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andrew stead's avatar

There is a fundamental difference between assuming a risk that one bears oneself, and assuming a risk that puts others in danger. It's why getting drunk is legal, but DUI is not, and why we cannot smoke on airplanes anymore, but can in our cars and homes.

That aside, while Sparano seemed to be a good OL coach, I'm not sure Alex Gibbs, Dante Scarnecchia and Howard Mudd could make an OL perform with DeFilippo as the OC--and the 2018 G-C-G personnel certainly added to the degree of difficulty. Dennison has a proven track record, but it's not as if he was making Elflein, Bradbury, Dozier or Cleveland shine, either.

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Curt Murphy's avatar

Pretty simple for me... As an employer I would not consider anything but productivity which inclues doing your job as well as maintaining a positive image for the company. COVID compliance is a productivity issue. If you miss a game no matter what the reason, there is a productivity issue. The employer is completely within their rights to consequence you for poor or failed productivity, particularly when you make a conscious decision to not adhere to the company's policies associated with productivity. It gets more restrictive if your personal choice not only reduces your personal productivity but goes on to affect the productivity of others.

I have no problem with personal decisions but I do have a problem with whining about consequences because you made a decision that warrants them.

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Two Bears's avatar

I read somewhere (maybe here) that Dennison was the biggest Dozier booster on the staff. That alone might make some question his judgement.

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TheDude's avatar

No calls to Mike Tice? This feels like a disaster waiting to happen only because of the ghost of Tony Sparano....Looking at Wiki in 2015 -16 Clancy Barone was the Denver OL coach and Phil Rauscher was a coaching assistant.... This feels so ugly.... Really would much prefer to see them make a deal with Tice.

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TheDude's avatar

Rauscher was the Washington Football Team (the previous is kind of like voldamort, the name that can`t be said) assistant OL coach in 2018 and 19 and they were middle of the pack in terms of PFF rankings.

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Jim Schultz's avatar

Wow, think rather poorly of him now. Guys a coach for a team but doesn't want to do what best for the "team"or rest of man kind "bigger team" for that matter. It's a shot, not like there asking you to give a kidney.. can the line coaching be any worse anyway??

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Doop's avatar

oh my...

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