Falcons TE coach Kevin Koger declines to interview for Saints OC position

No2DC said
It has become a joke at this point. I mean, posters routinely mention it like taxes or jury duty now. If a person is black or considered a person of color, the first assumption is not that they are being considered; the team is just checking an HR box.

Exactly why the rule shouldn’t be there. It just creates unnecessary situations all around and it’s uncomfortable for everyone involved.

No2DC said
That's a loaded statement because I would argue success cannot be accurately assessed without a balance of opportunity. If one can demonstrate that many one-and-done HCs are black, that counters impact the success rate. What happened in NE and LV this year is a reflection of that.
Obviously, if you have a losing season, getting fired should not be a surprise. However, black coaches in a first-time HC are rarely in an environment of patience.
You cannot force people to hang out in places they do not hang- out, and the NFL is a reflection of society.
Due to the broader political discussions that are happening in the US , I think that's all I can say on this type of board without wandering into politics and history.

I think opportunities exist, as I said just look around. There are more black HC and coaches in general in the NFL and College than there were 20 years ago, and 20 years b4 that.

It’s a slow process, should there and could there be more opportunities? Yes, are there more than previous Yes. Will those opportunities continue to increase? Yes

Like I said…nature works on its on. There’s no Rooney rule in the natural order of things that looks to accelerate a process. Things happen on their own time and that’s proven true.

Patience is virtue, things aren’t perfect but they are less flawed than before. Things like the Rooney rule actually exasperate the flaw even though in theory it was intended to do the opposite.

It’s like DEI training. That didn’t work in the way it was intended and there’s a reason…it’s another forced action.

There isn’t a soul on this planet that responds well to being forced into something.