 If there's one thing about the NFL that will always remain the same is that there will forever be change Happens all the time every single year in so many different ways players obviously change teams every year teams right now They start to change uniforms every year There are changes in locations for games. There are changes and just different rules and regulations for the NFL so change is something that is a constant in the NFL and With the that being said the NFL is always trying to figure out ways to make the game better Make the game safer and make the game more fun And also make the game make make people have more opportunities give people more chances and so there were some Possible rule changes that were floating around Recently some proposals that have been floating around recently And one specifically that had caused a little bit of an uproar some people like to some people didn't and it was the proposed change about teams with the with the Rooney rule We all know the Rooney rule it that's the rule where teams have to interview a candidate. That is a minority They have to every single year if they're hiring a head coach you have to at least have one interview with a person that's a minority and What the new rule was gonna be with that entire thing was that there was going to be some incentive to you actually hiring a coach that was a minority Your I think third fourth the fifth round pick was gonna be able to move up about like six spots higher Something like that if you were to actually hire the coach who was of a minority now me personally I did not agree with that because I just felt like people would be hiring people for all the wrong reasons and It just it just wouldn't make any sense Now I'm all down for for it for anybody getting an opportunity But going about it that way it's like that's that that ain't it That ain't it that wasn't it and I would have really been like a lot of stuff doesn't surprise me But I would have really been shocked if that would actually go through but at the same time the fact that they were even It even got proposed was it was crazy And I was like wow that like I don't get there like even the Rooney rule itself I feel like with the Rooney rule. It's just it's really a waste of time because It's like I feel like teams GM's owners or whatever. They'll just check it off the box. Okay. We had an interview with a minority Okay, we're done. That's it. All right. We got it. We got that off the checklist now Let's bring in the real candidate who we really want to bring in as a head coach as a GM as according to as whatever So I think it just it was the person's time. Who's being interviewed? Because they're just they're just somebody on a checklist And it was their time and it was the the team's time too because if you're not truly interested in that person Why even why are you even bringing them in? but anyway so the NFL they they went ahead and they squashed that whole thing and Jim Trotter, he was the one that broke the news He said the NFL owners have tabled the resolution to incentivize the hiring of minority coaches and general managers per source So that was good, but I was in a Ravens group chat Yesterday and we were talking about it We were talking about it Speaking of what how we felt about the just the entire the entire situation with that rule with both the Rooney rule and with the the incentivize rule that was looking to be put in place and My guys Jordan, he actually brought out a very very very good point and He was saying that he Well, he's not the biggest fan of the Rooney rule. He does appreciate what it's trying to do but he said a bigger problem is that With a lot of coaches a lot of coaching staffs They recycle the same guys over and over and over Talked about how the Cowboys they got rid of Jason Garrett. What did they do? They brought Mike McCarthy? Who he hadn't coached in like what two years? He had been sitting out there and they brought him back They could have whether it was a minority or not. They could have went and got somebody new But no, they they brought Mike McCarthy in and then even with the Raiders The Raiders they got rid of their coach and they were looking and they said oh Let's go get John Gruden He'd been in the bull for ten years and they brought they end up bringing him in to be their head coach and There are a lot of the other examples, but so I did really appreciate that point that he pointed out is that that with the NFL is it's a lot of the the same old stuff and What I told him when he pointed that out was because it just made sense it just and it Applied to the the whole Rooney rule thing to why a lot of minorities may not be getting a shot and It's because it reminded me of Lamar Jackson And with Lamar Jackson. He is not your traditional quarterback He's not your traditional quarterback He's not the norm when it comes to what people feel like a quarterback should be The way he looks the way he speaks the way he dresses the way he acts all that stuff. It's not the norm It's not traditional But it still worked Why because he was given an opportunity. He took that opportunity and ran with it literally ran with it But a lot of people shot that down Lot of people shot it down a lot of people didn't like it a lot of people weren't for it A lot of people like no this ain't it a lot of people like oh, this isn't gonna last But all it takes is you're giving somebody a shot and it's the same way with a lot of the coaching and Like my guy Jordan said a lot of the coaches they get recycled It's the same old same old, but there are guys who have shown in their positions in their coaching positions That they can do this thing and they can do this thing for a long time, too You look at the Ravens general man or former general manager. I was you know some He was quite successful and