Eagles coach Nick Sirianni gives passionate defense of controversial play many in the NFL want banned

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni doesn’t think the ‘Tush Push’ should be banned – and offered an impassioned defense of the game after the Eagles’ win over the Dolphins on Sunday night.

The play is a version of a quarterback sneak, where two or three Eagles players line up behind quarterback Jalen Hurts and push him from behind in an attempt to get a first down.

Like the Associated Press reported last week the NFL will discuss the offseason play, although Sirianni made his thoughts on the matter clear after the Eagles’ 31-17 win over Miami, where they used the play four times successfully.

“Every time it’s first and nine. “Any first down is first and nine,” he said.” Knowing that when you get fourth-and-1, shoot, a lot of confidence in that play.

“You’ve seen around the league that people can’t do it the way we can do it. They can’t do it the way we can do it.’

Nick Sirianni offered an impassioned defense of the ‘Tush Push’ after the Eagles’ win on Sunday

“Don’t ban this play,” he continued. “If everyone could do it, everyone would do it.”

Since the start of last season, the Eagles have had tremendous success with the short-yardage game.

According to the Philadelphia researcherThe play has worked 41 of 44 times for the Eagles since Week 1 of the 2022 season.

On the contrary, the Giants had two offensive linemen injured on the play when they tried out against the Seahawks earlier this month.

The play, which has been legal since 2005, was discussed by the NFL’s competition committee after last season, according to the AP.

However, it was ultimately not banned for this season, as 24 votes were needed to ratify a new rule (it was not voted on last offseason).

That could change in the spring, but for now the Eagles will continue their very successful play.