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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
Maybe nobody's hiring black coaches because they don't want to see articles like this when they have to fire a black coach.

If we strive for proportional hiring representative of the population, shouldn't we expect proportional firing, too?

-PJ

81 posted on 01/24/2019 12:24:42 PM PST by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: John O

Spot on, JohnO! It is tokenism and advertising to attract a race or push an agenda is disgusting. “Truth in advertising” is merely a slogan.


82 posted on 01/24/2019 12:27:30 PM PST by BatGuano
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To: artichokegrower

NFL football? I thought it was extinct. It’s nowhere to be found on my tv.


83 posted on 01/24/2019 12:30:51 PM PST by animal172 (Call me simply deplorable.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Yeah, but those “fat ugly broads” could tip the playing field, making “leveling the playing field” even more difficult.
Like tipping islands and all...


84 posted on 01/24/2019 12:32:07 PM PST by BatGuano
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To: CatOwner
The SJWs would be perfectly fine with the NFL collapsing.

Astounding. I've finally found something I can agree with them about.

85 posted on 01/24/2019 12:36:11 PM PST by zeugma (Power without accountability is fertilizer for tyranny.)
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To: MPJackal

“Slashing, Hooking, Boarding, Cross-checking, Tripping, Roughing. It is out of control.”
You forgot “Spearing!” Now that could have racial overtones, couldn’t it? Keep your stick on the ice.


86 posted on 01/24/2019 12:40:24 PM PST by BatGuano
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To: BatGuano
“Slashing, Hooking, Boarding, Cross-checking, Tripping, Roughing. It is out of control.” You forgot “Spearing!” Now that could have racial overtones, couldn’t it?


87 posted on 01/24/2019 12:41:52 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: artichokegrower

LOL, yeah...80% of players are black, in a nation of black’s being 12%...and a problem with the NFL is racism? Good grief...


88 posted on 01/24/2019 12:43:52 PM PST by Professional
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To: artichokegrower

BS.

The reason 6 black coaches got fired the day after the season was because they sucked. One of them, Marvin Lewis, held the job for 16 years!!!

Dungy, Tomlin, Super Bowl Winners. Long tenured. It’s about winning. If they win, they’ll stay.

The fact that there WERE 6 coaches to BE fired tells you all you need to know about blacks getting the chance.

And many more of since been hired. This is ridiculous. It’s irresponsible to write such drivel.


89 posted on 01/24/2019 12:44:07 PM PST by TangledUpInBlue
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To: dfwgator

LOL! Great scene and, that be spearing. Sho nuff!


90 posted on 01/24/2019 12:48:03 PM PST by BatGuano
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To: FatherofFive
Doesn’t matter that I can’t jump or play defense. It is all racist.

Back in my younger days in the Army, I "played" on my unit's basketball team, even though I couldn't hit the backboard, much less the basket; I couldn't dribble and move at the same time; and, at 5'6", I was usually the smallest guy out there.

But I was on the team for one reason and one reason only: I was the safety valve, if too many good players fouled out or were injured. I could go out on the court and basically stand in place, keeping the team from having to forfeit.

On more than one occasion, opposing players would tell each other not to bother covering me because I never made a shot to the basket, and that, as soon as the ball was passed to me, I passed it off. I fooled them once though ... I ended up with the ball with two or three seconds left, more than half-court away from the basket. So I just wound up and made like I was throwing the runner out at home ... and scored.

91 posted on 01/24/2019 12:48:03 PM PST by BlueLancer (Orchides Forum Trahite - Cordes Et Mentes Veniant)
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To: BlueLancer

But, But, but Blue< “he shoots, he scores” is a hockey call.
Great shot...
Did you get “nothing but the bottom of the net?”


92 posted on 01/24/2019 12:52:03 PM PST by BatGuano
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To: BatGuano

“You know, you’re stupid when you do that. Just some English pig with no brains, you know.”


93 posted on 01/24/2019 12:52:08 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: artichokegrower

The NBA’s low number of white players is evidence of systemic racism.

5.56mm


94 posted on 01/24/2019 12:52:16 PM PST by M Kehoe (DRAIN THE SWAMP! BUILD THE WALL!)
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To: M Kehoe
The NBA’s low number of white players is evidence of systemic racism.



You say that, but I would note there are a lot more white European players, like Luka Doncic now in the league.

95 posted on 01/24/2019 12:53:48 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: BatGuano
Did you get “nothing but the bottom of the net?”

No, it hit the backboard like it had fired from a cannon and ricocheted straight through the hoop, nothing but net ...

96 posted on 01/24/2019 12:54:32 PM PST by BlueLancer (Orchides Forum Trahite - Cordes Et Mentes Veniant)
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To: artichokegrower

The NFL does not represent society by players, coaches staff;

Women
Asians
Retards
Short people
Old people
Cross dressers
People in wheel chairs

No justice, no peace!


97 posted on 01/24/2019 12:56:26 PM PST by Professional
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To: BlueLancer

“hit the backboard like it had fired from a cannon and ricocheted straight through the hoop, nothing but net .”
Thanks for the laugh..is that where you got the “Lancer” from?


98 posted on 01/24/2019 12:58:39 PM PST by BatGuano
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To: artichokegrower

And kickers. There’s almost no black kickers in the NFL.


99 posted on 01/24/2019 12:59:23 PM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: BatGuano
...is that where you got the “Lancer” from?

As neat as that sounds, no ...

Comes from my first assigned unit, 2/12 Cavalry, "The Blue Lancers" ...

100 posted on 01/24/2019 1:01:01 PM PST by BlueLancer (Orchides Forum Trahite - Cordes Et Mentes Veniant)
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