RaidersAreOne Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKillerNacho Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Are there any NFL teams that don't have at least one minority offensive assistant? I'm not sure how this affects anything... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matts4313 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Just now, TheKillerNacho said: Are there any NFL teams that don't have at least one minority offensive assistant? I'm not sure how this affects anything... Me either. I feel like every team meets this requirement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, TheKillerNacho said: Are there any NFL teams that don't have at least one minority offensive assistant? I'm not sure how this affects anything... I suppose it depends on what they are classifying as an assistant. If they are categorizing positional coaches as assistants, then yeah, I feel like there is no way in hell that there is a team in the league that doesn't have at least one minority position coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronjon1990 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 I'd be shocked if any team wasn't already in compliance. This feels like the NFL just putting more stuff in writing to cover bases. That said, why specifically offense? Why not STs, where there is a lack of representation in both coaches and ST specialists? Seems like a very token move to me, where someone can say "Hey, we have this rule!" that will ultimately just become a deflector from criticism going forward. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dome Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 (edited) Why just offense? Why not defense and ST too, as well as their scouting dept and the medical/training staff too? what a weird non-move for the NFL to announce… their true motivations are totally transparent Edited March 28, 2022 by Dome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantZombie Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 (edited) I don't think this changes anything. A Better solution would be to require 50% of a teams coaching staff to be made up of diverse candidates. In addition, require all teams to have an assistant GM and either the Assistant or primary GM must be diverse. IN ADDITION, Between HC, OC, DC, and STC 50% (separate from my first suggestion) must be diverse. I don't know that any of this is even enough but it would put more candidates in a position to show their talents. Edited March 28, 2022 by wwhickok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp6488 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 1 minute ago, wwhickok said: I don't think this changes anything. A Better solution would be to require 50% of a teams coaching staff to be made up of diverse candidates. In addition, require all teams to have an assistant GM and either the Assistant or primary GM must be diverse. IN ADDITION, Between HC, OC, DC, and STC 50% (separate from my first suggestion) must be diverse. I don't know that any of this is even enough but it would put more candidates in a position to show their talents. That actually sounds like a far worse solution, mandating hiring quotas above population level statistics 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefer Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 (edited) Makes sense because offensive assistants can fast track to being a HC faster than a Defensive or ST assistant can. the ultimate goal is more “ethnic” head coaches for PR purposes, and to get that then more offensive assistants need to be groomed Edited March 28, 2022 by Chiefer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Urban Meyer was in the minority last year. All other coaches have a clue who Aaron Donald is 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantZombie Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 1 minute ago, sp6488 said: That actually sounds like a far worse solution, mandating hiring quotas above population level statistics Honestly, you're probably right. But at the same time, I feel like there's only one other alternative. Force out certain ownership who refuse to hire diverse candidates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NudeTayne Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Le sigh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scar988 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Matts4313 said: Me either. I feel like every team meets this requirement. The Falcons don't have an offensive assistant who is a minority with the title "offensive assistant". I think that's what it means. Kind of like the minority coaching internship, but a full time position instead. Falcons have Dwayne Ledford (OL coach), Mario Jaberaeel (asst OL coach), Michael Pitre (RB coach) and Charles London (QB Coach) who all fit this if it's not about the actual title "offensive assistant". The real thing teams should do is give them a 3rd round pick for a HC who is a minority getting hired. I think that makes more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 33 minutes ago, wwhickok said: Honestly, you're probably right. But at the same time, I feel like there's only one other alternative. Force out certain ownership who refuse to hire diverse candidates. And we all know that isn't happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantZombie Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Just now, AFlaccoSeagulls said: And we all know that isn't happening. I agree. I mean I don't pretend to know what to do, but I'm in agreeance, they gotta do something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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