Report: Shanahan in Talks with Redskins

Personally, I think one human of every ethnic group/sexual orientation/gender should be interviewed for every job available. Further, the presidency ought to be changed from a one person job to a cooperative hegemony, again with one of every ethnic group/sexual orientation/gender represented. Further, the UN should have multiple representatives from every nation one for every ethnic group/sexual orientation/gender.

Granted nothing would get accomplished, but hey BONUS!

I'll say it again - what's the harm of ONE minority being interviewed?

Let's get back on topic and talk about Shanahan.

I'd also say if no Rooney Rule there would be no Super Bowl champion Mike Tomlin.

You must be kidding.

I'll say it again - what's the harm of ONE minority being interviewed?

none I was being sarcastic towards the whole debate. It's a simple rule, it's not the end of the world, it's also not salvation in a handbasket. It's just a rule.

The point I was trying to make has absolutely nothing to do with race, or anything associated with race. It did however speak to the fair and unbiased implementation of a rule that's difficult to police.

No one has to tell me much about the rule or the purpose of it's intent. I was afforded a job in county government as a result of affirmative action. Mike Tomlin, Lovie Smith, Tony Dungy, Marvin Lewis were not hired as a rusult of the Rooney Rule, they were hired because they were well qualified for the position. None of these men had to be hired, regardless of the rule they still could have been passed over.

Exactly.

Denver is now reporting its pretty much a done deal, he should be named coach soon.

Denver is now reporting its pretty much a done deal, he should be named coach soon.
Well that will be the report for at least the next 2 weeks. There is no way that we tear apart the staff before the two NFC East games.

I heard them say just earlier that he would be named by the end of the day.....

And given the history of the NFL, do you really think this is going to happen?

Yeah at some point. I dont think when my grandmother (Grammy) fled Czechoslovakia she ever thought there would be a black (or communist! (j/k)) American president in her lifetime, at least 50 years ago.

I think the point SBXVII is making is that whenever you make a decision to hire someone it should be based solely on merit and skin color or sex (imagine a female coach, now that’s progressive!) shouldn’t play a part in that decision. The government is saying that it should. Things like the affirmative action or the Rooney Rule (not govt. right?) say hey race needs to be considered when making a hiring decision. I think in the case of affirmative action, when 2 equally qualified persons apply for a job where one is a white male and the other is not the person who is not has to get the job for certain size organizations. Obviously the Rooney Rule doesn’t go this far, but I guess other rules go further like many public colleges in their application decisions. So its just however you want to run your organization. That’s cool with me, its your organization.

I personally have no beef with the Rooney Rule, but like all the other rules it gives the impression (to some ignorant individuals) that minorities have to be given a shot because they cant make it on merit alone. If they just make the rules indifferent based on race, and say everyone had to be given a equal chance. So if the Rooney Rule said white males had to be interviewed also (which in this day-and-age wouldn’t change anything), it would remove a lot of the perceived notions that minorities cant get it done on their own, or all owners are raciest, or Danny Snyder has to get the biggest named coach before looking anywhere else first.

I heard them say just earlier that he would be named by the end of the day.....

I think this is all for next season, he already said he wasn't taking a team over during the season. So I'm sure this will just be for next year, all fine by me.