The Browns should call these women for them to join the coaching staff

So, apparently, according to ESPN, the Cleveland Browns want to interview Condoleezza Rice to be their next head coach. (L & # 39; Team denied.)

It seems somehow pointless to put a lot of thought into this one, if that's true. Obviously, an organization that has been terribly lamentable for as long as anyone could remember would be floating ideas meant to change the discussion about it.

That does not mean that Condoleezza Rice – the former Secretary of State – has not been fulfilled. She is, of course. And she is brilliant. Few organizations would not be asked to apply his time and knowledge. She has a sporting experience since she recently chaired the University Basketball Commission.

Wanting to work as a coach does not make sense. Certainly, the NFL head coach position is partially managing director. You lead assistant coaches who perform the complex work of creating game plans while dealing with the great personalities of the players responsible for performing them in the field. It's a management job. Condi Rice can do it.

It's also always a football job and there's no proof that Rice can – or want to – do that. Bill Belichick, Andy Reid, Sean McVay …. these coaches are successful because they study the game endlessly and find ways to innovate even if it's only 11 out of 11 guys, as it has always been. They create inconsistencies in understanding how their slot machine player can open if deep security is forced to look to his left by the game; they also create different disparities by displaying the same appearance a week later with a different desired result. Everything is in the details – and their attention puts players in positions to succeed, giving these coaches the status they need to manage these players.

Rice could learn these things. She could almost certainly learn them faster than average. But it would take some time. Lots of time And there are a lot of women who have already spent that time and deserve better jobs in football.

It's admirable that the Browns general manager, John Dorsey, openly declares that he would hire a woman to head the head coach, This name depreciates the idea. It would be a gadget rental.

A better thing to do would be to find the women who have already devoted themselves to football and to open paths for them to do so.

That means calling Kathryn Smith, who was the first woman to become a full-time assistant coach in the NFL but was not retained by the Bills when Sean McDermott became a coach.

Or, contact Katie Sowers, the 49ers' assistant, the second woman to become a full-time NFL assistant – and the openly homosexual coach of the league. As a former player, she has obviously earned the trust of Kyle Shanahan and his time spent studying film with one of the brightest offensive minds of the game would be used in an expanded role.

Or Dorsey could look for Jen Welter, who broke the gender barrier by joining the Arizona Cardinals for the 2015 training camp.

Maybe these women would be interested, maybe not. But I promise you this: by talking to them, Dorsey could quickly draw up a list of bright and promising coaches from across the country who aspire to work at the highest levels. This network exists. He can connect with her. And it can make a difference by giving these women a chance that they have already been denied treatment.

This is the way forward for women in football, so Dorsey really has an interest in doing it.