Something bothered me about watching Hue Jackson in Hard Knocks, but I couldn’t put my finger on it. It seemed like he was constantly mentioning that he was the head coach of the Cleveland Browns, as if everyone didn’t know. Every episode it seemed he was “performing” being a head coach.
And then I realized, he is.
Hue Jackson is playing the role he desperately wants to have. But he doesn’t fit, and here’s why.
When I meet someone who is genuinely funny, he doesn’t have to tell me he’s funny. When a woman is genuinely charming or smart, she doesn’t have to tell me.