The question about what counts to fill the minority question really is an interesting one, though presumably there must be some type of definition that already exists to evaluate whether teams have met interviewing requirements under the Rooney rule.
Separately, there’s also the question of how the “General Manager” position is defined since it isn’t a role that’s used the same way across all organizations. Like, presumably the Pats shouldn’t be able to hire a minority to fill the role of “General Manager” while Belichick retains all control over player personnel decisions (and if there is such a loophole, be prepared for the Minority-Gate investigations). But in a more realistic scenario, how does it work if an NFL team hires a minority head coach and gives that individual full roster control? Do they simultaneously meet the minority head coach and minority GM criteria? Or would the GM part apply to the highest ranking member of the personnel organization that isn’t the head coach? And if so, who determines what person that is? Sure, parts of it sound stupid and semantic, and we’d probably all like to think teams could be follow the rule in both letter and spirit, but we all know this is the NFL and teams will do damn near anything to get an edge.
High level, it’s good to see the NFL trying to do something. Not sure this is the right answer, as even if you can write the rule in such a way that it isn’t able to be gamed, I’m not convinced the potential rewards are really enough to move the needle on hiring choices.