WampusCat43
Footballguy
"Big tight end" and "little shovel pass". I'm still waiting for a little tight end and a big shovel pass.
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Dumb football sayings by coaches & announcers (1 Viewer)
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ShamrockPride
Footballguy
"Taking the top off the defense."
renesauz
IBL Representative
You could write an entire book full of idiotic quotes from Madden. Guy might have had a brilliant mind for football, but the rest of his mind was sub-par to say the least.
Listened to him ramble on for 4 or 5 minutes during a national broadcast about a tag on an oxygen bottle. Gas bottle tags have rip-away pieces, the first says "FULL", the second "IN USE" and then the main tag says "EMPTY". Madden could not figure it out, and displayed this ignorance pondering the problem out loud for several minutes on national TV.
Listened to him ramble on for 4 or 5 minutes during a national broadcast about a tag on an oxygen bottle. Gas bottle tags have rip-away pieces, the first says "FULL", the second "IN USE" and then the main tag says "EMPTY". Madden could not figure it out, and displayed this ignorance pondering the problem out loud for several minutes on national TV.
Grigs Allmoon
Footballguy
Grigs Allmoon
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rockaction
Footballguy
Past year or so. "Take the top off the defense" means that if the offense has a receiver who makes sure that corners and safeties respect said receiver's speed, others are allowed to operate underneath. Or taking the top off means he just flat beats them.
I do not get the Madden hate here. That was totally his schtick. It was great.
McGarnicle
Footballguy
"He really fills out those pants."
"The way he grips that ball, mmm..."
"He's gonna need a nice long, slow massage after this game."
"The way he grips that ball, mmm..."
"He's gonna need a nice long, slow massage after this game."
thatguy
Footballguy
"You can't teach speed." No ####.
"He has a real nose for the football."
I also hate when they bring up a guy that most of us fantasy football players have known about for a long time, and say something like, "I really like this kid, kind of an unknown but I think he might be in for a big night" or whatever. I just find it annoying that they think they're onto something that any knowledgeable fan has been aware of for some time. Along those lines....
"Darkhorse."
"X-factor."
"You could drive a truck through that hole."
"Running to daylight."
"He's just a natural athlete." Duh. Every player on the field is a natural athlete.
"Blue collar football."
The list goes on...
But, Madden... Madden was the man. That Troy Aikman contacts quote from earlier is one of my favorites.
"He has a real nose for the football."
I also hate when they bring up a guy that most of us fantasy football players have known about for a long time, and say something like, "I really like this kid, kind of an unknown but I think he might be in for a big night" or whatever. I just find it annoying that they think they're onto something that any knowledgeable fan has been aware of for some time. Along those lines....
"Darkhorse."
"X-factor."
"You could drive a truck through that hole."
"Running to daylight."
"He's just a natural athlete." Duh. Every player on the field is a natural athlete.
"Blue collar football."
The list goes on...
But, Madden... Madden was the man. That Troy Aikman contacts quote from earlier is one of my favorites.
Sabertooth
Footballguy
"Whose got it better than us?" 
lot of teams actually.
lot of teams actually.
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He came across as an idiot because that's what his job called for. Not because he was one. You don't realize that?
Dragon1952
Footballguy
I hate all the "reminders", the worst of which is
Now REMEMBER! There must be indisputable evidence!
Jesus H....how long have we had instant replay now? 15 years? Yet we still need the expert analyst to remind us every freakin' time that there must be indisputable evidence. I swear I think I hear this on nearly every review.
Now REMEMBER! There must be indisputable evidence!
Jesus H....how long have we had instant replay now? 15 years? Yet we still need the expert analyst to remind us every freakin' time that there must be indisputable evidence. I swear I think I hear this on nearly every review.
thatguy
Footballguy
renesauz
IBL Representative
Not a fan of looking stupid on purpose, but at least it makes sense for a comic. For an announcer who is supposed to be one of the greater football minds? Doing so on purpose is even dumber than being dumb to begin with.
SonataArctica
Footballguy
I hate how overused the word "physical". Isn't everyone physical? Can't they think of any other adjective to describe a player?
rockaction
Footballguy
I don't think Madden did it totally on purpose, for what it's worth. I think he took his own quirks and eccentricities and ran with them because everybody found them so funny. I think they were funny, but it's a personal thing, I guess.
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ThaPenguin
Footballguy
Pin their ears back.
Sabertooth
Footballguy
Josh Gordon is talented.
jvdesigns2002
Footballguy
When a player "gives 110%".
17seconds
root of all aliai
Every year there is a new term everybody uses.
overused in previous years:
"smashmouth football"
"they hit people in the mouth"
"they need to be all-in"
"concussed"
This year: "pitch count"
MattFancy
Footballguy
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
⚡DEADHEAD⚡
Footballguy
what-the-heck flex
set-it and forget-it
tote the rock
referring to any young player as "kid"
set-it and forget-it
tote the rock
referring to any young player as "kid"
Jack White
Footballguy
Calling an end-around a reverse . . . and calling a reverse a double-reverse.
MattFancy
Footballguy
Lol I always thought that was funny too.
I can just see a coach calling in the play, "Well I looked in the playbook and we don't have anything for this situation, so uh just call something"
McGarnicle
Footballguy
Man, [home team] sure is taking it up the pooper from the refs today.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Mr. Irrelevant
IBL Representative
Last weekend I heard a color commentator use the phrases "bring the house" and "takes it to the house" ... in the course of a single play.
"Excuse me, Mr. Linebackers? So, ummm, thanks and all, but we didn't want this house. The house we were interested in is down thataway ... in the far end zone where that skinny gentleman is busy celebrating."
"Excuse me, Mr. Linebackers? So, ummm, thanks and all, but we didn't want this house. The house we were interested in is down thataway ... in the far end zone where that skinny gentleman is busy celebrating."
TZMarkie
Footballguy
You can count on Gruden to say "physicality" 1-2 times a night. "The physicality ( insert random guy here) brings to this team cannot be overlooked".
Watching any primetime broadcast game with commercials just makes me appreciate RedZone even more.
The fact that announcers are terrible just makes it even worse.
TZM
Uncle Grandpa
Footballguy
Can't stand when Scott Hanson or any ESPN goon asks, "who else?" in reference to who made the big play. Well, 'who else' has meant AJ Green, Tyler Eifert, and Jeremy Hill in the past, so you got me.
Uncle Grandpa
Footballguy
Old Smiley
Footballguy
I don't hate it, but the one I've started hearing is: "It's nut cuttin' time." I work on a farm. I've cut nuts. I'm surprised they let them say that one.
TakiToki
Footballguy
This has actually gotten quite a bit better over the past few years. I think the jet/fly sweep becoming mainstream has helped with recognizing the difference.
