I've often mentioned the prevalence and abundance of "coach speak" that comes from every head football coach on planet Earth. I even make fun of the practice on a regular basis. It's a time-honored tradition and every single coach does it at some point or another. I'm not sure if they even know they are doing it half the time. Some are better at it than others, but every post-game press conference around the country is guaranteed to be flooded with axioms and clichés. 

Some coaches do it because they don't want to talk about a poor performance. Others do it because they don't like talking to the press in general and there's comfort in saying nothing while saying something. Finally, some coaches primarily use "coach speak" because that's the way they've always done it. 

Andy Graham is a regular columnist for The Outlook.