![]() It (the administration plan) is a Hail Mary pass that is dead on arrival. If the moderates separate themselves from Nusra, immediately the Russians and Assad go kill them, the idea that the moderate rebels will separate themselves from Nusra is just not going to happen. He is down everywhere, ultimately, I can't see him not doing it. Learn more great football expressions here.Trump needs Presidential Debates like he needs oxygen. So, for example, you could use the expression when faced with a failing grade in college or a reprimand at work and you ‘throw a Hail Mary’ by bringing your professor or boss a bottle of his favorite single-malt Scotch as a thank you gift for being the best mentor you’ve ever had. Well, after football confiscated the saying, it is now somewhat acceptable to be used as an everyday expression when you are up against all odds, have almost zero chances of a successful outcome, but with a little hope and a whole lot of prayer, you go for it anyway. In the movies, this is something that is required by a priest to be said a certain number of times after someone has confessed a sin. ![]() OK, so this is one where football clearly stole something from the Catholics among us! Hail Mary is a Catholic prayer. ![]() How the saying, “Throw a Hail Mary Pass,” can be used in real life: In fact, the first discussion of a Hail Mary according to some accounts was a play between Notre Dame and Georgia Tech back in 1920’s but was not a long, unreliable pass like it is referred to today. The Hail Mary Pass is very rarely successful and was really developed as a ‘play’ when Doug Flutie was the QB for Boston College way back in the day. In the image above, you can see what almost appears to be a scrum of receivers and defenders all jumping up and trying to catch or knock down the ball. ![]() The ball is not intended for any one guy, it’s just heaving it down the field in hopes that one of his guys catches it and not one of the ‘other’ guys. Then the quarterback (saying a couple of Hail Mary prayers under his breath), throws the ball as high and as far as he can. To do this, they would likely put in a bunch of really fast and tall wide receivers (4-5 of them) and let them run as fast down the field as possible. It is at a time like this (losing by more than 3 points or outside of range to kick a field goal), that a team may call a Hail Mary Pass. Photo – Football concept: Hail Mary PassĪt the end of a half or the end of the game, the team who has the ball on offense may need more points but only have a few seconds left to get them. ![]()
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