Multiple sources are reporting that Pete Carroll will be announced as the new head coach of the Seattle Seahawks after the surprise firing of Jim Mora Jr.

 I am not going to go on about how I feel about Mora being fired and that it is something I am completely against but because of a statement I read today on ESPN.com: “Carroll was fully expected to be introduced by the Seahawks as early as Monday, assuming they comply with the Rooney Rule this weekend.”

 Now for those of you who don’t know what the Rooney Rule is… The Rooney Rule, established in 2003,^[1] requires National Football League teams to interview minority candidates for head coaching and senior football operations opportunities. The rule is named for Dan Rooney, the owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the chairman of the league’s diversity committee, and indirectly the Rooney family in general, due to the Steelers’ long history of giving African Americans opportunities to serve in team leadership roles. It is often cited as an example of affirmative action. This is from Wikipedia by the way.

 I am 100% for the Rooney Rule and I have to say that the statement above from ESPN.com is just kind of offensive to me. The article goes on to say that Leslie Frazier the Vikings defensive coordinator is a candidate to be interviewed but he is unwilling to do so if Carroll has already been promised the job. So, for this I say of course he does! What person wants to interview for a job if there is no chance of getting it?

 The Seahawks are a franchise that went from proud and well managed to something less than that over the last couple of years and this latest issue just solidifies my viewpoint.

 Now the Seahawks are not the only franchise that has gone through the motions to hire the guy they want and they won’t be the last. But I pose this question. Why do we have a rule if it is not being followed the way it should be?

  The best guy for the job is not always the guy who gets it but with so many good to great black coaches out there like Lovie Smith, Mike Tomlin, Raheem Morris and Mike Singletary it isn’t because of lack of talent. The NFL is at the end of the day an old boys club almost all rich older white men and the fact that at the end of the day the NFL is a business and blatant racism is bad for business.

  I ask myself why people would subject themselves to interviewing for jobs they know they have no chance of getting and then I think why does anyone ever do anything like that? job advancement is the answer and the possibility that they will finally have their ship come in and they will get their chance to head up their own NFL club.

                                              I want to hear from you. What do you think?

The Atlanta Falcons won today. No it didn’t get us into the playoffs and no it was not a huge game or a blowout or anything but it was big. How big? 44 years big my friends.

 The Falcons have never had back to back winning seasons. Well, that ended today on January 3rd 2010 because we have done it.

 Matt Ryan had a decent game throwing 2 TD’s but also 2 interceptions. Roddy White made some good catches and again plays like one of the top receivers in the game. Jason Snelling has come up with another stunning performance as an absolute bruiser of a running back for 147 yards on 25 carries especially when you look at the fact that 131 of those yards were in the second half of the game.

 No, the Falcons will not be in the playoffs this year, I’ll tell you this much though: They would be a much better and interesting team than a couple of teams in the NFC playoffs. But it is a season of hope and a new off-season dawns tomorrow. Free-agency, the NFL Draft, mini-camps and training camps will keep me glued to the internet and I will be monitoring all Falcons and NFL news as soon as I have it.

 My first 2010 mock draft will be in very soon and I want to hear from you, the readers as well.

This is a brief post before the game begins but I want to just say how happy I am that Michael Turner isn’t playing today. Yes, I am happy he isn’t suiting up because I want that guy ready to go next season. 2010 will be a great year, the draft is just a few short months away and you best believe the Dirty Bird will will be there for all of it. Get well Burner!

This Sunday the New York Jets will host the final regular season game and quite possibly the final football game ever at the Meadow lands in East Rutherford New Jersey. And because of this fact the Jets organization has decided to ban the sale of alcohol.

 I want to pose a question to all readers of this post and give my thoughts and to get yours on this issue that I can see being either a benign made up issue to most and a heated topic for those who see getting loaded a part of the NFL experience.

 Now first off let me tell you about me. I am not a drinker, never have been in fact. I am Irish and grew up with an alcoholic father who always struggled with his sobriety in it’s various forms and I tok that to heart from a very young age. I didn’t get drunk until I was almost 22 years old, and I threw up at the table with my friends and co-workers I was with at the bar (nice impression huh).

 I do enjoy a good cocktail from time to time but alcohol just isn’t that important to me. Now, I do know a lot of people in my age range (I am 31 in 10 days) who go out every weekend and drink and have a ball and I am here to say that I do not have a problem with it one bit…. except.

 You see I don’t respect drunk drivers, I guess no one really does. So for the Jets to do what they are doing makes sense but I think it is a bit short in it’s responsibility. After all the other 7 Jets home games had alcohol served and everyone knows the dangers and the risks so I ask this, why now?

 I ask you this, should alcohol be banned? if so then why? and if not, why?

 Alcohol is dangerous and quite literally poison but does that mean people don’t drink? After all look at the beer ads on TV and at the stadiums. For some tailgating without beer and spirits is like eating soy cheese garden burgers. So if alcohol is so entrenched in sports why are we fighting it? We know that people act like fools all around the league from New York to Oakland and Green Bay to Tampa Bay.

 Beer sales are stopped after the 3rd quarter right? and the stands don’t sell more than they are allowed to right? so it isn’t like people are just hooked up to alcohol IVs and people aren’t doing keg stands at halftime… right?

 I won’t be a voice of condemnation and I won’t suggest prohibition. I think that responsible people can and should be able to enjoy a beer or a margarita at a game, a few football fans shouldn’t ruin it for the rest of us. It is those people who can’t control themselves at the games that are the problem and the reason why people get in fights or auto accidents. So what is the verdict?

You tell me