(S3) - Weekend PT #2 - What's in a name?

[HalfEatenOnionBagel]

One player name that really caught my attention going into the draft this season was that of OL Archetype Schmarchetype. A curious name to be sure but what intrigues me most is that his parents were cognizant of the fact that they could name their child something that fits the pattern of (blank) schm(blank) and went ahead and did so. Naming your child in such a way would surely leave them vulnerable to humiliation in their formative years and perhaps completely disrupt their psyche as they develop through adolesence.

Perhaps this could explain why Archetype has chosen to become a football player. After years of torment and abuse due to his name, football possibly provided a violent but satisfying outlet for his rage. Or possibly by becoming a famous football player, he could rise above it all and then nobody would make fun of him for strange name. What is clear though is that rather than shrugging off this burdensome name, he has embraced it. It would be easy enough to change your name to something that draws a little less attention to yourself. Something simple like Jerry Smith, perhaps. But he remains to this day Archetype Schmarchetype, and whether that is simply to motivate himself or to remind himself of his tormented grade school time it is certainly a name nobody in the league will forget anytime soon.

Of course it's also possible he's a nice guy with a wonderful upbringing, friends and family life so don't judge a player too much by their name.

@Schmarchee