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Maybe you don’t think it’s all that noteworthy that Cassel has chosen to make Arrowhead his second home this offseason. Hey, he is the starting quarterback. But if leading by example is the best way to lead, what exactly are Brian Waters and Mike Vrabel doing? If you blinked, you may have missed them this offseason.

Both only bothered to show up for Haley’s mandatory three-day Mini-Camp before promptly disappearing back into the mists when the weekend was finished. Isn’t Waters supposed to be the veteran everyone looks up to? Wasn’t Vrabel brought in to teach the Patriot Way?

How can either player take a leadership role when they’ve barely even taken the time to strap on a red helmet this year? The absence of Waters and Vrabel should only make us appreciate Cassel’s efforts even more. Especially since you can argue he actually has a reason to hold out – his contract situation.

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that's an interesting article with a good point

sometimes leadership gets poo-poo’ed as an important piece of the puzzle in the NFL, but having leaders on both sides of the ball is very important IMO

by benfunke on Jun 10, 2009 6:43 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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Waters and Vrabel both are simply exercising their rights under the CBA to NOT attend VOLUNTARY workouts. I’m not crazy about it, but they are both veterans and these are explicitly voluntary. Yes, it would be nice to see them here, but truthfully it is hard to fault them too much.

I think Vrabel will step up to the plate in camp and be a leader. If Waters truly does have a chip on his shoulder it is hard to say how much leadership he will bring. If he shows up to camp in much better shape than he was in in minicamp, I would have to say things will be OK and he will do his thing like always. If he is still flabbed out, it won’t be a good sign.

by Zodeman on Jun 12, 2009 1:01 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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