The Tampa Bay Buccaneers cease Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) on the aim line throughout the first half of a 2024 NFC wild card recreation at Raymond James Stadium. Obligatory Credit score: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Photographs INDIANAPOLIS — Packers common supervisor Brian Gutekunst helps the bid to finish the rugby-style QB sneak made well-liked by the Philadelphia Eagles, generally known as the Tush Push.
The Packers had been outed because the crew who made the proposed guidelines change for consideration by the NFL’s Competitors Committee.
“We’re not very profitable towards it, I do know that,” Gutekunst stated Tuesday on the NFL Scouting Mix. “To be trustworthy with you, I have not put a lot thought into it. It has been round for some time, we have used it in several fashions with our tight finish, so once more, I feel there can be quite a lot of discussions about it. I’ve obtained to have a look at a few of the info so far as damage charges, issues like that, to see. However we’ll see.”
Falcons head coach Raheem Morris stated you may depend Atlanta as one of many different anti-tush push votes wanted for the rule to take impact. Not less than 24 groups would wish to help the decision.
“I assumed it ought to’ve been unlawful three years in the past,” Morris stated. “The Tush Push play, I’ve simply by no means been an enormous fan. There’s simply no different play in our recreation the place you may completely get behind anyone and push them, pull them off. I by no means actually understood why that was authorized. I am going to positively be a kind of guys voting towards it.”
Greater than half of Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts’ 55 profession regular-season speeding touchdowns reached the tip zone from the tight, rugby-like formation with operating backs angled close to Hurts to assist shove him over the aim line on the snap. Final season, the Buffalo Payments and Baltimore Ravens ran variations of the identical play.
NFL govt vp of soccer operations Troy Vincent, who spent a part of his profession with the Eagles, confirmed the proposal was made.
“The membership proposal is, ‘We have to make some changes to that. Is {that a} viable soccer play?'” Vincent stated.
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