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Old 01-21-2007, 10:11 AM   #5
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Re: Steelers hire Tomlin

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Originally Posted by TAFKAS View Post
I may not phrase this right, so bear with me. Do you think because the Rooney family was so instrumental in implementing the Rooney rule that states teams with coaching vacancies must interview minorities, they felt obliged to hire one?

Nonsense. Teams hire people because they can get the job done and to be frank two African American coaches are in the championship game (Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith). No one said anything about race when Gibbs got hired even though he was a no-name. Or when Andy Reid came out of no where and got the Eagles Job. I'm pretty sure Tomlin didn't get the job because the Rooney family felt they should hire an African American coach.
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