RiverDog
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I'm not ready to go as far as you have and characterize Russell's brand as fake and all about money, but there's no doubt that he was obsessed with his image. That's not necessarily a bad thing and I wish more athletes would be conscious of the effect they have on young people, ie being a good role model. But as an old wise man once told me: An overdone strength becomes a weakness. He sounded like a phony, a Pollyanna.This is one of the problems I had with Russ..Talking out of his ass
and worrying about what people think or how they see him.
This is all about his fake brand and money..
I wanted to see him improve as a leader and a QB.."Toilet flushes"
Having virtually lived with the man every fall for a full decade, his personality really began to wear on me as it would with a lot of people that I spend that much time together with. I was not all that saddened about his departure and I'm looking forward to life without him in my living room every Sunday for 4 months a year.