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I know we all like Jaws.. but does he know what matriculate means? I can't figure out how it makes any sense in the context he uses it in.
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Isn't this kind of an inside joke about Merril Hoge? I think it's about how Merril will often use the "word" on shows (like Edge NFL Matchup, NFL Live, and others of its kind) to describe an offense that methodically trickles the ball down the field with safe, short-ish type plays (check-offs) without turning the ball over. Keeping the chains moving.
If true, then Jaws is just (I guess) poking a little fun at Merril.
When Jaws said this, they way he said it, I thought it sounded like he intended it to be like a little jab, but also describing how Edwards was able to go through his progressions and keep the chains moving with these safe decisions.
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It's Hank Stram from the NFL Films feature on Super Bowl IV. He actually says,
"Let's matriculate the ball down the field, boys."
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Ahh, that's right.