I’m just not impressed with these hires/openings

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14 minutes ago, hepcat said:

The Browns are scrambling to find a coach to interview to satisfy the Rooney rule and none of the candidates are better than Evero which is super sad for them and maybe good for us 

Makes me think. Some of these guys obviously know they are just being asked to interview to satisfy that requirement.  
 

People say going through the process, even under those circumstances, is beneficial as a learning experience and preparation for a legit opportunity. 
But after you have done a couple, you probably don’t want to do any more if you think it is just for the rule. So you turn them down. 

Results in the Browns’s dilemma. 
 

I think the rule should be amended to: teams have to request interviews, not necessarily have them. In the case of no one wanting to do one, you tried. 
 

A certain number of requests go out, but none get accepted, that should do it for them. You can place requirements on how many requests you need to send out, who the requests go to… no quality control assistants or that type of thing. Legit coaches at a level where it makes sense. 

Satisfy that and you are free to hire your coach.  
 

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50 minutes ago, strato said:

Makes me think. Some of these guys obviously know they are just being asked to interview to satisfy that requirement.  
 

People say going through the process, even under those circumstances, is beneficial as a learning experience and preparation for a legit opportunity. 
But after you have done a couple, you probably don’t want to do any more if you think it is just for the rule. So you turn them down. 

Results in the Browns’s dilemma. 
 

I think the rule should be amended to: teams have to request interviews, not necessarily have them. In the case of no one wanting to do one, you tried. 
 

A certain number of requests go out, but none get accepted, that should do it for them. You can place requirements on how many requests you need to send out, who the requests go to… no quality control assistants or that type of thing. Legit coaches at a level where it makes sense. 

Satisfy that and you are free to hire your coach.  
 

I don't think there is any real reason to amend the rule. If you do, the teams will just find a way to abuse it. All the Browns have to do is just interview SOMEONE to "get through" the process. Hell, interview Jim Caldwell if that's what the actual goal is, just to get around it. 

Also, they have all of the candidates required for the Rooney Rule in Aden Durde and Nate Scheelhaase. They are in full compliance already. Scheelhaase is already scheduled for a second interview, for that matter.

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Just saying. It made me think well, what if a team is trying in earnest and is held hostage by people not accepting their requests. You need to prevent that. 

Abuse of the rule has been happening since it was implemented, fwiw. They will interview someone they really have no interest in just to satisfy the rule.