Which phrase is most annoying?

[patsfan2727]

"We have to line up and hit them in the mouth"

(really annoying, helmet to helmet contact is illegal, PLUS football players wear helmets, thus making the act of hitting them in the mouth impossible)

OR

"This pick is a STONE COLD LOCK!"
(There are no locks in football otherwise Vegas would not be filthy rich)

thought about adding in #3 "We are just worried about next week's game"

[Doc JS]

We're playing them one at a time. (Like you can play them two at a time???)

[Sportsgirl]

I think this one by MJFtheGenius is kinda annoying:

That is it, you are nothing but a b*tch and i'm finished in this thread.

[Illusion]

We're playing them one at a time. (Like you can play them two at a time???)

I wish this was one of the choices because that one really annoys me. Of the two posted, I voted for stone cold lock.

[imgv94]

Most annoying to me.....

"This play is a Sucker Bet"

[The HG]

"This pick is a STONE COLD LOCK!"
(There are no locks in football

Are you sure? What about Jacksonville/Pittsburgh over 37?

[patsfan2727]

Most annoying to me.....

"This play is a Sucker Bet"

"75% of the public is on xxxxx so I'm going to play xxxxx because I smell something fishy"

Great logic

[durito]

Most annoying to me.....

"This play is a Sucker Bet"

"smells like a trap"

same logic i suppose, but that one pisses me off -- not really actually, i just find it amusing.

[ShamsWoof10]

I can see how "STONE COLD LOCKS" would be up there but I voted for "HIT'EM IN THE MOUTH"... God I hate that...

[HAPPY BOY]

Stone Cold Lock, hands down ! Another saying I hate, "Bro you got this won" and the game is in the 3rd qtr. If anyone says this to me again I will slit there motherfvcking throat right where they are standing!

[Stumpage]

Stone cold lock.....But while we're on the subject of annoying phrases:

"These guys really came to play today!"

WTF else should be expected of the particular athlete being lauded, even without considering the sizeable paycheck at the end of the day? And what would the alternative phrase to that be?

"...Well, it appears that he kinda came to play today. He's sorta lollygaggin' it out there, but overall his effort seems fairly satisfactory....."

[rugbybdyb]

By far the most annoying and over used line is

"We just need to take it to the next level"

No matter how much this phrase is used it always irritated me. What is the next level for pro players? Has anyone ever heard this and said "yeah coach you are right, we just need to take it to the next level"

I like punch in mouth better than stone cold lock....

[walkingdude2]

When the G/F says:

"I've got a headache"

[slacker00]

The entire continuum of sports broadcasting is 99% cliche. Get used to it, I guess...

Here's some more:
"He gave 110 percent"
"Play within ourselves"
"Step it up"
"Tremendous upside"
"They just wanted it more"
"He's got great work ethic"
"Backs against the wall"
"They must generate/execute"
"Making a statement/Sending a message"
"They just know how to win"
"Demonstrates great athleticism"
"God was on our side today"
"Tremendous piece of hitting"
"Overcame adversity"
"A must-win ballgame"
"No one gave us a chance/No respect"


Ironically, regarding "We have to line up and hit them in the mouth", I saw a QB literally punched in the mouth by a rusher. I think it was Boller in the SNF game. Funniest thing I saw. I think the QB was suprised to get cold cocked as well.

[ShamsWoof10]

You guys pulled some good ones out... You are 100% right slacker... It is 99% cliche and it leads people into using cliches on a daily basis... I hate that even more...

The one I hate the most is when a kicker missed because he has to "keep his head down"... That is my all time most irritating one... Coaches know better then to say that sh*t around me now but I used to hear it all the f*ckin' time...

Coach I talk to still talks in cliche's on a day to day basis... He comes up with some good ones... Yesterday we were talking and I told him my client is taking the rest of my Favre's and he told me to save him one because "his iron is hot right now"... WTF..???

I hear him on a consistant basis use ones like:

Diamond in the ruff
Wheels comin' off the cart
Deer in headlights

[The Seer]

The two most overused words hands down are: adversity and swagger. I swear if I ever hear "swagger" again I will go fukking postal.

[The Seer]

He overcame adversity. His mom made him get off her tit at 15. Fuk u, who doesn't have adversity at some time or another. "Swagger", is that a pimp walk or what. That is just cockiness. I don't see teams like the Colts having to have swagger to win. It was an excuse for Miami Hurricanes to act like idiot thug wantabees.

[patsfan2727]

He overcame adversity. His mom made him get off her tit at 15. Fuk u, who doesn't have adversity at some time or another. "Swagger", is that a pimp walk or what. That is just cockiness. I don't see teams like the Colts having to have swagger to win. It was an excuse for Miami Hurricanes to act like idiot thug wantabees.

Swagger is kind of like "MOXIE"

"Tom Brady is really playing with some MOXIE out there"

Give me a break, they either make plays or don't. Their personal style or air of confidence is so overrated.

[slacker00]

Regarding "moxie", it's somewhat easier to have moxie when the players around you are performing well. I think Tavaris Jackson has enough "moxie" or whatever, but he spent a lot of time on his back early this year, some of it unconscious. lmao. That's cool under pressure, brotha!

Even funnier, when Holcomb got in there he played like a scared cat. I think there was some issues with the pass blocking. But, it seems like they've fixed things since then in Minny.