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re: NFL Owners to Vote of Outlawing The “Tush Push”

Posted on 5/19/25 at 10:51 am to
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
41497 posts
Posted on 5/19/25 at 10:51 am to
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So fricking weak. We saw it cost the Bills a playoff game because they couldn’t execute it. Because one team has a qb that can squat a house and can’t be stopped on short yardage, we’re going to outlaw what football was for more than 50 years. Pathetic


Didn’t they outlaw the defensive equivalent to this due to “safety concerns” a few years ago? If it’s unsafe for the defense it should be unsafe for the offense.

Either outlaw it in both sides of the ball or legalize it for both sides.
Posted by CR4090
Member since Apr 2023
8255 posts
Posted on 5/19/25 at 10:54 am to
Chickenshit
Posted by sorantable
Member since Dec 2008
53565 posts
Posted on 5/19/25 at 10:55 am to
Good. Phuck Philly sports in general and anything that brings their fans joy.
Posted by TackySweater
Member since Dec 2020
24650 posts
Posted on 5/19/25 at 10:58 am to
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Rules get changed & certain style of play gets regulated sometimes

Yep. And this is happening because the rest of the nfl is pussified.
Posted by TheWalrus
Land of the Hogs
Member since Dec 2012
46136 posts
Posted on 5/19/25 at 10:58 am to
You can still do a regular ole QB sneak, Hurts will be unstoppable still
Posted by TackySweater
Member since Dec 2020
24650 posts
Posted on 5/19/25 at 10:59 am to
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Let the game progress forward & not backwards.

This is bitch made lol
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
37276 posts
Posted on 5/19/25 at 11:00 am to
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This is bitch made lol


Fr fr, 100p
Posted by More beer please
Member since Feb 2010
46280 posts
Posted on 5/19/25 at 11:02 am to
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If you want to watch rugby then watch rugby.


Don't disparage rugby like that. The two arent remotely close
Posted by The Pirate King
Pangu
Member since May 2014
65414 posts
Posted on 5/19/25 at 11:04 am to
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I hate the play, however, I think banning it is a little overboard.


Stuff is banned in the NFL all the time that barely has an impact on the game. This has a ton of impact on the game.
Posted by Rand AlThor
Member since Jan 2014
10420 posts
Posted on 5/19/25 at 11:06 am to
All for it. Makes the sport boring. It's entertainment.
Posted by BigBinBR
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2023
9333 posts
Posted on 5/19/25 at 11:11 am to
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It’s been illegal in the college game most of my life.


But it's been legal since 2012. The NFL is talking about going the opposite direction.

The problem is that the NFL cannot reliably call the rules that have now. By them outlawing it, it will be called/not called at a key point in a game and will frick a team which will then start more conspiracy theories of the NFL protecting certain teams.
Posted by Wayne Campbell
Aurora, IL
Member since Oct 2011
7159 posts
Posted on 5/19/25 at 11:17 am to
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Did that 400# DT from the Gators make it on a team?


I watched a highlight video of him calling him the "Tush Push Preventer" or some such nonsense. Every clip in the video the offense gained 1-2 yards. It was pretty silly.
Posted by VolSquatch
First Coast
Member since Sep 2023
7704 posts
Posted on 5/19/25 at 11:25 am to
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Because one team has a qb that can squat a house and can’t be stopped on short yardage


Because eventually every team will have a backup whose only purpose is to do this

Oklahoma kind of did this back in the day using a backup with Blake Bell (now an NFL TE), but I think he ran out of shotgun usually and was still almost unstoppable in short yardage.

There are legitimate safety concerns for the defensive players and its just not entertaining to watch.
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
37276 posts
Posted on 5/19/25 at 11:28 am to
Just stop’em, pretty simple. All these teams want to sign these 270 lb rushing defensive tackles. That’s going to open up the physical run game, make an adjustment, not a rule.

Trophy culture
Posted by Wayne Campbell
Aurora, IL
Member since Oct 2011
7159 posts
Posted on 5/19/25 at 11:46 am to
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All these teams want to sign these 270 lb rushing defensive tackles. That’s going to open up the physical run game, make an adjustment, not a rule.



Teams signed the 270lb rushing DTs because rules changes were implemented that favored the passing game and offenses shifted that direction.

With a 53 man roster you're going to be hard pressed to carry enough variety in personnel to counter every offensive style. Which is theoretically fine. But look through the history of rules changes. How many have been more beneficial of offense vs. defense.

The rules have consistently been altered to increase offense and scoring. Defenses can only make so many adjustments.
Posted by HuskyPanda
Philly
Member since Feb 2018
2259 posts
Posted on 5/19/25 at 11:49 am to
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Just stop’em, pretty simple.


In recent memory, the Redskins, Packers, Bucs Saints, and Cards have stopped the Tush Push. The secret is to beating it is to jam the center in order to stop momentum. Its not this unbeatable play that needs to be banned.
Posted by VolSquatch
First Coast
Member since Sep 2023
7704 posts
Posted on 5/19/25 at 11:54 am to
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In recent memory, the Redskins, Packers, Bucs Saints, and Cards have stopped the Tush Push. The secret is to beating it is to jam the center in order to stop momentum. Its not this unbeatable play that needs to be banned.



Its not unbeatable, its unentertaining and a safety risk for defensive players. Someone is going to get their neck broken.
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
71305 posts
Posted on 5/19/25 at 1:34 pm to
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we’re going to outlaw what football was for more than 50 years. Pathetic

You weren't allowed to push runners forward in the NFL until 2005. It was a 10 yard penalty prior. You're still not allowed to pull or carry a runner.
This post was edited on 5/19/25 at 1:34 pm
Posted by DeathValley85
Member since May 2011
18915 posts
Posted on 5/19/25 at 2:32 pm to
When you learn the defense is prohibited from doing the exact same thing it becomes a no brainer to ban it.
Posted by JamalMurry27
Tennessee Titans
Member since May 2023
8053 posts
Posted on 5/19/25 at 2:51 pm to
how about just outlawing the bush push from behind? so you can still run that play without the pushing
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