New Orleans Saints isn't rushing to replace Sean Payton during his one-year suspension from the league

Said Edwards: They're making a mockery with the rule right now.Bill Parcells hasn't been Cheap Giants Jerseys offered a position together with the New Orleans Saints, and the team isn't rushing to replace Sean Payton during his one-year suspension from the league.

That didn't stop former NFL coach Herm Edwards from lambasting the Saints in light from the Rooney Rule, which requires teams to interview at least one minority candidate for head-coaching positions. Edwards believes New Orleans' perceived interest in Parcells turns the eventual hiring process into a foregone conclusion.


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It makes it a little bit of the scam now, Edwards reported on ESPN, via ProFootballTalk.com. That's the shame of it all. Sean Payton opening his mouth like he did, he really reflects that this thing is going to become a sham if Bill Parcells takes this job. Merely because if you do decide to interview a minority, you're going to go with Bill Parcells. You've already explained, 'This is our coach.' That's the shame of it all. It puts (NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell) in another bind.

The Saints are in a delicate place. If mutual interest exists between them and Parcells, why would anyone consider part in the charade of applying for a job they'll never land? The interview process is valuable for league assistants, no matter their ethnicity, but wheeling a minority candidate through to victor cruz jersey youth check off some box does a disservice to all involved and misses the spirit for the Rooney Rule by wide margins.

Some argue the Rooney Rule has achieved marked progress, pointing to the past six Super Bowls as proof. In those games, African-Americans participated five times as head coaches and twice as basic managers. Edwards doesn't consider issue with those results, but when using the rule's gross misapplication in some situations.

Edwards: Rooney Rule 'a sham' as Saints eye Parcells.

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