In common gridiron parlance otherwise known as “coach speak,” the standard thing for the man wearing the headset to tell the media about his team’s district goes something like this: “Our district is strong from top to bottom. You can’t take anyone lightly because on any given night, everyone in this league can beat anyone else.” 

We’ve all heard it time and time again — so often that we’re nearly numbed by it.

Every now and then, however, there is a point in time when cliché  meets the truth — when the overall strength of a league actually matches what most coaches will say out of politeness.