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5 hours ago, southwest1 said:

If you wanna make the inference [let's see SW1 do a better job than Caldwell with 1 SB ring with the Ravens & a SB appearance in 2009] My reply is this: I have no desire to be an NFL HC. I just want my team the Colts to win more than 1 Lombardi trophy. 

 

Jim Caldwell knew full well going in what the high demands of his head coaching position were. Those expectations were laid out by Bill Polian & our owner & Jimmy felt it necessary to make a change after the 2011 season. I had no control over Caldwell's dismissal. The Irsay Family did that. Not me. Yes, I did voice my displeasure on this forum over Jim's difficulty to make sideline adjustments over several games, but at the end of the day, Jimmy was cutting Caldwell's check not little old me. And, by that same token, when Jimmy felt compelled to make a change...Irsay cut him loose not me. 

 

The NFL business is cut throat & all coaches understand how fickle their job security really is. Jim Mora knew it, Tony Dungy knew it, Jim Caldwell knew it, & Chuck Pagano knows it. 

 

This is all fine, but isn't the point. The vague reference was to how odd your reverse discrimination point was.

 

Additionally, that previous response, especially the last paragraph (first sentence aside), was all opinion stated as fact, which drives me nuts. Could be I need to look at all posts as unstated opinion. Personal problem.

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12 hours ago, buccolts said:

 

This is all fine, but isn't the point. The vague reference was to how odd your reverse discrimination point was.

 

Additionally, that previous response, especially the last paragraph (first sentence aside), was all opinion stated as fact, which drives me nuts. Could be I need to look at all posts as unstated opinion. Personal problem.

Why was my reverse discrimination point odd? I'm not asking you to justify your point of view at all BC. You are free to express whatever position you want naturally. I just get tired of some coaches keeping their jobs simply because a certain segment of society is underrepresented on the NFL sidelines. Yes, I know Caldwell's SB ring with the Ravens buys him a lot of cache. I get that. Jim has managed the Lions well this yr & I'm not trying to run the man out of Michigan. 

 

Maybe it's because some coaches keep their jobs longer than they deserve simply because a HC is well liked by the owner, players, & staff in the building. Chemistry & community relations have their significance sure. I just struggle with keeping head coaches on the payroll just too long for the team's own good. 

 

If everybody just wrote statistics & mind numbing facts in every post, this forum would lose subscribers by a landslide in a period of a few months. Part of the appeal of sports is the emotional attachment fans have toward players & the outlet sports provide from the rigors of our daily lives. You like Caldwell as a coach & I think he's overrated. It's as simple as that. It's not like forum members are paid by the INDY Star or USA Today to write weekly columns in the Sports section you know. 

 

We're cool. I have no qualms with you at all BC & I like regulars who acknowledge their biases upfront as well. 

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