You're right about the football vs. branding comment. I felt wrong writing it, but I guess I just let the barrage of people saying that get in my head. That said, the name is stupid, and their insistence on promoting it is embarrassing as a fan....especially when they've accomplished nothing.
Of course they do more football than branding. Thats obvious, they have a certain level of commitment that is inescapable when playing professional football.
Does it make us angry, bitter people that we'd rather hear about how our favorite players are planning to improve and be more successful rather than how they are promoting their brand?
We watched a lot of bad football this year and saw a lot of celebrating out of context. Id like to think these guys are driven by more than personal goals, but the team goal of being champions. Right or wrong what I see is a group of guys who have already arrived and seem content to maximize their earnings, win or lose. What the fanatic in me wishes for are guys that cant stand the idea of losing and will stop at nothing to be the best. These guys take an L with a smile on their faces. #hotboyz