# NFL Week 16

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/478064>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [December 20, 2008, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/478064 "2008-12-20T13:33:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-16/478064/61 "2008-12-24T23:03:08Z")

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> [@Omniscient](#):
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> I’m not sure I agree with the idea that a wordy description means that the concept is complicated or difficult to grasp. I think that if you tried to explain the benefits of running a short pass towards the sidelines versus a run or pass to the middle in the 2 minute drill, it’d be a heck of a lot wordier. Yet all the coaches and fans seem to grasp that without too much difficulty.

I’m saying it’s hard to convey, not to grasp. A wordy description pretty much by definition means it’s harder to convey.

For your counterexample: “Going out of bounds stops the clock, so when time is short run plays to the sidelines.” Much less wordy than explaining the 2:00 timeout deal.

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