[TommyDale]

Jackson should stick to his normal extortion, and leave the football decisions to intelligent people.

[Guillermo]

This came from AOL Sports, so I don't have a URL, sorry.

[blam]

"These men are not fools and shouldn't be treated that way."

If these men were the best, the GM's would be beating a path to their door. This JJ stuff is nonsense.

[rickmichaels]

"Steve Mariucci may be a fine coach, and may have emerged as the selection anyway," Jackson said.

In other words, Jacka$$ would have been perfectly happy if the Lions had interviewed a black guy but ultimately gave the job to a white guy anyway. Right. Sure. No problem.

[ClearCase_guy]

My brother, who is very Left, tells me that big league sports are very racist. Look at Football, Basketball, Baseball -- you almost never see Black people earn big bucks!! Oh, wait ... You almost never see the credit for the win going to the Black guys!! Oh, wait ... You almost never see Black head coaches!! Yeah, that's it! Racist to the core, man!

Those sports teams don't care about hiring the top people! They don't bother to do what it takes to win! They're not struggling to generate huge profits, no matter what it takes! Professional sports is all about keeping the Black Man in his place!

[Numbers Guy]

Speaking as a Lions fan, just how is Jesse going to "punish" the Lions?

Limit them to 1 playoff victory in 45 seasons?

Keep the Lions out of the Super Bowl for, say, XXXVII years?

Force the Lions to have incompetent ownership and an idiot GM?

And, speaking as an Italian-American, I think Jesse should be giving the Lions some credit for hiring a minority coach like Steve Mariucci.

[Dr. Zoo]

They hired him from the Niners, which is a California team.

Merry Ouchie is white I believe, which makes him a minority in California.

So, "Rev" don't you think they should have interviewed a non-minority too?

[Rocky]

Knowing that Mariucci was the likely coach, several black coaches refused to interview with Millen for the job, but Jackson believes that is irrelevant.

"Would you interview for a job you already know is going to someone else?" Jackson said. "Would you allow yourself to be used by the Lions so they could get around the NFL policy? These men are not fools and shouldn't be treated that way."

The only way to tell whether someone is seriously interested in interviewing you is to ask Jesse. No other test will do.

[Tamzee]

Wait a minute. Jackson is ticked because no black candidates were interviewed for the position...

but the team TRIED to get several black coaches to come in for interviews...

those coaches REFUSED to be interviewed knowing they weren't as qualified as someone else available... said No Thanks...

but Jackson is still insisting that the team discriminated by not interviewing black coaches...


I really, really, really don't get it.

[groanup]

NFL teams would hire Martians if they could produce results.

[oyez]

Will some one please tell JJ that he is obsolete and necessary? Let the adults solve this on on their own.

[Liberatio]

Jessie, it is time to punt!!!

[GreatOne]

The NFL screwed up hugely by even being suckered into playing this game. Don't these idiots ever learn? You give into race hucksterism once, and it'll forever be there. Like letting a cockroach into your home - it'll never leave, and it'll bring a lot more.

[Dan from Michigan]

Who in the blue hell died and make Jesse Jerkson a football expert. When he coaches a few games, he can then come talk to me. Else that loudmouth shakedown artist needs to quit bitching, sit down, know his role, and shut the hell up.

[sharktrager]

I heard he proposed that they have to take Al Davis if they want Mariucci.

[mrb1960]

Why don't someone tell that no good clintoon wannabe to just go home and "leave the hiring to the professionals."

The man is the worst excuse for a bag of skin that I have ever seen.

[jqpublic]

Knowing that Mariucci was the likely coach, several black coaches refused to interview with Millen for the job, but Jackson believes that is irrelevant.

As far as Rev. Jackson goes, his refusal to accept the fact that "several black coaches refused to interview" for the job is despicable.

Apparently, the good Reverend is scraping the bottom of the barrel now... Talk about irrelevant.

I'm sorry, but skin color should NOT be an issue... Doesn't a coaches ability to inspire his players to reach their full potential count for something?

If the choice were between Dennis Green (ex-Viking's head coach) or Steve Mariucci - hands down I'd vote for Mariucci (even though I can't STAND him). Why would I vote for Mariucci? At least he has the "killer instinct" and can inspire his players to reach their full potential.

J.Q.

[RckyRaCoCo]

the lions penalize themselves plenty, they don't need any help from this moron

[Chu Gary]

Guillermo,

It seems to me that the group being discriminated against is not the blacks but the #1 minority in the U.S. - the Hispanics. Shouldn't the hiring focus now be on getting some top flight (a bit of a shameless pun) Hispanics as head football coaches. They have all the qualifications - they aren't white males.

Oh wait, Martha Burke just called...

[MHT]

First off, this man should not be called "Reverend". His degree is dubious and his spirituality or personal behavior do not set an example for anyone striving to get closer to God. Secondly, everything he does is motivated by hate--envy of others and their hard work--or by personal ambition. He works in opposition to the Prayer of St. Francis for "where there is peace", Jackson sows hate. Thirdly, his actions and poisonous words spread class warfare and divisions between people rather than unity. "Rev" Jackson gives real ministers a bad name. The devil himself could not be served by a better pupil than such an egomanical hatemonger. He makes Judas' actions look crude by comparison. Jackson is the master at brewing discontent. Shame on the media for giving him any attention and shame on us for not fighting such evil.