Comments on: Kurt Warner’s Return to Glory http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2009/02/01/kurt-warner%e2%80%99s-return-to-glory/ Conservative and Libertarian Intellectual Philosophy and Politics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:00:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dan Kurt http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2009/02/01/kurt-warner%e2%80%99s-return-to-glory/comment-page-1/#comment-76326 Dan Kurt Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:45:54 +0000 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/?p=5306#comment-76326 In my above post I had a typo. Change the Dan Rooney to Art Rooney. The Sainted Dan Rooney has no part that I know of in the NFL's infamous Rooney Rule, a rule where Race Trumps Excellence, all discredit applies to Art Rooney. In my above post I had a typo. Change the Dan Rooney to Art Rooney. The Sainted Dan Rooney has no part that I know of in the NFL’s infamous Rooney Rule, a rule where Race Trumps Excellence, all discredit applies to Art Rooney.

]]> By: Dan Kurt http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2009/02/01/kurt-warner%e2%80%99s-return-to-glory/comment-page-1/#comment-76325 Dan Kurt Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:32:17 +0000 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/?p=5306#comment-76325 Great story on Kurt Warner. My analysis on the Super Bowl today is this: I think that the Steelers are apt to lose today as at least two of the Arizona coaches were recent coaches of the Steelers so that they really have an insight into what the Steelers' strengths and weaknesses are as only coaches can. Arizona also has the type of explosive offense that gives fits to a defense: two receivers ( Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin ) who MUST be double covered and an old but rested break out running back ( Edgerrin James ) who is a constant threat to explode a run especially on play action situations. What a dilemma to defend with those three players: pass or run. That Arizona has Kurt Warner as quarter back is another cross Pittsburgh has to bear. Warner, if given protection, has no equal in getting the ball to the open man and, in addition, he can read defenses. The Steelers have a big challenge ahead of them today. However the cauldron of this particular Super Bowl includes the following: Affirmative Action OKA The Rooney Rule requiring National Football League teams to interview minority candidates for a head coaching opportunity. Ken Whisenhunt was passed over by Steelers owner Dan Rooney of the Rooney Rule. Whisenhunt came up with the offense that beat Seattle in Super Bowl XL when the Steelers were definite underdogs. Whisenhunt's reward for that was for Art Rooney to give the coaching job to a young, untested Black coach after all the Rooney Rule just had to be followed to excess to avoid the appearance of hiprocracy by Art Rooney who brought the rule to the NFL. To expect Whisenhunt to turn the other cheek on this would be too much. Whisenhunt will, I expect, prepare his team as he would for no other opponent as he has much to prove and affect a pay-back to Art Rooney. Great story on Kurt Warner.

My analysis on the Super Bowl today is this:

I think that the Steelers are apt to lose today as at least two of the Arizona coaches were recent coaches of the Steelers so that they really have an insight into what the Steelers’ strengths and weaknesses are as only coaches can. Arizona also has the type of explosive offense that gives fits to a defense: two receivers ( Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin ) who MUST be double covered and an old but rested break out running back ( Edgerrin James ) who is a constant threat to explode a run especially on play action situations. What a dilemma to defend with those three players: pass or run. That Arizona has Kurt Warner as quarter back is another cross Pittsburgh has to bear. Warner, if given protection, has no equal in getting the ball to the open man and, in addition, he can read defenses. The Steelers have a big challenge ahead of them today.

However the cauldron of this particular Super Bowl includes the following: Affirmative Action OKA The Rooney Rule requiring National Football League teams to interview minority candidates for a head coaching opportunity. Ken Whisenhunt was passed over by Steelers owner Dan Rooney of the Rooney Rule. Whisenhunt came up with the offense that beat Seattle in Super Bowl XL when the Steelers were definite underdogs. Whisenhunt’s reward for that was for Art Rooney to give the coaching job to a young, untested Black coach after all the Rooney Rule just had to be followed to excess to avoid the appearance of hiprocracy by Art Rooney who brought the rule to the NFL. To expect Whisenhunt to turn the other cheek on this would be too much. Whisenhunt will, I expect, prepare his team as he would for no other opponent as he has much to prove and affect a pay-back to Art Rooney.

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