Justin Herbert is most definitely not having the season he hoped for this year. The Chargers took another tumble recently against the Seahawks and now stand at a brutally embarrassing 0-4 record.
Strangely enough, Herbert personally seemed incredibly confident of his performance before entering this new football year, with a new offensive coordinator in Mike McDaniel and a spanking new fiancee to boot. With Herbert’s performance being quite abysmal at this point, it can be expected that the quarterback and his coaches might be getting heat from fans.
But no, while the signal-caller has been spared, it is his fiancee, Madison Beer, who has been receiving the majority of insults. The insults have been coming in not just from fans but also from seasoned analysts, including Dave Portnoy, Michael Irvin and the ever-controversial Craig Carton. A running theme among the many memes about Herbert is about how Beer has somehow sucked all the talent out of her fiance.
“Madison Beer really somehow drained all the talent out of Justin Herbert.” Hater Report tweeted.
This post is not to support either party here, but simply to highlight the various reasons why fans may actually put the blame on partners of athletes when their numbers are down. Justin Herbert and Madison Beer are not the first football couple to go through this, with Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen and even Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift going through the same.
Why Do Fans Blame Madison Beer For Justin Herbert’s 0-4 Record?
Justin Herbert’s fiancee being blamed for his poor numbers this season is nothing surprising. Most fans are taking shots at Madison Beer simply because she is “there”. Lately, Beer has cropping up everywhere Herbert is at, including training camp. People love to take shots at visual targets and Beer makes a powerful one, since the artist easily grabs the spotlight, both in reality and on social media.
Another set of fans might target Beer because they feel they have more control over this idea. Herbert and the Chargers might be going through several issues which are not openly known to fans which means they don’t understand what’s going on with the promising player. Placing the blame on his partner here comes as an easy-to-understand narrative.
Of course, there are also many fans who might target Madison Beer because she is new to the Chargers fandom. Generally, people do not accept change so easily and for ardent fans of the LA franchise, a newbie like Beer might strongly seem like the sole reason why their favorite quarterback is not playing so well at the moment.
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