It took damn near 100 years for the cac owners and coaches to not sabotage black QBs and let them rock. Black coaching and General Manager candidates still don't get a fair shake. The Rooney Rule was a step in the right direction, but ironically the only team to be completely thorough in the interview, hiring and job review process is the same team that created the rule in the first place is the Steelers with Mike Tomlin.
It's not even just Flores:
- Looks like the Jags is about to throw Jacksonville legend Leftwich to the bushes for Kevin O'Connell.
- Eric Bienemy is passed over every single year.
- Herm Edwards had 3 playoff appearances in 5 years; fired for Eric Mangini who only lasted 3 seasons
- Jim Caldwell one SB appearance with Indy, but fired after Manning injury season and didn't get a chance with Luck. Fired after 10 win season in DET; fired for Matt Patricia who only lasted 3 seasons despite backing from Stafford and locker room
- Lovie Smith had an SB appearance (all he needed was a QB); fired for Marc Trestman who only lasted 2 seasons despite backing from Brian Urlacher and locker room
- And countless others
In the off chance a black coach gets hired they get placed in shytty situations and are expected to turn shyt into gold. Then to make it even more fukked up even if they do a good job there is still no security and will be let go so the team can find "their" guy. Front offices have literally self-sabotaged their teams in the process.
The fact that Flores waited to do this on the first day of Black History Month and on the day of the first annual HBCU Combine
Put everybody on notice from the front office to the locker room to the future players, coaches and staff. Symbolic gestures ain't enough.