We had a very good and meaningful discussion about the Rooney Rule Amendments yesterday...but I feel like I could have expressed my thoughts more clearly.
Number 1 is—-the spirit of the Rooney Rule is to give minority candidates a greater opportunity to interview for GM, head coaching and coordinator positions.
Given an increased opportunity to interview for leadership positions, minority candidates then have to go and ace their interviews the way Mike Tomlin did with Dan Rooney and the Steelers.
To be clear—-I do not believe anyone is suggesting that less qualified candidates of any ethnicity should be hired ahead of more qualified ones—-unless it is a matter of a specific fit.