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Overused & trite sports phrases
- Thread starter mrpackerguy
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The new question format for interviewers where they always ask mindbendingly stupid and leading questions such as, "how big (or important) was it for you to... (get this win tonight, win this award, etc.). The answer is too obvious, and doesn't let the player make any useful comments of their own.
Oh, man, +1! I hate that
So how important was this win for you?
Talk about how big of a night it was for you to get your 185th consecutive game with a catch?
You set a record today with 12 consecutive passes completed to a tight end, talk about that and exactly how important that record is to you...
I dunno, I don't mind those that much because those on field interviews aren't a place for players/coaches to really give too much away, since they're either at the half, or just won/lost, and in either case have a shower and a press conference to get to.
...and you know, some dumb suit with a useless degree in something or other had to think that phrasing up and mandate that everyone use it for reasons that no sane person can understand. That many journalists in that many sports couldn't all have been infected with that particular stupidity all at once, could they?
Pointless sure, painfully? Meh, I don't think so. Those reporters are caught between a rock and a hardplace though with their questions. What are they supposed to ask?
"Coach, we're looking at your film and we see that the gaps between your tackles and guards are slowly increasing from 3 feet to 4 feet as the drive goes on, and the defense is exploiting this gap size to rush through and apply more pressure to your quarter back. Are you going to keep your backs in more to help pass defend or are you going to try to keep your gaps consistent or are you going to do something else?"
"Coach, we're looking at your film and we see that the gaps between your tackles and guards are slowly increasing from 3 feet to 4 feet as the drive goes on, and the defense is exploiting this gap size to rush through and apply more pressure to your quarter back. Are you going to keep your backs in more to help pass defend or are you going to try to keep your gaps consistent or are you going to do something else?"
Of course not, but there are countless other short questions they could ask. A similar one, for example, is "Coach, heck of a game, huh?"
Coach can say whatever he wants....but "How big of a win was that?" is a little more awkward...
"Uhh...I'd say somewhat big to...kinda big?"
So would I, but you've got 1-2 minutes, tops in those types of situations, so you're not going to get real answers anyways. That's what press conferences are for.
Generally I don't like listening to sports commentary at all. I can see what's going on, thank you.
