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Frazier facing tough decisions in first full season as head coach

If coaching through the Metrodome roof collapse wasn't crazy enough for Leslie Frazier, he's definitely learning how to deal with tough situations this year. His first full season as head coach has featured problems with Bryant McKinnie, Donovan McNabb, Bernard Berrian, and Chris Cook.
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If coaching through the Metrodome roof collapse wasn't crazy enough for Leslie Frazier, he's definitely learning how to deal with tough situations this year. His first full season as head coach has featured problems with Bryant McKinnie, Donovan McNabb, Bernard Berrian, and Chris Cook.

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