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The 2023 Lions feel like the post-Katrina SaintsAnother dome team led by an acolyte of Sean Payton with a young, innovative playcaller helming an explosive offense, a rehabilitated quarterback making the most of his second chance and a highly drafted rookie tailback are coalescing to alter the trajectory of a bottom-feeding franchise....

Black coaches must remain a priority in XFL-USFL mergerIf you’re gonna do it, do it right. And, if the XFL and the USFL are on the verge of a merger, then the new league must continue the XFL’s trend of hiring and employing Black coaches....

Mike Vrabel has something better than the Rooney Rule: allowing Black assistants to coach preseason gamesThe 2023 NFL season is around the corner. That means that the never-ending and exhausting conversation around the lack of Black head coaches in the league will soon be a hot topic — again. And since idiotic owners would rather keep choosing the Nathaniel Hacketts of the world instead of guys like Er...

Will no NBA playoff games on Saturday help the XFL Championship Game’s ratings?

On Saturday at 8:00 p.m. EST on ABC (or ESPN+) in San Antonio, Texas, the D.C. Defenders (9-1) will face the Arlington Renegades (4-6) in the XFL Championship Game at the Alamodome. But, will anybody watch?...

Every Black football coach should be rooting for Reggie Barlow in the XFL Championship Game

When Fritz Pollard became the NFL’s first Black coach in 1921 people of that time viewed it as progress. Later this month, Reggie Barlow could be the first coach, of any race, to win the XFL Championship in the league’s inaugural year in its new iteration when Barlow’s D.C Defenders take on the Arli...

Half of the coaches in the NBA are Black — The NFL doesn’t have an excuse anymore

With less than 100 days before the 2022 season kicks off and a week after the NFL hosted a “diversity summit” for Black coaches, the NBA has shown us just how useless those summits are when you operate a league where the best person is hired for the job....

The XFL having more Black coaches than the NFL is why Brian Flores is suing the league

No one knows how long this iteration of the XFL will last, but the league has already proven that NFL owners are liars....

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London Fletcher: Defensive Coordinator Jim Haslett Is "Clueless"

This morning, former Washington linebacker and current CBS analyst London Fletcher openly wondered why defensive coordinator Jim Haslett's still employed. Fletcher played under Haslett for four seasons, and claimed that when he played, Haslett managed the defense so poorly, the linebacker would chan...

by Samer Kalaf|london fletcher

|12/07/2014

Jim Haslett Accidentally Recorded Himself Trying To Turn Off An iPod's Camera At The Apple Store Best Buy

According to the Youtube description, Redskins defensive coordinator Jim Haslett went to the Apple Store Best Buy in Sterling, Va. As one does, he played around with the electronics. He turned on an iPod Touch. He turned on the camera app. He switched over to video. He pressed record. He couldn't ...

by Barry Petchesky|Jim Haslett

|02/21/2013

NFL Voids Jim Haslett's Contract

Well, this is certainly some unexpected news. Jim Haslett, the hot-headed interim coach of the Rams who signed a contract with the team guaranteeing they remove the "interim" label next year if he wins 6 games, was just informed by the league that the contract no longer exists! Because they tore th...

by Rick Paulas|Nfl

|10/25/2008

A Match Made In ... Well, In Detroit

We were marvelling this morning at the potential news: Matt Millen and the Detroit Lions are bringing in former Saints coach Jim Haslett for a job interview. We don't necessarily think that hiring Haslett would bring the Fire Millen crowd much closer to dragging the guy out of his house and having...

by Leitch|Nfl

|01/04/2006

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