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Paul the Passer.
Tell me one race he’s won this year where the leaders didn’t crash. I’ll wait! 😉
That wasn't what you said. You said he wasn't good on the technical tracks which is just false. I am not a Coop fanboy, but good lord you couldn't have watched the last two races with this opinion.
You just gave your own reason he's unappreciated and disrespected. He mails it in outdoors or doesn't even race at all.
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How are we not running with the Webb/Michael Myers theme yet? It's Webb's version of Beast Mode.
If I was good at photoshop you could put whoever is leading's face on JLC's. I might have to pay someone to do it. It's too perfect.
He needs to start using this song for opening ceremonies. Talk about dropping the ball...
https://youtu.be/pT4FY3NrhGg
He is a shark. When he smells blood in the water he finds another gear. Decoster said that he is somehow able to push late in the racer harder then any other rides have been able to do.
Then how did he get that AMA outdoor motocross championship?
It's odd too that, MC did the same thing but, everyone loves him...
Roczen's post-Daytona 2021 interview is the perfect example of what Webb does to his competition mentally when he's "on".
It's a well know fact that an Outdoor title or MXGP title doesn't carry the same weight as even a regional 250 title with the factories and fans. The prestigious 450 Supercross title means way more. I love the Nationals, but let's be honest the Supercross title is the pinnacle of our sport.
Its almost like navigating lappers, and not riding over your head and staying on two wheels is a part of racing. Why didn't sexton pass him back in those last 3 laps if he is so much faster then? Oh yeah, because webb was catching him anyway. His lap times don't drop off, and he doesn't make mistakes and have bad laps when the track gets beat to shit. He was maybe 2 tenths off eli and chase for the fastest lap of the race. The gate drops at the same time and everyone rides the same track and passes the same lappers.
How long until Webb starts messing with Tomac?
Do you understand the objective of most races is to go as fast as possible, for as long as possible without crashing?
Eh. I think Tomac would plant Webb's lil manlet ass in a turn if worse came to worse. But Webb does have the Michael Myers vibe going for him. Beast Mode vs Michael Meyers? Count me in!
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People don’t dislike Webb because of what he does on the bike, it’s his demeanour off the bike. Simple as that.
Did you mean to say that 'people don't dislike Webb because..'? What does he do that's offensive off the bike?
I'm a fan. But until Eli is done and retired he's my guy. You could tell since he was on 80s and his segment on the Mini Warriors video back in the day he had "it." I'm on the Eli train until he retires. Then right on to the Michael Myers/ Cooper Webb train.
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Unpopular opinion here but both Webb's wins this year are because the riders in front of Webb (so far ahead he wasn't pressuring them) made unforced errors and crashed.
Ha yes that’s what I meant, fixed it thanks.
However I never said anything about being offensive off the bike, just that his demeanour is not particularly likeable.
I think what most people see is that he’s a smartarse ( I actually like that), likes to dish it out but doesn’t take it very well, and comes across as smug.
His behaviour last season displayed qualities that don’t win you too many fans.
Now on the bike is a different story. Anyone who’s into dirt bikes has to admire his ability and what he brings to the table. Every team would love to have an Webb.
That's a really good point.
I don't know....seems like some members here have reported that he's very down to earth and humble outside of the "limelight".
I think at that level you have to be somewhat guarded when the camera is on you.
Should there be an asterisk beside every win and title in the history books if the winner won because someone in front of them lacked the skill to keep their bike on two wheels?
You realize you posted this in a thread where a lot of people are talking about him and how wowed they are? I think he gets a decent amount of attention. He's an old-school type of racer that came up through amateurs with Cianciarullo getting most of the hype.
I was in Oakland and the charge he made on Tomac at the end was intense. I'm pretty sure he would have passed him and won with one more lap.
letsgopaul
Sure as the sun will rise, this site is gonna turn into a bulletin board for love letters from middle aged men any time Webb wins. His opportunistic riding style, though successful, is nothing new… but what he does to you dudes is truly a phenomenon.
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Hasn't Tomac won a couple of races because Sexton has crashed? What's your point? The races Webb didn't win, at least a couple he was nipping at Tomac's heels to the finish line and passed and immediately gapped Sexton. It's still second place. But he caught Eli from :13 seconds back late in the race in one. When Sexton is out front, I'm confident that Tomac is pretty comfortable in second because he knows the odds are in his favor. Webb, not so much. Webb rarely has mishaps late in the race.
My opinion is that Webb has a risk aversion or knows his strengths and weaknesses. He's not going banzai into the whoops. Last weekend he never blitzed up the dragonback. He jumped them like he does the whoops. It's a slower line early in the race, which is where he loses time, but it becomes faster as the race goes, and he works in the early part of the race to perfect the lines he plans on using later in the race. He doesn't usually take risks where injury are a likely outcome.
I like everything about Webb. He seemingly plays the mental game off the track, and I believe Tomac and Sexton really start to think a LOT about what they're doing when he's behind them. They have to change their lines to block because Webb's lines are unorthodox, and have to really start pushing later in the race when they're less comfortable and Webb is more comfortable. I think if you ask Tomac and Sexton who they'd rather see behind them late in the race, their answer would be anyone other than Webb (or Barcia, but he's not in this conversation).
But 4 sounds like more than 3.
ET goes into warp speed at the beginning if he gets a good start to pull away where Webb goes into warp speed the last 4 or 5 laps hunting the leader down and immediately go for the juggler vein…… especially on the last lap when it counts.
Champions are smart like Dungey was by not going in full blast at the first few races then they start chipping away at the points for the important time at the end
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