Sentences with phrase «hail mary passes»

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings «has been successful in throwing hail Mary passes and then growing into them.

In short, a successful completion of this hail mary pass could potentially change the landscape of professional sports in North American as we know it.

In football parlance the NFL is hoping to connect on a hail mary pass, which would see the Supreme Court declare the league a single entity for all purposes, the larger implication being that the league could then set salaries at pre-determined levels as well as ticket prices at all venues and sign many exclusive provisioning contracts.

Not exact matches

Last week leaving Drew in with the game decided and not passing at all, and then this week, 1 play left against a deep prevent, too far for a hail mary, you just pretty much throw it away.

Looks like Michigan Wolverines future starting quarterback Shane Morris wanted to show he's just as athletic as the high school recruit who threw a hail - mary pass to himself.

He's already thinking about what comes next, including a hail mary so ridiculous I feel the need to pass it on.

I see a bunch of people who'd rather pursue technological hail - mary passes than do the hard work of energy conservation, forest conservation, alternative energy development, and general lifestyle changes.

Jim Bouldin says in response to Walt: «I see a bunch of people who'd rather pursue technological hail - mary passes than do the hard work of energy conservation, forest conservation, alternative energy development, and general lifestyle changes.»

«We should see today's announcement from the CFIB for what it is: a desperate hail - Mary pass from a group of employers who have become addicted to cheap labour.

The point of this article is to highlight how the TOSLINK standard is the unsung hero, the hail - Mary - pass if you will, of the digital audio world.

He hailed increased funding to combat the opioid crisis that was included in the massive federal spending bill passed last week after touring the neonatal intensive care unit at St. Mary's Medical Center, which typically provides care for four to five opioid - addicted babies at a time.