Him being fired and calling out the NFL for their BS hiring practices are two separate things in my opinion.
Regarding the dolphins, it’s clear he basically wanted complete control and was not getting along with the GM despite him having major say in personnel. He now wanted it in writing.
He basically became like the guy in New England but the problem was he never won anything to behave like that. That was the miscalculation on his part. I don’t think he believed Ross would have the balls to fire him especially since he had a winning season and closed pretty good save for the debacle against Tennessee.
He absolutely should have been hired based on coaching alone…. But what GM would sign off on him if he couldn’t get along with Grier who is known as one of the most coach friendly GMs in the league?
And then the lawsuit comes out and he’s revealing text messages from a coach and referring to private conversations with an owner.
He had a right to do that because of the big picture but if you’re an owner or any high level nfl executive would you ever trust the guy knowing if he feels slighted that things didn’t go his way he’s saving texts or memorializing anything you might have done or said to later use against you?
There’s a reason why it’s hard for whistleblowers to ever get back in their specific industry.
And he’s said he understands he may never coach again. He’s made at least 20 million so him and his family will be fine.
I’m sad he had to be the martyr since he’s so young. One of those older black coaches should’ve bit the bullet.
The hope is the lawsuit will be settled before the real damage occurs from the discovery process.
I think it will settle since it’s in the interest of both sides. Flores is looking for real reform to the Rooney Rule and he will be a hero to any future black guru NFL head coach (Gattis
).
