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You're the guy that constantly questions the qualifications of black guys over white ones.
His fiancée. 100%
I guess in the end, like ring said, we will see how he views building this team and through what lens he views his team and locker room. I thought some of his comments throw up a big red flag. I hope he was just trying to appease those people in the media, NFL and corporate advertisers who like to hear all that DEI. And hopefully he doesn't run things the way some of that came acrossAgain, same story I told Ring6. Mayo basically said that it should be a diverse group, with the idea that it shouldn't matter who you are but how you perform and if you can help the team win football games.
From Mike Reiss this morning:
"It means a lot. My grandfather, growing up, would always tell me stories about how sometimes the best person doesn't get the job. I'm very grateful to be here. I'm very grateful to be a good coach. And I just happen to be Black. I think that's how we should operate. We want to get the best people here, equal opportunity, and really, at the end of the day, we get judged on wins and losses." -- Mayo, to ESPN, on what it means to be the first Black coach in Patriots history
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Of course it’s an interpretation. What you “feel” is subject to interpretation.
By bringing up paranoid conservative talking pts and extrapolating them into something that isn't reality. He mentioned being a black HC twice, in his introduction about being proud to be the first and in response to a question.
You do realize that what he says now is exactly what Kraft said before Mayo responded with “No, I see color.”Again, same story I told Ring6. Mayo basically said that it should be a diverse group, with the idea that it shouldn't matter who you are but how you perform and if you can help the team win football games.
From Mike Reiss this morning:
"It means a lot. My grandfather, growing up, would always tell me stories about how sometimes the best person doesn't get the job. I'm very grateful to be here. I'm very grateful to be a good coach. And I just happen to be Black. I think that's how we should operate. We want to get the best people here, equal opportunity, and really, at the end of the day, we get judged on wins and losses." -- Mayo, to ESPN, on what it means to be the first Black coach in Patriots history
Could Patriots coach Jerod Mayo revive Mac Jones' career?
The Patriots could draft a QB at No. 3, but what if Mayo's aim is to unlock Jones' potential and take someone like WR Marvin Harrison Jr. instead?
Again, what you feel is in reaction to his words. But his words are what they are. The quote by Reiss isn't him backtracking. I doubt he feels like he has to, and it clarifies what he said on day one, which if you take all of it in context (I clipped out other parts from that opening press conference that essentially showed that).
And he hired and developed the guy who has now ascended into the role. Whether or not it plays out in a positive way remains to be seen, but I'm still surprised you're spending time beating the drum against someone who was hired by someone you hold with such reverence (and developed him to the point other teams considered him for their own head coaching position) rather than just sitting back and taking a wait-and-see approach.
Of course I do. And he explained why he felt that way, along with other parts - which I already clipped, I'm not going to go back and re-paste them. Those explained his meaning, which is that you should respect the input and opinions from others regardless of their race/background, and the post by @Ross12 at one point about the locker room. The bit from Reiss this morning further clarified it.
you are the one connecting those two points.
Again, your interpretation. I will choose to determine what he really believes from his actions.
They are connected if they conflict.
Kraft made a statement and Mayo disagreed.
The "talking point" comment was a general comment, not directed purely at you. Albeit, I'm surprised you keep mentioning it.
You can be concerned, but the guy you admire and hold in high regard put him in this position. And the fact other franchises considered hiring him sort of reinforces the fact that Bill made the right decision, and that he might be successful. It's OK to opine it, but again, I'm surprised you're so against it rather than to trust the judgement of the guy basically helped put him in this spot.
I won't even answer this.
You - and some others - keep ignoring his subsequent comments during that opening press conference, and just latching on to what he said during his first few sentences. You also just keep dismissing the comments Reiss posted this morning, which I just don't understand. Especially since it sums it up pretty well.
Sure but they haven't yet so why make the connection? Mayo's point was that he sees color because if you don't you can't see racism. He didn't say I see color because then i can prioritise hiring people of color.. People are making huge leaps from minimal information.
I don’t admire Kraft or hold him in high regard.
You can’t practice racism either if you don’t see color.
I wasn't talking about Kraft - I was talking about Bill, who you obviously do hold in high regard. Bill hired him, and wouldn't have hired him nor kept him on if he didn't believe he was good at his job.
You've said repeatedly you disagree with the hire.
Of course I do. Everyone is always going to have concerns and/or reservations about the unknowns. But as I pointed out in subsequent quotes, there's also a reason to believe that some things many of us were concerned with under Bill might be different moving forward.
