The Tush Push is right here to remain. Throughout an look on PFT Dwell, NFL government Vice President of Soccer Operations Troy Vincent that the Philadelphia Eagles’ fourth-and-short play is not going to be banned by the league’s Competitors Committee.
“Don’t punish a team that strategically does it well,” Vincent stated.
Vincent added that the NFL Competitors Committee didn’t even talk about the Tush Push when the group met in the course of the Scouting Mix. In keeping with the previous All-Professional cornerback, groups are on the identical web page that there isn’t any cause to ban the play, and there’s no present plan to convey it up on the upcoming league assembly.
The Jason Kelce-Jalen Hurts combo play dominated the NFL in 2023 in the course of the common season. Philadelphia led the league with a 71.4 p.c conversion fee on fourth-down run performs with two yards or fewer to go, greater than 10 share factors increased than the subsequent greatest staff. In goal-to-go situations, the Eagles had been capable of rating 13 touchdowns on 19 makes an attempt when operating from two yards or nearer, the very best fee within the league. Hurts co-led all quarterbacks with 15 dashing touchdowns (tied with Josh Allen). All but three of these got here from two yards or nearer.
Vincent acknowledged simply how profitable the Eagles had been on the play, claiming the sentiment across the league is that the Eagles merely discovered a profitable short-yard play.
“Their success rate, just amazing,” Vincent stated.
No different staff was capable of match the Eagles’ success fee, even when attempting to duplicate the Brotherly Shove. Solely 5 groups, together with Philadelphia, had been capable of convert fourth-and-short performs at a fee increased than 50 p.c. Hurts was the only quarterback capable of sneak it constantly on the objective line – exterior of Josh Allen (seven) no different quarterback had greater than three Tushing touchdowns from contained in the 2-yard-line.
The one factor that will kill the play sooner or later is security issues. Kelce called the Brotherly Shove “a grueling play” that sacrificed “short-term gain” for “long-term pain.” He would reportedly yell ‘F**k my life’ each time he acquired as much as the road earlier than a Tush Push play. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported in October that the league would look into the Tush Push with relation to harm issues. Giants middle John Michael Schmitx and tight finish Daniel Bellinger had been injured throughout a failed Tush Push across the similar time as Schefter’s report.
