"X-factor"
"X-factor"
Dodoro talking about Leroy Jetta as quoted on the EFC website:
"He has pace, class and has the x-factor."
The X-Factor. Brilliant. I'm not sure if you've realised but this isn't Australian Idol, sunshine. Whilst it seems to be a widely held opinion that Jetta was a steal at 18, I can't help but think the "x-factor" had a lot to do with us drafting Bolton, Kepler and McAlister. When your hanging onto your job by the skin of your teeth, I think I'd leave terms like "x-factor" at home.
"He has pace, class and has the x-factor."
The X-Factor. Brilliant. I'm not sure if you've realised but this isn't Australian Idol, sunshine. Whilst it seems to be a widely held opinion that Jetta was a steal at 18, I can't help but think the "x-factor" had a lot to do with us drafting Bolton, Kepler and McAlister. When your hanging onto your job by the skin of your teeth, I think I'd leave terms like "x-factor" at home.
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Gringo, general concensus is that you are a dickhead.
I keep hearing from everyone that we dont have that touch of brilliance in the team, the guy who could do that one freakish thing or turn a game with 3 goals in 5 minutes. Maybe Jetta will bring us that.
Dodo was saying that while Jetta is a good pick up, he ALSO brings us that "x-factor", that bit of excitement that we dont have at the moment.
I keep hearing from everyone that we dont have that touch of brilliance in the team, the guy who could do that one freakish thing or turn a game with 3 goals in 5 minutes. Maybe Jetta will bring us that.
Dodo was saying that while Jetta is a good pick up, he ALSO brings us that "x-factor", that bit of excitement that we dont have at the moment.
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Did anyone see him play in the Under 18s? The boy can play. He was a star last year. A standout with a year to go before he was eligible to be drafted. Damn straight he was a steal at #18!!
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As usual, y'all have missed the point of my post. The fact we’ve got Jetta at 18 is immaterial to the point I'm trying to make. I'll rephrase:
Dodoro has had, at best, a mediocre career as a recruiter at EFC. If you were going to compare his career to a player's career at Essendon, it would be difficult to go past Bolton i.e. just enough success to avoid the axe. Keeping this in mind, Dodoro has the balls to waddle out on draft day, obviously chuffed that we've snared Jetta at pick 18, and starts dropping phrases like "x-factor".
When your running the recruiting department of a multi-million dollar organisation during one of the best drafts in history, you need to come up with something a little more descriptive and wholesome than "x-factor". For example, in the unlikely event that Jetta turns out to be a dud, people are going to look to Dodoro for answers and he'll be sitting there scratching his head going "but he had the x-factor. I just can't understand it"….
Dodoro has had, at best, a mediocre career as a recruiter at EFC. If you were going to compare his career to a player's career at Essendon, it would be difficult to go past Bolton i.e. just enough success to avoid the axe. Keeping this in mind, Dodoro has the balls to waddle out on draft day, obviously chuffed that we've snared Jetta at pick 18, and starts dropping phrases like "x-factor".
When your running the recruiting department of a multi-million dollar organisation during one of the best drafts in history, you need to come up with something a little more descriptive and wholesome than "x-factor". For example, in the unlikely event that Jetta turns out to be a dud, people are going to look to Dodoro for answers and he'll be sitting there scratching his head going "but he had the x-factor. I just can't understand it"….
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Coaches and players alike talk of "it," "stuff," "x-factor" whatever you wanna call it. Whether or not this kid possesses that holy intangible remains to be seen. But I’ve seen it before here in the U.S. A kid with a sub-par throwing motion and play-calling ability has “it.” Vince Young just goes out and wins games.
Hopefully Volkswagen Boy will do the same with Essendon. If he doesn't, at least we can all point the finger at Dodoro and justifiably show him the door.
Hopefully Volkswagen Boy will do the same with Essendon. If he doesn't, at least we can all point the finger at Dodoro and justifiably show him the door.
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Your argument is based on the premise that the word 'x-factor' was the only word, sentence, term, phrase etc. Dodoro used to describe Jetta. False premise, false argument. And besides, it is a commonly used term and we all knew what he meant by it. Michael Long had a quality to his play that you couldn't teach or even really define. That's the kind of thing Dodoro meant by x-factor.
Seriously, you scrape the bottom of the barrel looking for criticisms and lose all credibility in the process.
Seriously, you scrape the bottom of the barrel looking for criticisms and lose all credibility in the process.
[quote="AnarchicBomber"]Your argument is based on the premise that the word 'x-factor' was the only word, sentence, term, phrase etc. Dodoro used to describe Jetta. False premise, false argument. quote]
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