Phrases no football writer should ever use

Wordsmyth · Sep 7, 2015

TommyD4207 said:
That's so Shaughnessy.

On Twitter, I trolled Trollin Volin and Danny Boy. Good times.

buile · Sep 7, 2015

PatsWSB47 said:
Oxymoron.....moron. Both very fitting

Wait, isn't Irsay the oxy-moron, or was he just alcohol?

buile · Sep 7, 2015

NYPatsFan said:
He's a downhill runner.

Goodell heard that, and got all hell bent on ensuring a "level" playing field....

Gronkowski123 · Sep 7, 2015

" physical football/physical team " so stupid and overused.
doesnt make any sense. football is a contact game. everyone is " physical "

Gronkowski123 · Sep 7, 2015

QuantumMechanic said:
"Need to run to win".
"Need to run to establish the pass."

cant win without having balance.

the classic takes you hear on TV

Fencer · Sep 29, 2015

Oops, he did it again!

The Pats made Jacksonville one-dimensional, limiting their rushing attack to a pedestrian 2.8 yards-per-carry.

http://www.patsfans.com/patriots/bl...rd-new-england-throttles-out-matched-jaguars/

Mountain_Commando · Sep 29, 2015

Mr. Plow said:
"Galvanized the team..." What, the team is rust-proof now?

Sorry to play vocab police, but 'to galvanize' also means 'to spur or motivate into action'.

Mountain_Commando · Sep 29, 2015

"10 things I think I think"

PatsFanSince74 · Sep 29, 2015

"the journalist Chris Mortensen"

WinstonSmith · Sep 29, 2015

aluminum seats said:
And announcers should stop saying "the National Football League."

"You can't do that and expect to succeed in the National Football League." Just say NFL, or even better, just stop talking. Such a blowhard thing to say, and they use it all the time.

Just a hunch but I think that, "Look at that little monkey go", would be a mistake.

aluminum seats · Sep 29, 2015

WinstonSmith said:
Just a hunch but I think that, "Look at that little monkey go", would be a mistake.

Got that right...I wonder how many people know that reference?

TommyD4207 · Sep 29, 2015

WinstonSmith said:
Just a hunch but I think that, "Look at that little monkey go", would be a mistake.

That would require a seance or something.

Observer · Sep 29, 2015

Punch them in the mouth

Observer · Sep 29, 2015

Tom Brady is not a top 5 quarterback

The Gr8est · Sep 30, 2015

"I was thinking in my head....."

Thanks for clearing that up, I suspected your left elbow was in charge.

meatface · Sep 30, 2015

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