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The NFL's low number of black coaches is evidence of systemic racism.
Monterey Weekly ^ | January 24, 2019 | Dave Zirin

Posted on 01/24/2019 11:06:00 AM PST by artichokegrower

The day after the end of the NFL season, when teams fire allegedly underperforming head coaches, is known as Black Monday. This year that nickname was a tad too on the nose. Of the seven NFL head coaches fired, five are black.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: blacks; nfl; racecard
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To: artichokegrower

The NFL players do not represent the racial makeup of the country. This must be changed.


101 posted on 01/24/2019 1:16:02 PM PST by ActresponsiblyinVA
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To: artichokegrower

Haven’t seen a minute of NFL since they decided to include displays anti-Americanism in their programs. Not a minute since 2015. Somehow I have survived just fine.


102 posted on 01/24/2019 1:26:43 PM PST by Dagnabitt ( No wall. No budget. Shut. It. Down.)
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To: artichokegrower
First, F the NFL. Two years clean and Patriotic.

Second... so underperforming employees should be retained if they are the right color? Sounds like RACISM to me.

103 posted on 01/24/2019 1:44:54 PM PST by Feckless (The US Gubbmint / This Tagline CENSORED by FR \ IrOnic, ain't it?)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Don’t worry—the NFL has you covered—they have hired male cheerleaders.

Countdown to transvestite cheerleaders....10.9.8.7....

Welcome to Goodell land—the burial ground for a once great football league.


104 posted on 01/24/2019 1:59:54 PM PST by cgbg (Hidden behind the social justice warrior mask is corruption and sexual deviance.)
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To: artichokegrower

Zzzzzzzz


105 posted on 01/24/2019 2:06:46 PM PST by windsorknot
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To: artichokegrower

Meanwhile, the low number of World Chess Champions who are female, or who identify as female, must be addressed. Clearly there is evidence of systemic sexism at play.


106 posted on 01/24/2019 2:17:43 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: artichokegrower
The NFL's low number of black coaches is evidence of systemic racism

And, the low number of crackers in the NBA is evidence of ....... what?

107 posted on 01/24/2019 2:21:23 PM PST by LouAvul (The most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.)
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To: artichokegrower

32 teams in the NFL and almost exclusively male. Black males compose roughly 5% of the general population. I postulate that if the number of black male coaches exceeds 5% (2), then the NFL is demonstrably NOT racist.


108 posted on 01/24/2019 2:22:53 PM PST by taxcontrol
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To: artichokegrower
Of the seven NFL head coaches fired, five are black.

In other words, the NFL was not racist when it hire the five ex-coaches, but it is racist now because the NFL teams that they were responsible for, were losers, but its racist to hold them accountable?

Marvin Lewis had 16 years as the Bengals head coach. Not a single playoff win. Owner must be racist to get rid of ole Marvin.

The Browns were 3-36-1 under Hugh Jackson - the worst record of any coach in the history of the NFL. I can't believe the owner fired him. BTW, the defensive coordinator took over mid season, never being a head coach before, and the team went 5-2 under his tutelage.

Todd Bowles had four years with the Jets. The first year the Jets went 10-6. He then guided the Jets to a 14 and 26 record the next three years. His last year? 4-12. Racist owner.

The Cardinals got rid of Steve Wilkes after only one year. I honestly don't know the backdrop there, but apparently a defensive head coach, when breaking in a rookie QB may not have been the best idea. The Cardinals finished 3-13.

Last but not least was the Broncos Vance Joseph. Joseph presided over the first back-to-back losing seasons in Denver in 40 years, finishing his two-year stint 11-21. The year before Vance got there, the Broncos were 9-7. That 9-7 record got interim coach, Joe DeCamillis, released (Gary Kubiak resigned after week 6 due to health issues). Yeah, that John Elway sure is racist.

109 posted on 01/24/2019 3:28:26 PM PST by Go Gordon (I gave my dog Grady a last name - Trump - because he loves tweets.)
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To: VietVet876
How many black head coaches have won Superbowls? Mike Tomlin and then there’s who?

Mike Tomlin took over a recent super bowl winning club (2/5/06) when coach Cowher called it quits (1/5/07) for personal reasons. Following the 2008 season Tomlin won the super bowl. Its now been 10 years and what has Tomlin done? Disappoint the fans, that's what.

110 posted on 01/24/2019 3:38:00 PM PST by Go Gordon (I gave my dog Grady a last name - Trump - because he loves tweets.)
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To: artichokegrower

Percentage of employees in NFL?

Percentage of Asians? Whites? Native Americans? etc.

Head coaches come from Coordinators, which come from Position coaches, which come from players and others. How many apply.

Be scientific, not just run outcome based BS and statistics.


111 posted on 01/24/2019 4:08:14 PM PST by shalom aleichem (Fire Rod and Mueller and any other rat or snake. Shutter the press room.)
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To: Go Gordon

That organization is done so long as Tomlin is head coach. Herding cats like Leveon Bell or Antonio Brown is an art and obviously he ain’t up to the task.


112 posted on 01/24/2019 6:53:48 PM PST by VietVet876
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To: artichokegrower

They tend to punish black coaches if they happen to be Christians(Tony Dungee, Lovey Smith). Make up your minds SJW’s


113 posted on 01/24/2019 7:48:11 PM PST by Figment
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To: artichokegrower

The one that should be fired (Tomlin) wasn’t and probably never will be.


114 posted on 01/24/2019 7:58:39 PM PST by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite it's unfashionability)
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To: artichokegrower

These coaches had terrible records and did poorly. They had multiple seasons to get things going right.

Just one to review.

Hue Jackson went 3–36 as Cleveland’s head coach before being fired on Oct. 29.

(The Browns then went 5–3 to close the season without Jackson.)


115 posted on 01/24/2019 11:12:53 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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116 posted on 01/24/2019 11:21:47 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

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117 posted on 01/25/2019 6:33:54 AM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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