I would call it cautious optimism, as NFL teams begin to submit formal request slips to interview coach and GM candidates. And mut coins madden 21 Rod Graves, head of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, which works together with all the NFL in the pursuit of diversity in the management and coaching positions.
"A great deal of credit goes to (Commissioner) Roger Goodell and (VP of football operations) Troy Vincent for its sense of urgency that has developed about this problem over the previous 8-to-12 months."
There's nothing to winner until we see the final results of these hunts, but it seems more than lip service has been paid into The Rooney Rule, and there's a sense within the classes doing the hiring that the time for words is over -- that this league must be equitable in who gets to sit in positions of power inside the sport, and, ultimately, only the owners themselves may change that.
Knowledgeable coaches like Marvin Lewis and executives such as Rick Smith seem very poised at this point to have a valid opportunity with multiple teams.
The team has been far more competitive, proactive and consistent with its messaging to teams about the requirement to change how they've been doing business, and I've heard repeatedly from people doing the hiring, and people who represent many of the very best candidates, the character of the cycle will in reality be different.
"I've never felt that a vibe similar to this before," said one prominent agent. "I believe Goodell has put down the hammer and these groups are getting the message."
Before Graves has broached the subject of pushing all hires back until after the Super Bowl to attempt to level the playing area for this in and outside of the game, providing the rules that regulate the sport. However, so many coaches and GMs being let go in-season this past year -- creating a stronger cycle of interviews while games were still being played -- is a dynamic that also could foster diversity.
"The ancient conclusions being made by owners, in a bid to get a head start, could become more of a fad moving ahead," Graves explained.
Obviously, this is not about just one hiring cycle, or a single blip. It is about a path correction in how owners think and operate. And Graves wishes to enlarge the scope of the thinking into all facets below the NFL's umbrella: NFL Films, NFL Media, and all ventures of the type. He, and lots of more, wish to see exactly the cheap Madden nfl 21 coins same management-level opportunities supplied in these ventures as well, and is already working on a presentation to that end for the spring meeting in March.
