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YOU know there are dozens of them...cliche's that are untrue, dumb, or just don't make a lick of sense.
We hate many more than one, but perhaps we can limit ourselves to just one until everyone has had a chance 
My most hated cliche:
"QB X will be a winner in the NFL because in college...he just wins games."
***Gordon, I really didn't think you could be this stOOpid, but you exceeded my expectations. Wussy.
Manziel, see Josh Gordon. Dumbass.***
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Cool topic! I'll go with, "They just wanted it more." Yeah, the losing team DIDN'T want to win.
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For QBs-
"He's a winner!"
"He has 'it' you know?"
"He's a gamer!"
"His will to win."
"He wanted it more."
Just a bunch of lazy narratives.
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"Football is war."
This...anything correlating Football to war drives me insane, because of the lack of respect it shows the men who have experienced war. Football is football and war is war, not vice versa.
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"He's a winner!"
"He has 'it' you know?"
Thank You! These were the 2 I came to post. I've been hearing about a certain QB having "IT" way too much for my liking round these parts lately.
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"It's a process"
"We're gonna take it one game at time"
And my all time most despised..
"There's a lot of season left."
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"We" from fans when talking about sports. YOU didn't - never did - never will do anything for the Browns, Buckeyes, Cavs, Indians etc. etc. So stop. It drives me crazy.
"If it weren't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college"
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"They're in fourth down territory, they have to go for it."
The announcer will say that for a losing team on their own 20 with 1:00 left and 4th down.
I thought "4th down territory" was the on the opponents side of the field between the 45 and 35. It's too close to punt and too far to kick a FG...so you kind of have to go for it. It has nothing really to do with the scoreboard or time left in the game.
And yes, like someone else said, "Team X wanted it more." Worthless comment.
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"We" from fans when talking about sports. YOU didn't - never did - never will do anything for the Browns, Buckeyes, Cavs, Indians etc. etc. So stop. It drives me crazy.
I know what you're saying, but I'm okay with it. WE buy tickets, WE bleed Orange and Brown, WE wear the gear, WE dream our whole lives for a winner, WE chear them on and WE like to think we're part of the team (or that the "team" includes the owner+GM+coaches+trainers+players+fans).
I even went through a period where I would ask, "what position do you play?" after someone said "we" when referring to their team.
I'm sure the people know they aren't truly a part of the team, so their usage of "we" is more about the community that surrounds the team (the city, state, country, alumni, etc.).
“...Iguodala to Curry, back to Iguodala, up for the layup! Oh! Blocked by James! LeBron James with the rejection!”
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At DT, context and meaning are a scarecrow kicking at moving goalposts.
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Neat topic! This is for us: "We practiced really well this week." Apparently rehearsing a loss. From sportscasters (Aikman especially) who launch into a second-guessing about goal line calls. Just endless drumming up controversy what isn't there. Sorry, not a snappy one-liner, but that and out or not on a catch, end zone ot otherwise, just wears me out. 
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"They need to learn how to win." Like they missed that class on winning that is given at the beginning of every year. 
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"They need to learn how to win."
Like they missed that class on winning that is given at the beginning of every year.
Thank you.
Seriously thank you. That one irritates the hell out of me.
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"They need to learn how to win."
Like they missed that class on winning that is given at the beginning of every year.
Thank you.
Seriously thank you. That one irritates the hell out of me.
That one touches on the, "We need to win the last (meaningless) game(s) so we go into the offseason with momentum."
As if that energy actually carries over the 8 month offseason. When actually what it's done in the past is screwed us out of the top draft QB choices.
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"The officials could call holding on every play."
I AM ALWAYS RIGHT... except when I am wrong.
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"110% effort" always annoys me.
"These two teams do not like each other."
"Game of inches."
"That defense has been on the field a long time." (Psst, so has that offense.)
"Throw out the records when these two teams play."
"This kid came to play."
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"We" from fans when talking about sports. YOU didn't - never did - never will do anything for the Browns, Buckeyes, Cavs, Indians etc. etc. So stop. It drives me crazy.
I do it only because it's easier to type "we" than spelling out "the Browns" or "Cleveland" everytime I'm referring to the team. Anyway, if someone's shared the misery of being a fan of this team for the last 18 years, I think they've earned the right.
And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.
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I can't stand that one either Jules.
I also detest the "We're better than our record shows." ---No, no you are not or you would have a better record!!
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"We" from fans when talking about sports. YOU didn't - never did - never will do anything for the Browns, Buckeyes, Cavs, Indians etc. etc. So stop. It drives me crazy.
It's a lot easier than typing "The Browns" over and over again and eventually that sounds like you're a distant observer. In reality, we're all here (or most of us are here) because we love the Browns. The 'we' talk doesn't bother me at all.
