[Stumpage]

Just browsing through a number of NFL games, and it occurs to me that sports announcers say some stupid things, repeatedly. My personal list of amusement:

"These guys are really playing hard out there today..." (Should some other level of effort be expected?)

"That was a simply miraculous play..." (Miracles must be much more prevalent today than in the biblical days of lore, as I've heard this a few times today)

"The quarterback showed great courage staying in the pocket..." (Isn't that what he's supposed to do?)

Anyway, sorry for the rant, but I had to get it off my chest. Regardless, Happy New Year.

[rob]

Here's my pet peeve on announcers:
"He gives 100 (110, 200) percent all the time."
Mathematically, giving over 100% is impossible. Same applies to 100 percent...there's no way anyone could put 100% into every second of a game.
I'll take a player who actually gives 90%. He would be head-and-shoulders above everyone else.