Fascinating stuff from Bucky Brooks yesterday:
Abner is seeing his trade value drop like like a led balloon in Arizona;
Kyler Murray can't be criticized by "rayciss peoples" and
Bruce Arians is a modern day, white Rosa Parks?
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...otential-trade-value-is-tyreek-hill-a-100m-wr
Looks like no wants "
Little Orphan Abner" from Arizona? One NFC executive praises him a bit, then said he's only worth a 4th rounder, at best. That's quite a drop, as Arizona traded up to draft him #10 overall last spring. As I've noted a million times, he doesn't have the make up to last in a NFL locker room. At best he's a Blaine Gabbert type career back up. And even that might be wishful thinking, in the longer term.
The blacks probably see him as a stereotypical liberal rich "white boy" from the Beverly Hills area, that comes off as an arrogant, know-it-all -- like they did at UCLA. My guess is whites in football hate him just as much. Most NFL white offensive linemen, fullbacks and tight ends are "alpha-males", they don't want to deal with some neurotic clown that seems like he's a
militant anti-fa protester during the day and
Rachel Maddow Show writer at night. I don't see where he fits in the NFL, beyond a few years of holding a clipboard? Even connected media types (ESPN, SI.com) have been saying for three years Abner "
rubs his teammates the wrong way".
I don't know if Bruce Arians will go down as one of the greatest coaches in NFL history, but he will certainly be viewed as one of the game's most influential leaders based on his commitment to diversity in the coaching ranks. The
Tampa Bay Buccaneers new head coach continues to be at the forefront of the movement when he told Melissa Jacobs of TheFootballGirl.com that he plans to establish a
full-time coaching position on his staff for a woman.
At a time when the NFL is being heavily scrutinized for the lack of minorities hired during the last coaching cycle,
Arians has been the most inclusive coach in the league. The
Buccaneers became the first team in NFL history to have three African-American coaches in coordinator positions (Byron Leftwich, offensive coordinator; Todd Bowles, defensive coordinator; Keith Armstrong, special teams coordinator). His assistant head coach, Harold Goodwin, is also African-American...
"It tells you what kind of man he is," Goodwin told reporters at an introductory press conference in January, per
Pewter Report. "
He doesn't see color or where you came from. He doesn't care how you got here. As long as you get with him and if you're loyal to him and he can trust you, he's always going to look out for you."
Actually, that's total bull$hit.
He does see color....if you are white you probably should not bother to apply. Particularly if you are a white athlete trying to make a Arians coached team at a "taboo position". This clown had a nephew** who ran 4.5/40 (at 6'3") and was considered an NFL prospect a few years ago. Bruce wouldn't even give his nephew a spot on Arizona's practice squad, as a white wide receiver? When Arians' nephew was on the roster, fellow white receiver
Jaxon Shipley was dominating in OTA's and Pre-season games and he was really screwed.
What do you think Arians will do with a much more talented
Justin Watson, who, like his nephew played at small school in the state of Pennsylvania? Best Watson can do is go the Kevin Walter route: Excel on special teams coverage and get some catches as a 4th or 5th receiver, then hope for a new coaching staff in Tampa (soon) or leave via free agency.
If I were
Adam Humphries, I'd get out of there as fast I can, even though he seemed to have a great chemistry with Jameis Winston. Can't guarantee he'll have that with his next quarterback. I feel awful for
Beau Allen,
Carl Nassib and other whites on defense. Although I would not be totally shocked if black DC Todd Bowles recommend they sign
Henry Anderson to be the Bucs "token defensive cracker". He played that same role for the Jets in 2018 and thrived.
** https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nfl/cardinals/2015/05/12/arizona-cardinals-bruce-arians-nephew-trevor-harman-nfl/27207493/