For
the first time in NFL history, a team has hired a woman to its coaching staff. I think.
It’s
just that I can’t tell what exactly a “quality control special teams’ coach” does;
the Bills’ website acts as though everyone should know. I understand the role of a bullpen coach in
baseball, and a bench coach and even an assistant hitting coach, and No, no MLB
team has yet to hire a woman in any of those capacities. Still, I’m suspicious here. Last season, Kathryn Smith was administrative
assistant to Bills’ head coach Rex Ryan, and now she’s moving on to quality
control. Maybe I don’t know enough about
football jobs to be properly impressed.
But
I do know how you can tell if the job means anything. Say special-teams’ play helps win two
straight games next season. Would Ryan
single out Smith’s contribution at a news conference? Conversely, say special teams loses two
straight games. Would Smith get fired?
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