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<blockquote data-quote="Dantés" data-source="post: 901360" data-attributes="member: 12283"><p>No, it's absolutely an accurate parallel. Relationships get people hired in every industry. Performance keeps them employed once they're hired. That last part is <em><strong>WAY </strong></em>more true of the NFL than most other industries. If Barry is horrible in Green Bay, he will be fired. It will not matter that he and LaFleur know each other from one year together in LA. </p><p></p><p>This flailing is absurd. Literally no one would be talking about this if LaFleur had hired a guy he knows who fans/media happened to like as a candidate. </p><p></p><p>People are pulling the race card or the nepotism card because they're pissed off that they didn't get their way. They can't accept that the powers that be at 1265 Lombardi thought Barry was their 2nd best option because of their in-depth research on the internet and what they read on Twitter. So that have to pull together conspiracy theories about secret racism and/or willful incompetency. </p><p></p><p>It's a temper tantrum. </p><p></p><p>Here's the reality. The Packers looked at what the Rams did last year on defense and saw that they were able to recreate the success of Vic Fangio to excellent results. So they targeted three guys: one college coach who may just be plain special, and two guys who LaFleur knows and potentially have the ability to do something like what Staley did in LA. </p><p></p><p>Leonhard turned them down (if this is all driven by nepotism-- why did he get the first offer?). So they went with the guy they had the most confidence would be able to bring that defensive scheme to the Packers. And they believe it's Barry. </p><p></p><p>Sounds crazy right? Much more likely that LaFleur sat Barry down and said, "Hey, I know you suck, but I owe you from that time you picked up the bar tab in Culver City, so let's do this thing."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dantés, post: 901360, member: 12283"] No, it's absolutely an accurate parallel. Relationships get people hired in every industry. Performance keeps them employed once they're hired. That last part is [I][B]WAY [/B][/I]more true of the NFL than most other industries. If Barry is horrible in Green Bay, he will be fired. It will not matter that he and LaFleur know each other from one year together in LA. This flailing is absurd. Literally no one would be talking about this if LaFleur had hired a guy he knows who fans/media happened to like as a candidate. People are pulling the race card or the nepotism card because they're pissed off that they didn't get their way. They can't accept that the powers that be at 1265 Lombardi thought Barry was their 2nd best option because of their in-depth research on the internet and what they read on Twitter. So that have to pull together conspiracy theories about secret racism and/or willful incompetency. It's a temper tantrum. Here's the reality. The Packers looked at what the Rams did last year on defense and saw that they were able to recreate the success of Vic Fangio to excellent results. So they targeted three guys: one college coach who may just be plain special, and two guys who LaFleur knows and potentially have the ability to do something like what Staley did in LA. Leonhard turned them down (if this is all driven by nepotism-- why did he get the first offer?). So they went with the guy they had the most confidence would be able to bring that defensive scheme to the Packers. And they believe it's Barry. Sounds crazy right? Much more likely that LaFleur sat Barry down and said, "Hey, I know you suck, but I owe you from that time you picked up the bar tab in Culver City, so let's do this thing." [/QUOTE]
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