[Steve_Seattle]

"But between 60% and 70% of NFL players are black, and in the normal course of sports, those who play the game are the prime source for future coaches and executives."

I wonder how true that is in the NFL - are most coaches former NFL players? At any rate, the skill-set involved in being a player is very different from the skills involved in being a coach.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

what's next?

[dead]

Teams are required to interview at least one minority candidate before picking a coach. Is this an awful idea? Not if a team is conducting a wide-open search that includes first-time or little-known candidates.

Wrong. It is always an awful idea.

The team should interview who ever they think will help them win.

Color has no place in the decision or the process.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

But between 60% and 70% of NFL players are black

Since black represent only about 12% of the general population, and since 3 of the 32 coaches are black, quota-wise, the blacks are in good shape as coaches. The problem, quota-wise, is obvious--whites are underrepresented in alarming numbers as players in this high-salaried sport. What is needed is affirmative action so that each team has a 44 man roster consisting of 32 whites, 6 blacks and 6 Hispanics.

[mhking]

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[sandydipper]

The NFL is going the way of the NBA and in so doing will lose tons of white male fans who see the sport being dominated by blacks. So be it.

[Taiwan Bocks]

What would Rush say?