Does Dooley respect his assistants?

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I'm just wondering why Dooley actually had to publicly say Sal will not be calling plays and that himself will be more involved with the Defense.

He basically said, "Hey, you are doing a terrible job and now I have to do your job for you!"

How come Dooley couldn't have said "Well, I'm going to discuss with Sal about how to approach the defense and we will BOTH figure it out.'

Also, it seems like it's the first time Dooley is going to experience his own D. Why was he not involved in the first place?

And what about his other assistants? I can see most of them leaving. I wouldn't want to be around Dooley.
 
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Respect must be earned, but I will not let any of my workers screw a yard up more than once, I can't afford to lose customers.
If you make the same mistake twice and dissatisfy a customer more than once , you get demoted , no power equipment , you get a broom!

I don't blame Dooley , but he has to make decisions that drastic sooner.
Respect must be earned, you can't give it away or you become a failure.
 
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As much as a failure Dooley is, he's found one on the staff that is even a bigger failure than him. I'm just shocked that it took our phenomenal coach 9 games to figure that out. This whole Dooley era is one cruel joke.
 
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"I'm not disappointed in the kids; I'm disappointed in myself. I just got to keep pushing them and finding out what's going to trigger them to make them better. I know what (the players) have the capability of doing, I've just got to get it out of them."
-- Sal Sunseri
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"We're not playing as good as we need to play on defense, and I'm responsible. I'm the guy that's calling it. So it's got to get done. I'm not one to turn my face away from it, my eyes away from it. We've got to get it done, and we're going to keep battling until we get it done."
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Well at least he does a better job than Dooley of taking responsibility.
 
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As many legitimate things as there are to whine about, you had to reach for this?
 
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Dumb thread is just dumb.

Nobody knows how CDD feels about his assistants or how they feel about him so this is all speculation and BS.

Just another dumb thread to hate on CDD which is pathetic and has gotten really boring.

VFL...GBO!!!
 
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Titan&Volfan4life said:
Dumb thread is just dumb.

Nobody knows how CDD feels about his assistants or how they feel about him so this is all speculation and BS.

Just another dumb thread to hate on CDD which is pathetic and has gotten really boring.

VFL...GBO!!!
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I'm ready for Dooley to be gone as much as anyone, but complaining about this?
 
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He's in a tough position with Sal. He was right though, if you go full-time into the Defense office after 5 games, what message are you sending to your players? His main focus is keeping 70+ headcases from falling apart like they did at the end of last season when injuries had really piled up, Simms didn't play well, and 21 decided to turn into T.O. Especially in the guys first year, neutering him after 5 games isn't going to end well unless you're firing him on the spot. This was the right time, strategically for his job if they win by 21 each game he can show Sal the door and take heat off himself, it shows the team he didn't panic but stepping in now shows he still wants to support them fully and win out, it shows he gave Sal ample opportunity and didn't make a mid-season mess full of staff in-fighting.

I will say this, I know Basilio seems to think everyone in the UTAD hates Dooley. However, from what I gather he's very personable but also business like. As for his assistants, he seems to just be a smart guy who's a realist (which most observers don't get, it's hard to mistake that for arrogance, being cold, etc.) which just means he is pretty situationally and self-aware, is more direct than some, expects people to go out there and do their jobs without him having to hold their hand. Apparently this was the problem with the Baggett situation, Charlie kept coming to Dooley and was told to handle it himself that he had a whole team to worry about and 21 was the responsibility of the position coach. I think he does respect them, but he expects them to get it right the first time.
 
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Dougie_D said:
I'm just wondering why Dooley actually had to publicly say Sal will not be calling plays and that himself will be more involved with the Defense.

He basically said, "Hey, you are doing a terrible job and now I have to do your job for you!"

How come Dooley couldn't have said "Well, I'm going to discuss with Sal about how to approach the defense and we will BOTH figure it out.'

Also, it seems like it's the first time Dooley is going to experience his own D. Why was he not involved in the first place?

And what about his other assistants? I can see most of them leaving. I wouldn't want to be around Dooley.
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At this point who shives a get about the respect or lack there of. Dooley has earned no respect from the players, fans or the university and it is projected on the field
 
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BEATBAMA12 said:
Respect must be earned, but I will not let any of my workers screw a yard up more than once, I can't afford to lose customers.
If you make the same mistake twice and dissatisfy a customer more than once , you get demoted , no power equipment , you get a broom!

I don't blame Dooley , but he has to make decisions that drastic sooner.
Respect must be earned, you can't give it away or you become a failure.[/you have to treat people like humans,not robots and place them in positions to be successful,in order to have a respectful position! My opinion that's what DD is doing move him to the press box and they will call the game together !
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Dougie_D said:
I'm just wondering why Dooley actually had to publicly say Sal will not be calling plays and that himself will be more involved with the Defense.

He basically said, "Hey, you are doing a terrible job and now I have to do your job for you!"

How come Dooley couldn't have said "Well, I'm going to discuss with Sal about how to approach the defense and we will BOTH figure it out.'

Also, it seems like it's the first time Dooley is going to experience his own D. Why was he not involved in the first place?

And what about his other assistants? I can see most of them leaving. I wouldn't want to be around Dooley.
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I heard two Dooley interviews yesterday, and Dooley never said Sal would not be calling plays. He, in fact, said Sal would be calling plays, but Dooley and other members of the defensive staff will have input. I never got the feeling he was throwing anybody under the bus. From what I heard him say, it sounds like they are going to try to address the problems in more of a team oriented approach.

This is no different than what happens in business. When a certain area of the business is falling short of expectations, a manager steps in to evaluate the situation and recommends improvement steps. I am sure Sal realizes that what we are doing now is not working.
 
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I never heard Dooley say Sal wasn't calling the plays. That came from an interview with Sal. Does that mean Sal doesn't respect himself? We're so screwed if that's the case.
 
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Dooley is in a similar position that Fulmer was in when he had to offer up Randy Sanders.

I think what this move really highlights is Dooley's public acknowledgement that he's on the proverbial hot-seat. Until now, he's frankly acknowledged that the program has been under performing but offered no immediate solutions or alternate course of action.

Understanding that 'they remember what you do in November,' he obviously sees these last three games as his final opportunity to salvage his reputation and prove to the entire nation that he's qualified to run a big program.
 
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I believe Sunseri was a bad hire. We had a much higher rated defense last year with less depth and experience. Sunseri indicated he may not have the personnel suited for his scheme. Then why would you switch if you don't have the speed and talent needed?
 
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Whatever the relationship, it clearly doesn't work. He lost Kiffin's dream team staff. He lost most of his own staff after 2 years. And now, he's got to replace the new defensive coordinator after a year? Maybe the problem isn't with the assistants...
 
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