If the Vikings had any coaching leadership at all, they'd strip Kirk Cousins and Harrison Smith of their captaincies.
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Posted Aug 2, 2021, 3:56 PM UTC
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Yes we get it, you don’t like Mike Zimmer.
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I liked Mike Zimmer as a person, but he is the Dalton line of coaches. Good enough to not get fired outright for being terrible, but has a team that even in good years fails to show up prepared several games a season, and flounders below expectations every other year.
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Lol someone’s got a case of the Monday’s.
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My cousin and his pregnant wife got COVID from her parents. They had to deliver the baby 3 months premature in India while the huge COVID wave a few months ago was on and there was no oxygen to go around. The baby spent 2 months in the NICU. And guess what? Now that baby finally got home with her parents, but she doesn't have grandparents on their mom's side because they both fucking died after giving COVID to their pregnant daughter and nearly killing their grandchild.
So, if I'm a bit upset that we pay $35 million a year to a "team captain" who says "If I die, I die" that fails to understand that he might not just be killing himself, then the answer is yes.
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You don’t pay that and Kirk Cousins didn’t kill your family members.
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Well, yes I did pay for that. Where the hell do you think the money comes from? It’s somehow materializes out of the ether? It’s paid for by the team who gets revenue from fans watching the game.
And the idiocy of Cousins and his ilk have directly contributed to the death of millions and I can hate him just as much. He didn’t have to pull the trigger to be guilty.
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it's a tough spot and i trust zimmer on it either way. He may be worried about splitting the locker room.
"A team with dedication and a common cause is a better team than a team with more talent and less direction. This has been true of teams since the beginning of time. Our species evolved as a specialist bone marrow eater, because we didn't eat until after the lions, hyenas, and vultures picked a carcass clean. We only became the dominant species on the planet because we evolved culture and teamwork that made us stronger."
Love this, well said
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Their medical history is their business, not the public’s.
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- We’re in a public health crisis.
- Their medical history as it pertains to football availability is released weekly.
- If they take banned substance, it gets reported.
These players lose the aspect of privacy when signing up for this.
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"Team captains that tell other players to do things that aren't in line with the coaching direction shouldn't be team captains" is a now a "hot take."
Why don't you slow down, think about the words you are typing, apply some critical thinking skills, and come back in a day or two.
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They told other players not to do something that isn't in line with the coaching direction? What are you referring to? They aren't following the coaching direction themselves (with regards to getting vaccinated), but I haven't seen them telling other people not to. Are you referring to something else?
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People speak with things other than words. This is not just leadership, this is leadership 101. Leaders set the example by doing the things that are expected of everyone. In the Army and military in general, the standard is "I won't ask anyone to do anything I'm not willing to do myself". This isn't just meaningless words, it's actually a time-honed leadership lesson about leaders being willing to share risk as part of their team.
By refusing the vaccine, these players are setting the example for all players to refuse the vaccine, and it's already cost the team 2 weeks prep during training camp. If it happens in the season, it will cost the team a lot more than that.
So, if these players want to be an example, let them be an example.
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Right, but there's a distinction between not getting the vaccine because you're concerned about it and you saying you think others should not get it for that reason. That's why that leadership principle you cited is "I won't ASK anyone to do..."
It's setting a bad example to be sure, but that's a far cry from actively trying to get other people not to vaccinate.
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It's a tough spot for Zimmer.
But yeah. Hard to be a captain if you're not taking leadership on an issue that will cost the team games this season.