Now, before we get to that, let’s remember that the NFL world is filled with cliches.Players and coaches love saying, "We gotta take it one quarter at a time," "Each week is a season," "We’re trying to go 1-0 each week" – well, you get the picture.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.
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(IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)Well, the former Kansas Jayhawks star dropped a new one on Wednesday as he talked to reporters ahead of the Buccaneers’ Week 4 game against the Green Bay Packers.He was asked if he was going to be able to stay calm when it’s his turn to take the field."Absolutely.
I think that one thing I learned in college was, you can't be the thermometer, you have to be the thermostat," he said."You have to be someone who comes in and is able to set the temperature of the room, not test the room and try to be able to blend in with it.
If a team is low, I have to be able to pick it up to be able to make sure that they're even."If we're high, then I have to be able to be low to be able to make sure that we're even.I try to be as even-keel as possible.
I think that being able to go out there and have that even-keeled feel, the team around you feels that."Love it when a new cliché drops, especially one you can use randomly in everyday life.Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jalon Daniels huddles with teammates during the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Vikings at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., on Sept.27, 2026.
(IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)But there’s another cliché to use when it comes to the Buccane...