You Have To Respect Baker Mayfield's Confidence, Even If It Manifests Itself In Ridiculous Ways8/21/2018
Oddly enough, I actually respect this. By "this", of course, I don't mean that preposterous look that is more likely to belong to someone that hot-wired a Rolls Royce as opposed to purchasing one, or the nauseatingly repetitive comparisons to Johnny Manziel that it will turn up the volume on until they are proven false on the football field. Instead, by "this", I mean the confidence that Baker Mayfield absolutely had to have in both himself and his future to agree to pose for this objectively absurd picture knowing damn well that it will haunt him for the rest of his life if he doesn't have a career fitting of a first overall pick. The truth is, being featured in any underwear ad that properly showcases the product is bound to put any NFL quarterback, never mind a rookie, directly in the crosshairs. Therefore, by going above and beyond in making himself an even easier target, Baker Mayfield showed exactly how wholeheartedly he believes in his ability to outperform the punchlines he prompted by posing shirtless in a headband next to a damn jungle cat. When you have been selected as the savior for a long suffering organization that's ruined everything short of a wet dream, the risk associated with becoming a timeless meme isn't anywhere near the reward of giving a relatively unknown sponsor as much promo as possible. Unless you think he's stupid, Baker Mayfield knowingly took on that risk anyway, which leads me to believe that the walk-on-turned-Heisman winner truly is fearless to failure. Whether or not he should be metaphorically lathering himself in lighter fluid when there's always a chance his career could go up in flames is up for debate. Whether people remember Joe Namath as much for modeling pantyhose as they do for following through on his guarantee to help win the Jets a Super Bowl is not...
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