Hawks Planning to Interview Thomas Brown (Bears Interim Coach) for OC

[SoulfishHawk]

You notice how Fresno Hawk's FIRST inclination was to go straight to "he's only getting an interview because he's black"? Not his credentials? Actually, why am I even wasting my time trying to explain this to you? Nevermind.

Yeah, that was a ridiculous comment. So because a guy is black, they're only talking to him because of the Rooney Rule? Just wow.

 

[FreshBoxLive]

You notice how Fresno Hawk's FIRST inclination was to go straight to "he's only getting an interview because he's black"? Not his credentials? Actually, why am I even wasting my time trying to explain this to you? Nevermind.

Hey bud. I don't think sports are for you. Maybe you should try... Politics.

 

[Seahawks Guy]

The Rooney rule is a good thing but one of the unintended consequences is that people think it's the only reason black coaches get interviewed, which is insulting.

 

[cymatica]

So because a guy is black, they're only talking to him because of the Rooney Rule?

Are you seriously wondering why someone would think that when there's a rule that says just that?

 

[cymatica]

The Rooney rule is a good thing but one of the unintended consequences is that people think it's the only reason black coaches get interviewed, which is insulting.

Then the Rooney rule isn't a good thing. Forcing interviews based on skin color created the reactions you find so insulting when it's the policy itself that is really insulting. The virtue signaling in here is ridiculous. Best man for the job, period.

 

[Seahawks Guy]

Then the Rooney rule isn't a good thing. Forcing interviews based on skin color created the reactions you find so insulting when it's the policy itself that is really insulting. The virtue signaling in here is ridiculous. Best man for the job, period.

I don't fully disagree, because people do that, but there's no reason to point out the Rooney rule as the only reason certain people are getting interviews because at the end of the day teams are going to hire whoever is best.

 

[SuperSonic67]

It’s a flawed rule, but also depends on the owner of each team and how seriously they take it…look at the Patriots and what they just did. I won’t bore you with a long post explaining it, if interested google it.

 

[CallMeADawg]

This thread went to crap quickly.

 

[hawkfan68]

Oh good. Next years scapegoat when Geno keeps crapping the bed against good teams.

He craps the bed against bad teams too - see Seahawks vs. Giants (Oct 6 2024)

 

[BirdsCommaAngry]

The psych studies on unconscious racism are kinda scary tbh. There are studies where they send out identical resumes with only changing the name to be a typically white name or black name and the white names get more requests for interviews. There's the old doll study where kids of different races tended to rate white dolls more highly than black dolls (and even the black kids in the study were usually doing this too). Unconscious racism and racial bias are probably definitely things that happen. In the NFL, an equal or less qualified white coach might get the nod over a black coach because he still seems like a better candidate.

I dunno about the Rooney Rule. It's got quotas teams need to meet for minority hires now and meeting quotas comes with all sorts of baggage. Teams are going to hire less qualified people to meet the quotas, and they're also going to hire more qualified people who seemed less qualified because of a racial bias too. If it's more of the former, then you'd want to drop the rule. If it's more of the latter, keep it until you find a better system. The trouble is we have no way of actually knowing what the rule is really achieving.

 

[toffee]

Yeah, that was a ridiculous comment. So because a guy is black, they're only talking to him because of the Rooney Rule? Just wow.

I am with you on this one.

 

[getnasty]

The Rooney Rule is stupid. Owners aren't going to be willing to pay black players 50 million a year and then turn around and say I'm not hiring the best coach because he's black. I think if you polled black coaches they'd say the same too.

 

[getnasty]

And I thought the Rooney Rule was only for head coaches.

 

[getnasty]

I am with you on this one.

I guarantee this happens all the time. Look at the Patriots. They knew they were hiring Vrabel but had to bring in someone due to the Rooney Rule.

 

[toffee]

I guarantee this happens all the time. Look at the Patriots. They knew they were hiring Vrabel but had to bring in someone due to the Rooney Rule.

It does, but that does not mean that our interview of this particular guy was purely to satisfy the Roomey Rule

 

[Fresno Hawk]

You notice how Fresno Hawk's FIRST inclination was to go straight to "he's only getting an interview because he's black"? Not his credentials? Actually, why am I even wasting my time trying to explain this to you? Nevermind.

Dude, don't over exaggerate what I wrote. Me saying it has to be the Rooney rule is not an overreaction. I said it because of what I feel. And that is what I wrote after, and that was his resume is UNIMPRESSIVE. And thats my opinion. Not just because he is a black man. The rules are the rules. I didn't make them.

 

[hgwellz12]

Then the Rooney rule isn't a good thing. Forcing interviews based on skin color created the reactions you find so insulting when it's the policy itself that is really insulting. The virtue signaling in here is ridiculous. Best man for the job, period.

The Rooney rule was implemented because your last sentence wasn't taking place. And, as is evident by some of the replies, it's not hard to see why.

Dude, don't over exaggerate what I wrote. Me saying it has to be the Rooney rule is not an overreaction. I said it because of what I feel. And that is what I wrote after, and that was his resume is UNIMPRESSIVE. And thats my opinion. Not just because he is a black man. The rules are the rules. I didn't make them.

Oh, believe me, I know.

 

[CallMeADawg]

The Rooney rule was implemented because your last sentence wasn't taking place. And, as is evident by some of the replies, it's not hard to see why.

Oh, believe me, I know.

I’m surprised this discussion is even being allowed to continue here.

 

[hgwellz12]

I’m surprised this discussion is even being allowed to continue here.

We're talking football.

 

[CallMeADawg]

We're talking football.

If you say so