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More than a changed offense, more than a new defense, more than introducing a super-sized offensive line, more than tryouts at edge rusher \u2014 more than anything to come out of the Miami Dolphins\u2019 first May practices, nothing matters more than coach Jeff Hafley\u2019s answer on quarterback Malik Willis\u2019 leadership.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMy main focus is for him right now is to learn \u2014 learn the scheme, get to know the players and not overdo the whole leadership thing,\u2019\u2019 he said. \u201cI think that\u2019s my job \u2014 and our job right now, so he can focus on becoming the best quarterback and the best player and the best teammate he can be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leadership and sports. It\u2019s an overdone drumbeat regarding players, especially considering the recent Miami Dolphins offseasons that branded Tyreek Hill, Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Ramsey as leaders because the coach wanted them to be.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the first question that matters right now, today, on leadership for this new regime\u2019s chances:<\/p>\n

Can Hafley command a room?<\/p>\n

Mike McDaniel couldn\u2019t as head coach.<\/p>\n

Can Hafley build the proper culture of a roster of disparate personalities?<\/p>\n

Joe Philbin couldn\u2019t as head coach.<\/p>\n

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Does Hafley understand everyone in the organization will watch how he handles his job and pushes his standards in a way that can swing seasons?<\/p>\n

Adam Gase didn\u2019t as head coach.<\/p>\n

The only Dolphins coach who was a strong leader in owner Steve Ross\u2019 long walk through the wilderness was Brian Flores. You can get sidetracked on other issues, some of which Flores has winding through the courts right now. But Flores is the only coach under Ross you could call a success considering the job he took. Coincidence?<\/p>\n

So, let\u2019s discuss this idea of leadership in the right way. It\u2019s not with the players in a new regime. That\u2019ll sort itself out starting with Willis at quarterback.<\/p>\n

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Hafley articulated the right idea: Leadership is about him right now. How\u2019s he directing his coaching staff to install the new ways? How\u2019s he running meeting and practices? What are his standards? How does he teach and correct?<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really observing right now,\u2019\u2019 he said this week during padless team workouts this week. \u201cI\u2019m watching the coaches. I\u2019m watching the players. I want everything run a certain way and I\u2019m kind of taking notes and then having staff meetings and then having team meetings like I did this morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think now is a really good time to get things exactly how we want it, both from a coaches\u2019 standpoint to a players\u2019 standpoint, from how we practice.\u201d<\/p>\n

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You\u2019ve seen standards being set this offseason by general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan, the latest being to reward running back De\u2019Von Achane with a contract extension. On a team that let too many draft picks get away, the new regime didn\u2019t let its first such candidate get away. That\u2019s the carrot for today\u2019s rookies.<\/p>\n

Now it\u2019s Hafley coming on stage in these OTA practices. Hall of Fame coach Jimmy Johnson is often asked by first-time coaches the difference between being an assistant and head coach.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one noticed you when you walked down the hall as an assistant,\u2019\u2019 he said. \u201cNow everyone\u2019s watching everything you do and what you say from the quarterback to the office assistant.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leaders always lead. That\u2019s the idea here. But a repeating issue with Dolphins owner Steve Ross\u2019 coaching hires over this team\u2019s long walk through the wilderness is his fixation on the wrong traits. He talked of Philbin\u2019s \u201corganization\u201d and \u201cattention to detail.\u201d Gase was a young, creative mind \u2014 \u201cthe kind of hire I make in business,\u2019\u2019 Ross said. Ditto for McDaniel.<\/p>\n

None knew how to lead a team. It\u2019s not easy. The previous coaches were good football minds in their own ways. But Philbin had no grasp of the team. Gase wasn\u2019t respected as time went on to the point of players being constantly late to meetings.<\/p>\n

Players weren\u2019t late under Flores. They were again under McDaniel. If something so fundamental can\u2019t be handled, how can a coach master the deeper complexities of the job?<\/p>\n

Now it\u2019s Hafley\u2019s time. He brings a new staff with new Xs and Os. He has a redone roster full of one-year contracts that brings another set of challenges. But the first question of this next era is all about him: Can he lead?<\/p>\n

May can\u2019t answer that. Maybe this first year won\u2019t fully. All you can say right now is his answer when asked about Willis\u2019 leadership \u2014 \u201cI think that\u2019s my job right now\u201d \u2014 is a good first step toward getting it right.<\/p>\n

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