Football Phrases

"Dual threat quarterback"
"Identity crisis"
"Reps"
"Game reps"
"Big, bad bruiser"
"He's special"
"Next level"
"Under his own power"
"Stopped stone cold"
"Maintain your gap control"
"The young man's got to hold on to the rock"
"That was a rhythm play"
"Toting the rock"
"Adversity strikes"
"Tough as nails"
"A program on the rise"
"Keep the chains moving"
"All the players bought in"
"3rd and medium"
"The game is not too big for him"
"Flip the field"
"High risk high reward"
"Laser focus"
"They're not resting on their laurels"
"Swagger"
"It's in his DNA"
"Bend but don't break defense"
"The teeth of this defense"
"In the trenches"/"It's getting chippy in the trenches"
"They want to shoot gaps"
"Ball skills"
"Live by the sword, die by the sword"
"A bread and butter play"
"Minister of defense"
"Blue collar approach"
"Chess match"
"Backyard football"
"Pick six"
"Meaningful snaps"
"Lighting strikes"
"Nothing but green grass in front of him"
"Wear and tear"
"Wheel route"
"Tough little customer"
"Change of pace guy"
"Escapability"
"Sack parade"
"Workmanlike"
"Weather the storm"
"Difference makers on the D-line"
"Gang tackling"
"Sluggish start"
"Bubble screen"
"A man possessed"
"Stay in character"/"High-character guys"
"Horizontal stuff"
"Route run"
"Too much mustard"
"He's a young pup"
"Plus territory"
"You've got to put it in his belly"
"Eyebrow-raising score"
"Old school"
"Flipping field position"
"Bull rush"
"Exotic blitz"
"They're going to get a tongue lashing"
"Win the line of scrimmage"
"Use his physical gifts"
"That land shark identity"
"Tasted no adversity"
"The ultimate security blanket"
"Out-muscle somebody"
"Skill sets"
"Yeoman work"
"Gang tackled"
"The other side of the two-minute warning"
"Leave him on an island"
"They preach hustle"
"Slobberknocker"
"Third and manageable"
"Third and impossible"
"Holy toledo"
"Ghost action"
"Juiced up"
"Remedial plays"
"Downhill profile"/"Passing profile"
"Pocket mechanics"
"Passing posture"
"Physicality"
"Soft edge"
"War room"
"Tough sledding"
"Dink and dunk"
"Change the landscape"
"Eye discipline"
"We're talking fire breathers"
"Launching pad game"
"Ball security"
"Dependable workhorse back"
"Extra curricular activity"
"Let him be the hammer"
"Situational football"
"Your defense has been salty all night"
"Household name"
"Ball hawk"
"Locating the football with his eyes"
"The teeth of that stunt"
"Take the ball out of his belly"
"Wait for the cavalry"
"Finds real estate, it's all about location, location, location"
"The glue of the defense"
"What you call a banjo coverage"
"When one of your strings break you can still make music"
"Working through his progressions"
"Eye candy"
"Controlling traffic"
"Hurting you with his feet"
"Shoot out"
"Out-numbered at the point of attack"
"Haymakers"
"All of his arsenal on display"
"Wholesale changes"
"Ebbs and flows"
"That's a bullet, it's coming in hot"
"The teeth of the defense"
"Walk out of the Liberty Bowl with a 'dub'"
"Leave it all out on the field"
"Timeouts in their back pocket"
"Home run ball"
"Established your culture"
"Small ball"
"Three-headed running back situation"
"World beaters"
"Check Down Charlie"
"Crowd in full throat"
"He's really impressed with his work ethic"
"Pocket passer"
"Tweener"
"Carrying the load"
"One lurk coverage"
"Bountygate"
"Slung down"
"Exotic blitz packages"
"He exploded off the tape"
"A budding superstar"
"The bacon was saved here"
"Iron man"
"The scoreboard's looked like a pinball machine"
"Elusiveness ratings"
"And now you've got injury to insult"
"Answer the bell"
"He doesn't put it on the carpet"
"Knocking at the door"
"We've got laundry on the field"
"He's carrying the ball like a loaf of bread"
"Ground-based organization"
"Clock it"
"Beware of blind pursuit"
"Bullet slant"
"Spider cam"
"The walking wounded"
"Makeshift receiving core"
"Gunslinger"
"Attack you horizontally"
"This side of the two-minute warning"
"Once he gets his man weight, he's gonna be a beast"
"Sea legs"
"Razzle dazzle"
"Putting some moves in the blender"
"Meat and potatoes football"


Team, city, fan, conference or player-related phrases

"Sparty"
"On the steps of Canton"
"Hokie lunch pail"
"Ben"
"The Big Easy"
"New England lore"
"Megatron"
"The 12th man"
"MACtion"


PLEASE STOP SAYING THESE THINGS

"Belichikian"
"Legion of boom"
"Honey badger"
"Butt fumble"