Report card gives NFL B+ for racial diversity

AP via ESPN ^

[DoughtyOne]

And the NBA...

[2harddrive]

Does the NFL have a rule that at least one European-American be interviewed for each lineman or running back vacancy? Hmmmm? Why not?

[The G Man]

I care about my team winning football games. End of story. Don't give a rat's arse what color their skin is. My starting backfield can look like this for all I care:

[sgtbono2002]

Ahhhh Theres nothing like affirmative Action jobs.

Hey there guys we dont have enough blacks.. Well hire some.
But they arent as qualified. Hire em anyway , We dont need the hassle. Wont be long before Julio will be looking for a coaching job.

There arent enough white players in the NBA. That doesnt matter Honkeys dont count.

[TitansAFC]

---'Report card gives NFL B+ for RACIAL diversity'---

The article says it still won't give an A to the NFL because (in part) there aren't enough women.

When did women become a race?

[San Jacinto]

Well, I'm giving it a C- til they get more White cornerbacks.

[Brett66]

So if more white guys were players would they get an A?

[JOAT]

And the NBA...

An A+ of course. Almost no offensive white faces left to be seen.

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

They should apply the same quota to the players....fair is fair.

[Mr. Mojo]

However, the report noted that the NFL .... continued to lag in hiring women.

Don't be too surprised to eventually see an NFL rule mandating that at least one woman be interviewed for each vacant head coaching position.

[Antoninus]

Uh, ok. Last time I checked, there wasn't a single Indian (that is, from the Subcontinent) in Football.

And really, how racially diverse can a sport be where 60% of the athletes are Black?

Don't get me wrong--I think it's great that the NFL (and NBA, MLB, etc.) are meritocratic. And I could care less what color the athletes are as long as they are the BEST. I just wish our elitist masters would allow the rest of society to follow the same model.

[Kenton]

Are they talking about diversity, or just about black people making progress in the league? Would the nearly segregated NBA count as "diverse"? If I eat all the brightly colored jelly beans in the jar on my desk, and leave only the black ones, does that make my jelly bean jar more, or less, diverse?

[BelegStrongbow]

Apparently white guys can't cover NFL wide receivers, or so the league's population of cornerbacks suggests.

I can't remember the last time I saw the pix of the starting defense for ANY NFL team that had as many as five white guys on it.

Some folks just specialize, y'know?

[Blue Jays]

Hi All-

I would never want to win a job via affirmative action, as it would be a complete insult to me. If I can't win it on my proven accomplishments, I don't want the job at all.

~ Blue Jays ~

[Mr. Mojo]

I can't remember the last time I saw the pix of the starting defense for ANY NFL team that had as many as five white guys on it.

The early 80s Raiders had Howie Long, John Matuzak, Lyle Alzado, Matt Millen, Ted Hendricks, and Van McElroy.

....so yeah, it's been a while.

[Mr. Mojo]

Are they talking about diversity, or just about black people making progress in the league?

The latter, of course. Latinos, who now outnumber black in this country, aren't mentioned.

[BW2221]

While some black coaches have done very like Marvin Lewis (assuming he has enough non-jailed players to field a team), others have shown little.

Given the improvements the Cardinals have made, if their record doesn't improve significantly, Dennis Green should be gone. Also, Herman Edwards is a nice guy, but had a losing record with the Jets. In fact, the team he took over wasn't bad, but the team's record got worse as his tenure went on. Yet, teams were lined up to hire him.

Don Baylor and Dusty Baker are similar examples in baseball. Baker has ruined a number of pitchers' careers by letting them throw too many innings or trying to rush them back after an injury.

[adorno]

Are they talking about diversity, or just about black people making progress in the league?

The latter, of course. Latinos, who now outnumber black in this country, aren't mentioned.

Exactly what I was thinking!

There are now about 14% hispanics in the U.S. vs. 12% blacks. So, going with the quotas, hispanics should have the same number of coaches and general managers as blacks plus one (since hispanics are a larger minority).

[Puppage]

there are now a record seven black head coaches

Ok, I'll ask....what about the albinos?