There have been rumors for some time now that our Miami Dolphins would like to add Asante Samuel Jr. to the roster to fill one of the bigger holes on the roster. Then came the news last week that Asante’s father, Asante Samuel Sr., had criticized the Dolphins for their lack of leadership. With that in mind, I asked the following question:
Do you agree with Asante Samuel Sr. that the team lacks leadership? If so, who do you think needs to step up this coming season to change that narrative? If you disagree, who on the offense, defense, or coaching staff do you consider leaders of the team?
Below are some of your thoughts and answers-
LSC20&Olney has an outline of what they are looking for in the team’s future leaders.
I just hope that when the new leaders do step up that they have a solid work ethic and positive attitude. The new leaders should put the team above all else. We permit some of the most destructive and divisive people wear the “C” on their uniforms. I don’t care who votes for them. Coaches need to step in and simply say NO to people who quit on their teammates and those that divide a locker room.
Dolfanjoe says get out of the way, it’s going to handle itself!
The leaders will start to emerge in training camp. It will take care of itself………………
Yarganaught says you don’t have to yell to be the guy that the others follow…
Just because someone is loud, and even good at their role, doesn’t always make them a leader. Does making a player a “Captain” make them a “Leader”… no. I expect to see Jackson step up to be the leader of the O-line. I expect Seiler to be the leader of the D-line. I even expect Minkah F. to step into the role of the leader for the Secondary. I guess the real question in my mind is will Waddle step up to be the leader of the Receivers, or will Hill drown him out? Ideally, you expect your QB to be that Leader, but I just don’t see it from Tua, regardless of the smoke McDaniel tries to blow up our bums.
DolfaninME is not down with that, whatever that is!
F that. I have witnessed many acts of leadership from Tua. I saw him horsecollar an O L arguing with a defensive player and drag him back to the huddle. That is leadership. You just watch him on the field you know who the leader is. With regard to Ramsey, Miami didn’t want him and got rid of him and got Minkah in return. That tells the team that they will dump guys who aren’t on board.
Francesco ITA has a link to a good story to check out.
Interesting and spot on article on CBS.com about the Dolphins
It basically say all the things we are saying everyday here (except the deluded hopefuls club)
coach k 13 is old.
All i can do is hope for the best, just like the last 45 years and hope we get one more Superbowl before i expire!!!! GO DOLPHINS!!!!, no matter who the leaders are.
sdphinsfan says they are positions that need to be filled. But who will those guys be?
If we’re asking the question, we already have the answer. When you watch a team play a game, you see who the leaders are. If you don’t see them, it’s a good indication you don’t have them, or you have the wrong ones…..
To me, that’s the rub. Ramsey was touted as a leader. Bad choice. Hill is touted as a leader…Bad choice. TA was touted as a leader. Good choice if you can look past all the snaps he wasn’t out there for. CC…obviously a leader.
In this regard, we’re a team in transition in the leadership department with a vacuum at the top.
Lefty55555 sees the coaching staff allowing the players to make the rules the root of the problem.
Flo never had this problem. Ramsey would have been late once and then fined, twice suspended, three times traded. That is how you set culture. You hold the best players accountable even if it means you have to play with less talent on Sunday. This regime has let the players make the rules. THIS DOES NOT NOW NOR NEVER HAS WORKED. Someone has to be the bad guy and that guy is your head coach. Our HC just does not seem to have that in him although they are one move away from making me think they are trending in the right direction. That move is to trade Tyreek. I would rather lose with team-oriented men than win (not playoff games mind you) with prima donnas.
herbert pollack says the issue is that there needs to be an upgrade in the roll.
The team doesnt lack leadership it lacks good leadership
SlayerNation1 believes that there are no natural leaders currently on the roster that we know of.
https://youtu.be/Sd80QsMDeUI?si=00dTcQQXi61J7Gu2
The team is bereft of Leaders in the truest sense. They have players who aren’t natural born but thrown into the role by default.
Sieler is probably the closest but I don’t get the vibe He is comfortable in the role. Tua is a leader again by default as the QB1 usually is, not in the “take over games, pit the team on my back” sense.
Minkah will be a Captain, again by default.
Assante Sr. could very well have lifted the comments nearly verbatim from this forum.
Florio’s essay on Ross being a NY absentee guy resonates even more. Ross throws money around but I question His commitment to building a Winner in fact (capital W, meaningful Winning).
Again, pejorative adjectives peppered throughout assessments of this organization: soft, rudderless, spineless, clueless…
2026, I have to hold out hope for change, new vision and new voices. The Riddick/Weaver ticket should generate some votes.
That’s our random ten comments for this evening. The consensus is that there’s probably not one, at least as to who or how this team will find its leadership. There is agreement that there is a lack of leadership, so at least we have that in common. Thank you, as always, to each of you who took the time to read and respond to our Phinsider Question Of The Day.
