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Saints Are Making Mockery of Rooney Rule- Herm Edwards
Posted on 3/29/12 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 3/29/12 at 1:42 pm
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The New Orleans Saints are in talks with Bill Parcells about becoming their interim head coach during Sean Payton’s season-long suspension. But those talks can’t progress to a formal job offer until the Saints fulfill the requirements of the Rooney Rule by interviewing a minority candidate. Which raises the question: What are the Saints going to do if they decide Parcells is the guy they want, and Parcells decides he wants the job?
The Saints’ options would be twofold: They could either hire Parcells in blatant violation of the Rooney Rule, as the Lions did with Steve Mariucci in 2003, and therefore open themselves up to further league discipline right after they faced the toughest league discipline in NFL history over their bounty scandal. Or they could start looking for a minority candidate who’s willing to go through the motions of a sham interview simply to help the Saints and the league keep up the appearance that every coaching vacancy includes a minority candidate.
Former NFL head coach Herm Edwards says that either way, the situation is a mess.
“It makes it a little bit of a scam now,” Edwards said on ESPN. “That’s the shame of it all. Sean Payton opening his mouth like he did, he really reflects that this thing is going to become a sham if Bill Parcells takes this job. Because if you do decide to interview a minority, you’re going to go with Bill Parcells. You’ve already said, ‘This is our coach.’ That’s the shame of it all. It puts the commissioner in another bind.”
Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice was seated next to Edwards on the SportsCenter set when the subject came up, and Rice questioned whether any minority candidate would agree to interview for the Saints’ interim head coaching job. All indications out of New Orleans are that if the Saints go outside the franchise for an interim head coach, they’re going to hire Parcells. And that means any minority candidate they interview would know in advance that the purpose of the interview is to satisfy the letter of the Rooney Rule, even after they’ve already violated the spirit of the Rooney Rule.
“I know for me, I would not want to go do an interview if I’m not going to get that job,” Rice said.
Edwards added that the Saints have already, by reaching out to Parcells but not reaching out to any minorities, indicated that they’re going to go after the coach they want and not broaden their coaching search to include minority candidates, which the Rooney Rule is designed to make teams do.
“They’re making a mockery of the rule right now,” Edwards said.
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butthurt cuz he's not on their radar?
The New Orleans Saints are in talks with Bill Parcells about becoming their interim head coach during Sean Payton’s season-long suspension. But those talks can’t progress to a formal job offer until the Saints fulfill the requirements of the Rooney Rule by interviewing a minority candidate. Which raises the question: What are the Saints going to do if they decide Parcells is the guy they want, and Parcells decides he wants the job?
The Saints’ options would be twofold: They could either hire Parcells in blatant violation of the Rooney Rule, as the Lions did with Steve Mariucci in 2003, and therefore open themselves up to further league discipline right after they faced the toughest league discipline in NFL history over their bounty scandal. Or they could start looking for a minority candidate who’s willing to go through the motions of a sham interview simply to help the Saints and the league keep up the appearance that every coaching vacancy includes a minority candidate.
Former NFL head coach Herm Edwards says that either way, the situation is a mess.
“It makes it a little bit of a scam now,” Edwards said on ESPN. “That’s the shame of it all. Sean Payton opening his mouth like he did, he really reflects that this thing is going to become a sham if Bill Parcells takes this job. Because if you do decide to interview a minority, you’re going to go with Bill Parcells. You’ve already said, ‘This is our coach.’ That’s the shame of it all. It puts the commissioner in another bind.”
Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice was seated next to Edwards on the SportsCenter set when the subject came up, and Rice questioned whether any minority candidate would agree to interview for the Saints’ interim head coaching job. All indications out of New Orleans are that if the Saints go outside the franchise for an interim head coach, they’re going to hire Parcells. And that means any minority candidate they interview would know in advance that the purpose of the interview is to satisfy the letter of the Rooney Rule, even after they’ve already violated the spirit of the Rooney Rule.
“I know for me, I would not want to go do an interview if I’m not going to get that job,” Rice said.
