"Alligator Arms" (1985)

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ALLIGATOR ARMS--2,420 Google hits
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The Washington Redskins are destroying my Dallas Cowboys. WR Terry  Glenn
missed a pass over the middle of the field. The announcer said it was a  case of
"alligator arms." Even if he'd have put his arms out, they'd have been  hit.
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"Alligator arms" is not in the HDAS. I gotta get a refund on that  book.
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_Kansas City Chiefs - Idiocy with Integrity_
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Greg Wesley will also be known as a disease that causes alligator  arms. And I
can tell you that No. 25 scares me watching him in my living  room. ...
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He's shown "alligator arms" twice  across the middle. He's a great talent, but
he's got some things to improve.  Thunderstruck. 01-01-2005, 06:14 PM ...
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_Browns lose #3...about to lose #4_
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...  He'd be a good smurf-type WR until DBs realized that he gets alligator
arms going
over the middle. After that, he might catch balls, but not  when it counts.
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_rec.sport.football_
(http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.football?lnk=sg&hl=en)  -  Oct 9 1990, 11:54 am by Ray Chen - 13 messages - 9 authors
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_Super Bowl_
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... A severe case of  "alligator arms". On the recent Montana-deification:
It's  real
interesting watching the rec.sport.football QB bandwagon. ...
_rec.sport.football_
(http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.football?lnk=sg&hl=en)  -  Jan 31 1990, 8:05 am by Ray Chen - 1 message - 1 author
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_Chappell  Is a Major Factor As Howard Gets Untracked; Bison Play Host to
Morehouse Today _
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By Neil H. Greenberger Special to The Washington  Post. The Washington Post
(1974-Current file).  Washington, D.C.: Nov 9, 1985. p. B8 (1 page)
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"Curtis drops some short passes, but it is not a matter of him being unable
to catch the ball over the middle or having alligator arms. It is just
concentration and the fact he is simply a better long  receiver."