The football field shots = Absolutely right on, that was cool as needed. I loved that.
The story = It worked. Basic and simple, which in turn could be seen as bland.
And no, the sound may be like Daughtry, but the music video is completely different than Chris's videos [It's not Over? - They are similar format wise, but this factor itself can be applied to other bands/artists and their videos.]
better with the video. i found it awesome. he looks good there, not like in the cover of the album. i love the concept of the video. BUT i think he needs to, somehow, make the difference between him and chris daughtry's band, their voices are very similar.
he is one of the best american idols, after kelly clarkson. all of them are different...i mean kelly, carrie, fantasia, clay, archuleta, jordin, daughtry, katharine, elliot, blake, syesha.... he is the only one that has almost copied other american idol =S. but I still love him.