Edwards added that the Saints have already, by reaching out to Parcells but not reaching out to any minorities, indicated that they’re going to go after the coach they want and not broaden their coaching search to include minority candidates, which the Rooney Rule is designed to make teams do.
“They’re making a mockery of the rule right now,” Edwards said.
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butthurt cuz he's not on their radar?
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Posted on 3/29/12 at 1:44 pm to blueslover
Posted on 3/29/12 at 1:44 pm to blueslover
I hate this crap. I'm all for equal opportunity, but if you have the right person for the job, passing he/she over just so you can interview a minority for the sake of interviewing is idiotic.
Posted on 3/29/12 at 1:46 pm to blueslover
tl;dr
But they said we're making a mockery of it because we have no intention of hiring anyone besides Parcells. We're just going to interview a minority coach only to comply to the Rooney Rule. What gets me is that they all act like this isn't done every time a team is looking to hire a coach. Teams always have a number one priority going into interviews. We're just the scapegoat again.
But they said we're making a mockery of it because we have no intention of hiring anyone besides Parcells. We're just going to interview a minority coach only to comply to the Rooney Rule. What gets me is that they all act like this isn't done every time a team is looking to hire a coach. Teams always have a number one priority going into interviews. We're just the scapegoat again.
Posted on 3/29/12 at 1:47 pm to blueslover
The Rooney rule deserves to be mocked.
Posted on 3/29/12 at 1:47 pm to blueslover
quote:
“They’re making a mockery of the rule right now,” Edwards said.
The rule is a fricking mockery. SO you cant hire a white without seriously considering a black guy?
We should interview a Mexican and a Chinaman just to frick with all these douchebags.
Posted on 3/29/12 at 1:49 pm to blueslover
Black peoPle problems
Posted on 3/29/12 at 1:49 pm to blueslover
If i was the Saints I would just tell the league that no one wanted to interview for the job. I mean, you can't force a man to an interview.
Posted on 3/29/12 at 1:54 pm to blueslover
quote:
butthurt cuz he's not on their radar?
yea
Posted on 3/29/12 at 1:55 pm to blueslover
The Rooney rule is pointless now, there have been a few successful black coaches as of late.
I think its stupid that if you want a guy you have to interview other people you do not want.
I get that there are still hiring discrepancies in places, but I mean the president is black. I would say the field is pretty level now.
I think its stupid that if you want a guy you have to interview other people you do not want.
I get that there are still hiring discrepancies in places, but I mean the president is black. I would say the field is pretty level now.
Posted on 3/29/12 at 1:56 pm to blueslover
So let's just interview some random dude, problem solved
Posted on 3/29/12 at 2:03 pm to blueslover
the rooney rule deserves to be mocked
Posted on 3/29/12 at 2:04 pm to blueslover
Totally predictable. No way the Saints get out of this without going through wringer
Posted on 3/29/12 at 2:06 pm to blueslover
sigh
Posted on 3/29/12 at 2:21 pm to blueslover
I think when they bring in a black free agent defensive tackle to try out they should be required to bring in a white one.
This post was edited on 3/29/12 at 2:23 pm
Posted on 3/29/12 at 2:24 pm to blueslover
Just hire him as the interim GM and then move him to head coach when needed, that's promoting from within...problem solved. You're welcome.
Posted on 3/29/12 at 2:26 pm to blueslover
In 2003, the NFL fined the Detroit Lions $200,000 for failure to interview African American candidates for the team's vacant head coaching job.
ehh, what is another fine..
ehh, what is another fine..
Posted on 3/29/12 at 2:27 pm to blueslover
Michael Lewis.
done.
done.
Posted on 3/29/12 at 2:34 pm to blueslover
quote:
“They’re making a mockery of the rule right now
The rule itself is a mockery. The Saints are hiring a guy for just one season. The only people that they should hire are either someone in house, which makes that person have to double up or someone that doesn't want a long term job.
Posted on 3/29/12 at 2:35 pm to blueslover
The Rooney rule is dumb anyways. If a team passes on a good coach that is black, they are a bunch of idiots, and it'll bite them in the arse eventually.
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