The Rooney rule is goofy, and a bit of an artifact. It clearly fixed a real problem that existed for a while in the NFL, a serious under representation of minority coaches compared to the number of players. It’s part PR, part labor relations, and part idealism. Anyone who has ever had a job interview where it became clear they already had someone else in mind for the job knows how annoying a dog-and-pony show interview can be. But the NFL is a fairly special case and does make its own rules for the most part.
