NFL Mandates More Minority Coaches Be Hired – Opinion

Here at the sports desk located somewhere below decks of the Good Pirate Ship RedState, we’ve noticed the NFL is fiercely determined to succeed despite itself. Football is loved by people. The fan base continues to be substantial, regardless of what wokeness the NFL may throw at them. You don’t have to like it, but it won’t disappear if you ignore it.

These changes to the rules for minority coaches are worth mentioning. They also offer the possibility for discussion with other individuals about the differences between liberal or conservative thinking. Simply put, every team must have at least one minority in its offensive coaching ranks. This is not for show.

The coach can be “a female or a member of an ethnic or racial minority,” according to the policy adopted by NFL owners during their annual meeting, and will be paid from a league-wide fund. With the aim of increasing the number of minority coaches in the league, the coach will need to work closely with both the head coach as well as the offensive team.

Ironically, it comes at a moment when the number of assistant coaches is increasing.

A league-record 15 minorities are among the NFL’s defensive coordinators for 2022, according to league data. Minority coaches make up 39%, up from 35% for 2021. A league record 12 women are on the coaching staff.

Therefore, the NFL has made it a requirement to hire minority workers when they are naturally growing. The farmer was also seen waving goodbye to his horse when he last saw him.

Although some NFL teams might appear to be a loving loser, all NFL teams want to win. Fans are glued to their seats when they win. Luxury suites are sold when you win. The winning strategy generates sales of merchandise. Clown car caravans such as the Washington RedskinsCommanders are driven to win. It doesn’t matter if they know how, but their desire to win is strong.

Every team is pursuing success. This means that every team goes to the process of hiring coaches. In NFL teams’ upper echelons, there are doubtless descendants of the Western pioneers Jim described to Bart:

It is, however, largely money that drives the train.

Now, let’s look at basketball for a couple of examples. Quick! Name the NBA’s best team. It’s the Phoenix Suns. Name the Suns’ coach. It’s Monty Williams. In May 2019, the Suns hired Williams. Williams is one of 20 NBA’s head coaches who have had shorter tenures than Williams. You don’t think those 20 teams have looked at how Williams has gotten the best out of Devin Booker and company while working his personal and professional relationship with Chris Paul to recruit him to Phoenix and muttered to themselves?

Now, a look at this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament. What has the story been, aside from Mike Krzyzewski, Duke’s coach, looking for a sixth title in his last year of retirement? The St. Peter’s Peacocks improbable run to the Elite Eight proves that a well-coached and fundamentally sound team of no-names can compete with the high flying squads that are home for the one-and-done filled rosters. Now name the St. Peter’s coach. It’s Shaheen Holloway, who has parlayed his now-concluded postseason run into a sweet new gig at his alma mater Seton Hall. Don’t you think every college basketball program currently struggling to get it together isn’t wishing Holloway was coming to their school?

The ability to coach isn’t determined by one’s skin color. Coaching is a meritocracy. It doesn’t care what color you are. It is concerned about how well you can master the game while also leading your team. Reality is also known as conservatism. Yes, it would be better if the right people were there. You must also do your job. The hiring quota won’t create more high-caliber head coaches than the current workforce. If a team is too stupid to hire the best people available, insisting on a coaching staff with more minorities won’t change that. You can’t fix stupid. You can’t affirmative action it out of the way either.

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