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I can see why they went down a military route, but personally I'd have gone more down the naval route if there is a sizeable naval and marine presence in the capital. Washington Armada was the suggestion I liked best of those I heard. Maybe they didn't want to alienate the army and airforce, so opted for a more generic term.The word's been out awhile, but today the name change became official.
The US Navy does have a Commander rank, although I don't think that's what the team meant with their new name. The fans wanted the name Wolves or Redwolves, but the team say's they chose otherwise to avoid possible legal troubles.
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Really? What's bone headed. He has them by the nuts on the Giants thing. He can demonstrably prove using the Belichick texts that the Giants only interviewed him to satisfy the Rooney rule, when they'd already found their coach. It's humiliating, insulting and shows it was a token move. His lawyer is absolutely throwing stuff at the wall to see if it sticks in the cases of the other 29 teams, but it may pull others out of the woodwork.Okay, maybe I'm happy the Giants avoided Flores after all. I can't empathise with anything he is saying here other than the suggestion the Dolphins wanted salary bonuses for him based on his ability to tank games in late season to secure a better position in the draft. :O
Flores sues NFL & teams in racism claim
Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores is suing the NFL, the New York Giants and every other NFL franchise alleging racial discrimination in hiring practices.
I highly doubt we'll be seeing him in the NFL ever again. What a bone-headed move on his part.
Honestly I've not looked into this enough but that sounds like more of an issue with the Rooney rule than anything.
Roonie rule is well intentioned, but terribly flawed and encourages these token interviews, but actually hiring someone before ticking the box of a minority candidate who was never going to be considered a huge mess up by the Giants.
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Or play it in TIAA Bank Field or a superb stadium like MetLife Stadium.
This is part I hate being missed. Flores got fired for being hard to work with. And that word spread. And ir wasn't what likes of Giants beeded. They needed team playersIt seems Flores' lawsuit is against 3 clubs rather than all 32, so I'll correct myself. In terms of the Giants I'd merely flag up they had a GM from 2007 to 2017 who won a couple of Superbowls, and happened to be black. GM is arguably the most senior and important appointment an NFL owner can make, but we are to believe that 5 years later, the Giants have become a discriminatory organisation and that Flores wasn't considered for selection because of his race rather than because there was a clearly preferred candidate by the new GM.
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Goodell is absolutely right to say the NFL isn't doing good enough, but that doesn't mean I have any sympathy with Flores, at all. The NFL owners club is a small one and if he has gained a reputation as not being a team player then he was always going to struggle to get a job despite his clear ability.
Goodell admits NFL failure over minority coaches in wake of Flores lawsuit
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says he is frustrated that the league is still facing questions about diversity in hiring of coaches and executiveswww.theguardian.com
On the more important matter of the Superbowl I'm rooting for Cinci but think the Rams can negate the Bengals run game and take the edge off Chase. So with zero confidence, I'm going for Rams by 10.
I'm also wimping out. With flexi time working I'll get up at 6am and start work after I've finished the match.
