OT: Brian Flores suing the NFL and alleges that Stephen Ross offered him 100,000 for every game he lost
February 1st, 2022 at 4:47 PM ^
Good for him, I am curious to see how this plays out. I liked Brian Flores and the Dolphins, and was shocked that he got fired. Guys who rattle off 7 game win streaks don't usually get fired, especially since Tua, supposedly their franchise QB, was hurt for about half the year.
There was something a bit curious in his firing though. The Dolphins suggested there was more going on beyond just wins and losses. I guess this law suit means we'll be learning much more from behind the scenes.
February 1st, 2022 at 4:50 PM ^
Apparently if you don't do what your 8 billion dollar net worth owner tells you to do, you get fired.
If all of this is true, Ross is a scumbag.
Flores was a heck of a coach for that team.
February 1st, 2022 at 5:23 PM ^
It's long been established that Ross is a scumbag.
February 1st, 2022 at 6:03 PM ^
Is there another path to having more wealth than small developing nations?
February 1st, 2022 at 4:54 PM ^
the 7 game winning streak is pretty overrated, it was against the worst teams in the NFL and then the Saints starting Ian Book
February 1st, 2022 at 4:56 PM ^
Lol.
It's a 7 game winning streak in the NFL.
Winning 3 in a row is hard no matter who the starting QB is.
February 1st, 2022 at 4:59 PM ^
lol, the guy who threw a little baby tantrum on the board this morning sure has strong opinions!
February 1st, 2022 at 5:02 PM ^
You literally just said the Dolphins winning 7 games in a row was overrated and your calling out one of my hot takes from this morning?? LMAO.
Quite sad and pathetic that you even remembered that. Lol.
February 1st, 2022 at 5:05 PM ^
yeah, it was incredibly overrated. I'm sorry that's hard for you to understand.
He literally beat the ravens and then all of the worst teams in the league, except the Jaguars (who he lost to)
February 1st, 2022 at 5:07 PM ^
You are a special kind of dumb (username does check out, so I'll give you that)
February 1st, 2022 at 9:26 PM ^
You appear to have the mindset of a lifetime Lions fan.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:19 PM ^
They also lost 7 in a row and he couldn’t get along with Tua while lobbying the team to trade for Deshaun Watson.
February 1st, 2022 at 5:25 PM ^
You're not entirely wrong, but they still did beat them. The Jaguars game was the one that really haunted them, also a home loss to Atlanta.
2-5 against teams that made the playoffs.
7-3 against teams that missed the playoffs.
February 1st, 2022 at 5:38 PM ^
it's not even just the win or loss
against the crappy teams they still looked bad, just the lesser of two bad teams (note that these were almost all home games, too)
i don' think he should have been fired, but i definitely don't think a winning streak of slap fights with all of the worst teams in the league after their season's have already collapsed somehow entitles you to continue being head coach (after you had already lost 7 straight!)
February 1st, 2022 at 4:50 PM ^
So many ways to approach this ?
would I take $100,000 …
per kid who doesn’t take state-based testing to save school academic (draft) position?
I know one thing…if I did, I wouldn’t snitch.
February 1st, 2022 at 4:55 PM ^
Looks to me like Brian Flores doesn't want to coach in the NFL anymore. How long until he is linked to the Michigan job? In 3, 2, 1...
February 1st, 2022 at 4:56 PM ^
If Jim leaves, Flores is my #1 choice to replace him. Guy is a hell of a coach
February 1st, 2022 at 4:59 PM ^
I jokingly said that about 30 minutes ago in the unofficial, official, Harbaugh thread.
The guy leads with integrity.
Sign me up.
February 1st, 2022 at 5:38 PM ^
Me too. Fuck Ross
February 1st, 2022 at 5:15 PM ^
Would not make Mr Ross happy.
February 1st, 2022 at 5:30 PM ^
Good luck getting Mr. Ross to pay him at Michigan after this lawsuit against him.
February 1st, 2022 at 5:13 PM ^
It's crazy he didn't get any of those other job openings so he must have just felt like F it, imma burn this shit down.
February 1st, 2022 at 4:58 PM ^
Well, considering the guy they would have drafted at QB is about to start in the Super Bowl. But then again, that doesn't mean much because the guy the Lions DID draft is also about to start in the Super Bowl.
February 1st, 2022 at 5:06 PM ^
He wanted to draft Herbert, Burrow went #1.
February 1st, 2022 at 5:16 PM ^
Flores wanted Herbert?
February 1st, 2022 at 5:26 PM ^
Both look better than Tua at this time.
