NFL News Semi OT: Flores suing NFL and NYG. Texts from Bill involved in the suit.

[amfootball]

Can anyone put a clear path forward on how Flores can ever coach again? What was the plan?

His career was over as soon as he submitted the lawsuit.

 

[1960Pats]

What rule do you want the owners to live by?

I think there should be more minority HCs so I'd make a rule that the next x number of HCs hired will be minorities, whether the owner wants one or not.

 

[PP2]

Can anyone put a clear path forward on how Flores can ever coach again? What was the plan?

 

[1960Pats]

His career was over as soon as he submitted the lawsuit.

If Flores was a prominent player like Tyreek Hill then he'd get a job with somebody. Coaches don't matter as much as players though.

 

[venecol]

Can anyone put a clear path forward on how Flores can ever coach again? What was the plan?

Not sure what isn't clear about this. Flores has already acknowledged he may never coach again. Just brings more respect for him on this David vs Goliath fight.

 

[Sfpat]

I think there should be more minority HCs so I'd make a rule that the next x number of HCs hired will be minorities, whether the owner wants one or not.

And I would add to that rule that every team would have to start and play at least one white CB. In other words, quotas are not the way to go.

 

[Ring 6]

I think there should be more minority HCs so I'd make a rule that the next x number of HCs hired will be minorities, whether the owner wants one or not.

Seriously? You think the answer to a claim of discrimation due to race is to require discrimination by race?

 

[amfootball]

Seriously? You think the answer to a claim of discrimation due to race is to require discrimination by race?

In the end, owners can hire who they want. There isn't a way to legalize that. Every business owner has that right. The Rooney Rule was I think a good idea but isn't anymore. There needs to be something new and more innovative. That is really where Flores should have spent his time and energy not this lawsuit against 32 billionaires.

 

[Ring 6]

In the end, owners can hire who they want. There isn't a way to legalize that. Every business owner has that right. The Rooney Rule was I think a good idea but isn't anymore. There needs to be something new and more innovative. That is really where Flores should have spent his time and energy not this lawsuit against 32 billionaires.

Well the post I was responding to said their should be a rule that every hire must be black until the percentage reaches what he thinks it should be.

 

[borg]

I think there should be more minority HCs so I'd make a rule that the next x number of HCs hired will be minorities, whether the owner wants one or not.

 

[amfootball]

Well the post I was responding to said their should be a rule that every hire must be black until the percentage reaches what he thinks it should be.

Yeah. That's silly. The best you can do is make the owners consider it but you can't force them.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

You being the NYJFL can force owners to do stuff, e.g. Spygate, Deflategate.
Simply needs to be a decision of most powerful owner cabal to pick on targeted owner(s).
They're creative enough to manufacture some jamoke public rationale. Synchophant press will cheer them on. BURN PATRIOTS WITCH!!

 

[RobertWeathers]

You being the NYJFL can force owners to do stuff, e.g. Spygate, Deflategate.
Simply needs to be a decision of most powerful owner cabal to pick on targeted owner(s).
They're creative enough to manufacture some jamoke public rationale. Synchophant press will cheer them on. BURN PATRIOTS WITCH!!

Right. With the right political support, Goodell can make owners do anything. Sell a team, fine them, force them to move, etc.

 

[1960Pats]

Seriously? You think the answer to a claim of discrimation due to race is to require discrimination by race?

I'm not looking at discrimination as merely a claim but as a part of the NYFL. The only people who can fix it are the owners. The next 3 hires MUST be minorities.

 

[1960Pats]

Yeah. That's silly. The best you can do is make the owners consider it but you can't force them.

Why not? The NYFL isn't a normal business and doesn't need to be treated that way. If the owners want to fix the problem they can. All that we have now is lip service.

 

[Nunchucks]

I'm not looking at discrimination as merely a claim but as a part of the NYFL. The only people who can fix it are the owners. The next 3 hires MUST be minorities.

Somebody is posting with their tongue firmly in their cheek.

Sadly, there are no easy answers.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

I'm not looking at discrimination as merely a claim but as a part of the NYFL. The only people who can fix it are the owners. The next 3 hires MUST be minorities.

Not saying this is the right thing to do but hypocritical NYJFL could easily edict this given that Giants, Steelers and other most influential franchises were NOT the ones in a market for a HC or (less likely) said owners already had a black guy in their sights as HC.

 

[Ring 6]

I'm not looking at discrimination as merely a claim but as a part of the NYFL. The only people who can fix it are the owners. The next 3 hires MUST be minorities.

Why?
How is it fair to anyone to not ignore race in hiring decisions?
Race has zero impact on determining who is best for the job.
You are endorsing doing what you are accusing the owners of doing. Can’t you see how wrong that is?

And why 3? Why not 8? 12? Why not every team must fire their white coaches and hire black ones?

 

[Ring 6]

Why not? The NYFL isn't a normal business and doesn't need to be treated that way. If the owners want to fix the problem they can. All that we have now is lip service.

Define what the problem is specifically.

 

[TommyD4207]

Why he worked as a writer at newspapers for many years. Did you listen to what he said or just a knee jerk reaction, if you did listen what specific part were incorrect.

Columnist. It's like calling Dan Shaughnessy a journalist.