Personality vs. results

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kkawboy14 2/14/2018 3:30am
2/14/2018 3:30am
Tomac and Bill Belichick........shy is a personality!
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ehr400 2/14/2018 6:35am
2/14/2018 6:35am
AC, alot of personality, alot of hype/ amatuer success.
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BobbyM 2/14/2018 6:45am
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PFitzG38 wrote:
What he means is it was obvious Weston had the speed a long time before he got his JGR ride. It's just that he has a...
What he means is it was obvious Weston had the speed a long time before he got his JGR ride. It's just that he has a somewhat gruff personality that "may" be construed as less marketable and consequently it took him longer than it should have to get off the island
TXDirt wrote:
Maybe. I don’t agree but maybe I guess.

Look at Jimmy Garapalo. Just signed the biggest contract in NFL history. Not because of his personality...
Ghost of Jabroni wrote:
Please don’t bring the NFL QB position into this discussion. There is no easier evidence to find of marketability taking precedence over ability than when it...
Please don’t bring the NFL QB position into this discussion. There is no easier evidence to find of marketability taking precedence over ability than when it comes to the NFL and QBs.

If you don’t think Jimmy G’s skin color, good looks, and disposition with the media played a HUGE part in why he got PAID, you’re in serious denial.

NFL teams want tall, good looking, media friendly, white QBs. If they can actually play, isn’t a huge factor until that QB has gotten a few coaches fired and that QB’s jersey aint selling anymore.

Plenty of good white QBs struggled to get opportunities simply because they were too short, didnt have a face that could sell jerseys, or werent a high draft pick: Doug Flutie / Rich Gannon

That’s why Tyrod Taylor is constantly playing for his job and a guy like Ryan Tannehill is annointed a “franchise QB”.

Some guys are gonna get more chances than others. And it has everything to do with marketability. Be it MX or Football.
Cam Newton is white? Dork...
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burnside 2/14/2018 7:33am
2/14/2018 7:33am
Follow the money...

What is the point of a race team?
How do they make money?
Why do brands sponsor teams and or riders?

It is development of course, but ultimately pro racing a MARKETING exercise.

Essentially, that is a pro racers job.
To sell bikes/helmets/boots googles through results and being "that dude" that guys want to be like and women want to shag. haha.

I had this exact chat with a well known BMX pro (was Van Homan for those of you that know BMX).. He made a great point. In BMX there are kids that can do all the hard tricks, but no one gives a fuck. Why should they? There is an inherent "give a fuck" factor in these sports.You need a narrative and people need to be interested in what your doing and and want to listen to what you're saying.

Bam Margera wasn't the best skater in the 2000s, but he sure as fuck sold the most skateboards so got paid accordingly. Same with Conor McGregor in UFC. McGrath, Roczen.....

Doesn't seem as bad recently, but think this is where the whole "robot podium speech'' back fires on these young pros. Be yourself. Be genuine. Make us care.... then you'll sell more bikes/helmets/boots googles





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Ghost of Jabroni 2/14/2018 10:08pm
2/14/2018 10:08pm
TXDirt wrote:
Maybe. I don’t agree but maybe I guess.

Look at Jimmy Garapalo. Just signed the biggest contract in NFL history. Not because of his personality...
Ghost of Jabroni wrote:
Please don’t bring the NFL QB position into this discussion. There is no easier evidence to find of marketability taking precedence over ability than when it...
Please don’t bring the NFL QB position into this discussion. There is no easier evidence to find of marketability taking precedence over ability than when it comes to the NFL and QBs.

If you don’t think Jimmy G’s skin color, good looks, and disposition with the media played a HUGE part in why he got PAID, you’re in serious denial.

NFL teams want tall, good looking, media friendly, white QBs. If they can actually play, isn’t a huge factor until that QB has gotten a few coaches fired and that QB’s jersey aint selling anymore.

Plenty of good white QBs struggled to get opportunities simply because they were too short, didnt have a face that could sell jerseys, or werent a high draft pick: Doug Flutie / Rich Gannon

That’s why Tyrod Taylor is constantly playing for his job and a guy like Ryan Tannehill is annointed a “franchise QB”.

Some guys are gonna get more chances than others. And it has everything to do with marketability. Be it MX or Football.
BobbyM wrote:
Cam Newton is white? Dork...
Cam Newton is a outlier.... Dweeb

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