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Eric Bieniemy's journey shows frustrating plight of black coaches in NFL: 'Every year the standard changes'

Another head coach hiring cycle is about to close, and again the most embarrassing issue concerning the NFL has taken center stage.

I don’t say that lightly considering this is a league that has been navigating various clown shows for the better part of two decades.

Still, it was striking to see the visceral reaction of many pundits and former players on social media Tuesday once the New York Giants’ decision to hire Joe Judge and the Carolina Panthers’ choice to hire Matt Rhule became public.

Both those franchises chose those men to lead their organizations into the future, largely because they truly believed they were the best men for the job.