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In Defense of the Stiff Arm
Football Outsiders — In Defense of the Stiff Arm At the New York Times’ Fifth Down blog I write about my objections to the new point of emphasis against stiff arms to the face. I also wrote this week about NFL Films , Phil Savage , why the Dolphins should start negotiating with the player they’ll pick first, and how two NFL owners chose vanity over money . posted 4-4-2008 at 12:51 PM by Michael David Smith || Extra Points 4 Comments Watching a stiff arm is exciting, but it seems all to common that some RB’s will actually grab and twist ...

SATURDAY NIGHT ONE-LINERS
ProFootballTalk.com — ... 70 local athletes attended a workout with the Redskins. Vikings RB Adrian Peterson is being honored for his charity work . The elimination of the force-out rule came five years too late for the Vikings. The Bengals might be interested in USC TE Fred Davis. Former NFL K John Hall is opening a restaurant . From the “In Search Of Annoying Phrases To Replace ‘It Is What It Is’” file, Falcons owner Arthur Blank says, “ The past is the past .” A stiff arm to the face will result in a flag up the butt. Did the Steelers flirt with Booger ...

NFL to Make Stiff Arm a Point of Enforcement
thejetsblog.com — ... Remember that play from 2007? Don’t expect to see Thomas Jones be getting applauded for it this season, the NFL has made the stiff arm to the face a point of emphasis for officiating crews to enforce in 2008. ...