With no action currently happening on the field in the NFL, attention has turned to player trades, the draft, and rule changes.
One particular play utilized very effectively by the Philadelphia Eagles is the Tush Push.
In short-yardage and goal-line situations, the Eagles‘ quarterback is pushed forward by teammates, usually a tight end and running back, through a pile of defenders, making it nearly impossible to stop.
This unorthodox approach to a quarterback sneak has helped the Eagles secure two Super Bowl appearances and a win, raising questions around its fairness and safety.
Sirianni is not impressed
The Green Bay Packers made an unsuccessful motion to get the move banned earlier this year, and now Nick Sirianni has shared his thoughts on what he sees as an ‘insulting’ attempt to alter the rules.
“Insulted because, we work hard at that thing. And it’s like, ‘It’s automatic!’ Well, it’s automatic because of the work that’s put in, and because of the players we have that are performing it. It’s not automatic throughout the entire league, right?” Sirianni said on Pardon My Take.
In order to hammer home his point even more, Sirianni suggested that because Stephen Curry is so good at scoring three pointers for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA, he should be banned from taking them.
“Okay, well, ‘Steph Curry shouldn’t be allowed to shoot threes,” Sirianni said. “Only in the 4th quarter can Steph Curry shoot threes.’ Like, what are we talking about? We can’t just make a rule up because it’s benefitting one team and everywhere else it’s not quite as good.
“We saw it in one of the Championship Games, one of the teams got stuffed on it, and turnover on downs and game over.”
Over the last five years, Curry has hit 1,479 threes, which is 23% more than the next-best player.
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