For all of those who are pulling for Gruden… why!? What has the guy done except win a title with Dungy’s team? If he was so great, why has he been in the booth all this time. The guy is personality, not a coach.

Yes, it is a form of Affirmative Action. Unfortunately, our society has required Affirmative Action programs to level the playing field and give qualified minority candidates an opportunity for consideration–as gbfanforever has so eloquently explained. My only argument here is that when a team is committed to promoting from within its own coaching ranks, it doesn’t benefit anyone to force the owner to conduct token interviews that won’t result in a hire (if that is the requirement).

@gbfanforever …

I’ve always admired Favre’s grit and enthusiasm on the field no matter what uniform he was wearing–which is not an endorsement of his personal character. If you can overlook that, you might find you agree with more of my posts than you realize

I tend to favor programs such as the Rooney Rule that create a more even playing field in hiring.
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So in essence you do not believe that minority candidates can stand on just their own merits and that they need extra help to be considered head coaches, am I correct?

This is nothing more than a form of affirmative action.
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This is a very tired, worn out, lazy argument that I’m just sick of hearing. I would like to mention that I’m shocked to agree with Deb on something but the notion that people are always hired based on who has the greatest “merits” is a farce perpetuated by Rush. For too many american employers, an important merit is being white. I used to think that that sure, the best qualified people get the job and then I would see the study results every year where identical resumes are sent out to employers, some with caucasian sounding names and some with african american sounding names. The resumes with caucasian sounding names get call backs usually at a 60-70% greater clip. I would love it if the league didn’t need a rule to help level the playing field for black coaches with the same credentials as white coaches, but sadly it seems they do.

@harrisonhits2 NOPE LOL

@canadianvikingfaniii The line is good minus Harrera and Sulivan, The LB’s and D backs do need a substantial upgrade, all of which I would include in a good off-season. Don’t worry about AD and Greenway going anywhere. Peterson still has another year left on his contract and the Star Trib has long reported that Greenway is a top off-season priority.

I tend to favor programs such as the Rooney Rule that create a more even playing field in hiring.
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So in essence you do not believe that minority candidates can stand on just their own merits and that they need extra help to be considered head coaches, am I correct?

This is nothing more than a form of affirmative action.

Nope.

Well Mr. Commish, it’s time to expand the current rule!

The Rooney Rule is a joke, it is essentially reverse racism.

However, I think Frazier has done enough to warrant the job and I hope he gets it, a little stability would certainly help things up there.

It’s almost as if you’ve never left?!?!

This team is a good off season away from being Super Bowl contenders again next year.
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Nope. A new offensive line is needed. Steve Hutchinson is not what he was last year, he still probably has a few years left in his tank but not anywhere near where he was. Bryant McKinnie needs to go. He is a useless passblocker. Phil Loadholt is absolutely atrocious, be it penalties or pass blocking. John Sullivan is too small and is easily beat 1 on 1. Anthony Herrera is a good starter but who knows after this season ending injury.

We need a replacement for Ben Leber, depth at the each LB position. Depth at Safety, the Vikes need to dump Madieu Williams. Need a new receiver to replace Bernard Berrian, we might not even bring back Sidney Rice seeing how injury prone he is. Good or not, you can’t produce if you’re not on the field.

Above all we need to resign Adrian Peterson and Chad Greenway.

What would it take to turn Webb into a solid West Coast QB? Surely Favre isn’t the only hope if the Vikes remain committed to that system.

@therealjcannon,

Just a wee bit optimistic at this point are you ? LOL