Most football fans have by now seen Beast Mode's "seismic" gallop in last week's Wild Card game in Seattle, punctuated by his stiff arm/back up off me toss of Saints DB Tracy Porter. It was, in a word, nasty.Now, if folks want to get all technical, the stiff arm is generally a technique aimed at keeping a defender, quite literally, at arm's length. It's to avoid having said potential tackler even get to the body and, hence, further one's gain. While that's all well and good, the real fun of stiff arms is when someone gives the part stiff arm, part open-faced jab, part just straight up punch in the face.These are the "stiff arms" we relish the most...the ones that flat-out embarrass the defender. Those that strip him of his manhood and lay him out on the floor. You know, the ones like Marshawn's violation of Tracy Porter.So, inspired by Beast Mode, here are a few memorable stiff arms. No doubt those on the receiving end remember them we...
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