Comments on: Buzz building for Holmgren to Seahawks

By: texasPHINSfan

texasPHINSfan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:43:42 +0000

good, bring holmgren back! mora sucks and apparently can’t take his eyes off U-dub

By: dcfan-1212450

dcfan-1212450 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:45:46 +0000

@Ralph Gre Nadar
The only thing the NFL should be more ashamed of than their horrendous track record of hiring minority candidates is their lame attempt at FORCING teams to interview and hire minority candidates.
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I agree with the second half, but the first half has seriously changed in the last few years. Raheem Morris, Lovie Smith, Jim Caldwell, Mike Tomlin, Perry Fewell, Marvin Lewis, and Mike Singletary. Thats 7/32. With Tony Dungy and Herman Edwards departing last year. And tons of coordinators like Ron Meeks and Greg Blache. And if any of you think the Rooney rule had anything to do with that your wrong. Your hire the best man for the job, regardless of color. And owners want to win, which is why they sometimes hire coaches they cant stand. The Rooney rule is stupid, the culture of the NFL has changed, time for us to remove this rule along with affirmative action. Best man for the job, period. We voted in a black president for petes sake, to we really need these such rules anymore?

By: pkrlvr

pkrlvr — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:25:35 +0000

Jesus the Rooney rule is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard of. Requiring you to interview someone based solely on the color of their skin (regardless of their qualifications) is insulting to the interviewer and the interviewee. I can’t imagine black folks like this kind of attention, do they? It’s like affimative action for the NFL.

By: tatum32

tatum32 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:49:19 +0000

The idea is that the league is a standard bearer of a rule to amend unfair hiring practices. And that is meant to address even more insulting, racist and largely disenfranchising sporting organizations (SEE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL)
Like Holmgren going to the Seahawks is really going to help anyway?

By: Beer Cheese Soup

Beer Cheese Soup — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:35:38 +0000

bucc19 says:
Look for Favre to be a Seahawk next year HAHAHHAHAHHAHAH
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Unlikely. Favre has said he’s scared of Holmgren. Holmgren is one of the two coaches in Favre’s career who didn’t treat him as though he walked on water and let him get away with murder.
Favre, at his age, and with the biggest NFL ego of all time, simply can’t handle that level of stress. He’s much better off with his current coach/personal chauffeur Childress.

By: Canyonero

Canyonero — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:44:37 +0000

From a practical standpoint, how would the NFL “reward” teams for hiring minority coaches? Award them Monday night games, give them extra draft picks, let the salary cap slide…?
Those are the nuts & bolts that matter. Nobody cares about press releases.

By: lionelhutzlives

lionelhutzlives — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:05:48 +0000

…Come Home Mike!…Come Home Mike!…

By: Ralph Gre Nader

Ralph Gre Nader — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:41:57 +0000

The only thing the NFL should be more ashamed of than their horrendous track record of hiring minority candidates is their lame attempt at FORCING teams to interview and hire minority candidates. Its all a lame PR measure that the NFL needs in order to look good in the eyes of the public. Why not reward teams for their efforts rather than force all of them to do something that only a handful would be doing if the rule wasn’t in existence? They could easily reward teams with an annual PR release detailing the efforts of those who have gone above and beyond. Instead they choose to tout the existence of the rule rather than telling us WHETHER OR NOT THE DAMN THING IS EVEN WORKING. (Which is debatable.)

By: bucc19

bucc19 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:40:40 +0000

Look for Favre to be a Seahwk next year HAHAHHAHAHHAHAH

By: tombrookshire

tombrookshire — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:31:02 +0000

Doubtful that Holmgren would be put in a position to fire his hand picked successor as his first order of business as Seahawks GM. Also, he did a lousy job at it first time around. What makes him more qualified this time?

By: Raider Pride

Raider Pride — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:24:09 +0000

There is not enough Chinese Players in the NFL.
They should apply some sort of Rooney Rule where every team has to have at least three chinese players on the roster.

By: Merton Hanks

Merton Hanks — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:23:51 +0000

Yeah, the Rooney Rule needs to go – but wasn’t Mike stripped of the GM duties he once had in Seattle? I thought I remembered that part of the job not going so well.

By: Glad4sGone

Glad4sGone — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:19:07 +0000

I agree with brian forster. I am not a minority in this country, and as such am not one to speak for those who are. However, I can’t help but predict that I would be insulted over this Rooney Rule thing if I were a minority. I am involved in the hiring of personnel, and that type of “rule” just doesn’t work.

By: Canyonero

Canyonero — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:18:47 +0000

Wasn’t he kind of 50-50 as a Coach/GM?

By: GoBrowns19

GoBrowns19 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:17:26 +0000

Haha, I always forget why it takes so long for hires to happen…and then there’s the Rooney rule. Why waste these guys time interviewing someone that have no intention of hiring, just so people can make believe that an honest attempt was made to hire a black coach. I’ll tell ya what, I’m a white guy out of work since April and I hear noone crying for me…I never owned a slave in my life.

By: Bruiseddeath

Bruiseddeath — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:16:41 +0000

Agree Brian…..I know what the rule is trying to do and is commendable…But to me it is odd as a team wants Mr. or Mrs X as their GM…Rooney rule forces the team to find a minority to interview even though person X is who they want. What is the point?? The minority would essentially be used..IMHO..

By: rjgreen3

rjgreen3 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:13:21 +0000

This interviewing a minority has good intentions, but if I am set to hire someone I shouldn’t have to interview someone that I am not going to hire in the first place! I am of a minority race and I really think this issue can be humiliating and just more BS!

By: bluestree

bluestree — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:11:26 +0000

So the whole “talking about spanning the nation by coaching out east” was a ploy? Well played, Mr. Walrus, well played.

By: Ralph Gre Nader

Ralph Gre Nader — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:09:16 +0000

Phew….I was worried my Browns might get their hooks into him. That was a close one.

By: FumbleNuts

FumbleNuts — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:03:55 +0000

Welcome back Mr. Walrus, we need POSITIVE direction.

By: brian forster

brian forster — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:01:46 +0000

The Rooney Rule is outdated, useless, and insulting.