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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I don’t have a problem with a team hiring a woman coach, but this author is nauseating. Its like the author wants to interview for a job at MSNBC, which is pitiful enough by itself.
LOL
It’s going to be interesting to see what happens.
Punters or place kickers, maybe............
I watched a couple of YouTubes of her. She’s spunky but .............
Exactly. A linebacker coach. You think those guys are gonna listen to a vagina talking to them on how to line up properly? LOL
Apparently Michael Oher could handle it.
Professional sports went over to the dark side long ago. Stop watching this crap, people. Unplug from the bread and circuses.
Apparently Michael Oher could handle it.
I quit supporting the NFL when they became a social engineering institution. That was in the 90’s and since then, has worsened.
My Gaydar is pegged to the right with this one.
Alternative views...
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/30/article-2381136-1B0EB9F0000005DC-413_634x395.jpg
http://www.tomliberman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/jen-welter-football.jpg
She’s a Dr of psychology, an army veteran, and she’s played the game. Maybe she does well, maybe she crashes and burns. Only time will tell.
Clock's ticking. She's a IED. Know nothing about her but detonation is inevitable.
She looks like some of the more elite level CrossFit women.
Sooo PC. She’s going to “coach” men twice her size about leverage and footwork techniques that she has never done? No. She will not.
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