Pine Barrens Mafia Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 This quite is taken from a New Yorker article about why some blogs succeed and others don't. I think it's also germane to the black coaching dilemma in the NFL: "The power law is dominant because of a quirk of human behavior: When we are asked to decide among a dizzying array of options, we do not act like dispassionate decision-makers, weighing each option on its own merits. Movie producers pick stars who have already been employed by other producers. Investors give money to entrepreneurs who are already loaded with cash. Popularity breeds popularity." Discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Silly me. I thought it was about producing winning football teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 That's quite a quite. Don't know what to make of it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Which how exactly explains why about eight white noname nobodies and the one black guy everyone had heard of but nobody liked were the ones that got jobs? (Excluding the trade of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Silly me. I thought it was about producing winning football teams 603695[/snapback] Silly me. I thought it was about caring more about the color of the coach's skin than in having a winning football team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Silly me. I thought it was about caring more about the color of the coach's skin than in having a winning football team. 603753[/snapback] Ohhhhh....now I know why we have Jauron! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortured Soul Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Which how exactly explains why about eight white noname nobodies and the one black guy everyone had heard of but nobody liked were the ones that got jobs? (Excluding the trade of course) 603732[/snapback] I didn't see this discussed anywhere else, so I'll say it here. I think it's a shame that Art Shell took the Raiders' job. That situation is going to be very hard to turn around, and he will be axed quickly (two years is my guess). That'll give all the bobbleheads on ESPN the ammunition to say, "See, that's why he wasn't hired all those years." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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