Baby Shan Leaving Texans / Search for a New OC

Roy P · #1 01-11-2010, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by texan

I'm pretty sure the Rooney rule only applies to the head coach and front office positions.

Then that's crazy. Just about every head coach has been a Coordinator at some point in time before they are considered to be a HC. I know that there are some examples of a position coach here or a Special Teams coach there that have been hired, but that's the exception rather than the rule.

barrett · #2 01-11-2010, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Roy P

Then that's crazy. Just about every head coach has been a Coordinator at some point in time before they are considered to be a HC. I know that there are some examples of a position coach here or a Special Teams coach there that have been hired, but that's the exception rather than the rule.

The rooney rule addressed the obvious issue of Minority candidates not getting head coaching shots. There was never much of an issue with minority candidates getting coordinator jobs, so they never made a rule for it.