Scholarship table
"We're going to take the North and never give it back.Cute.
They weren't willing to discuss it at the presser yesterday. As skeptical as I normally am of Halas Hall, I sort of get this one. You don't want to say "hey, the GM and the coach have identical contract lengths" and implicitly tie them to each other. So instead of revealing both, or one and not the other, you just say nothing.
Packer fans who lived through the Bears decade of NFC Central dominance up until the mid 90s said similar things.
Yeah ... except that it will come out anyway.True ... but eventually the Packers DID take the North and rarely gave it back.
Maurice Drayton was let go.I read an interesting article the other day, that I would link to if I remember where I read it, that the special teams coach being a turnstile at Green Bay is mostly due to both Thompson and Gutey not prioritizing special teams performance when making personnel decisions. They brought up the last special teams "star" the Packers had, Jarrett Bush, who was clearly limited as a defensive back. So a new coach might run into the same problems.
I was really surprised the Pack didn’t go after Chris Tabor to be their ST coach. He wound up in Carolina, but he consistently had a decent ST unit in Chicago.
The point being that things that may sound "cute" and provincial at the time they are uttered, sometimes come to pass.
So uh, things just got interesting. If those texts are legit, yikes.
There is a lot to unpack reading the suit. I’ll note, it all has to be proven and it may never see a courtroom but this is a double whammy for the league. Yes, I know the NFL is bulletproof, however…The Rooney Rule has been a sham for the most part. It’s unfathomable how a league with as many African-American players as the NFL has such few African-American coaches. This is a problem. The other issue here is the Dolphins stuff inside the lawsuit. Tampering with free agents and offering bonuses to lose and tank goes against the spirit of competition and given the leagues recent affiliation with gambling, might open a Pandora’s Box questioning the legitimacy of the league. Unlikely, but some creative minds may disagree. Ross has been a terrible owner. The league may have a chance to force him out
Brian Flores, meet Colin Kaepernick.Haven't read the whole thing, but I'm not sure this has much chance of success. The Rooney Rule ain't federal law. Neither are NFL rules against tampering. And unless his has recordings, I suspect there's no evidence Ross offered Flores money to lose.
Potentially interesting story developinghttps://twitter.com/alexweprin/status/1488613314200494080?s=21Brian Flores is suing the NFL. Will be interesting to see the validity of all he is claiming
I think you’re probably right. They filed in SDNY so it’ll have a chance to go to trial. The NFL owns a day of the week and the sports entertainment landscape.Still, this is something
You guys/gals gotta read this suit, there is some wild stuff in here.
If his goal is to embarrass the league ... I'm not really sure that's possible.If his goal is to walk away with a large settlement ... decent chance.If his goal is to be an NFL head coach again ... not likely.Honestly, is there anything new here?Did anyone think the Rooney rule has been effective?Did anyone believe there weren't sham interviews to comply with the rule?Did anyone think Stephen Ross was a good owner (or person)?Is anyone shocked Ross may have tampered with Deshaun Watson?FWIW, going to bat for Eric Bienemy probably doesn't help him much. Bienemy's lack of HC opportunities involves more than his race.
The issue with the Ross stuff goes beyond tampering. If it’s proven he offered Flores $100,000 for each loss, that brings the legitimacy of competition into question. The league has partnered with the gambling industry after eschewing it for nearly a century. I’m not stupid enough to think their isn’t a desire by some organizations to tank. But if the competition is called into question and you’re actively promoting wagering on the games, it better not be illegitimate.
How much less will be bet on the upcoming Suoer Bowl because of this lawsuit?