'Tis the season.. every year we hear phrases thrown around to describe the incoming rookie class. You will hear how a QB can "make all the throws" or how a D Lineman "has a motor that is always running." Or how a player has a "high football IQ."


What other cliches should we be on the lookout for as the Combine descends upon us?

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Only a chump boos the home team!

Slow white linebacker = High motor guy

 

Undersized white receiver = Wes Welker type

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"He has all the intangibles."

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Only a chump boos the home team!

"He has all the intangibles."

 

The problem with that cliche is many people don't even know what intangibles are. Can somebody explain it in detail?

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"He is a high character guy."

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Slow white linebacker = High motor guy

 

Undersized white receiver = Wes Welker type

 

 

Haha so true, I remember watching the combine (I believe it was last year) and someone compared Ryan Swope to Wes Welker, Swope is 6'1 and runs a 4.3 hahaha.

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If my receiver runs a 4.3 40, I don't care how tall he is.

 

Then again Wes Welker has only played with future HOF quarterbacks.

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..except in Miami.

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Only a chump boos the home team!

"He's a lunch pail guy."

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Only a chump boos the home team!

..except in Miami.

 

Nobody is talking about who will say what.

 

But if you want to talk about Miami, we have a thread for that in the NFL forum.

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Nobody is talking about who will say what.


But if you want to talk about Miami, we have a thread for that in the NFL forum.

Welker played in Miami before New England and Denver...

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Welker played in Miami before New England and Denver...

 

I thought the Patriots drafted him. All of the articles about his history of playing in Super Bowls said only that he spent 6 years catching passes from Tom Brady.

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I thought the Patriots drafted him. All of the articles about his history of playing in Super Bowls said only that he spent 6 years catching passes from Tom Brady.

 

He wasn't drafted actually.  He was an UDFA with the Chargers and spent a couple of years in Miami prior to going to New England.

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"football acumen"

 

 

" may be undersized - but pound for pound......"

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"He's a bit of a tweener."

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Only a chump boos the home team!

"This guy can be elite"

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"Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry, he's a mile away and barefoot."

"This guy was a sleeper before the combine but now he's racing up the draft boards"

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"Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry, he's a mile away and barefoot."

"Workout warrior" or "Weight room Warrior" And yes, I hate that every reciver that is white is compared to Weller if he is smaller or Jordy Nelson if he is bigger. Look for e every white TE to be compared to Jordan Cameron etc.

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"Expect for the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes."

 

Not draft specific:

 

He's a great player, and an even better person.

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"He has a high ceiling."

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Only a chump boos the home team!