Quotes about Samson

About how he has to make the line calls so quickly, Samson (who has to serve as the brain of the OL, reading the D and calling out the blocking assignments to the OL) said:
"Every second counts off that game clock." (SFSS)

SFSS Note: "Samson Satele's head is on a swivel. It resembles a bobblehead as he scans the field up and down, looking left and right. He waves his arms as he frantically directs traffic against Washington last week. It's as if the Dolphins' center is standing in the middle of an intersection. The clock is ticking. Satele has roughly eight seconds before he has to snap the ball and his fellow offensive linemen must execute their play."

SFSS Note: "In lieu of experience, the Dolphins are banking on Satele's intellect and quickness. Those are two critical attributes for any offensive lineman, but especially for a center who must play multiple roles as the snapper, the blocker who usually takes on the nose tackles and the brains of the operation."


About how difficult it is to play center, Rex Hadnot (who was Miami's starting center for the last 2 years or so before Samson took over) said:
"If the average person had any idea how much we've got to know, read and communicate in a short time span — I'm talking seconds — centers would be paid a lot more than they presently are." (SFSS)