I like you, dude. I really like your posts. But neither of those are facts.

They are impressions. Subjective ones.

I wish Jamaal Charles were a vocal individual. It's the only drawback against him. That his personality is the silent mercenary type.

If he got on everybody's asses to work the way he does... damn.

I feel you but he leads by example better than anyone on the roster.

There's almost no leadership on the team. Guys like DJ were no where to be found for interviews after the last Denver game this year. Only Dunta Robinson displayed any sort of fire on the sideline over the course of the whole season.

And you disagree with them?

And doing interviews is what makes a leader?...

He's the most veteran member of the defense, if not the whole franchise, and he got the **** out of Dodge to avoid talking to the press about a pretty bad home loss to a division rival.

That tells me all I need to know about the leadership for the team: there isn't any.

Leader:

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There's little question Winston was the alpha male on that OL when he was here.

Just a huge vacuum of guys willing to step up and be the man.

Doesn't help that we brought in a very low key, laissez faire QB.

I neither agree nor disagree. I have absolutely no idea how the remaining three starting offensive linemen felt about Schwartz. Did they really perform better because they were "led" by him? Did he really inspire them to better play? Are they going to suffer because a guy who was on the bench for 9 games isn't there to lead them?

I honestly can't tell you for sure, but I doubt it.

Dude signed a one year contract, started seven games, and is a free agent. I'm not sure this is quite the devastating scenario that it's being made out to be.

Or maybe it is. We went from 2-14 to 11-5. But I'm pretty sure the biggest leadership boost on offense came from Alex Smith, not a backup guard.

Okay, I think we just have wildly different interpretations of the leadership situation on the team.

Well, most everyone has already said it in one fashion or another, but...i agree, i don't like this at all.

Do it :fire:

FUUUUUUUUUUUCK

I guess he should have just whined and got butthurt before storming off like Payed-a-Ton?...

horrible news. gawd damnit. hope they can work a deal out.