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Sense of Urgency May Not Be Enough to Overcome Inept Leadership

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The Miami Dolphins Reggie Bush(notes) has said the team has a "sense of urgency" at the moment, and while I won't doubt that, I'm not sure it's enough to make a difference. As AP Sports Writer Tim Reynolds reports in his latest article, Bush texted a number of his teammates on Tuesday, Sept. 27 to let them know they needed to step up their games. Yet, whether they do or not might not mean a thing because of the inept leadership of their head coach Tony Sparano.

I know most of the Dolphins players, like Karlos Dansby(notes), would argue vehemently against the view Sparano has provided them with such lackluster leadership, but the facts speak for themselves, and they're screaming out a chorus that the 49-year-old coach just doesn't have what it takes to be someone at the helm of an NFL franchise.
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The problem is that you don't publicly court another coach when the one you have has no track record of sustained success, and then keep the one you have afterward.

There's simply nothing for the players to believe in with Tony Sparano.

Do they believe in him because of his track record?

Of course not.

Can they believe in him because he has a vote of confidence from the owner and the assurance he'll be around for a while?

Nope.

So from where does Tony Sparano get his "legs" as a coach in the eyes of his players?

Nowhere.

You really can't expect someone to be an effective leader in that situation, which is why leadership is going to have to come from the players if the team is going to go anywhere this year.

Now, who are the leaders among the players?

Unfortunately they're not jumping out at me.
 
As much as I would love to bash Bush for tweeting this to the team, I just can't. This team needs leaders in such a bad way it's not even funny, and he's trying to fill that role.
 
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