Titans hire Chris Harris as new CB’s coach

dont know who Byard is, but yeah he is otherwise seemingly doing well

 

They should only get half a draft pick lol

 

Well, you can put him being hired as the Texans DC to rest.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.c...-to-hire-matt-burke-as-defensive-coordinator/

 

Race was brought in because until 15-20 years ago coaching staffs and upper management were essentially a white mens club. Since these types of rules were put in place, dozens of qualified black coaches and executives have gotten looks they may not have gotten before. Remember, they don’t reward the team that HIRES them, they reward the team that developed them. Big difference. They’re not “penalizing for hiring white”.

 

There also weren’t a lot of young coaches 15-20 years ago. There was not rule for a youth movement.

While I understand there may have been some racist ownership/management just that short amount of time ago, I don’t recall any lawsuits for racially selecting anyone which has been illegal far longer than 15-20 years ago.
Even so, isn’t rewarding a team for choosing someone by race, by definition racist?

 

Not arguing for or against the rule. Just curious... You don't think there are any racist owners/mangers?

 

I’d say statistically there probably are some and I believe there are different levels of racist despite the definition, but there are legalities that were written decades ago regarding discrimination. I can’t recall any cases against a professional sports team that was suggested to have hired one person over another until after this rule was implemented.

now I’m not oblivious to how money, media, and time have affected this possibility, but I would say the likelihood of this happening and staying quiet, whether a legal case was presented or not, within the last 40 years or so is pretty unbelievable and getting more so every day with the technology advances and ease in which to advertise this and how many media outlets would take even a mild suggestion and run wild with it.

Edit: should probably clarify. I just don’t think the Rooney rule does what it was actually designed to do and I’m not sure it helped more than it has hurt.

 

Like I said, they don’t reward the team that hired them. The Titans are getting nothing for hiring Ran. They’re rewarding teams that spend years developing coaches and executives. This will get things a little more balanced. It’s already having an effect in my opinion and hopefully in a few years the league will be at a place where they can eliminate the rule.

 

Chung: Called 'not right minority' in NFL job hunt

LOL