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Attorneys for Steve Wilks ‘Shocked and Disturbed’ by Panthers’ Hire
Posted on 1/26/23 at 5:30 pm
Posted on 1/26/23 at 5:30 pm
Here we go
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Hours after the Carolina Panthers hired Frank Reich as the team’s head coach on Thursday, lawyers for former interim coach Steve Wilks ripped the decision.
Wilks is a co-plaintiff in racial discrimination lawsuit initially filed against the NFL a year ago by Brian Flores, the former Miami Dolphins hack coach and current Pittsburgh Steelers senior defensive assistant/linebackers coach. After the Panthers fired Matt Rhule after a 1-4 start, Wilks went 6-6.
“We are shocked and disturbed that after the incredible job, Coach Wilks did as the interim coach, including bringing the team back into playoff contention and garnering the support of the players and fans that he was passed over for the head coach position by David Tepper,” attorneys Douglas H. Wigdor and John Elefterakis said in a statement to Front Office Sports.
“There is a legitimate race problem in the NFL, and we can assure you that we will have more to say in the coming days.”
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Posted on 1/26/23 at 5:30 pm to RLDSC FAN
This post was edited on 1/26/23 at 5:31 pm
Posted on 1/26/23 at 5:34 pm to RLDSC FAN
Agreed the players on active rosters do not reflect the demographic make up of the nation. Affirmative action needs to be implemented immediately
Posted on 1/26/23 at 5:35 pm to RLDSC FAN
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Brian Flores, the former Miami Dolphins hack coach
ISWTDT
Posted on 1/26/23 at 5:40 pm to RLDSC FAN
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Coach Wilks
is terrible
he won games because the league is so mediocre, anyone can win on a given week.
he was one of the worst dcoords in div 1 cfb, while at missouri
Posted on 1/26/23 at 5:40 pm to Redbonebandit
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Agreed the players on active rosters do not reflect the demographic make up of the nation
What about the demographic makeup of the league? Wouldn't that be a better way of looking at it?
Posted on 1/26/23 at 5:41 pm to RLDSC FAN
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“There is a legitimate race problem in the NFL, and we can assure you that we will have more to say in the coming days.”
It's almost better to not hire black coaches, because you are criticized or considered racist if you don't promote them or ever fire them.
Some Saints fans legitimately believe Dennis Allen is racist for not going back to Winston. Keep in mind the Saints re-signed Winston and pursued Watson with everything they had. I wanted Winston to play over Dalton, but it was never a racial issue. Neither were worth getting emotionally defensive over.
I don't know if we can go a day or week in sports without some faux racial issue.
Posted on 1/26/23 at 5:41 pm to RLDSC FAN
I mean they hired a guy who was fired because he was losing. Was Reich really the most qualified?
Posted on 1/26/23 at 5:45 pm to RLDSC FAN
Also, Reich was fired with a winning record at 40-33. If he was black I'm sure some would also make that firing a racial issue.
Brian Flores with a losing record at 24-25 was fired and some claimed he was fired for being black.
This crap is so tiresome.
Brian Flores with a losing record at 24-25 was fired and some claimed he was fired for being black.
This crap is so tiresome.
Posted on 1/26/23 at 5:48 pm to H-Town Tiger
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I mean they hired a guy who was fired because he was losing. Was Reich really the most qualified?
37-28 prior to this year where he was prematurely fired without being allowed to finish the season.
That's damn strong considering Andrew Luck completely and utterly screwed their franchise by retiring out of nowhere. Pretty impressive what he was able to do given they never expected Luck to retire.
This post was edited on 1/26/23 at 5:51 pm
Posted on 1/26/23 at 5:56 pm to RLDSC FAN
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Coach Wilks did as the interim coach, including bringing the team back into playoff contention
I would argue the comedy show that was the rest of the division is what put the panthers in “playoff contention”
Posted on 1/26/23 at 6:00 pm to whatiknowsofar
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What about the demographic makeup of the league? Wouldn't that be a better way of looking at it?
No. Do you really want to go down the hole of being grouped by race? That’s not going to end up well for Mr. Wilks if we discriminate based on color.
Posted on 1/26/23 at 6:04 pm to whatiknowsofar
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What about the demographic makeup of the league? Wouldn't that be a better way of looking at it?
Why doesn’t the league look like the demographics of the country though?
Posted on 1/26/23 at 6:05 pm to beauchristopher
Jim Cladwell was 36-28 with the Lions his only losing season was 7-9 they fired him for Matt Patricia who went 14-33 and whose best season was 6-10. Now he’s old 68 I think so I wouldn’t expect him to get another job, but let’s not act like Frank Reich, who I agree should not have been fired mid season is some amazing candidate. Sean Payton sure but Reich?
I know most of you are invested in the resisting any call of racism as an issue and want to push back which I do get it has become a “boy who cried wolf” type of complaint but it’s either naive or willful ignorance to say the coaching hires are 100% merit the “best” candidate. We will see how it shakes out, but if guys like Ryans, Frazier and the Denver DC want jobs but get passed over will recycled coaches and unqualified clown like Jeff Saturday get jobs then I’m sorry qualified black coaches have a legit gripe.
I know most of you are invested in the resisting any call of racism as an issue and want to push back which I do get it has become a “boy who cried wolf” type of complaint but it’s either naive or willful ignorance to say the coaching hires are 100% merit the “best” candidate. We will see how it shakes out, but if guys like Ryans, Frazier and the Denver DC want jobs but get passed over will recycled coaches and unqualified clown like Jeff Saturday get jobs then I’m sorry qualified black coaches have a legit gripe.
Posted on 1/26/23 at 6:08 pm to RLDSC FAN
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“There is a legitimate race problem in the NFL, and we can assure you that we will have more to say in the coming days.”
Sincerely,
Attorney for white college cornerback Chet Hollingsworth
Posted on 1/26/23 at 6:08 pm to RLDSC FAN
I think Goodell should institute that all HC going forward have to be non white.
It's time for the NFL to have a Chinese HC
It's time for the NFL to have a Chinese HC
Posted on 1/26/23 at 6:11 pm to RLDSC FAN
Wilks did get a lot more out of the Panthers after he took over than I think most thought he would. They started 1-4 and traded CMC.
But the NFC South was a POS division.
These were the wins by the Panthers with Wilks as HC.
21-3 over Tampa
25-15 over ATL
23-10 over Denver
30-24 over Seattle
37-23 over Lions
10-7 over Saints
don't forget DJ Moore getting flagged for a 15 yard penalty after removing his helmet on the Hail Mary in the first game of the series with ATL
But the NFC South was a POS division.
These were the wins by the Panthers with Wilks as HC.
21-3 over Tampa
25-15 over ATL
23-10 over Denver
30-24 over Seattle
37-23 over Lions
10-7 over Saints
don't forget DJ Moore getting flagged for a 15 yard penalty after removing his helmet on the Hail Mary in the first game of the series with ATL
This post was edited on 1/26/23 at 6:12 pm
Posted on 1/26/23 at 6:31 pm to NOSTRODAMUS
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Sincerely, Attorney for white college cornerback Chet Hollingsworth
Jason Sehorn retired 20 years ago, yet no one is speaking out.
Posted on 1/26/23 at 6:31 pm to RLDSC FAN
In all aspects, NFL teams just want to win and promote by merit. Rosters mostly black, plenty black assistant coaches. But owners draw the line at HC?
Posted on 1/26/23 at 7:10 pm to RLDSC FAN
The NFC South was an abortion. I could have brought them into playoff contention as coach with all you guys as my position coaches.
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