Sham interviews in the NFL built into the Rooney rule?

Before I say what I'm going to say, I want to preface my comments by saying that Brian Flores seems to have a legitimate gripe with the Dolphins based on some new evidence which is allegedly emerging.

That said, the lawsuits being filed under the pretext that the plaintiffs were brought in for sham interviews seems ridiculous because it's practically built into the rule.

Even without race being a factor, this isn't like a high school football program selecting a head coach from a pool of offensive coordinators from other schools who they don't know from Adam. Everybody making decisions in the league know exactly who these guys are and they probably have their favorite candidate for the job picked out well in advance.

Say that Mike Tomlin decides that he's tired of Pittsburgh at the end of next season and decides to resign. He would be a dream head coach for any of the teams looking to move on. He's never had a losing season in all of his years with the Steelers and he's a offensive minded head coach which is where the league is going.

The Panthers are going to fire Matt Rhule at the end of this season unless he pulls a rabbit out of his hat; so, in this hypothetical scenario, the Panthers would love to have Tomlin. That would be firing a white coach and replacing him with a black coach; but, the Rooney Rule requires teams to interview two minority coaches. So, even in this scenario, the Panthers would be required by the league rules to hold one sham interview with a minority coach.