Clichés and Grammar: A Sporting Matter

A surprisingly quiet week for “Fun with english” given we’re leading up to the Super Bowl. Nonetheless, we did get two gems:

First, Raiders boss Al Davis mistakenly referred to newly hired Raiders’ coach Lane Kiffin as “Lance”. Davis quickly corrected himself but maybe this was Freudian. Given Kiffen’s age (31) and the fact that Kiffen is now the NFL’s youngest head coach, perhaps Davis should have more appropriately called him “Skippy” or “Sport”. Skippy Kiffen has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?

Second, in an interview this week, Cowboys Quarterback Tony Romo remarked that outgoing coach Bill Parcels “had his pulse on everything” in the Cowboys organization. I’m going to assume he meant The Tuna had his “finger on the pulse” and hope and pray that Tuna’s pulse isn’t some strange euphemistic inside joke. If it’s the latter, somebody better bust out some Clorox wipes.

On a separate, but related note regarding Tony Romo and his bobble of the field goal snap in the closing seconds of the Cowboys playoff loss- am I the only person that sees the opportunity for another Quarterback-Isotoner commercial? Surely the Dan Marino Isotoner patent has run out by now. If you’re reading this right now and you work for Isotoner or you’re Tony Romo, please make this happen. I’ll buy a pair of gloves, I promise.