In 2003, The Rooney Rule was instituted by the NFL in response to a report commissioned by the late Johnny Cochran (famed O.J. attorney) and Cyrus Mehri.
The report, published in 2002, lambasted the dearth of black head coaches in the NFL.
One of the more ridiculous statements that it made was "...that black coaches averaged 1.1 more wins per season than white coaches and led their teams to the playoffs 67 percent of the time, compared with 39 percent of the time for White coaches".
Do they dance better, too?
How absurd, to suggest that simply because a coach is black, he has a better chance of taking his team to the playoffs. Cochran and Mehri were able to make their statement appear credible simply because there were only two black coaches, as opposed to 30 white coaches.
And an average between two individuals is going to give a higher average than an average among 30. It is a simple case of basic math.
Cochrans's report was spurious, of course. And his obfuscation is typical of a self-serving trial lawyer: The tr...
Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - Sports & Society
Article is property of BleacherReport.com
7 Comments
TrackBacks / PingBacks
hello…
really good article. Ready to hear more next week,my blog http://eveningdressesypqypq.wordpress.com/2011/06/12/adressing-wedding-invitations-envelopes/ Many Thanks….
You did a great job…
Hi there thanks for the quality post, i had a good read,http://miaotou.i.ph/blogs/miaotou/2011/06/23/i-need-help-finding-a-prom-dress/ , thank you for your article,My problem has been resolved….
Great One…
I must say, its worth it! My link, http://www.getjealous.com/bonnie11,thanks haha…
Great…
love your blog,There is no “limit”.. . Think of it this way…a wedding dress is (we hope) a once in a lifetime purchase, unlike any other dress you have ever worn. Therefore, you need the time to decide what you really like. I had always imagined on…
Great One…
I must say ! http://feng071.myblog.de/ ,thanks haha…
{Swimming Pool Design|Designs piscine|Schwimmbad Designs|Piscina Piscina Designs|Swimming Pool Designs|porch design|Designs Porch|Porch Designs Idee|Projetos Sacada|Porche Disenos|outdoor furniture design|design mobilier dexterieur|Outdoor-Mobel-Desi…
http://www.desenhosquartos.com – desenhos quartos…
{Swimming Pool Design|Designs piscine|Schwimmbad Designs|Piscina Piscina Designs|Swimming Pool Designs|porch design|Designs Porch|Porch Designs Idee|Projetos Sacada|Porche Disenos|outdoor furniture design|design mobilier dexterieur|Outdoor-Mobel-Desi…
http://www.projetossacada.com – Projetos Sacada…