If you have been a faithful follower of the BTI Blog for over the last decade or so, Thursday night’s football escapade would have left you shaking your head, though not in disbelief, but in actual belief. After all, who would dare spit on another player with so much on the line to lose? That’s exactly what the Philadelphia Eagles’ Jalen Carter did to Dallas Cowboys’ Dak Prescott before the much-anticipated game even started. After a bit of jawing between the two superstars, Dak and Jalen drew a bit closer, where Carter suddenly let a wet one fly (and with great precision too!) towards Prescott’s lovely white and blue jersey. The referee was literally 5 feet away, and Jalen was sent packing for the locker room.
After review, one can see that Dak was actually the first one to spit. It was directed towards Jalen but intentionally short of the target. Dak immediately smiled thinking he got the last laugh, but little did he know he was spitting at another #1 BT! Above all, a #1 FEAR prefers using the entire body when expressing emotion, a hug when liking another and a body slam or even spitting disliking another. ALL BTs tend to use both their dominant mind and motor skill when confronting emotional challenges. For example, the ‘fine motor’ 5s are more likely to punch or throw an object when miffed at another!
Many NFL fans are convinced Dak’s just as guilty. “Dak rage baited bro. Veteran move,” one fan commented. “You spit at another man and smile,” a second one wrote. “Be ready for that business. Dak is lucky he got booted. He knows.”
Regardless, does any of this spitting fiasco ring a bell to anyone? How about the name baseball’s Roberto Alomar? In 1996, in the midst of a heated argument with umpire John Hirschbeck, Alomar spit in the face of the umpire, claiming later that Hirschbeck had used a degrading ethnic slur against him, causing him to lose control of his emotions. The actions not only earned Alomar a five-game suspension, but tremendous and lasting public backlash.
Yes, Prescott, Carter, and Alomar all share the same inborn Brain Type. All three are #1 FEARs. As Niednagel writes in his book, “The #1 FEAR quickly conceives (and responds to) observations personally,” and it is this tendency towards a quick emotional response that can find #1s getting themselves into trouble. Anyone remember the name Brian Cox (#1 FEAR)? He was the fiery star for the Chicago Bears who just couldn’t control himself on the field, chewing out refs and slugging opposing players when their backs were turned. After losing his cool over and over again, he started saying to himself, “Da#$, is my wife going to divorce me? And, Da#$, I got my mom crying about me. And all these fines, and the world’s looking down on me and saying I’m a crazy idiot. And I’m sitting there wondering, Why do I do this stuff?” Off the field, Cox was fine. In the words of his wife, “He’s so good the rest of the time. He never is like this at home, wouldn’t think of hitting me or the kids.” Even his arch nemesis at the time, Brett Favre (#5 FEIR), said of him, “He’s a really good friend of mine and a really great guy.”
Carter returned last week for the Kansas City game, helping clinch another close victory for the Birds. Philadelphia definitely needs the man Jalen Carter, and will again desperately need his #1 assistance against the talented Rams this coming Sunday.
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