M. Howard
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Monday, December 13, 2010
How Do You Fire Your Friend?
Yesterday, Dec. 12, at the Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets game in East Rutherford, NJ there was a clear act of disobedience and foul play. During the third quarter on a Jets punt return, Sal Alosi, the Jets' 33 year old strength and conditioning coach stuck out his knee just enough to trip Dolphins' cornerback Nolan Carroll running down the Jets sideline. Carroll was an outside coverage man on the play and was completely defenseless to the trip. He stayed down in pain for a second until medical personal came to his aid. Carroll eventually made it to the bench with assistance from the training staff, and eventually made it back into the game in the fourth quarter. Conveniently for Alosi, he was escorted secretly away after the game avoiding the media and questions about his act of foolishness. The Jets continued to "play dumb" about the incident after the game, however Alosi did apologize through a statement later. Now there is a clear line between gaining an edge and pushing the boundaries of the rules, and he clearly crossed it. To interfere with play and almost injure a defenseless player is a clear act of disobedience. Punishment, which will clearly be handed down from the NFL, will be the topic of discussion for the next coming week. But what I find particularly interesting is what the response will be from Jets management and Chairman/CEO Woody Johnson. I'm sure Johnson and Alosi have some sort of relationship. The two must have spoke for awhile at some time and Johnson must like him if he appointed Alosi head of strength and conditioning. The Jets wound up losing the game 10-6 (karma if you ask me), and I'm curious as to if Johnson can fire Alosi. He must since the act was clearly an infraction of protocol and judgement of character. To be honest this is the last thing the New York Jets need right now coming off back to back losses, and Johnson is in an extremely unenviable position. How do you fire a personal friend of yours? If you don't your own personal character will be in question. Honestly, how do you fire a friend?
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Wow I don't watch a lot of news but I have not heard this story. I find it shocking that still in the NFL there is deviance among coaches and not just players. I find it alarming that the coach of strength and conditioning could do something that is so potentially harmful to another players body. As an instructor of fitness I know how the body works and would never want to harm anyone in anyway, so I agree with your statement that this shows a definite lapse in judgement. As far as firing a friend goes, that is definitely a hard thing to do. I have been in the position where I worked with friends and when their behavior became inappropriate I had to tell them to step up their game or the management would fire them. Unfortunately the hard part is to distinguish the friendship and the work relationship. When a friendship gets pulled into a work situation thats when you can loose more than just a coworker but a friend as well.
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