Hunt For A Head Coach

[nefansince75]

Most owners and teams have gotten beyond the stereotypical biases of the past. Just as they have gotten beyond the old black quarterback biases.
The problem is being 'forced' to interview two minority candidates. No one like being forced to follow rules when hiring anyone. Why aren't teams forced to interview at last two female candidates for every position???

The Rooney Rules is a bullshit, save face. for the NFL.

I can't wait for a woman to sue the NFL because she didn't get an interview for a GM position. Half a trillion in damages???

How many female lineman (lineWomen?) are there? Part of the issue is the demographic makeup of coaches has been disproportionately white compared to the players.

The Rooney rule interviews are not sham interviews because they meet the intent of the rule and the coaching demographics are less disproportionate. NOTE, I'm not endorsing or demonizing the rule, just commenting on its current state.

 

[cdumler7]

How many female lineman (lineWomen?) are there? Part of the issue is the demographic makeup of coaches has been disproportionately white compared to the players.

The Rooney rule interviews are not sham interviews because they meet the intent of the rule and the coaching demographics are less disproportionate. NOTE, I'm not endorsing or demonizing the rule, just commenting on its current state.

I think the thought behind the rule was one with good intention. I do think that at times it can be harmful to the process though as we have seen teams who bring them in to satisfy the rule but don't even give them a real interview. Their real candidates will get something like 4 hours and dinner where they will spend maybe 2 hours with a minority candidate that they have no intention of hiring but just making sure they have played within the rules.

What I would love to see the NFL do is set up a better offseason program to help minority coaches to learn from veteran coaches. Kind of like we have a TE camp or an OL camp where the best in the game and some retired get together to help the young generation better themselves, I would love to see the coaches do something similar. I know they don't want to give away trade secrets of how they got to where they are, but still the NFL could come up with something especially with some retired coaches that could help guide them.

 

[BigKen]

I think the thought behind the rule was one with good intention. I do think that at times it can be harmful to the process though as we have seen teams who bring them in to satisfy the rule but don't even give them a real interview. Their real candidates will get something like 4 hours and dinner where they will spend maybe 2 hours with a minority candidate that they have no intention of hiring but just making sure they have played within the rules.

What I would love to see the NFL do is set up a better offseason program to help minority coaches to learn from veteran coaches. Kind of like we have a TE camp or an OL camp where the best in the game and some retired get together to help the young generation better themselves, I would love to see the coaches do something similar. I know they don't want to give away trade secrets of how they got to where they are, but still the NFL could come up with something especially with some retired coaches that could help guide them.

Coach helping someone who might be taking away his job??

I constantly remind my grandson to never train anyone 100% on any job he does. Never ever train or tell anyone the most critical thing he does.
BTW........he inserts those coded microwires in the paper for $100 bills. He's scored higher on the technical operation of the machine than the two engineers who invented it. Oh yeah. There's only one of these machines and it's located in NH. He has miraculous machine mechanical and operational ability. If the machine was anywhere but NH, the operator would be making at least $50 an hour, probably more. Not in NH.

Coaching is a completely different type of animal. One year, you suck eggs. The next year, you make a couple of personnel changes and you're a hero. You might or might not have control over your roster but you're expected to be competitive every year. Then you get fired. What if three of the guys you trained a couple of years ago are the main three going for your job? Was it because you trained them too well and then failed to follow what you advised them to do?

Best way to become a head coach in the NFL is to start as a player and understand the game from that perspective. Then coach a couple of positions, get a coordinator position and be successful. That will fill all of the holes of knowledge and that should also allow you to be around the head coach you're working with to ask question and observe what and how he does things.