An example of this was the Outlaws running back, whose jersey read He Hate Me. He explained to the crowd why it said that, and I won t dignify his explanation with print here, as I think he himself may not have truly known. Jones looks better on the back of a jersey than The Crab or whatever. When the ball changed sides, the Vegas defense then introduced itself in the same manner, with much the same effect. There s a reason most people only know of one or two players on a pro team.
Most teams have verbal leaders, men who do the talking for the group.
To use the NFL as an example, Ray Lewis, Tony Siragusa and Shannon Sharpe, along with coach Brian Billick, do all of the talking for the Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens. It s not like Jonathan Ogden and Michael McCrary aren t interesting people and great players. It s that the team funnels its views through the most dominant personalities on the field. Therein lies the XFL s biggest problem. It wants to promote personality, but it s forcing the issue.