Philadelphia - A pair of famous Philadelphia Eagles players downplay the importance of assisting quarterback stealth, which has become a staple of team offense over the past few seasons.
“I don’t have any ideas about it,” said wide receiver AJ Brown. "Only one yard."
Left tackle Jordan Mailata spoke in a similar tone, saying, "Are they dominating (opening)? I think we just didn't push.
Merata joked: “I hate the name as far as they ban Tash’s push, so I hope they do ban it – it’s a stupid name.”
“But I can’t control it, we can’t control it, so we don’t even worry.
NFL owners decided to vote on the initial proposal for the Green Bay Packers to ban Tush's push at a league meeting in April - a team that puts one or more players behind quarterbacks to push him forward with short codes. The Packers have since proposed amendments to the rule proposal that would have a wider ban on pushing or pulling balls anywhere on the court.
Voting is expected to be held at a spring meeting in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
“We’re going to see where it goes,” coach Nick Sirianni. "We don't wait a long time to figure it out. It's going to be public (Wednesday). You know how I feel about it."
In February, Sirianni said it was "somewhat unfair" for some teams to be banned from playing in fishing because it was a big success for Philadelphia, adding that the idea of being an automatic game was "a bit of an insult."
At the league meeting in April, Hawks CEO Jeffrey Lurie called it "precision drama" which works for Philadelphia in part because of its high-end offensive line and quarterback Jalen Hurts, who can squat at 600 pounds.
"I never remember a scene being banned because one team or several teams ran the game effectively. It's part of what I think most of us love football. It's a chess game. Let the chess game come up. If it's banned for any reason, we'll try to be the best idea in the short field. We say," he said. ”
There was little defense of the show in Philadelphia Media Supply Tuesday. Painfully refused to comment on the topic.
Tush Push only appeared in 0.28% of the total last year's game, but the Hawks and Buffalo Bills played more frequently than any other team. ESPN Research said that over the past three seasons, the two have summed up 163 pushes, more than the other NFL combined.
The Hawks and Bills not only run the game the most often, but also the most successful. According to ESPN's research, they scored a touchdown or achieved the first drop in 87% of the Tush push attempt, while the rest of the league had succeeded 71% of the time.
Brooke Pryor of ESPN contributed to the story.