molly-blocking
n.— «The Colts, especially with their inside people, use a tap-block technique in pass protection. The Steelers’ defenders referred to it Sunday evening as molly-blocking. It was more like get-mauled blocking.» —“Morning After divisional playoffs” by Len Pasquarelli ABC Bews Jan. 16, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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