Williams, speaking on his weekly radio spot with WQAM-560s Sid Rosenberg, criticized Sparano on several fronts questioning his philosophies, criticizing his micromanaging coaching style, accusing the Dolphins of bieng ill-prepared for their game against the Patriots and saying that Sparano lost the locker room at the end of the season, despite repeated votes of confidence from the players. Usually when players are talking and saying the right things, it means that theyre full of s***, Williams said.
Tony goes through a lot of effort to show us the things it takes to win football games, Williams said. Not turning the ball over, converting third downs, scoring in the Red Zone. He spends a lot of time saying, If you do these things, you win. And sometimes I feel personally that he does a little bit too much. My personal opinion is if you have the right attitude that you guys are going to win, then all that other stuff takes care of itself.
Coach (Nick) Saban had a saying he said, Were worried about mouse manure, when we have elephant s*** all over the place, Williams added. I want to really start focusing on what I want to accomplish and what it is I want to achieve, but not micromanaging this or that and focusing on the little things. Its keeping my eye on the prize and putting myself in a supporting environment and going to work every day with a smile on my face.
When asked about the main difference between the Patriots and Dolphins, he replied, They have a quarterback. Chad Henne finished the season with 15 touchdowns and 19 interceptions and was benched twice.
And he was critical of Brandon Marshall for the way he spoke and acted negatively toward Henne in recent weeks.
Being around Brandon a lot I like the guy, I think the world of him but as a teammate, sometimes he makes it difficult to like him and support him, Williams said. Its not necessarily what he says, its when he says it and the way he says it. But for the most part the things that he says are things that everyone else wants to say, but no one has the courage, or the balls. And some of it is intelligence theyre smart enough not to say those things, because they dont want to burn bridges. But when you have $50 million, then you can get away with whatever you want.
Finally, when asked if he will watch the NFL playoffs, Williams dropped one more dagger on the Dolphins.
I like watching the Jets play, he said. Because of LT. Im an LT fan. And I like the fact that the Jets run the ball.
