Stephen A. Smith blasts the Giants for making a mockery of the Rooney Rule with Joe Judge hire
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January 7, 2020 1:02 pm
The New York Giants made a surprising move on Tuesday as they hired 38-year-old New England Patriots wide receivers coach Joe Judge as the team’s new head coach.
Judge spent much of his time in New England as a special teams assistant and coordinator. He never held a head coaching or offensive coordinator position at any level. Yet, he managed to pull off a meteoric rise to Giants head coach — an opportunity that wasn’t afforded to more qualified minority candidates.
While the NFL’s Rooney Rule requires that teams interview minority candidates during every head-coaching search, there are just three African-American head coaches in the NFL — the same number as when the Rooney Rule was instituted in 2003.
During Tuesday’s edition of First Take on ESPN, Stephen A. Smith reacted to the Giants’ hire by pointing out the franchise’s apparent disregard for minority candidates.
Smith said at the start of the segment:
He continued, criticizing the process that led to an under-qualified, 38-year-old white candidate scoring a head-coaching job with the Giants:
In a separate segment, Smith called the Rooney Rule “bogus.”
It's crazy. Imagine being asked to an interview like you don't have the Internet or can't see what's happening on ESPN. Do you actually show up or just do that shit via virtual meeting in your fucking den?
Stephen A. Smith blasts the Giants for making a mockery of the Rooney Rule with Joe Judge hire
Andrew Joseph
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January 7, 2020 1:02 pm
The New York Giants made a surprising move on Tuesday as they hired 38-year-old New England Patriots wide receivers coach Joe Judge as the team’s new head coach.
Judge spent much of his time in New England as a special teams assistant and coordinator. He never held a head coaching or offensive coordinator position at any level. Yet, he managed to pull off a meteoric rise to Giants head coach — an opportunity that wasn’t afforded to more qualified minority candidates.
While the NFL’s Rooney Rule requires that teams interview minority candidates during every head-coaching search, there are just three African-American head coaches in the NFL — the same number as when the Rooney Rule was instituted in 2003.
During Tuesday’s edition of First Take on ESPN, Stephen A. Smith reacted to the Giants’ hire by pointing out the franchise’s apparent disregard for minority candidates.
Smith said at the start of the segment:
He continued, criticizing the process that led to an under-qualified, 38-year-old white candidate scoring a head-coaching job with the Giants:
In a separate segment, Smith called the Rooney Rule “bogus.”
Giants are fuckin idoits for this hire.
Yup. Very funny.Funny how white giants fan hate this hire so much?
now THEY support the Rooney rule
Funny how that works
They have yet to have a black QBThe Giants have yet to hire a black head coach in their franchise’s history.
They have yet to have a black QB
Stephen A. Smith blasts the Giants for making a mockery of the Rooney Rule with Joe Judge hire
Andrew Joseph
like
January 7, 2020 1:02 pm
The New York Giants made a surprising move on Tuesday as they hired 38-year-old New England Patriots wide receivers coach Joe Judge as the team’s new head coach.
Judge spent much of his time in New England as a special teams assistant and coordinator. He never held a head coaching or offensive coordinator position at any level. Yet, he managed to pull off a meteoric rise to Giants head coach — an opportunity that wasn’t afforded to more qualified minority candidates.
While the NFL’s Rooney Rule requires that teams interview minority candidates during every head-coaching search, there are just three African-American head coaches in the NFL — the same number as when the Rooney Rule was instituted in 2003.
During Tuesday’s edition of First Take on ESPN, Stephen A. Smith reacted to the Giants’ hire by pointing out the franchise’s apparent disregard for minority candidates.
Smith said at the start of the segment:
He continued, criticizing the process that led to an under-qualified, 38-year-old white candidate scoring a head-coaching job with the Giants:
In a separate segment, Smith called the Rooney Rule “bogus.”
Did they draft him? Or any black qb? NoAs a starter. Geno Smith was with them a few years ago.
Did they draft him? Or any black qb? No
They have yet to have a black QB
SAS trying to redeem himself from that Kaep shit a few months ago
better late than never I guess
david tepper apparently said "I saw myself in Matt Rhule"
WTF?!?!
That shit is ridiculous.The fact that Joe Judge has a HC Jon and Eric Beinemy doesn’t is a slap in the face to the whole process.
Coaches should’ve been on notice after seeing Cincinnati collapse after Lewis got fired.
It don't sound like that at all. Sounds like he is saying you shouldn't exclude agents because of race. Just be open to hiring the best possible one that you vibe with.OK Bart Scott just said some real dumb sh*t...
HE said its STUPID or a Black athlete to say he is making sure to hire a BLACK agent
you should just hire the BEST agent
which somehow makes it sound like just BECUASE the agent is WHITE he is PRESUMED to be better off the bat?
It don't sound like that at all. Sounds like he is saying you shouldn't exclude agents because of race. Just be open to hiring the best possible one that you vibe with.
The complete opposite of what goes on with the NFL hiring process for coaches. Where it seems they are determine to hire white instead of looking at all candidates equally and hiring the best fit.
He was also special teams coach but point still remains.Wasn’t the complaint on Monday that the Pats receivers couldn’t get separation all season long yet their WR Coach gets a fuckin HC job?!? White Privilege!
We’re getting a glimpse of systematic racism. Marvin Lewis gets an interview and folks are screaming Rooney Rule, this 38 yr old cac gets an interview and no one screams White Privilege. FOH!
Didn’t they bench Eli for Geno Smith of all people lol? Them Maras ain’t shit and never have been.They have yet to have a black QB
Until all or at least 90% or more black players pick up the ball and say we not playing until you address this problem, the same shit will continue to happen.