Exhibit A is about what is wrong with the football team. It doesn't match up. When it comes to its black coaches, it is not fair.
He was named interim coach by his former team on Monday.
Saturday isn't qualified for the job.
He has no experience as a coach.
From talking about football on TV to being the head coach of an NFL team.
He must be a great football coach.
Nope, that's right. He is the newest member of the white privilege club. The NFL had to make a rule and force white owners to interview black candidates because of this hire. Incentives were added to make the pot sweeter.
Irsay said it was a gut feeling to hire. When there isn't a resume to point to, that's what you say. Irsay asked if anyone wanted to bet against him at the press conference. You should put your money down. I know what he is about and I would love to watch it.
Irsay isn't interested in the fact that the NFL is 70% Black. The talent pool would be plentiful. This is the best network of its kind.
The same league had a head coach who didn't play football beyond the youth level Todd Haley became the head coach of the Chiefs. He was a golfer in college.
Yes, that is correct. His dad got him in through the back door.
This is how the game of football is played. It isn't new. It's not right.
Those who downplay Saturday's hiring say it's no big deal to be an interim coach.
He is now legitimized by hiring Saturday with no previous experience. He has a chance to get the full-time job and a four-year contract. Irsay said that the opportunity would be for eight games.
He will be more attractive to other owners as a result. They will want to interview him and see what Irsay saw in him to give a man with no experience a coveted job.
Reggie Wayne should have been hired. He checks a lot of the same things as Saturday, including a former Colt that won a championship. Fans in that town loved him. He is the all time leader in games played for the Colts.
Wayne is on the staff. He is the leader of the wide receiver group. It wouldn't have been strange. An interim coach usually comes from the staff. At the halfway point of the season, you don't try to change everything on the fly.
Saturday is a must win. There is no expectation for the Colts to improve from here. Saturday will be a miracle if they win any games. He will be honored by the high heavens.
It wasn't fair to thrust Saturday into such a situation if he doesn't win The organization can't fairly evaluate Saturday because he doesn't have his own players. The Colts will say that Saturday has changed the culture even if it hasn't shown up in the win-loss column yet. It is an easy way to increase someone's stock. It can't be measured. It is a fake.
The Rooney Rule is similar.
The show is a farce. It hasn't done much to get black coaches jobs. It gives the Black applicants a free meal and points for hotels. The team is able to check the required box and hire the person they want. Millen was hired as general manager in Detroit. The Ford family thought that Millen was so smart that he could run their organization.
They didn't have any experience so they gave the keys to Millen. He became the worst general manager in American sports history. The Lions went winless in 2008.
Saturday's hiring isn't just a bad look for the league, it's deeper than that Nothing has changed in the league. It isn't about what you know, it's about who you know
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