Posted March 31Mar 31 Report: 'More momentum' that Tush Push will be banned Will the NFL finally succumb to cowardice and ban the Tush Push? By Shamus Clancy PhillyVoice Staff Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images The Eagles getting ready to do the Tush Push in their Super Bowl win over Kansas City. The saga of the NFL pushing back against the Eagles' most unstoppable play continues on. On Friday morning on X, The Athletic's Dianna Russini gave an update on the NFL's growing desire to ban the Tush Push. "I feel like it's getting more momentum in terms of those opposed to it than I've ever heard before." I have so many overarching thoughts on the Tush Push and this potential ban that I will just reel a few off... • If every team was doing this play with resounding success game in and game out on Sundays, I could potentially see the reasoning behind the ban. That's simply not the case. It's the Eagles doing it better than everyone. It's one team executing it better than all others, a team and city people love to criticize from afar. • It's not actually a safety issue. That's a weak excuse. It comes off as window dressing compared to much graver safety concerns that the sport has. • I assure you that if, say, that team in Kansas City was doing this, I doubt the backlash would exist at this level. • Even if the Tush Push gets banned and the Eagles are resigned to using a "traditional" quarterback sneak in short-yardage and goal-to-go situations, I'd bank everything on the Birds still converting those plays at a higher rate than anyone. The Eagles excel to such an infuriating degree for detractors because of their personnel. They have elite players at left tackle, left guard and right tackle along the offensive line. They have a very good center and a powerful blocking tight end, too. The Birds, of course, deploy the strongest quarterback in the league as well in Jalen Hurts, whose lower body power propels this all forward. • If you don't want the Eagles piling into the end zone from the one-yard line, stop them from getting there! https://www.phillyvoice.com/eagles-news-analysis-tush-push-banned-rule-jalen-hurts/
March 31Mar 31 It’s honestly laughable and pathetic. They can’t stop it so they want to ban it. Why? There’s no actual data that says it increases the chances of injury. They can’t stop it so they have to ban it. Any other team can run this play they just can’t do it to the level we can. That’s not a reason to ban the play though otherwise where do you stop with it?
March 31Mar 31 That would be a bad precedent if they ban the tush push......A team runs a LEGAL play and because they are SO good at it, the league considers banning it? Such bullish--
April 1Apr 1 Honestly, I'm kind of tired of hearing about how unfair it is every single year. Obviously I'd prefer it isn't, but even if banned, we should still have an elite short yardage game with the traditional QB sneak and with Barkley. Obviously it won't have a near 100% success rate like the tush push, but we should still be in the top 5 in the league.
April 1Apr 1 I wonder if an NFL Team successfully ran an RB screen pass, and that other NFL Teams couldn't stop said play, would those other teams want that specific play banned........🤔
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