[1] The technique, which was initially instilled by Bobb McKittrick, the offensive line coach of the San Francisco 49ers from 1979 to 1999,[2] is often criticized as being "dirty.
Les Steckel, the offensive line coach for the Houston Oilers from 1995 to 1999, used cut blocking techniques.
In the span from 1995 to 2003 in which Gibbs coached the team's offensive line and implemented the cut blocking technique, the Broncos won two Super Bowls (XXXII and XXXIII).
[7] In a Monday Night Football game between the Broncos and Cincinnati Bengals on October 25, 2004, offensive tackle George Foster of the Broncos legally used a cut block on defensive tackle Tony Williams of the Bengals, which resulted in a dislocation and fracture of Williams' ankle.
[8] On another Monday Night Football game between the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills on September 11, 2023, the Jets' Duane Brown used a cut block on the Bills' Leonard Floyd, but Floyd was able to jump over the block and sacked quarterback Aaron Rodgers, which resulted in a tear to Rodgers' Achilles and ending his season just four plays in.