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I'm not in the coaching culture, but it seems the issue of hiring minorities starts well before the NFL level. It isn't a racism issue, IMO. People want to win and make money, regardless of skin color. Starting in the high school ranks and even lower, are minorities seeking out grooming to enter the field of coaching? Are those skills being developed earlier in careers to enable being in the right place for college and NFL jobs? I think for whatever reason there is likely a smaller pool of qualified minority individuals who are in the right coaching circles to be considered for these jobs. Those relationships happen decades in advance of the NFL. The Rooney rule will never have its desired effect because of this.
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I don't think I can agree with this. There is plenty of equality at the assistant level. I think the disparity, and it seems like the league has this identified also, comes from a lack of minority coaches being hired as coordinators. I think the Rooney rule, at the coordinator level, will have a much more dramatic affect than it has at the H.C. level. And in turn, in this offensive league, you'll see a lot more minority coaches get to the point where they're "on deck" for head coaching jobs, especially if they get more minority coordinators hired on the offensive side of the ball.
Other than Lovie Smith and Ray Horton, there was really a lack of minorities "on deck" for jobs this particular offseason.