Vikings coordinator Leslie Frazier is probably the most qualified head coaching candidate in the league... yet he’s stuck assisting Brad Childress. SB Nation’s Andrew Sharp explains why Frazier’s plight is part of a much larger problem with NFL psychology.
NFL’s Backward Thinking: Leslie Frazier, Brad Childress, And The Face Of A Failed System
As I wrote then, “Because he’s black, Frazier gets to sit through an interview for a job that’s already been filled.” ... Three cheers for Progress!
The only thing that mitigated the insult to Leslie Frazier was that he was reportedly going to be named head coach in Buffalo. It may not have erased the token interview with Seattle or rendered the Rooney Rule any less inane, but at least on some level, Frazier would be vindicated by getting a head coaching job of his own. And then Buffalo hired Chan Gailey.
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