2022 Commanders off season thread part 1

Just seeing the word "influencer" grinds my gears. I have nothing against any particular one, but as a whole, yuck. I'm probably just jelly because a lot of them make a lot of money for taking pictures of themselves lol. Bastards.

Millennials and Gen z are definitely living right. Instead of gen x that just moved into the boomers ( the worst generation in American history) world they reinvented the world to their desires. Hats off to them.

Social media influencer. I am starting to feel like an old crank, but how about delivering a good product on the field and letting that do the talking? (Geez, I am a few keystrokes away from "get off my lawn").

Well I just pulled up a picture of KF, she influencing me already

Well I just pulled up a picture of KF, she influencing me already

I'd definitely taker her to...a really nice dinner.

Social media influencer. WTF is an influencer???

Well I just pulled up a picture of KF, she influencing me already

Lmao same

Social media influencer. WTF is an influencer???

Someone that gets paid money to not actually have to work.

Someone that gets paid money to not actually have to work.

saying they don't work is a bit disingenuous. Whether that work is overcompensated is another question. (Parallels to "are athletes paid too much?")

however, for everyone that does end up making a million+ a year, there are thousands of failed influencer wannabes that spend a lot of time for nothing.

It's a branding/marketing business and spending 2-3 years trying to convince people that you're worth something (and generally getting little money and a bunch of trolling in return is a not great experience).

same as youtube or twitch or instagram etc etc etc

In an offseason that has seen record-breaking contracts for wide receivers, three of the NFL's top young players at the position are looking for new deals of their own.

Sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter that 49ers star Deebo Samuel, Titans wideout A.J. Brown and Commanders receiver Terry McLaurin are seeking new contracts and are not expected to participate in any on-field work during their respective teams' offseason programs.

The Titans and Commanders begin their offseason programs Monday, while the Niners start Tuesday. Brown does not intent to report Monday, a source told ESPN's Turron Davenport, but McLaurin still plans to report on time for the start of Washington's program, a source told Schefter.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33760144/deebo-samuel-aj-brown-terry-mclaurin-skip-field-work-offseason-programs-amid-push-new-contracts-sources-say

Not too worried, this is "normal" in negotiations. Would love to see what we offered him and what he requested.

Hope the team gets it done this offseason and we dont have to tag.

saying they don't work is a bit disingenuous. Whether that work is overcompensated is another question. (Parallels to "are athletes paid too much?")

however, for everyone that does end up making a million+ a year, there are thousands of failed influencer wannabes that spend a lot of time for nothing.

It's a branding/marketing business and spending 2-3 years trying to convince people that you're worth something (and generally getting little money and a bunch of trolling in return is a not great experience).

same as youtube or twitch or instagram etc etc etc

Great post.

Understanding an influencer is something anyone that went to high school in the US, at any point in time, can relate to. Think back to your high school graduating class. There are probably about 10-20 kids you can think of who were 'cool', that others (or even you) looked up to. They were often good looking, nominated for prom king & queen, maybe they were cheerleaders, or star athletes, or very likeable. Sometimes they were bullies.

Now think of the one person in that group who stood out as exceptional in these regards. Influencers are those folks, except they figured out how to do the same thing on a social media platform and scale it up to the point where a company might pay them to espouse their brand for the sake of advertising.

Katie Feeney is that girl in school who all the girls wanted to be, and all the guys wanted to be with.

We've got a head athletic trainer. A minority hire, and a guy with tons of quality experience.

https://www.commanders.com/news/commanders-announce-al-bellamy-as-head-athletic-trainer