Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
Originally posted by pdfortune:
If they ever wanted a great example of how the Rooney Rule is treated like a joke it is Mike McCarthy. He had one year as the 49er OC last ranked offense in 2005. The offense was so bad some considered it one of the worst in decades, and McCarthy still got the Packers job. I can't believe he got an interview for the Packers job. No way would a black guy gets an interview with a resume like McCarthy had in 2005.
He got the job primarily because they wanted someone that could work with a young QB. McCarthy hadn't just been OC with the 49ers, he had been OC with the Saints and had worked with Aaron Brooks as well.
The fastest way to a HC job in the NFL has always been to be a QB aficionado. Every team wants a QB whisperer of their own and anyone that has experience working with them pretty much always has a leg up. Josh Allen balling out is the only reason Daboll has a HC job. He was dismal as OC in KC previously.
Ehh....Aaron Brooks flashed so briefly you could've missed it. That original point still stands. A black OC isn't getting interview sniffs after leading offenses that bad.
I'd throw Joe Judge in there- former Patriots receivers coach. I'm against hiring position coaches in general for HC jobs, but that guy's group in New England was the actual weakness in New England. Yet he's interviewed and hired. I thought Zac Taylor had a light resume. Fortunately for him the Bengals were bad enough in 2019 to draft Joe Burrow.
Adam Gase anyone? No real success in the Miami tenure, but hired immediately. We have Josh McCown getting interviews. How accomplished is he?
With the original poster's point about the Rooney Rule- it is a joke. In the spirit of it, I suppose the idea was to get some faces in front of these owners and thinking that maybe they can impress in an interview and that will open the door. I don't see it. And I'm not claiming there are so many glowing black candidates. Its more of, look at the quality of who is hired. Some of this stuff is baffling.