Frank Clark: I Don't Feel Sorry for Broncos DC Vance Joseph
At a time when many within the organization are toeing the company line on embattled Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph — dispensing the typical showings of support — outside linebacker Frank Clark opted for a more ... unconventional message.
No pity around these parts.
“This is football," Clark explained to reporters Thursday, via The Denver Gazette's Chris Tomasson. "If my coach thought I felt sorry for him, I’m sure he wouldn’t be coaching in this sport. He’s a man in this sport just like we are men in this sport."
He continued: "I don’t think coaches feel sorry for me when I’m going through things. ... I never look at them to feel sorry for me. Does (Joseph) feel sorry? Do I feel for him? No, I don’t feel sorry for no man when it comes to this sport.”
This undoubtedly would come across harsher if Joseph himself did not accept blame for Denver's historic Week 3 loss to Miami, in which his unit surrendered 70 points and 726 total yards of offense — arguably the ugliest performance in franchise history.
But he did.
"It’s always, in my opinion, me first. And I’ll fix it. Quickly. I have to," Joseph said Thursday.
Despite Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa attempting 26 passes, the Broncos failed to record a sack amid the 70-20 spanking. They only have four sacks on the season, all of which occurred in Week 2.
The lack of production stems, in part, from the absence of Clark, a designated pass-rusher who's missed the last three games with a partial tear of his abductor muscle, suffered on Sept. 13. He won't play Sunday against the Bears but hopes to return the following week versus the Jets.
And when he does?
“It’s going to be a show. I can’t wait," Clark said.
And if it's not?
He should expect zero sympathy from his boss — just the way he prefers it.
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