Rocks' crew isn't following Roger but they eventually recognized him as the king of piracy. The Whitebeard who treated Rocks as a fool dedicated his last words to push Roger's will; Shiki accepted Roger as the king of their era and only after his death considered Whitebeard the new ruler of the...
No, it had nothing to do with strength. Rocks just wasn't that guy. Do you imagine Shanks, Rayleigh, Oden... treating Roger like a fool and not considering themselves his subordinates?
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