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“Football LEADERSHIP” - What is it EXACTLY?

Apr 18, 2023, 8:21 AM

The term “leadership” is thrown around A LOT, to the point of it becoming a cliche.

It is often defined as an “it factor”, i.e., you just “have it”.

But, seriously, what EXACTLY are we looking for in “football leadership”?

Making a play? A perfect throw/tackle, an interception?

Is it about being a “let’s go!” “rah, rah” person in the huddle or sidelines?

If it happened as it has been described with DW4 in the winning drive against the Tide, and I’ll probably be ripped for this comment, but, THAT DRIVE was DW4 defining EXACTLY what FOOTBALL LEADERSHIP in action was and should be.

And, I want to emphasize that my opinion on this drive by DW4 in NO WAY diminishes the leadership that TL16 showed in the Fiesta Bowl against Ohio State. However, that winning drive by DW4 seemed like EVERY PLAY on that drive exhibited courage, skill, determination, grit, and yes, LEADERSHIP.

The comment as the offense was walking on the field, calmly, confidently, and with conviction, “Let’s go be LEGENDARY!”.

Then, making every throw, the RIGHT throw to every receiver.

Pulling the ball, running for critical yards, taking brutal hits & getting back up for the next play, in “Rocky-like” fashion.

Watching Bama players in disbelief as DW4 just kept making play after play after play.

Staring across the line at the Bama 1-yard line, rolling out and hitting Renfrow for the TD, instead of playing the odds for a FG to tie the game.

I can watch that drive a thousand times and never get tired of it.

My message to Cade is this….take a long and studious look at those games by DW4 & TL16, along with a few other “gems” by those two (2) NFL QBs, and you’ll get a perfect picture of what “football leadership” is about and what you have to do to attain “IT”.