Why are there no Samoan coaches? No Samoans are being interviewed. Its racist against Samoans.

20% of the coaches hired this year are black coaches. The US population is 12.9% black (per U.S. census 2000). Clearly blacks are overrepresented. The total "minority" population of the U.S. is approximately 30%. Clearly the NFL is under-represented by Latinos, Asian-Pacific Islanders, and Inuit-Native Americans. There are NO female or trans-gendered head coaches--clearly the NFL is discriminating moreso against these groups. Clearly we must expand the Rooney rule to include at least one Inuit and and one Fijian candidate for every head coaching position. Clearly we need to expand the Rooney Rule to include one transgendered and two female candidates for every position.

My bad. Rocky, Samoan not Fijian.

What ratio does the NFL desire? Parity with US demographics, with NFL viewership, or with the NFL players demographics. As was stated, the ratio of black head coaches already exceeds that of the US population. To reach parity with NFL players should the owners agree to fire half of their head coaches for the sake of parity ignoring the quality of their job performance?

NFL coaching is an elite club. Just 32 positions, period. This is not enough to ever fairly reflect parity of the country or the world. If you want to expand the list to include all coaching position in the NFL then we have a large enough number to look at.

why aren't there more hispanic and asian players?

A minority of players are white. What racists forces are keeping the white man down?

Frankly, I think white sportswriters are over-represented -- this is what the NFL should be targeting.

Oh, and the Raiders are still the only team to have hired an African-American coach, an Hispanic Coach and the CEO is a woman (Amy Trask).

Oh, and the Raiders are still the only team to have hired an African-American coach, an Hispanic Coach and the CEO is a woman (Amy Trask).

And how's that working out for them?

I can't get worked up about some supposed racist bias by the owners just because Denny Green and Art Shell got fired. Their firings are actually a good thing for black coaches - those two retreads won't be taking up the "Rooney Rule" spots anymore, clearing a path for some GOOD black coaches.

As far as racial discrimination in NFL coaching, I believe it is informative to listen to the lived experiences of an exceptional individual such as Tony Dungy. Only by seeing the harm inflicted on such individuals, will hearts be changed. Affirmative action may not quickly change racist attitudes since it engenders resentment from majority culture, but it does set social expectations of ethical behavior which over time can become the new social norms.

Some of you are idiots and can't even follow your own logic. When discussing the representative population of black football coaches, you should relate that to the NFL's player demographics and not to the TOTAL population of the US. The percentage of black coaches/GM's is FAR, FAR less than the percentage of black NFL players. Period.

This should stir a few radicals up:

What ever happened to the "Best Man for the Job" concept?

Aren't you people that insist a minority (of any kind) be given preferential treatment "Racists" by definition?

Have fun with that folks ... let the knives and daggers commence flying ...

How do you know who the true "best man" for the job is if members of a certain population can't even get in the door to demonstrate their potential "best man" status. Unless of course the "best man for the job" is really coda for the best white man for the job.

Before the Rooney rule many black coaches weren't even getting interviewed. How many times did Dungy get passed over for jobs without even an interview? Was that because he was never the "best man for the job"? Meanwhile, several coaches who were hired have washed out of the league and Dungy is in the Super Bowl. I'll bet some of those owners wish they were "forced" to interview Dungy.

The Rooney rule is actually pretty fair. It's not mandating that black people get hired at all. Instead it's saying they just be included in the interview process. If an owner is hell bent on hiring a white man that's his choice but he may tell another owner that black coach x is a good candidate. Now black coach x is in the pipeline and has a chance at opportunities that he didn't have before.

I truly believe that Norv Turner deserves another shot at coaching. Look what he's done with DC and Oakland. I would definitely hire him if I were the Dallas owner. *must keep straight face*

Nevermind racial bias what about sexual preference discrimination? Why are there not more transexuals gracing our sidelines?