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NFL Misses the Mark With Plan to Incentivize Hiring Minority Coaches, General Managers

Good intentions often produce bad ideas, and this is especially problematic for Roger Goodell because so many people assume his intentions are bad. Goodell's public image fell off the back of the truck about 13 years ago and he hasn't seen it since. So let's say this for him, and I absolutely believe it: The NFL commissioner has good intentions with its plan to use draft positions to incentivize hiring people of color.

It is, alas, still a bad idea.

It's a terrible idea, actually. It would probably hurt minority coaches in two ways. They would face the old racist knock: You only got hired (or kept your job) because of your skin color.