Tua Tagovailoa's Comments Ignite Speculation on His Leadership

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00:00Did you happen to see the Tua stuff in Miami?

00:02It's wild.

00:04So Tua throws what we think is a game-winning touchdown pass.

00:06I'll get it to Darren Waller, who's got four touchdowns in three games,

00:09and he's like the best tight end of football all of a sudden.

00:12Getting wide open.

00:12And then, you know, give the Chargers credit.

00:14A lot of credit.

00:15After starting a drive about the 40-42 after the return,

00:18they have a great play to Ladd McConkie.

00:21Yep.

00:21On the sideline.

00:22Big play.

00:23Yeah, it goes deep.

00:24Yeah, left side of the field.

00:25And then the kicker field goal, you know, to win the game by two.

00:28Listen to what Tua said after the game about, you know,

00:31what's wrong in Miami.

00:32Because, you know, we all think it's Mike McDaniel.

00:35He's going to have to go.

00:36And I would not be shocked, by the way, if he's fired today.

00:39That would not stun me.

00:40But listen to Tua real quick.

00:41Go ahead.

00:42I think it starts with the leadership in helping articulate that for the guys.

00:46And then what we're expecting out of the guys, right?

00:49We're expecting this.

00:51Are we getting that?

00:51Are we not getting that?

00:53We have guys showing up to player-only meetings late.

00:56Guys not showing up to player-only meetings.

00:59Like, there's a lot that goes into that.

01:01You have to stop it right there.

01:02So he starts off that post-game press conference by taking a veiled shot at Mike McDaniel,

01:07saying it starts with leadership and what the messaging is.

01:10And make sure the messaging is clear and concise and articulate.

01:13And then if we're not doing what you tell us to do, fix it.

01:16That's a shot at the head coach.

01:18But then when you fast-forward to the end of that,

01:20if you're having a players-only meeting, that ain't got nothing to do with the coaching staff.

01:25Nothing.

01:25Or specifically the head coach.

01:26That's veteran players on a team saying,

01:29listen, this ship's out of control.

01:31We better solve it.

01:32It don't matter what the coach is saying.

01:34Let's take some personal accountability.

01:36That's what a players-only meeting is for.

01:38Good teams rarely have players-only meetings.

01:40And you certainly don't have more than one.

01:42It sounds by what Tua is saying there that they have now had multiple players-only meetings.

01:47And the problem is the players are either not showing up or showing up late to a players-only meeting.

01:57So it's like a weird reprieve from Mike McDaniel.

02:01That little quote there tells me maybe Mike McDaniel's not the problem.

02:05I think he is.

02:06But that quote tells you that Tua is the problem.

02:09Yep, he's the leader.

02:10Because Tua is the leader.

02:11Yep.

02:11And if the leader of the football team can't get the other players to either A, show up, or B, show up on time,

02:19that's because the rest of the team doesn't respect you.

02:23That's not about Mike McDaniel.

02:25So Tua just basically told everybody that he's lost the locker room.

02:29The coach already did.

02:31But now Tua has.

02:32He's holding up to Mike McDaniel.

02:37He's losing.

02:39He's losing.

02:40But tomorrow he has.

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