Media catch phrases that you read every offseason that rarely produce results

[VaqueroTD]

Media catch phrases that you read every offseason that rarely produce results:

- in the best shape of his life
- having a great rookie camp or preseason
- talked/practiced personally with (select) Hall of Famer
- he is playing with more passion and energy

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[john van brocklin]

Media catch phrases that you read every offseason that rarely produce results:

- in the best shape of his life
- having a great rookie camp or preseason
- talked/practiced personally with (select) Hall of Famer
- he is playing with more passion and energy

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I am going with best shape of his life/career.

 

[Bobhaze]

Media catch phrases that you read every offseason that rarely produce results:

- in the best shape of his life
- having a great rookie camp or preseason
- talked/practiced personally with (select) Hall of Famer
- he is playing with more passion and energy

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Hope that title fix is ok.

 

[VaqueroTD]

Hope that title fix is ok.

Close enough, thanks bob

 

[Ranching]

Hope that title fix is ok.

Looks good

 

[Ranching]

Talk is cheap, just play football....

 

[maryquality]

Media catch phrases that you read every offseason that rarely produce results:

- in the best shape of his life
- having a great rookie camp or preseason
- talked/practiced personally with (select) Hall of Famer
- he is playing with more passion and energy

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You forgot "Jerry Jones is optimistic about Cowboys' chances to win the Super Bowl".

 

[bigE79]

I am going with best shape of his life/career.

Definitely the "best shape of my life and never felt better" bs

 

[Bobhaze]

Media catch phrases that you read every offseason that rarely produce results:

- in the best shape of his life
- having a great rookie camp or preseason
- talked/practiced personally with (select) Hall of Famer
- he is playing with more passion and energy

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Great lists. Here’s some more…

• “Coaches are really excited about_____”
• “______ has worked really hard on his footwork.” (Usually QBs or DBs)
• “The game is really slowing down for him.”
• “He brings his lunch pail every day.” (Translation: He’s not that talented but works hard)
• “______will really push _____ for a starting position this year.”

 

[VaqueroTD]

You forgot "Jerry Jones is optimistic about Cowboys' chances to win the Super Bowl".

That’s a great one. He seems to have calmed down a little bit over the years. But yeah, he was always predicting Super Bowl!

How about… “Most talented team we have ever fielded.” LOL

 

[VaqueroTD]

Great lists. Here’s some more…

• “Coaches are really excited about_____”
• “______ has worked really hard on his footwork.” (Usually QBs or DBs)
• “The game is really slowing down for him.”
• “He brings his lunch pail every day.” (Translation: He’s not that talented but works hard)
• “______will really push _____ for a starting position this year.”

Yeah, the (insert random journeyman) pushing for starting position rarely works out. Honestly, until last year I would’ve put anything about a random free agent going to show some results. It actually worked out last year, a lot of names came out of nowhere.

I was going to put a technique comment but the more I thought about it, when they go into detail and discuss a specific technique the player is trying to improve, it seems like there usually is some payoff.

 

[xwalker]

Media catch phrases that you read every offseason that rarely produce results:

- in the best shape of his life
- having a great rookie camp or preseason
- talked/practiced personally with (select) Hall of Famer
- he is playing with more passion and energy

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Defense wins championships...

How many bottom half of the league offenses have won Super Bowls...?

 

[jazzcat22]

We like our guys.

 

[xwalker]

Great lists. Here’s some more…

• “Coaches are really excited about_____”
• “______ has worked really hard on his footwork.” (Usually QBs or DBs)
• “The game is really slowing down for him.”
• “He brings his lunch pail every day.” (Translation: He’s not that talented but works hard)
• “______will really push _____ for a starting position this year.”

I think "coaches are excited about" is 50/50.

It sometimes alerts us to players that end up doing something.

It is dependent on which media person says it.

 

[jazzcat22]

These phrases are only good and true if there is a "BOOM" at the end.

 

[VaqueroTD]

Defense wins championships...

How many bottom half of the league offenses have won Super Bowls...?

That’s another good one. Defense and strong running games don’t hurt, but definitely been proven they’re not as necessary anymore. Some of these folks covering it still living in 70’s-80’s football.

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

Defense wins championships...

How many bottom half of the league offenses have won Super Bowls...?

Reverse that question and the answer is the same.

How many bottom half of the league defenses have won Super Bowls...? Dallas has had some good offenses over the last 15 years, but they still couldn't get over the hump.

 

[75boyz]

This year just feels different.

Times 27.

 

[john van brocklin]

Definitely the "best shape of my life and never felt better" bs

Yep it been worn out !

 

[Creeper]

"He's day to day"
"We're holding him out just as a precaution"
"I am not worried about..."