NFL looking into lack of minority hiring for head coaching jobs

CBS Sports ^ | January 18, 2013 | Josh Katzowitz

[ConservativeStatement]

As CBSSports.com's Mike Freeman pointed out Thursday night, none of the eight coaches hired this offseason was of color. In all, teams went 0-for-8 in hiring minorities (or as Freeman wrote, “0-fer-black”).

Though the Rooney Rule is in place and does lead to minority candidates legitimately interviewing for head coaching jobs, you also have to wonder how effective that mandate is. Well, the NFL has taken notice and plans to do something about it.

Here's the statement from Robert Gulliver, the NFL's executive vice president of human resources:

[ConservativeStatement]

Richard Lapchick is going to give minuses to all these organizations in his next grading system.

[GeronL]

Not enough whites ON the field either, can we “fix” that??

[Edgar3]

Why is the skill level of players the deciding factor in their employment, yet not the best man for the coaching job considered fair?

[Past Your Eyes]

Aren’t we ever going to get beyond this kind of meaningless crap? Good grief, Charlie Brown.
As far as I’m concerned, the new Eagles coach is a minority. There isn’t another head coach in the league that is from New Hampshire. It’s about time we were represented, poor us.

[TexasCajun]

NTSA !

[Cyber Liberty]

I noticed he didn’t get upset abut it until Arizona hired its new coach.

[NonValueAdded]

On the eve of another MLK Jr day, we’re still focused on the color of their skin instead of the content of their character (and coaching ability)?

[skeeter]

The implication being the NFL is racist.

Ridiculous.

[ConservativeStatement]

Earlier this week, Charles Barkley mocked the fact that he had to broadcast a basketball game “as a black man” on MLK Day. Does that mean the players shouldn't be playing that day?

[driftdiver]

Skill level on the field isn’t weighed all that heavily either.

Not how few white running backs there are.

[chris37]

So the primary qualification a team should conisder for a coach is the skin color?

What about the sex?

Why aren’t there any women coaches?

Why no dwarves?

I swear to God, this country has gone mad and is stupid beyond all ability to describe stupidity.

[SpaceBar]

This is straight out of Animal Farm. They can’t get over the fact that not enough goats were hired because there aren’t enough qualified goats. So there must be a more sinister reason.... goatism.

[Chode]

feh...

[unixfox]

Political correctness has already killed most of the nation. Might as well kill our favorite pastimes as well.

[al baby]

Might as well kill our favorite pastimes as well.

Free Republic?

[Terry Mross]

This has been happening in the world of business for decades. There’s a character on Southpark named “Token”. Get it?

[unixfox]

Wait till they have a qualification of which political party you are affiliated with.

[Para-Ord.45]

I`m all for proportional representation on and off the field.

Would blow up in their face as only about what, 9% of the players would be black.

Let`s have at it !

[GeronL]

didn’t MLK Day use to be in February?

[hinckley buzzard]

I hear Romeo Crennell is available. Anybody want him? How about Lovey Smith. Of all enterprises, I would have to say porofessional sports is one of the purest meritocracies going. If you're good you get hired and stay hired. If not, you don't last long. The way it ought to be.