A Few Good Men

ESPN continues to demostrate its total ineptitude by writing this column about two black coaches being in the Super Bowl this year. Apparently there is more to this game than just football, apparently the forward progress of black Americans depended on the achievements of a few black coaches in the NFL. Well, ESPN asked those coaches what they thought and here's some of what they had to say:

"I talk about the day when we're not talking about the day when we're the first African-American coaches to lead their team to the Super Bowl. That day is coming." - Lovie Smith

"It's more about the game. It's more about their teams. It's not about the color of their skin. There's going to be a lot mentioned about this -- it's historic -- and it's probably good, because it's going to go away. And we don't have to talk about this anymore." - Herm Edwards

I couldn't agree more. But don't count on ESPN shutting up about this kind of stuff anytime soon. Its a first, I can't argue with that, but is it really a big deal? Its almost like we are supposed to surprised or even shocked that this is happening. I think my feelings on this whole issue can best be summed up with the words of one of these heroic men:

"[They] are who we thought they were. That's why [they] took the damn field. Now if you want to crown 'em, then crown their a$$. But they are who we thought they were!"