Showing posts with label Tony Dungy. Show all posts
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Video: Dungy Talks About Minority Coaches In NCAAF

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Posted by The NFL Chick | Posted on 9:06 AM

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Or lack thereof.....

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Former NFL head coach Tony Dungy talks about the lack of minority coaches in BCS universities. Dungy states that the numbers support the theory of institutional racism. He also states that there is currently one minority coach out of 65 major BCS schools (Randy Shannon, University of Miami).

Minority head coaches have been an issue that the NCAA football has been going through for quite sometime. Some coaches feel their best chance at filling a head coaching vacancy would be in the NFL ranks. Bucs head coach Raheem Morris is a good example of an assistant coach who couldn't get a head coaching job in the college ranks, but instead received an opportunity with Tampa Bay, after John Gruden was fired.

It was only a year ago that Charles Barkley called out Auburn for hiring Iowa State's Gene Chizik over Buffalo's Turner Gill, who is black. Gill had turned the program around and took the school to their first MAC Championship, while Chizik had a 5-19 record in 2 seasons at Iowa State.

Some people believe that a "Rooney Rule" should be in place throughout the NCAA, which would mandate at least 1 minority interview per vacancy. But in my opinion, that will not happen anytime soon. Boosters and alumni play a HUGE role into the head coach hiring and lot of universities are just not ready to place a minority into such an authoritative position. The NCAA needs to do better, one in 65 teams is beyond unacceptable. Hopefully Dungy's words will help get the ball rolling on doing something about the lack of minority head coaches.

With Coaches Gone, How Will Colts Fare In 2009

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Posted by The NFL Chick | Posted on 6:10 PM

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With the 2009 NFL season approaching us, the Indianapolis Colts have dealt with a lot of adversity off the field, with 4 coaches either retiring or resigning from their respected positions


Tongy Dungy? Retired


Ron Meeks? Resigned and now the DC for the Panthers


Russ Purnell? Gone


And with the recent retirements of offensive coordinator Tom Moore and offensive line coach Howard Mudd, many have wondered if this is too much to lose, all at one time?? Will they be competitive?? Will they be able to overcome all of the changes?? Will they suck this year?? Fans are curious.


Out of all the coaches gone, I think Tom Moore's departure will hurt the least. This team has a built-in OC in Peyton Manning. It's no secret that he basically runs the offense himself. While Moore would call a play to Manning's headset, you could almost bet your paycheck that Manning would change the play at the line of scrimmage, once he sees what the defense is doing.

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This isn't to discredit Moore. He's been in the NFL for over 30 years, and it's clearly not because of his good looks, so he must be doing something right. But everyone, including Moore, knows this is Manning's ship and he's the real captain. I think the offense will be fine.


My question mark comes from the defense. While the Colts D' have only seen recent success, basically from the 2006 playoffs until now, Meeks was Dungy's right hand man in running the Tampa 2 defense. This actually may be a blessing in disguise for a team that was never stout on defense, but it's not always the system that needs to be tweaked. Dungy was a defensive mastermind. Sometimes it requires the right players. I'll be looking closely at how the defense fairs.


But the biggest question is, how will Jim Caldwell fare as the new head coach?? Caldwell has huge shoes to fill. Dungy was regarded as one of the league's top coaches during his tenure with Tampa Bay and Indianapolis. His retirement and current winning season streak adds a lot of pressure on Caldwell.
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Mix in multiple coaches no longer with the team, and I smell pressure. That's a hard hit to take no matter what organization you are, but to be a rookie head coach and lose guys who you've had a re pore with already would make nervous.


So how do I think they will fare??? Well since Manning has made his displeasure of the departures verbal, coaches Mudd and Moore are looking to return to the Colts as coaching consultants. But will be be enough to help Manning and Co on the field?? The good thing is the Colts play the NFC West, one of the league's weaker divisions. The bad thing is, the Colts play the Patriots and the resurgent AFC East, in addition to their own competitive AFC South. Indy has always been a high powered offense, but if the Colts continue to be at the bottom in rushing (they finished 31st in rushing in 2008), sans Marvin Harrison this offense can be in trouble. Defensively, how they will fare is similar to a crap shoot. It could go either way on any given Sunday. But hopefully with Caldwell's previous experience with the team and players leadership such as Manning, Reggie Wayne, Bob Sanders and Dwight Freeney the team can overcome the adversity that sits right at their front door.


We'll find out soon enough when week 1 gets here.

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