ColoradoHusk

Zoogs, that's BS. If a younger player is a starter and is his teammate, the other players shouldn't have any issue listening to him. If the older players do their own thing just because they are older guys, that's not a team concept.

Well, they're starters, too, right? So who listens to who? You gotta establish yourself a bit.

...and I think he kinda did as the year went along; it was a breakout year for him, so I think he just means he expects to take on more of a leadership presence this year now that he's in the position he has earned for himself.