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Originally Posted by rypper11
So Meeks and Caldwell get interviewed Monday and GW is hired Wednesday. We get the HC that we and the players want and the new era can begin. I disagree with those who say that bringing in an interview to just comply with the Rooney Rule is stringing them along. Part of the reason why the same guys get the HC jobs is because they know how to interview well because they've been interviewed often. Sometimes just gaining the experience of the interview process can help someone can a job later (think Grimm would be a HC if he had interviewed better? I do.).
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It seems you were replying directly to my comments, because noone seems to have expressed the same view. You have given a very interesting way of looking at this, and I agree that simply granting these guys an interview will help them regardless of whether or not they get the HC job.
To clarify, however, I meant to express that I would be upset if Snyder opted to interview other minority options with less of a chance to actually get the job then Caldwell and Meeks (whom he apparently has a legitimate interest in; similar to that of Schwartz I would assume) simply to move the process along (in the event that the Colts had won earlier today). Obviously Snyder wanted to look at other options then Williams or else he would have arranged for him to succeed Gibbs without any competition, and if the minority options he looks into have a legitimate opportunity to make their case for the job I am all for it. If, however, the interview was given simply for compliance to the Rooney Rule it just seems to go against the very spirit of the rule.
I will concede that whatever other minority options that may have been interviewed in place or Caldwell or Meeks could have benefited by simply gaining experience and perhaps more interest from teams in the future, but I still think it would be a shame to tarnish the good nature of the Rooney Rule by feigning interest in a candidate without a legitimate shot at becoming HC.
Anyways, I am happy with the way things worked out. Now Meeks and/or Caldwell will be given a legitimate interview. Personally I hope Greg Williams gets the job, but more power to the guys if they can blow Snyder away. Either way I will be happy if this thing is finished quickly so that the proper adjustments to personnel can be made, and the new HC can begin to focus on getting this team ready for next season.