Falcons TE coach Kevin Koger declines to interview for Saints OC position (7 Viewers)

[Tony1Saintfan]

Yes. From the NFL website:

I’m curious about who and when will have the first female coach in the NFL.

 

[St. Widge]

I’m curious about who and when will have the first female coach in the NFL.

There are already about 15 female coaches in the NFL.

https://berkeleybeacon.com/nfl-boasts-highest-number-of-female-coaches-in-history-and-counting/

 

[LifeForceDave]

Wouldn’t the falcons be awarded draft compensation if hired? I dont wanna help the falcons with more draft picks anyway.

 

[WilliamBrees]

He either declined because he knew there was no way he would call plays, or because he felt he was a rooney rule interview

Maybe he didn't want to work with Johnson? In all seriousness why are we poaching rivals?

 

[Cgrob81]

Lol. Mickey Loomis has turned this organization into an embarrassment

 

[Tulsa Saint]

Lol. Mickey Loomis has turned this organization into an embarrassment

I’m no huge fan of loomis these days but we have like 3 guys interviewing for OC just today.

Prince
Nuss
Singleton

 

[Tony1Saintfan]

There are already about 15 female coaches in the NFL.

https://berkeleybeacon.com/nfl-boasts-highest-number-of-female-coaches-in-history-and-counting/

I meant of course head coaching job.

 

[greatshow25]

Wouldn’t the falcons be awarded draft compensation if hired? I dont wanna help the falcons with more draft picks anyway.

no it has to be for HC. The Saints got nothing when Glenn left to become a DC.

 

[Cajun Chat]

He either declined because he knew there was no way he would call plays, or because he felt he was a rooney rule interview

Unfortunately, it's probably the latter. Staley probably gets the nod.

 

[WilliamBrees]

I have a theory on why black coaches haven’t had great success historically and I hope people are open to it.

A coach is typically a father/paternal figure. The NFL is majority black, and it’s also a physical passionate sport, the players have to be reigned in a bit.

If you were a black kid, that didn’t grow up w/ your dad In the home, and suddenly around your teenage years he appears and tries to assert some level of control or dominance, would you respect it, or reject it.

History suggest rejection. No one rejects a black man’s authority more than a black child that didn’t grow up w/ many black father figures around. He doesn’t relate to him and thus there was an entire generation of black players that simply rejected the leadership of other black men.

It’s a generational thing, it’s a wound, and it takes time to heal. Is it healing? Absolutely, there are more successful black coaches and HC’s in the the NFL and college than b4 and that’s not because of the Rooney rule, it’s because they are having success connecting because fewer black men are incarcerated or dead than before. They are more present for child rearing and thus the newer generation that’s coming in has more respect for them.

They see them more they are familiar w/ them.

As time progresses more black coaches will continue to be successful and ultimately people are hired on their potential for success…not just color.

It just happened that the coaches that were must successful w/ connecting w/ the black players happened to be the white.

In theory, my theory. But that theory has a happy ending…it just takes time.

I agree with this to an extent, but self discipline is important.

 

[MarCowMar]

Should we be upset at this?

Everyone should be upset at the Rooney Rule by now.

I think it's shameful that the coaches haven't put their foot down about it. They are well-compensated leaders of their teams and yet this racial farce persists.

 

[Saint KayBee]

Everyone should be upset at the Rooney Rule by now.

I think it's shameful that the coaches haven't put their foot down about it. They are well-compensated leaders of their teams and yet this racial farce persists.

I don’t want to go back to the times when racial minorities weren’t even considered for coaching positions.