Pete Carroll agrees to coach Seattle

[Fritz]

Here's my other question: if Schneider from Green Bay was going to be interviewed for the GM job, is that out the door now since Carroll is being hired? That is, does Carroll get the dual GM/coach role? It's hard to imagine that not being the case - how messed up would that be to hire your coach and then your GM? I mean, Carroll would know he's more important than the GM and the GM would have no control over the guy. Thus, if the draft comes and Carroll wants player A and the GM wants player B, wouldn't Carroll just go over the guy's head and talk to the big bosses and get his way?

It sounds like Seattle might be setting itself up in a very Daniel Snyder-like way.

[swede]

So what the sham interviews demonstrate to me, is not the ineffectual nature of the Rooney Rule, its a demonstration of the illogical nature of hiring by poorly managed businesses.

Well managed businesses, then, require no Rooney rule, yes? They do the right thing in the name of success.

Poorly managed businesses, as you clearly show, will make bad decisions despite the Rooney rule.

Where, then, is the power of a rule to make people do the right thing?

Pete Carrol has his job. The Kabuki dance of the Rooney rule is played out, and all is well,especially since Leslie Frazier is piling up those frequent flier miles. He should be able to take his wife somewhere nice.

[Guiness]

Here's my other question: if Schneider from Green Bay was going to be interviewed for the GM job, is that out the door now since Carroll is being hired? That is, does Carroll get the dual GM/coach role? It's hard to imagine that not being the case - how messed up would that be to hire your coach and then your GM? I mean, Carroll would know he's more important than the GM and the GM would have no control over the guy. Thus, if the draft comes and Carroll wants player A and the GM wants player B, wouldn't Carroll just go over the guy's head and talk to the big bosses and get his way?

It sounds like Seattle might be setting itself up in a very Daniel Snyder-like way.

Have to think they're giving Carrol the keys - he's going to get the dual role.

Two things occur to me. One, Seattle should know better, after they had to relieve Holmgren of the GM duties. Two, that Holmgren will be pissed that they trust Carrol, who has shown nothing, with a job they felt they had to take from him.

[LP]

[ Two, that Holmgren will be pissed that they trust Carrol, who has shown nothing, with a job they felt they had to take from him.

Might make for an interesting game if Cleveland and Seattle were to play next year.