then you even keep it in the AFC North to look at Mike Tyler with the Steelers He's been doing a thing for a long time now and they've been plenty of years. Well, I would think oh, man He's he's probably gonna get fired. Nope They've been riding with them They've been riding with her and Then I mean you look at a coordinator Like 49ers his dead defensive coordinator. I think it's a salee salee. I forgot how to pronounce his name my apology You look at chiefs their offensive coordinator Eric Benamy Like so if you all you got to do is give somebody an opportunity and Even though it may not be traditional just because something is not traditional something is not the norm It doesn't mean that it can't work So with the whole the Rooney rule thing why yeah, I still I'm not a fan of it at all But I think that they're much bigger issues Like my god Jordan pointed out the the bigger issues are with the recycling of the same old coaches and That's preventing other people from really getting the opportunity Because it may be that some owners some GM's may be afraid of a little change They may be afraid to take that chance. They may be afraid to take that risk So they don't they say oh, you know what? We know that guy He coached before he did all right before just give him a shot See if he can do what he did before years ago. See if you can do that with us So that was that but another rule that um That was change which was big It's also Jim Trotter that he tweeted it out He said NFL owners have voted to approve the resolution that would prevent teams from blocking assistant coaches from interviewing for coordinator positions And that that was really big And he said that this one is significant because it also prevents teams from blocking personnel people from interviewing for the assistant general manager positions as well so this one was huge it was huge too because We've seen plenty of times Where a team they may like their staff. They may love their staff, but they'll be like That's our staff. They're not for you. They're not up for discussion. No, they're with us So if a team wanted to interview them, you could be like, oh, nope blocked Hey, we just want to talk to them. Nope blocked Hey, can we have a word with nope blocked? But you can't do that anymore and I love that because that gives Everybody a chance it gives everybody an opportunity So if somebody feels like they could be a coach and they they want to interview and the team is interested in interviewing them go for Go for it teams. They know they can't block no more They can't do it Somebody is free to go you go get that promotion You go get it so that that was one that I really really really Did like so that that was a nice step in the right direction and enough teams they let that guys go anyway Sometimes don't sometimes will be like, uh-uh, you know, you don't even think about having a conversation with them but Some teams will be like a Go ahead. Go do your thing go interview now. We want you to come back sometimes that at that Sometimes that interview can it can force teams hands be like, oh, okay. Well Hmm. We didn't want them to go but you know what we'll get him a raise so they'll stay So that is it's like a win-win for the coordinators who may be going to try to be head coaches The coaches who may be trying to be gms former play whatever It can be a win-win for the person who's interviewing Because that can give their current team that they're currently on that can give them the incentive to oh, okay Well, we do value this guy more than we thought let's pay them. Let's get him a raise But anyway, one other thing Um, and this sort of goes back to the uh, the minority part one thing that was a step in the right direction One thing that I did like Was this program that they're coming out with let's read the paragraph it says in other steps For the first time all 32 nfl clubs will host a coaching fellowship program geared towards minority candidates These fellowships are full-time positions ranging from one to two years and provide nfl legends minority and female participants with hands-on training in nfl coaching while positions at each organization vary These programs help identify and develop talent with the goal of advancing candidates to full-time coaching positions through promotion within So that one I thought I thought that one was cool because it's sort of like, um Getting some hands-on training sort of like yes, what it sounds like to me is that you will be shadowing Um, some different members of the coaching staff You will be seeing the ins and outs the day-to-day operations and it sounds like it could put it sounds like an internship program That's what it sounds like to me. Um an internship program Um, and is it internship or externship? Which the one you get paid for I forgot but either way, um They did say it will be full-time. So it sounds like there there will be some pay involved So that would be good too, but it would give them an opportunity to see the day-to-day And to be right there with the coaching staff in the room when they're making decisions when they're going through the entire process So you can have that on your resume Whether you continue with the same team that you got the training from or you move on to a different team You say hey, I was in the program. I learned this that and the third boom. I'm ready I'm ready. All I need is an opportunity. All I need is a shot. I'm good to go. I'm ready. Let's do it So that I felt like that would that's that's a step in the right direction I'm I'm cool with this one. I thought that was a uh a good move by the nfl So we just gotta see how these things go But anyway team keep it clean. I appreciate yo I thank you for being willing to sit down and listen to me. Um, I love you all I hope you all having a really great tuesday and i'm out