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[VarlosZ]

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Why is Dungy and Smith making the Super Bowl the step towards racial equality, and not the fact that these guys were hired in the first place?

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Both are steps, but the Super Bowl deal is more noteworthy right now because it's a significant first, and serves as a signpost that things are getting better.

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My question is still, when do we deem it enough that there's "racial equality"? 50% of the head coaches are black?

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I don't know, but I'm pretty sure it's not about numbers. Rather, it's about attitude. When the percentage of black coaches happens to dwindle and the mood around the NFL is such that almost no one thinks it has anything to do with race, then we'll know. The numbers are just something tangible to point to in the discussion.