About the Rooney Rule

The Rooney rule is in the news for some stupid reason.

Let me explain something: Dan Rooney didn't design this policy to make a coaching search more cumbersome. He simply assumed that teams knew it was in their own best interest to do their due diligence and have a lengthy hiring process. That's been the key to him only having to find a new coach every 15 years. Because he doesn't impulse hire a white guy he's never met.

So, whatever. If the Seahawks, Redskins, Bills and Browns want to cut corners when filling vacancies, that's their business. It's not in the spirit of the Rooney philosophy-- but there's no point in the league punishing teams for not having common sense. It'll catch up to them one way or another.