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Denny (politely) Refuses To Interview For Raiders Job
The Rooney Rule should NOT apply to Al. If the Lofton rumor at KFFL is correct, then Denny might refuse on that point alone. If Lofton already interviewed, then the Rooney Rule interpretation of Denny's actions is moot.
http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm
POSTED 8:59 p.m. EST, January 16, 2007
DENNY REFUSES TO INTERVIEW FOR RAIDERS JOB
Despite published reports that former Vikings and Cardinals coach Denny Green would interview on Tuesday for the head-coaching vacancy in Oakland, Len Pasquarelli of ESPN.com reports that Green declined to sit for the job.
But it's not that Green isn't interested in the job. Instead, he thinks that owner Al Davis knows him well enough to offer him the gig without an interview.
Pasquarelli doesn't acknowledge the 500-pound elephant in the room (and we're not referring to Len himself), but we will.
The Raiders are widely rumored to be ready to offer the job to USC assistant coach Steve Sarkisian. But they can't hire Sarkisian until they comply with the Rooney Rule by interviewing at least one minority candidate.
And Green isn't willing to play that game.
The next question is whether anyone else is. Chargers receivers coach James Lofton is reportedly on the list to be interviewed, but if he senses that he's being courted merely to allow compliance with the Rooney Rule, he might say "no," too.
At one point, there was a guy in the league office who had a reputation for being willing to interview for a head-coaching job in order to ensure compliance with the Rooney Rule. That guy's name is Art Shell.
The same Art Shell whom the Raiders recently fired.
If, at the end of the day, the Raiders aren't able to comply with the Rooney Rule, it would be unfair for the team to be punished. The franchise has been committed to diversity long before it was a requirement.
The Rooney Rule should NOT apply to Al. If the Lofton rumor at KFFL is correct, then Denny might refuse on that point alone. If Lofton already interviewed, then the Rooney Rule interpretation of Denny's actions is moot.
http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm
POSTED 8:59 p.m. EST, January 16, 2007
DENNY REFUSES TO INTERVIEW FOR RAIDERS JOB
Despite published reports that former Vikings and Cardinals coach Denny Green would interview on Tuesday for the head-coaching vacancy in Oakland, Len Pasquarelli of ESPN.com reports that Green declined to sit for the job.
But it's not that Green isn't interested in the job. Instead, he thinks that owner Al Davis knows him well enough to offer him the gig without an interview.
Pasquarelli doesn't acknowledge the 500-pound elephant in the room (and we're not referring to Len himself), but we will.
The Raiders are widely rumored to be ready to offer the job to USC assistant coach Steve Sarkisian. But they can't hire Sarkisian until they comply with the Rooney Rule by interviewing at least one minority candidate.
And Green isn't willing to play that game.
The next question is whether anyone else is. Chargers receivers coach James Lofton is reportedly on the list to be interviewed, but if he senses that he's being courted merely to allow compliance with the Rooney Rule, he might say "no," too.
At one point, there was a guy in the league office who had a reputation for being willing to interview for a head-coaching job in order to ensure compliance with the Rooney Rule. That guy's name is Art Shell.
The same Art Shell whom the Raiders recently fired.
If, at the end of the day, the Raiders aren't able to comply with the Rooney Rule, it would be unfair for the team to be punished. The franchise has been committed to diversity long before it was a requirement.
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