News: Proposal to ban tush push FAILS by two votes, sources say

[Reality]

Proposal to ban tush push in NFL fails by two votes, sources say​

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45252032/proposal-ban-tush-push-nfl-fails-two-votes-sources-say

 

[Coogiguy03]

Dang no no no no no Mazi better get ready he's going to destroy the push tush

 

[ChronicCowboy]

Not surprised but the play is anathema to everything the NFL has promoted for 25 years. It’s not exciting, it’s hard to determine first downs accurately and it’s going to become the norm for all teams in short yardage situations, making the game slower and more boring.

 

[pansophy]

I don’t see the rationale for banning the play. Wonder how we voted.

 

[gtb1943]

Not surprised but the play is anathema to everything the NFL has promoted for 25 years. It’s not exciting, it’s hard to determine first downs accurately and it’s going to become the norm for all teams in short yardage situations, making the game slower and more boring.

the rule in football had been for a very long time that no assistance to a runner is allowed. Should never have been changed.

 

[maryquality]

So, I suppose one of those votes came from philly.

 

[gtb1943]

I don’t see the rationale for banning the play. Wonder how we voted.

so you would be happy with two linemen picking up the RB and throwing him over the top of the pile?
Think on that; its just a step down the same road as the tush push

 

[MarcusRock]

Surprised it was that close. First downs keep offenses going which could lead to more scoring which the NFL wants so I wouldn't think voting against anything on the offensive side of the ball would be in the cards. But apparently people are split (the teams who can't execute it, lol).

 

[Denim Chicken]

I don’t see the rationale for banning the play. Wonder how we voted.

Rational, at least for me, is the defense is barred from doing the same thing.

 

[5Stars]

It's only a play mostly used at the goal line, and maybe for a first down. If they are that close anyway, it's the other teams defense that is at fault for letting them get there in the first place, so no big deal.

 

[DallasEast]

Posting the animated gif below before the claim Philadelphia created anything is repeated. The tush push is a rugby scrum modified for use in the NFL. Essentially, it is a cheat code that the owners collectively have not yet fully endorsed as legally official.

 

[BrassCowboy]

Honestly, need to find a way to injure players, QB in particular, who do the Tush Push. Either that or just offside it every single time even if it means all the way to the goal line and score. See if the NFL likes the new game of football

 

[5Stars]

Posting the animated gif below before the claim Philadelphia created anything is repeated. The tush push is a rugby scrum modified for use in the NFL. Essentially, it is a cheat code that the owners collectively have not yet fully endorsed as legally official.

What is number 8 doing just pointing? Get in the scrub, fool.

 

[MisterWaffles]

I'm quite surprised that the vote failed - ha, ha Roger Goodell. You went about this in a slimy way and, in the end, didn't get what you wanted, a rarity.

If he'd have been more honest in his public reasoning for why he wanted it banned and made a case based on 4th & short situations being a place where the NFL wants suspense and not a surefire win for the offense, I think he might have convinced a few more owners to vote for the ban. But as he went about making his case through proxies and based on false premises over the last few months, I bet some owners didn't like the way that came off and saw it as just targeting one team's innovation and success. That's a bad look for the league.

 

[Adiba1977]

Will be banned next year. How 2 more teams didn’t vote ban it is crazy. Hope Philly gets ol hurt this year doing it

 

[Deep_Freeze]

If Philly wins again with it, I figure it will be banned next year.

 

[MonsterD]

Just because the other teams fail at trying to copy it doesn't mean it should be illegal. Teams will have to get better at defending it or being able to use it.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

Rational, at least for me, is the defense is barred from doing the same thing.

Except they’re not. This is a fallacy repeated for unknown reasons

 

[pansophy]

so you would be happy with two linemen picking up the RB and throwing him over the top of the pile?
Think on that; its just a step down the same road as the tush push

OL push their running backs on down field runs all the time. No one is trying to ban that. What’s the difference?

 

[KingCorcoran]

Not surprised but the play is anathema to everything the NFL has promoted for 25 years. It’s not exciting, it’s hard to determine first downs accurately and it’s going to become the norm for all teams in short yardage situations, making the game slower and more boring.

Touchbacks, fair catches, immediately throwing the ball into the ground to stop the clock, purposely throwing the ball out of bounds, those are very exciting plays. Can never have those plays happen often enough to add to the thrill of NFL football.

Player safety and aesthetically pleasing were just go to narratives so weak minded franchises didn’t have to admit the real reason they wanted it banned. That being another team is successful at running it and we’re too lazy or too stupid to develop the play ourselves.