The Irrelevant Coach Race Story
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Hello. There have been many words written about the two Super Bowl coaches, Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy. Unfortunately most of it is about their skin colour. Smith and Dungy are the first black head coaches to make it to a Super Bowl. Obviously one of them will become the first black head coach to win a Super Bowl.
What should be written is how good these guys are as coaches. Dungy has had great teams in the Colts and Tampa Bay Buccanneers for years. Smith turned around the Bears in 3 years from doormats to NFC champs. They are 2 of the best coaches in the business.
I know some have felt the NFL was racist. Some probably still feel it is. I wouldn't argue against it. But many of the teams want to win. And winning means having the best people at all levels on your team, including coaches. Dungy and Smith are two great coaches who happen to be black, not two black "token" coaches.
If their presence helps other blacks get to be head coaches some day, that's great. However, this story should be irrelevant to the Super Bowl game itself. After all, was there a lot of media when Tom Flores became the first Hispanic coach to win a Super Bowl with the Raiders in '84? Mention coach race as a footnote, and that will tell us how far race relations have really come.
Regards,
Irrelevant
If you suffer from self-irrelevancy, please seek professional advice.
Hello. There have been many words written about the two Super Bowl coaches, Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy. Unfortunately most of it is about their skin colour. Smith and Dungy are the first black head coaches to make it to a Super Bowl. Obviously one of them will become the first black head coach to win a Super Bowl.
What should be written is how good these guys are as coaches. Dungy has had great teams in the Colts and Tampa Bay Buccanneers for years. Smith turned around the Bears in 3 years from doormats to NFC champs. They are 2 of the best coaches in the business.
I know some have felt the NFL was racist. Some probably still feel it is. I wouldn't argue against it. But many of the teams want to win. And winning means having the best people at all levels on your team, including coaches. Dungy and Smith are two great coaches who happen to be black, not two black "token" coaches.
If their presence helps other blacks get to be head coaches some day, that's great. However, this story should be irrelevant to the Super Bowl game itself. After all, was there a lot of media when Tom Flores became the first Hispanic coach to win a Super Bowl with the Raiders in '84? Mention coach race as a footnote, and that will tell us how far race relations have really come.
Regards,
Irrelevant
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