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"We basically drafted Avatar" - Dion Jordan size comparison photos

No, it is praying mantis.

See Wikipedia:

"The English common name for any species in the order is "praying mantis",[2] because of the typical "prayer-like" posture with folded fore-limbs, although the eggcorn "preying mantis" is sometimes used in reference to their predatory habits."

So apparently you used what is called an "eggcorn".

Also from Wikipedia:

In linguistics, an eggcorn is an idiosyncratic substitution of a word or phrase for a word or words that sound similar or identical in the speaker's dialect (sometimes called oronyms). The new phrase introduces a meaning that is different from the original, but plausible in the same context, such as "old-timers' disease" for "Alzheimer's disease".
 
I think "Praying Mantis" is dumb, personally. I hope that one doesn't stick.

I actually kind of like "Avatar". Not the movie, but the nickname.

I think I could live with just "Mantis" instead of "Praying Mantis".
 
Jay Glazer called him an Avatar. And it's not a freaking Avatar, that was just the name of the movie. The big blue species are called Na'vi. Avatars are hindu thingies.

Let's hope Dion can Na'vi-gate his way to the QB.
 
MP-Omnis said:
Jay Glazer called him an Avatar. And it's not a freaking Avatar, that was just the name of the movie. The big blue species are called Na'vi. Avatars are hindu thingies.

Let's hope Dion can Na'vi-gate his way to the QB.
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If by thingies you mean enlightened individuals that come maybe once an age to share their light and wisdom, then yeah, they're "hindu thingies".
 
You guys are freak hypocrites

I made the same Thread about Tannehill last year .....
 
I loved the pick it was a nice draft day suprise but until he makes some plays he's just plain old Dion Jordan. He's gotta earn a name, maybe drop Brady for a big loss at a critical point in the game and come up with some crazy dance or something. Not that I'm big on celebrations unless it's a big play in a big game or something.
 
Or just put the two together and call them DJ QWAKE. I'm sure there will be plenty of QB meetings between the two.
 
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