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Those with privilege don't think about what seems natural to them.
Those with privilege don't think about what seems natural to them.
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Anyone with half an ounce of familiarity of your posting history knows you aren’t qualified to flip a beef patty on a flat top grill, let alone be in a room with executives helping make decisions for billion dollar sports franchises.
I wouldn’t let you wash my Jeep.
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It's too bad there wasn't a Tanesha Wade in the room last time to say "George, maybe letting Ernie Accorsi, Mickey Loomis and Sean Payton talk you and Sweaty Teddy in to hiring their buddy Ryan isn't the best way to go about this."
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Believe it or not, it is helpful in hiring the right people. There are mountains of studies done on hiring practices and inherent bias.
If Polian, George, and Teddy are the only people in the interview process there is a lot of perspective they can miss. They are all older, rich white guys who are not well plugged into current players/coaches and their needs/wants. One of the best ways to give fair looks to a broader base of candidates is to diversify the interview panel. This can help counter the old boys network and bad retread hires.
It's also helpful to have people who will work for a HC/GM be part of the interview, instead of just people the HC/GM will report to. People keep mentioned they don't want Polian to lean too heavily in hiring people he knows. This is one way to counter that.
And for people who know Soup Campbell, they say he is the most plugged in person in the organization to player and coaches needs. Why would you not want his input?
Bears Search Committee: Who Are LaMar ‘Soup' Campbell, Tanesha Wade
Soup Campbell is an important figure at Halas Hall who will provide a valuable voice in the general manager and head coach searches.
www.nbcchicago.com
Campbell provides strong support system for Bears players
Driven by the work ethic and pay-it-forward mentality he learned early in life, Bears director of player engagement LaMar “Soup” Campbell is helping Bears veterans and rookies alike navigate a challenging new world.
Go ahead and tell me why they shouldn't be a part of the interview process.
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Every team could do it every year!
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Imagine the guy that gun ho about us not drafting a QB because Matt Barkley is the truth telling others they are not qualified to talk football.
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Barkley is the answer. The guy is smart with the ball and can make multiple reads. He has good touch on the football. He is far far better then Cutler. He is a leader. I took Barkley as the Bears giving up on the season. I think we found something by accident. Never thought I would be a...
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I love barkley. Come get some.
Barkley had a very bad game. First QB in history to do so. One game changes nothing for me. I see a young superstar QB. You girls got one week to jump all over me. I get the next ten years to get even. Bring it on.
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Are you excieted to see Barkley play this comming week?
Yes No Please just kill me already.
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@Noonthirtyjoe is pretty stupid
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I wouldn’t call it racism however it does look bad on thé nfl part. To me it’s saying that the nfl is so entrenched in it’s good ole boy network that they need a reward to hire minorities. Funny thing is if you look back minority HCs in the nfl don’t have a bad track record and yet it’s hard for them to be hired but easy as hell to fire them. I mean it makes wonder why Gruden got a second shot yet Bienemy can’t even get one?
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You’re really questioning Gruden and Bienemy?
Gruden won a Super Bowl as a HC.
Bienemy was the next Reid OC with no play calling experience after the league watched Nagy crash and burn.
So I don’t wonder for a second about that.
And I ? stand by my racism comment. The NFL has declared one skin type more valuable than another. That’s as racist as can get.
Not saying the NFL doesn’t have a problem… it does. All I’m saying is two wrongs don’t make a right.
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I'm not sure Gruden is the best example here, but I'm basing that off of his relationship with the Raiders. I don't recall, and of course I'm often wrong, him being linked to other teams. I think a better example are guys like Jeff Fisher and Adam Gase. As far as Bienemy, I think he's been a victim of his own success. At least until this year when they changed the rules on when coaches could be contacted. That said, I think Bienemy also has some Andy Reid assistant coach stink on him due to Nagy.
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I just had this discussion the other day. Imagine the giving the packers draft picks for hiring someone etc
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White head coaches get HC jobs without playcalling all the time. Reid himself did not have playcalling experience when he was hired by Philly. It seems to only be a problem if you are black.
And yes the NFL has declared one skin color more valuable than another since only 1 HC is currently black. A policy doesn't change the reality on the ground. Being white is more valuable if you want to be a GM or HC.
Look how people try to compare Nagy and Leftwich when one had 6 games of playcalling and the other around 56 games. Every white OC under an offensive Head Coach is running that HC's offense but it somehow it is only a problem that Leftwich is running Arian's offense.
Brady can get all sorts of white OCs HC jobs like Weis and McDaniels but suddenly Brady made Leftwich. The bar is clearly set higher if you are black.
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I can easily question it. Gruden won that super bowl off the back of Dungy and was trash to mediocre ever since then. Bienemy has had one of the hottest offenses since 2018 and is actually calling plays.
The NFL is actually trying to come up with a solution, the Rooney rule is barring little fruit
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Assigning skin colors different values doesn’t solve the problem.
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It’s the wrong solution.
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What is your solution?
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Give us one
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I think Bienemy is a really good example, as well. Pederson and Nagy did the same role as him under Reid and got a HC opportunity. Bienemy has produced better offenses and spent longer developing Mahomes.
And Leftwich and Kellen Moore are really good comps right now as far amount of experience. Leftwich has had better team success, yet many feel Moore is a better candidate. I don't get that one.
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It's not saying that at all. It's saying that power structures in the NFL are willing to sacrifice quality so as to surround themselves with people that look/act/think like them. I mean, look at every major decision the Bears have made for the last decade. They're just giving a reward to get powerful people to make wise choices and overall improve the game.
I don't know about you, but I sure would like to see a QB pass for over 4000 yards. Shoulda hired someone like Tanesha long ago and maybe we would have had something to get excited about.
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Meanwhile the Cowboys offense sputtered down the stretch and the Bucs thrived
