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So where does the Rooney Rule go from here?

Posted on 2/1/22 at 6:13 pm
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
40270 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 6:13 pm
For years it has been a sham, but it was a wink wink sham.

Now that the sham has blown up, what happens next?

If they scrap the rule, the woke mafia is going to go nuts.

If they ignore it and keep on with no changes, the media will go nuts as they continue to report it is a sham.

If they try to put more teeth into it, GMs and owners will continue to ignore it.

This is going to be fun to watch.

And somehow, out of this mess, Sean Payton will be suspended for 6 games. Book it.
Posted by High C
viewing the fall....
Member since Nov 2012
59508 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 6:15 pm to
Is it legal to force minority head coach hirings? If not, it doesn’t really matter what they do, the owners will skirt it.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
136333 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 6:28 pm to
Not a sham, a dumb rule. Owners hire the best candidate they can regardless of skin color.
This post was edited on 2/1/22 at 6:33 pm
Posted by sacrathetic
Member since May 2019
618 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 6:29 pm to
A system that eschews merit only proves the inferiority of those it's trying to promote.
Posted by Skyler97
Member since Mar 2014
4550 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 6:33 pm to
I’m not saying the Rooney rule as it is written now is the answer, but the fact that there were only 8 minority head coaches in NFL history prior to it is pretty nuts
Posted by SOCAL TIGER
SOCAL
Member since Jan 2005
11367 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 6:34 pm to
frick the NFL

This is what happens when you don’t stand your ground.

Go Woke

Go Broke
Posted by PowerTool
The dark side of the road
Member since Dec 2009
22919 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 6:40 pm to
Total guess here, but I'd imagine they're going to announce more emphasis on development of minority assistant coaches and executives. They obviously screwed up by making a sham of head coach interviews. Maybe all the focus shouldn't just be on head coaches.
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
76443 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 6:41 pm to
Improved draft picks for minority hires
Posted by PeteRose
Hall of Fame
Member since Aug 2014
17881 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 6:41 pm to
quote:

Owners hire the best candidate they can regardless of skin color.


Some people still think that GMs and owners sit around in a private meeting and say "this guy can bring us a championship but let's not hire him because he's a black coach".
Posted by ZZTIGERS
Member since Dec 2007
17370 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 6:43 pm to
The NFL will start appointing head coaches of their choosing when a vacancy is available.
Posted by High C
viewing the fall....
Member since Nov 2012
59508 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 6:43 pm to
quote:

Improved draft picks for minority hires


Yeah, that’s bullshite.
Posted by Hurricane Mike
Member since Jun 2008
20059 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 6:45 pm to
Probably the same place everything Dim goes...........to shite
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
78805 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 6:48 pm to
quote:

Owners hire the best candidate


For the 2nd year in a row the Texans are considering hiring a guy with no coaching experience.
This post was edited on 2/1/22 at 6:49 pm
Posted by Rouge
Floston Paradise
Member since Oct 2004
138209 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 6:51 pm to
quote:

Texans are considering hiring a guy with no coaching experience.


And if I spend a billion dollars on a franchise, I'm going to hire whomever I want.
Posted by dhuck20
SCLSU Fan
Member since Oct 2012
23020 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 6:53 pm to
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For the 2nd year in a row the Texans are considering hiring a guy with no coaching experience.
So their supposed incompetence is automatically racist?
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
78805 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 6:57 pm to
quote:

So their supposed incompetence is automatically racist?

Just don't say you're hiring the best candidate if a guy with no experience is on the cusp of being hired. This lawsuit might be what prevents it.
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
43058 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 6:59 pm to
quote:

Is it legal to force minority head coach hirings? If not, it doesn’t really matter what they do, the owners will skirt it.



The fact that people talk about "The League" and "The League Office" as though it is somehow autonomous from the owners as a group means they have done a good job with their "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain" scheme.

No way the owners as a group allow anything that ties their hands in hiring more than the rooney rule already does.

Goodell and everyone at the league office works for the owners.
Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
176246 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 7:10 pm to
You have to hire a black person at least every other time.
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
40270 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 7:17 pm to
Leftwich is ready to be a HC
Bowles is probably ready to be a HC
Leslie Frazier is probably ready for a second shot at HC
Vance Joseph might be ready for a second shot at HC
I don't know what the heck is going on with Eric Bieniemy
DeMaco Ryans and Aaron Glen are probably not ready to be a HC, but they are close.

Meanwhile, teams were legit considering hiring Bill O'Brien and Dan Quinn.

Now, maybe there is no racism at play. But BOB and Quinn?


Posted by Jcorye1
Tom Brady = GoAT
Member since Dec 2007
76373 posts
Posted on 2/1/22 at 7:19 pm to
I have zero issue with some programs that help players move into the coaching ranks, regardless of color. Like maybe for every assistant coach/coach that was previously an NFL player and making 60k or more, they add 100k to the salary cap?
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