The Tush Push is underneath the microscope once more.
The Packers have proposed to ban Philadelphia’s controversial quarterback sneak, NFL govt vice chairman of soccer operations Troy Vincent informed reporters Monday.
The Tush Push is arguably probably the most controversial play within the NFL, particularly because it has performed a big position within the Eagles’ success throughout their Jalen Hurts period.
There was some discuss a doable vote on banning the play final offseason, however the league finally handed on a vote.
The Athletic beforehand reported that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell had mentioned he needed the play to be banned for the 2024 season.
Nicely, the play didn’t finish on the banned record and the Eagles ran it simply as efficiently even with out Jason Kelce underneath middle en path to their Tremendous Bowl 2025 triumph.
Packers CEO Mark Murphy not too long ago cited the ridiculousness of the Commanders repeatedly committing penalties within the NFC title sport earlier than the referees threatened that they’d award the Eagles a landing if any extra shenanigans occurred.
“I am not a fan of this play. There is no skill involved and it is almost an automatic first down on plays of a yard or less. The series of plays with the Commanders jumping offsides in the NFC Championship Game to try to stop the play was ridiculous,” Murphy mentioned in his month-to-month Q&A with followers on Feb. 1.
“The referee even threatened to give the Eagles an automatic touchdown if the Commanders did not stop it. I would like to see the league prohibit pushing or aiding the runner (QB) on this play. There used to be a rule prohibiting this, but it is no longer enforced because I believe it was thought to be too hard for the officials to see. The play is bad for the game, and we should go back to prohibiting the push of the runner. This would bring back the traditional QB sneak. That worked pretty well for Bart Starr and the Packers in the Ice Bowl.”
The Eagles eradicated the Packers 22-10 within the wild-card spherical of their first of 4 postseason triumphs.
Among the criticism of the Tush Push has centered on whether or not it places gamers in danger because of the violent nature of the play, however the NFL doesn’t have relevant knowledge to decide on accidents alone.
“Question on the Tush Push play is whether it could be modified to keep some semblance of the play intact,” NFL.com’s Judy Battista reported. “The play is run so infrequently that there isn’t enough injury data for the league to push for a ban based on injuries alone.”
Others have argued whether or not or not it’s a real soccer play because it has extra of rugby components and common dashing performs don’t embody different gamers pushing the ball-carrier.
The counter-argument is that the Eagles are the one crew that seemingly can run the play with none hiccups.
Whether or not you consider the referees gave the Payments a foul spot or not within the AFC Championship sport, Buffalo couldn’t convert a one-yard scramble with Josh Allen in a game-changing play.
The Eagles, with their Tush Push, nearly by no means run into any points.
