtards were drooling over a woman coach. Women coaches. Sheesh. Another way for the limp wrist homo lovers from the left to emasculate America.
The “junior Bill Belachik” calls it an internship, not a coaching job.
And it sounds like (”lots of doors”) after training camp she’s getting cut loose. Maybe she can try Ranger school, SEALs or Celebrity Apprentice.
5’2” 130 pounds? Some linemen must drop larger stools.
But best of luck to the girl coach, intern. Whatever.
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