Leadership

In Ryan Tannehill’s third year as the Miami Dolphins’ starting QB, he made a lot of significant strides in solidifying himself as Miami’s franchise QB of the foreseeable future. He surpassed 4,000 passing yards, set career highs in Touchdowns, and QB rating looked more comfortable in the pocket and even made plays using his legs. He also showed a tremendous amount of toughness, especially late in the season when his offensive line was allowing the opposing team to have repeated shots on him like he was a pinata at a birthday party.

The biggest thing he needs to work on this offseason, is not his long ball, even though that does need work, but his Leadership. The incident with Wallace and Philbin in the final Jets game this season was a great example of what this team is missing; Leadership. You never see a player getting into a heated argument with Belichick.

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What should have happened was that Tannehill should have stepped in and calmed his receiver down. Tannehill needs to be more vocal with his teammates, and he should be stepping in when one of his teammates is creating a problem. The problem is that leadership is not something that you can practice, it is usually a trait that either you have or you don’t. However, you can develop leadership by becoming more confident and responsible. Tannehill will be entering his 4th season next year, and most of the best bookie software sites like www.AcePerHead.com would say that Tannehill has at least improved each season as a football player, and he has made steps in becoming more of a locker room leader, so his confidence should be growing.

However, Wallace was not the first player to have a vocal argument with Philbin; Odrick had a similar meltdown earlier in the season with Philbin, and this should not be happening with a head coach. Yes, it does show that some of these players do not respect the head coach, which is clearly not a good thing, but it also shows that this team which is a year removed from the bullying scandal still does not have a solid unanimous leader on the team, that can step in before these issues occur with the head coach. I think Tannehill can be a solid leader, and his toughness alone speaks volumes to his teammates. But he also needs to be more vocal as well, in order to display even more leadership. He needs to just make more of an effort, and also always keep in the back of his mind the question of “What would a Leader do in this situation?” If you can think like a leader, then it will help you to act like a leader.

2 comments

  • phinfreak

    It is a common mistake to confuse outspokenness (my word) with leadership, or even to couple them together. Just because one is quiet or not outspoken doesnt mean they lack leadership.

    This logic would then state that any blabbering idiot ergo Wallace or Odrick are leaders. This would be false.

    Tanny has some maturing to do for sure. But his greatest trait is resilience. The guy is unflappable, persistent, unaffected, durable, and resilient.

    All good attributes in a QB.

    Philbin and Ross on the other hand….

  • van hamlin

    Leadership starts at the top. Alack of leadership also startsvat the top. Don’t forget the year Philbin purged all of the locker room leaders. That sent a message about being outspoken; better to be a yes man! Tannehill is an obedient servant, there to implement plays. Wallace knows who to bitch to and he did.

    Philbin’s real problem is working with Hickey and getting Apponte’s approval to acquire some better depth players. We were $15 million under the cap again. We need a starting right guard free agent and secondary. Ross is using the $15 million to put a roof on the stadium in a time when we need top players. I guess you could say this leadership mess started with the owner.