Procus Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10065946-dean-blandino-would-be-shocked-if-nfl-doesnt-ban-eagles-patented-qb-sneak Dean Blandino Would Be 'Shocked' if NFL Doesn't Ban Eagles' Patented QB Sneak Joseph Zucker February 16, 2023 The Philadelphia Eagles may have to find another way to give Jalen Hurts a boost on quarterback sneaks next season. Dean Blandino, a rules analyst for Fox Sports, expects the league to address the Eagles' tactic of regularly lining up a player or two behind Hurts to push him forward on sneaks. "I think the league is going to look at this, and I'd be shocked if they don't make a change," he said, per Paul Domowitch of The 33rd Team. The tactic was on full display in Super Bowl LVII. Hurts got a helping hand on his two-yard run to pull the Eagles within two in the fourth quarter. Blandino compared the play to "a rugby scrum" and said it's "just not a skillful play." "This is just a tactic that is not an aesthetically pleasing play, and I think the competition committee is going to take a look at it," he said. The Athletic's Kalyn Kahler provided a deep dive into Philadelphia's consistent success on sneaks and how the team was pushing the rule book to its boundary. She also spoke to a member of another team's analytics staff who hinted how the play could be mimicked by other teams. "People have caught wind of it and seen that it's too successful not to implement on their own," the staffer said. The NFL competition committee might look to get ahead of the situation as much as it can this offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time2rock Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 You knew it was coming with all the talk about it that continually increased as the season wore on and everyone saw it continue to work almost every time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procus Posted February 16, 2023 Author Share Posted February 16, 2023 44 minutes ago, Procus said: This is just a tactic that is not an aesthetically pleasing play, Ahem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesAddict Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 It's 11 on 11...who cares if it's not "aesthetically pleasing"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perforator Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Dean Blandino can suck my cheesesteak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 So because we are bigger and more physical than the opposition we should be punished? So if we were faster and more agile we should be punished for that too? It's a freaking nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brkmsn Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Honestly, they'll be opening up a big can of worms if they try to prevent this. You'll have to start penalizing other runs when a pile forms and a lineman tries to push the player or pile. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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