Football cliches that I can't stand to hear...
Pretty much anything having to do with 'playing the percentages', when defending a decision that demonstrably is NOT playing the percentages.
Along the same lines, things like "playing it safe" when it really means making a gutless, weak decision, or "you've got to take the points [kick a FG]" when it's 4th and goal at the 1 yard line, with really no urgent reason why you really need to take the points.
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"We" from fans when talking about sports. YOU didn't - never did - never will do anything for the Browns, Buckeyes, Cavs, Indians etc. etc. So stop. It drives me crazy.
I have to disagree. A lot of fans stick through everything, especially us. Ownership, coaching changes, free agency. We are the only consistent part of the Browns franchise. We have every right to use we.
What I hate is people who use the term and aren't from there. Steeler fans who have never step foot in Pittsburgh are a wonderful example.
I agree with a lot of these that you guys have listed.
I don't know if it's a cliche but it's absolutely nails on a chalkboard for me when I hear an announcer say "clock it" in terms of spiking the football to stop the clock.
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"... and the punt team comes onto the field" Not really a cliche ... I just can't stand to hear it anymore.
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We battled. Or.... they battled.
Heard that too many times after they "battled to a loss".
Intoducing for The Cleveland Browns, Quarterback Deshawn "The Predator" Watson. He will also be the one to choose your next head coach.
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I hate the term "skill positions." Like it takes no skill to play offensive line? "You've got to run to set up the pass." Maybe 30 years ago, but it's become quickly outdated. "We're excited to announce ________ as the next coach of the Cleveland Browns. We've done an exhaustive search and we're sure we've found the best man for the job." - every Browns FO since '99. 
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"Out-kicked his coverage" makes it sound like the punter screwed up, but it could mean your punt cover guys are too slow. This one has actually migrated to everyday life, like when you see some doofus with a great looking woman, someone will say "he out-kicked his coverage.". Always cracks me up.
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"<insert team> have some of the best fans in the NFL"
"<Insert name> is a great player."
"We just didn't make enough plays."
"My signature line goes here."
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I bleed Brown and Orange.
I was born a Browns fan.
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"Play him just to see what he's got."
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"They need to learn how to win."
Like they missed that class on winning that is given at the beginning of every year.
I nominate this as the winner.
LOL - The Rish will be upset with this news as well. KS just doesn't prioritize winning...
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We could totally spin this into a "stupid cliches that sports talk callers use"
I'm so sick of hearing the latest buz word "accountability"
Do these people even know what that word means?
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"We need to bring our A game"
"We're going to put this behind us and focus on next week"
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"If it wasn't for that tackle, he could have gone all the way."
“...Iguodala to Curry, back to Iguodala, up for the layup! Oh! Blocked by James! LeBron James with the rejection!”
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"If it wasn't for that tackle, he could have gone all the way."
Yup.
You could say that for almost every play really. Look at bible screens. One missed tackle and a guy is gone.
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I hate hearing a head coach or star QB respond with...
"He's a really talented QB, I have a ton of respect for his abilities, and if we don't play our very best we will have an impossible time beating him."
...even when asked about a player such as
***Gordon, I really didn't think you could be this stOOpid, but you exceeded my expectations. Wussy.
Manziel, see Josh Gordon. Dumbass.***
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What I hate is people who use the term and aren't from there. Steeler fans who have never step foot in Pittsburgh are a wonderful example.
Since I grew up in southern Ohio, but never had a reason to go to Cleveland I'm not a Browns fan?
Just because you went to a school or are from the city doesn't make you more of a fan than anyone else.
Go Browns!!
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Something that bothers me is when people talk about how "lucky" a champion was. Almost to the point of downplaying the accomplishment. It's extremely rare for a champion to just thoroughly dominate competition without catching a few lucky breaks.
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All the inane sideline interviews tend to be different types of horrible.
"What were you thinking when that big play happened?" And the responses are nothing short of vanilla... "Well, I saw Receiver A and threw him the ball", "I wasn't thinking, I was reacting"
"Why are you losing the game?" The other team is scoring more points...
Aside from injury reports, I don't think there's anything more useless..
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What I hate is people who use the term and aren't from there. Steeler fans who have never step foot in Pittsburgh are a wonderful example.
Since I grew up in southern Ohio, but never had a reason to go to Cleveland I'm not a Browns fan?
Just because you went to a school or are from the city doesn't make you more of a fan than anyone else.
I should have noted teams that win a lot.
Anyone who claims to be a Browns fan right now is 100% a legitimate fan.
I'm talking Yankees, Red Sox, Heat, Lakers, Duke basketball, etc..
I mean whatever, it's a free country and you can root for who you want, but it's annoying when people who aren't from LA say "we" when referring to the Lakers.
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