When Tomlin took over, Arians got promoted from within, everything else stayed the same until Rooney fired Arians last year and brought in Haley.

Does that sound like a coach that’s in charge?

It’s why we see the same old conversation with every HC hiring, Cower, Gruden, Bilick, Reid, Turner etc. people say a college coach or Canadian FB coach won’t work in the NFL, or that an option QB won’t work. We have these stereotypes for a reason. People don’t think outside the box. To think outside the box, you need too talk to more than just the status quo when it comes to these openings.

Haven’t any of you made a judgement on someone you’ve seen but never talked to, but after talking to them, you realize, I was totally wrong, and need to expand my horizons.

Bottom line the Rooney rule does not mandate hiring, only expanding your search and interviewing.

One of the best articles I’ve read from PFT, and I don’t usually agree with Florios comments. Oh yes, I’m white, cause I know some of you will base your opinion of my views assuming I’m a minority.

As a business owner you have earned the right to hire who you feel is the best for the job as well as who you feel most comfortable with, hoever they want to define it.

We are a free country, let’s act like it.

Where are you from? Oh, America pre 2008.

Dan Rooney is a racist. He thinks black men aren’t smart enough to succeed without him lowering his Shanty Irish white hand down to them.

The comment you made reflects you aren’t a smart black man , but you are a dumb racist…”

I’m neither black nor a racist. White people who think that black people can’t succeed without the help of white people are racists.

By definition.

Token interviews are done with everyone if for no other reason than to use them as a bargaining chip in a prelude to negotiations

As a business owner you have earned the right to hire who you feel is the best for the job as well as who you feel most comfortable with, hoever they want to define it.

We are a free country, let’s act like it.

Dan Rooney is a racist. He thinks black men aren’t smart enough to succeed without him lowering his Shanty Irish white hand down to them.

The comment you made reflects you aren’t a smart black man , but you are a dumb racist…

Always, in the back of people’s minds will be the question of whether he got the job because he deserved it, or because the team was trying to push “diversity”.

The Rooney Rule needs to go. Now.

The worst thing about affirmative action is that it gives incompetent white people something to blame when their life doesn’t turn out the way the want it to.

Dan Rooney is a racist. He thinks black men aren’t smart enough to succeed without him lowering his Shanty Irish white hand down to them.

Bad message to send.

Lovie Smith: 29-21.

Yet, Andy found a job in about a week….
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Andy Reid was also the GM and has a career winning record. Lovie was the coach for 9 years and missed the playoffs the last 2. If he was building something (And he should have been) it didn’t work. Teams are looking to win the SB not be knew good. That’s why guys like Schottenheimer get fired after going 14-2. The point is to win the SB.

I want more white WR’s and DB’s this isn’t fair that there are not more of them in the NFL.
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Again…the article clearly explains why this argument is silly when compared with the coaching situation.

I guess my question to you all then who thinks there is no problem with that is why do you think so far minorities are hired to coach college or pro teams? Are you saying there are virtually no qualified minorities for head coaching positions? If not then can you explain your position?

The Rooney rule is terribly flawed, and insulting to everybody involved on some level. The real way to fix this rule is to only apply it in cases where teams interview more than one candidate. That way if somebody can get a guy like Jeff Fisher, and wants Jeff Fisher they don’t need to run demeaning sham interviews with some poor shill that never had a shot at the job. How are they going to expand it? They can’t demand that a team actually hire a candidate if they don’t think that that person is a good fit, so what are they going to do? Are they going to require more sham interviews per team, or maybe give bonuses (draft pick/ cap break) for hiring minority coaches? Those sound like horrible ideas to me.
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Excellent point. The sham interviews makes the process a joke for everyone involved. Last season, Kansas City decided to hire Romeo Crennel as permanent head coach after his stint as interim. No sham interviews were required. But, when they focused on the equally qualified Andy Reid, the joke interview, and interview jokes started flowing.