LOS ANGELES -- If I were Dan Rooney about now, I'd be demanding that my name be removed from the so-called Rooney Rule. He was integral in establishing the rule seven years ago in the spirit of diversity, to provide legitimate NFL opportunities for minority candidates who deserved to be considered for head-coaching and executive positions. It was named for Rooney, one of the league's smartest and most progressive men, because he was offering chances to minorities with the Pittsburgh Steelers back when other owners still were employing good-old-boy practices.But something very wrong and troubling has happened of late. The Rooney Rule has been twisted into a hokey euphemism for the token interview, a sign that those same good-old-boys are alive and not well. I'm not saying that Leslie Frazier (pictured), defensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings, is more worthy of the Seattle Seahaws' coaching position than Pete Carroll, who twice has been an NFL head coach and is coming off a rousingly successful reign at USC. Nor am I saying that Jerry Gray, an assistant coach with the Washington Redskins, should have been offered the head-coaching position in D.C. over Mike Shanahan, a two-time Super Bowl champion who might make the Hall of Fame if he revives a dog franchise.
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