February 1st, 2022 at 6:02 PM ^
They are both on different planets in terms of skill level compared to Tua!
February 1st, 2022 at 6:01 PM ^
Nobody knows for sure, but yeah it's an accepted rumor that Flores wanted Herbert. Then again, I think he also wanted to trade for Watson and hurt Tua along the way. Still too good of a coach to be unemployed.
February 1st, 2022 at 4:51 PM ^
Stephen Ross when asked about offering his coach $100k to lose
February 1st, 2022 at 4:53 PM ^
Perfect!!
February 1st, 2022 at 4:52 PM ^
BIG NEWS: Fmr Dolphins coach Brian Flores files class action lawsuit against the NY Giants and the NFL, claiming racial discrimination.
— Ben Fischer (@BenFischerSBJ) February 1, 2022
Says he can prove Giants interviewed him as a "Rooney Rule" show after already deciding to hire Brian Daboll. https://t.co/WWyOvWm1Gs
Here's the real headline: Flores knows this because Bill Belichick mistakenly congratulated him, not Brian Daboll, three days before the interview. (images from the complaint) pic.twitter.com/sUWjXYWARn
— Ben Fischer (@BenFischerSBJ) February 1, 2022
February 1st, 2022 at 4:55 PM ^
Oh the drama!
February 1st, 2022 at 4:56 PM ^
Interestingly, and notably, this is a class action on behalf of all Black coaching/executive candidates
February 1st, 2022 at 8:41 PM ^
Honestly with Flores and Caldwell both getting fired after turning their teams into winners, he seems to have a point.
February 1st, 2022 at 5:07 PM ^
this is why people over 70 shouldn't text
February 1st, 2022 at 5:08 PM ^
Hard to prove when the Giants also interviewed Leslie Frazier and Patrick Graham (I don't think internal personnel meet the requirements though).
February 1st, 2022 at 5:56 PM ^
Sounds like he can prove Belichick believed that. Long way from there to proving something actionable happened.
February 1st, 2022 at 6:40 PM ^
Holy crap, if that tweet is real/accurate...
1. That's a smoking gun the interview process in NY was just for show. It certainly goes against the spirit of the Rooney Rule. I honestly don't know if it's an actual, suit-worthy violation - I'll leave that to others with more knowledge about the specifics of the process/rules.
2. WTF Bill Belichick? Are you that careless that you send personal messages to the wrong coach? And what are the odds that it would be to another candidate for the same position? All kinds of dumb there.
3. WTF Giants? Who in that organization is communicating with the head coach of an opposing team? Is that part of due diligence? Even if so, why would you let the enemy know who you're hiring ahead of time?
February 1st, 2022 at 4:54 PM ^
Lions coaches: "I can't believe we've been doing it for free all these years."
February 1st, 2022 at 4:55 PM ^
This is a serious topic. Still...gotta wonder if Flores had a Stephen Ross version of this in the locker room?
February 1st, 2022 at 4:57 PM ^
Ok, Ross is of course a Michigan guy and this could have weird repercussions on Michigan if, say, a stray blizzard were to prevent our coach from interviewing at one NFL team and another has to scramble to save face.
And some of the stuff there sounds plausible and difficult for Flores. Particularly the one I’m about to mention.
But the Belichick text thread is legit hilarious.
February 1st, 2022 at 5:05 PM ^
Hoooolllly shit, that's so good it seems fake. Like, what are the odds that both guys up for the same job have the same first name and you accidentally congratulate the wrong one?!?! That's amazing.
February 1st, 2022 at 4:58 PM ^
I'd pay so much money to listen in on the conversation if Ross asked Harbaugh to do that.
February 1st, 2022 at 5:04 PM ^
Got to hand it to his lawyers, that's one of the best written complaints I've seen.
February 1st, 2022 at 5:06 PM ^
Ross is A Michigan Man. Easy to make an allegation.
February 1st, 2022 at 5:50 PM ^
Yeah, well, so were Ted Kacynzski, Papa Doc Duvalier and that exposition serial killer dude.
February 1st, 2022 at 6:16 PM ^
HH Holmes don’t forget him. Only the most proliferative serial killer in American history. Unless that’s who your exposition guy is in reference to…
February 1st, 2022 at 7:02 PM ^
Same guy
February 1st, 2022 at 6:31 PM ^
Are you actually a cartoon? Everything you post is awful and cringe-inducing.
February 1st, 2022 at 5:07 PM ^
I thought the Giants had interviews with Leslie Frazier before Flores, but not 100% sure.