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Saints vs Steelers Super Bowl would be the most entertaining Super Bowl.

If A. Brown was playing...................I would guarantee the Steelers in the Super Bowl but without him. It is Patriots vs Vikings with the Pats getting another ring.
 
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Advocacy group calls for Gruden hiring probe

The Fritz Pollard Alliance is calling on the NFL to investigate whether the Oakland Raiders violated the "Rooney Rule" when they hired Jon Gruden as coach.

Fritz Pollard Alliance counsel Cyrus Mehri and N. Jeremi Duru issued a statement Wednesday expressing concern that Raiders owner Mark Davis came to an agreement with Gruden before the team interviewed any minority candidates.

Davis said Tuesday after introducing Gruden as the team's new coach that he believed Gruden was "all-in" to take the job during a meeting on Christmas Eve. Davis fired Jack Del Rio a week later and the team officially hired Gruden on Jan. 6.

Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie said Tuesday he interviewed two minority candidates before Gruden's hiring was announced. Those candidates were Oakland tight ends coach Bobby Johnson and USC offensive coordinator Tee Martin.

Before Gruden's hiring was official, Fritz Pollard Alliance chairman John Wooten told ESPN he trusted that Davis and McKenzie had followed the Rooney Rule, which requires teams to interview at least one minority candidate as part of an open process. Wooten, reached Wednesday night, referred questions to Mehri.

"Let's get to the facts," Mehri told ESPN. "If the facts end the way they seem to be right now, then I have full confidence the league will take appropriate action because they care about the Rooney Rule being a success as well. The facts matter. Fairness matters. Fairness means fairness to Mark Davis and having a fair process, but also fairness as far as guys being able to compete with an open process and not a closed process."

Davis said he had been pursuing Gruden since taking ownership of the team from his late father, Hall of Famer Al Davis, six years ago.

"For someone to say for six years, 'When you are done broadcasting, we would love for you to compete here for a job as the head coach of the Raiders,' that is not a violation of the Rooney Rule," Mehri told ESPN on Wednesday night. "If in December, Gruden says to Davis, 'Hey, I am going to come out of the broadcast booth and I'm ready to coach again,' that is not a violation of the Rooney Rule. But if in December, Gruden and Davis reach an agreement -- not necessarily a written, contractual agreement, but a verbal agreement -- that Gruden was going to coach for the Raiders, and then after that they do these interviews with minority coaches, that would be a violation of the Rooney Rule."

Mehri lauded Al Davis as a pioneer in promoting opportunities for women and minorities. The elder Davis made Tom Flores the first Latino head coach in NFL history. He made Art Shell the first African-American head coach in the modern era. He hired Amy Trask as a top executive and was still owner when McKenzie became one of the few African-American GMs.

"I have always felt a team can have a front-runner and minority candidates can compete against a front-runner, and sometimes they get selected," Mehri said, noting that Mike Tomlin and Tony Dungy were not front-runners before getting hired. "But if there is a closed process and those minority candidates were going through the motions and had no idea there was already an agreement, that is not fair to them and it is not fair to the next guy coming up through the ranks."
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caddo man said:
Saints vs Steelers Super Bowl would be the most entertaining Super Bowl.

If A. Brown was playing...................I would guarantee the Steelers in the Super Bowl but without him. It is Patriots vs Vikings with the Pats getting another ring.
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If the Vikings make it, they're winning it.

Home field. Home cooking. Home field advantage.
 
StringerBell said:
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StringerBell said:
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Man,

Im so happy Ryan is starting to get the feelings in his extremeties back...but...IMO he needs to hang em up...a spinal injury is nothing to play with and though he may be able to walk again...chances are he isnt the same athlete...

And the chance of reinjury...nah...If you want to be a part of the game still try coaching...front office...be an analyst...

You might love the game...but the game damn sure dont love you back
 


The Steelers all-pro wide receiver was named the AFC offensive player of the year by NFL 101 Awards. It's the second time Brown has been honored by NFL 101, the first coming in 2014 when he was named co-offensive player of the year with Le'Veon Bell in 2014.

The award is chosen by a committee than includes 101 NFL sportswriters and broadcasters.
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Northside7 said:
If the Vikings make it, they're winning it.

Home field. Home cooking. Home field advantage.
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Nah. The Vikings flaws can be exploited. Belichick can scheme the hell out of a basic scheme like the Vikes. Keep the QB in the pocket and make him win by being precise. And you need capable LBs and DBs to make him drop the ball in small windows. No outlets. The Vikings win when teams fuck up. They get wide open on elongated plays or busted coverages. Teams that are discipline in their coverage and take away the easy throw have beaten the Vikes. Look at the Carolina game. But also look at the other games and you see that undisciplined play works right into the Vikings hand on offense.

The Defense is just solid all around but not a master at anything. Xavier Rhodes locks down your top receiver and the other CB is under rated. Harrison Smith patrolling in the back makes you run the ball into Barr and Kendricks. But if you have a TE that can get open. You can exploit that weakness until the run loosens up. Good QBs do well against them outside of Matt Ryan. Spread the wealth and you will score.
 
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