7 Most Yawn-Inducing Quotes from NFL Season Thus Far

Saying the right thing in the NFL has the potential of motivating a team and its entire fanbase. It also has the ability to get people laughing at you.

Joe Namath's guarantee before Super Bowl III comes to mind with this issue; it worked for him. Others—not so much.

With more reporters than ever covering the NFL, players have a daily opportunity to look brilliant or to look like the biggest idiot in the world.

And it's not always the players, either.

Here's a look at seven quotes from this year that do nothing more than project a yawn out of most fans.

Ryan Kalil, Carolina Panthers

Fresh off a 6-10 season, Carolina Panthers center Ryan Kalil guaranteed a Super Bowl win to all Carolina fans before the season started.

In a full-page ad in the Charlotte Observer, Kalil sounded very confident in the team's chances to win it all.

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At the daunting, unpaved path ahead, lined with detours, naysayers and walls which seem insurmountable. But not for you. You'll ignore what you hear and break through ANYTHING that stands in your way. Because you see what's at the end of this.

Victory.

One hundred percent, sterling silver victory. The Lombardi Trophy, And it exists.

CAROLINA PANTHERS -- SUPER BOWL XLVII CHAMPIONS!

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Now, I'm no expert, but really?

After a 6-10 season, what made Kalil think the Panthers were on the verge of winning it all?

Maybe if the Panthers had a winning record last year, it wouldn't have been laughable. But, the Panthers are again showing they are one of the league's laughingstocks as they sit at 1-5 on the year.

Rex Ryan, New York Jets

New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan is always good for a quote.

In a radio interview on The Michael Kay Show, Ryan said:

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I know I'm a great coach. What makes me a great coach is the guys that coach with me and the players that play for me, and everything else this organization has for me. It's hard for me to look at myself not being successful. I don't even see (getting fired) as a possibility.

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So 3-4 is successful in Ryan's eyes?

The Jets rank 28th in passing yards per game (200.4), 14th in rushing yards (110.4) and 30th in rushing yards allowed (147.7). That's not exactly the makings of greatness.

Also, the players that play for you? Mark Sanchez isn't exactly a great NFL quarterback, nor is Shonn Greene at running back.

The only great player on the team is Darrelle Revis, who is out for the year with a knee injury.

Bill Belichick, New England Patriots

"We don’t have any defenses designed to give up 50-yard touchdowns."

That's the quote New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick had for the Providence Journal in response to criticism on his defense after a loss to the Seattle Seahawks.

The Patriots have had their struggles this year, but the Seahawks have also had a run of good luck.

While some reporters believe good teams shouldn't have defensive breakdowns, the fact remains they do. Sometimes, the other team gets lucky and makes a good play.

On the particular play in question, Seattle's Sidney Rice took advantage of the situation and exposed the breakdown.

Chris Johnson, Tennessee Titans

Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson has begun to show his frustration this year over his lack of production. However, this quote from Titans Insider makes one question his leadership ability.

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I don't believe we're close right now. You look at the games and how we're playing, we don't look like a good team. I wouldn't sit here and say we're close. We need somebody in this locker room to make plays and give us a spark.

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You're the highest-paid player on the team and you've had no problem in the past making those plays. So, what's different about the last two years?

Oh yeah, that's right. You got the big contract before last season. Now, the picture has become clear.

He got paid; now it's someone else's turn to carry the torch.

Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos

The Denver Broncos ran a trick play on a field-goal attempt against the Oakland Raiders in Week 4. The play didn't work, leaving quarterback Peyton Manning with a nice quote for reporters.

Via the Denver Post, "I just told them to maybe give Manning-to-Stokley a chance, maybe before Prater-to-Beadles."

While the Broncos did get the win in the game, it's ironic that Manning would say this. It was fourth down, which was obviously a field-goal situation. If the play works, Manning is calling head coach John Fox a genius.

However, it didn't work, leading Manning to believe a Manning-to-Stokley pass would have been successful.

While a fourth-down pass play would have brought the normal Oakland defense out, at least a trick play on the field through a wrinkle into things.

Now, teams have to plan for a possible fake field goal, which could give kicker Matt Prater one less player bearing down on him to block the attempt.

Thomas DeCoud, Atlanta Falcons

When in conversation, using the word "meow" instead of the right word can be funny—back in 2001.

Atlanta Falcons safety Thomas DeCoud employed multiple "meows" in an interview on SportsCenter.

While it was funny when the movie Super Troopers first did it in 2001, it's lost its luster. It didn't have people dying laughing.

It did make the interview interesting, but it didn't have the effect DeCoud probably wanted it to mainly because it's been done before.

Roger Goodell, NFL Commissioner

This year, Roger Goodell has shown he has some of the worst judgement.

From the bounty scandal to the handling of replacement officials, Goodell has heard it from all sides.

However, Goodell added fuel to his own fire after his response to the "Fail Mary" during the Monday night game between the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers.

In an interview with reporters concerning the call and negotiations with the "real" officials, Goodell was quoted by ESPN as saying:

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That is the beauty of sports and the beauty of officiating, that there are controversial calls and people see them differently. I understand that. That is the beauty of sports.

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Goodell obviously side-tracked the issue. Had he agreed that it was a blown call, then he would have admitted that qualified officials weren't in place as replacements.

In "protecting the shield" as Goodell likes to put it, he may have hurt it more. Luckily the real officials are back and there haven't been many controversial calls since.