What's up with the red beard guy? (1 Viewer)

[Warpig]

"Fyert-berl"

I think he is funny as well. Not gut busting funny, but funny.

 

[otb_lifer]

While we're at it, I've seen him referred to as "blue suit guy" as well up on these boards ...

Red Beard? Blue Suit?

Prefer the latter, Red Beard has been used already.

 

[Ignoratio Elenchi]

I don't mind him but absolutely love how everyone hates him haha.

End of the day it's branding made to raise awareness of Thursday night football on NFL Network. They have accomplished this goal and then some. Love it, hate it, or indifferent you know that man in the suit means NFL Network Thursday Night Football.

Bingo. They have us talking about the commercials. Mission accomplished.

I always wonder why people think people hating your commercials is some kind of "win". At the very least people with DVRs watch it once, hate it, then FF through it from then on - quickly forgetting what the hell it was about in the first place.People without DVRs use this time to get up and grab chips or beverages. A "win" is a commercial where someone in the room says "Oh, have you seen this one? Watch this, it's great!" and it gets viewed almost every time it comes on. That's a "Bingo".

I agree. I think that's the thought/sale process of the marketing guys but at the end of the day if I'm advertising for my product I'd rather someone think "man, that was hilarious" as opposed to "those commercials are ######ed". Advertising to FF guys s/b pretty easy...girls, juvenile, smack talk.

Agree. Best commercials for fantasy are the ones where they show the people in anguish as their teams sink (and they give the funny names like "First and Ted". Or the ones where you have a cute girl or old lady one-upping a "taking it way too seriously" guy. Give us something we can relate to as it relates to FF. Its been what? 7 years and people are still saying T.J. Who's your momma.

:championship:

 

[FF Ninja]

Funny in my book.

It is above average as far as commercials go. It is going for the random/out of left field type of humor - kind of like the Old Spice commercials. So random that it either catches you off guard and humors you or it confuses and angers you.It's serious fun.

 

[BallparkFrank]

I'm in the "this guy drives me crazy" crowd. Not funny, on all the time, and officially tuned out to the point that I'm not even sure what he's talking about anymore. My days as a hipster are officially over!

 

[Eric]

I freaking love those commercials. It's something about the image of the ironic hipster that just tickles me, and the NFL nailed it on Redbeard.

 

[fatness]

Those commercials are promos for an upcoming series about a 6 foot tall gay leprechaun.

/darbyo'gill

 

[12punch]

it wouldn't be as bad if they actually hired some kind of comic writers instead of ad agency copy guys trying to mimic conan o'brien, monty python, or whatever it is they're going for.

that's the most obnoxious part about it --- just the extremely low quality talentless writing and hamfisted schtick.

and also the continual bombardment

 

[ImTheScientist]

I love them.

 

[Soulfly3]

Twas I who Christened the name "Blue Suit Guy" - aka Colonial Hipster.

The NFL needs to not only get their act together on the reffing situation, but needs to fire their ENTIRE marketing/advertising team.

CeeLo is 'in' with 13yr old year girls and soon, Diabeetus - he has nothing to do with your demographic.

Blue Suit Guy - Hipsters don't watch football. Plain and simple. It's too "mainstream, mannnn". They were maybe watching the game before there were superbowls.

NFL is bombing on every front this season it seems.

 

[renesauz]

"About as difficult as tying your loafers"

Cracks me up every time.

 

[FF Ninja]

I'm in the "this guy drives me crazy" crowd. Not funny, on all the time, and officially tuned out to the point that I'm not even sure what he's talking about anymore. My days as a hipster are officially over!

I guess I fail to see how these commercials are even the least bit "hipster".To me a hipster doesn't watch football, always has the newest iPhone, wears skinny jeans, black rim glasses, and a flat brim hat tilted up and to the side. Maybe my definition is way off, though.

 

[whitem0nkey]

it worked, we have a thread on a fanatsy site about a it

 

[otb_lifer]

I'm in the "this guy drives me crazy" crowd. Not funny, on all the time, and officially tuned out to the point that I'm not even sure what he's talking about anymore. My days as a hipster are officially over!

I guess I fail to see how these commercials are even the least bit "hipster".To me a hipster doesn't watch football, always has the newest iPhone, wears skinny jeans, black rim glasses, and a flat brim hat tilted up and to the side. Maybe my definition is way off, though.

As i stated earlier, Hipsters love them some ironic facial hair ... lest you think they are aiming for Hasidics? Sikhs? Amish? The long ignored Smith Bros. (cough drop) groupie demographic?

 

[12punch]

it worked, we have a thread on a fanatsy site about a it

if the goal is to get noticed, I'm pretty sure spamming it 30x/hour is enough.is the idea to get people watching the nfl to watch the nfl?

 

[12punch]

I'm in the "this guy drives me crazy" crowd. Not funny, on all the time, and officially tuned out to the point that I'm not even sure what he's talking about anymore. My days as a hipster are officially over!

I guess I fail to see how these commercials are even the least bit "hipster".To me a hipster doesn't watch football, always has the newest iPhone, wears skinny jeans, black rim glasses, and a flat brim hat tilted up and to the side. Maybe my definition is way off, though.

As i stated earlier, Hipsters love them some ironic facial hair ... lest you think they are aiming for Hasidics? Sikhs? Amish? The long ignored Smith Bros. (cough drop) groupie demographic?

the beard is the 'serious' part of the serious fun.

 

[Hoss Style]

it worked, we have a thread on a fanatsy site about a it

I've worked with Sales/Marketing people a large part of my life. Never have I heard a business owner say "I'd like to hire you to made an advertisement. I don't care if people like it or not. Just make something." I've never heard of anything even close. The only time I've heard "At least people are talking about you!" line is from the advertising agency after they realize their work has failed in its original objective and they are in "salvage this contract" mode.The only way that an unliked commercial would benefit your company (that I can think of) is if A) You had a product that's entire image was based upon mainstraim disliking you or B) your product was completely unknown and you would get the advantage of people at least hearing/seeing your name. You would then work on fixing the "unliked" image your first commercial had created. The NFL is neither of these things.

Anyway, I'm not saying that ol' Redbeard is that bad. I just don't like him. I'm not sure how many do or don't. Seems that the "don'ts" are winning, though.

 

[Banger]

ok, we need to get to the bottom of this so I added a poll....

 

[Time Kibitzer]

I think the ads are pretty funny They're a lot better than the insulting ads that try to suggest Warren Sapp could beat me in fantasy football.