| FTBL The 20 Worst Football Cliches

[reger60]

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Funny write-up on the Bleacher Report about those horrible football cliches.

18. “The other team just wanted it more.”

It’s a shame that we practice football skills. We should practice “wanting” skills if that’s what determines the outcome of a game. I think the height of my “wanting” career was back when I was about 11 and wanted an ice cream sandwich three days before the Schwan’s guy was supposed to come by. That was a long three days—but I assure you, I wanted it more than most.

 

[shipley00]

11) “There seemed to be a miscommunication on that play.”

See ladies, it’s not just you. It happens with other men too.

:lol:

 

[Swamptick]

15) “McCoy’s going to feel that one in the morning.”

Well, I think the fact that he’s rolling around on the ground clutching his head with his face contorted in a painful grimace means he’s probably feeling it pretty well right now.

I fell over laughing at most of these but this one really hit me hard! Good stuff.

 

[Guest]

I've been trying to convince my wife of this one since I met her.

12) “He really gives 110 percent.”

No, he REALLY doesn’t. Why not 105 percent or 115 percent? It’s physically impossible to give over 100 percent. So why not 150 percent? Why is 10 percent over 100 the arbitrary number we pick when someone gives it their all? Basically 110 percent has become the new 100 percent. So in all probability this cliché isn’t going anywhere. From now on I’m just going to say, “He gave 115 percent”...due to inflation.

 

[Guest]

) “That guy’s a throwback.”

Usually referred to when talking about slow white guys who try really hard. You know, the kind of guy that “brings his lunch pail” to work every day.

I promise you, this guy is not a throwback unless he plays without a facemask, protective padding, and with a half-torn ACL. If this guy makes it to the NFL and accepts a 1970s NFL salary, then fine, that guy can be a throwback.

Lane Bearden comes to mind.

 

[jdpas29]

"he's got a rocket for an arm!"

 

[jdpas29]

"it's big man on big man!"

 

[Guest]

"You can throw out the record book when --- and---play."

This usually means that one of these teams is having a real dog of a season.

 

[elbatider]

Thanks to a losing coach that got air time and tries his best to be cute every Saturday on our most supportive network, "Not so fast my friend." ;pu

 

[mckinjc]

They gave the game away

 

[Swamptick]

"It's a game of inches".

No it's not. It is actually a game of yards. Quite a few yards if I am not mistaken.

 

[Guest]

"Battle in the trenches" fs. "competing on a level playing field" fs. "being a downhill runner"

This is a grounds keeper's nightmare.
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If it were even remotely possible to have "a coach on the field" Spurrier would have fired every CB he had and been under center himself.

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"game of inches"?

Who ever heard them say Its third and 108 inches to go"?

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"Three yards and a cloud of dust"?

How do you manage that on FieldTurf? Should that be "Three yards and bunch of shredded tires?

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"The kid is all heart"

No. If all heart was all that was needed WE would be the ones on the field. The kid clearly has more talent then my forum-posting butt has.