Monday-morning quarterback
nounEtymology
Professional football games in the United States are most often played on Sundays, making Monday a likely day for fans to discuss and critique the performances of teams, in particular that of the quarterback who leads the offence on the field. However, there is evidence that the term actually derived in college football, which is usually played on Saturdays, in which case the use of Monday would also likely be on account of Sunday being the Christian sabbath and a traditional day of rest in the U.S., making it unlikely certain groups with a common interest in the game (such as co-workers) would meet before Monday.
Definitions
Someone who criticizes with hindsight.
To criticize with hindsight.
- Before any show, we "Monday-morning quarterback" the last show. Each man points out his partners' errors, then has to listen to his own.
- We can Monday-morning quarterback the situation and suggest that the large company should have made a counterchallenge.
- Nathan, Dave & Marty, wisely chose to leave the battle strategy to the police, Monday-morning quarterbacking the fray from inside the safety of a cement block restroom building.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA