Sunday, January 13, 2008

The Stiff Arm

Watching the AFC Divisional Playoff, I just saw San Diego running back Michael Turner give Indianapolis free safety Antoine Bethea one hell of a stiff arm. Is there a bigger "F You" in all of sports?

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In ultimate, there's the "sky," but unless your receiver's name is Beau, the defender is usually merely an innocent bystander. In Basketball, there's the dunk, but again, generally the defender is victimized by mere proximity rather than direct application of the maneuver.

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ETA: ESPN home page had a photo of the same event on their home page, but a slightly better image than my photo of my TV:

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1 comment:

jimmy said...

I would say that breaking the mark or faking your defender out until he is sitting on the ground would be more impressive than a sky. More than anything, I would put a handblock as the most similar action to the stiff arm. It is a direct interaction and one guy leaves looking foolish.