[Warning, the following contains extreme levels of geekiness, use appropriate protection.]
The NFL is down to the Final 12. Eight division winners and four wild card teams begin the tournament that decides the NFL champion.
Fans and observers often predict the tournament results and, because no one can quit while they’re ahead, to provide an erudite justification for their picks. As the legions struggle to predict the unforeseeable, we will also witness the perennial stampede of archaic and foolish sports clichés.
Here's some of the more palling pabulum:
- It’s going to come down to which team wants it more. Because, you know, there are some fellas down there who are really just texting it in at this point in the season.
- Intangibles are key come playoff time. More important to my explanation, intangibles are unquantifiable so you can&r...
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