2025 Rule Changes Discussion
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skanless13
Fly, Eagles, Fly!
Sounds like an ANONYMOUS team wants to ban the Tush Push. Obviously, I’m a fan of the play, but what do others think? I guess I’d probably be annoyed by it if I wasn’t an Eagles fan, but BAN it? Cmon. Other teams have tried running it with varied levels of success. Eagles have just mastered it. I think banning plays because they are “unstoppable” is pretty fucking lame and a slippery slope. What do you all think?
Also. Guesses in the bitch team suggesting this as “anonymous?” I say Washington or KC….
Also. Guesses in the bitch team suggesting this as “anonymous?” I say Washington or KC….
skanless13
Fly, Eagles, Fly!
Maybe my guess was wrong…
I posted the anonymous team in the OP
Gandolf
Leader of the Van Buren Boys
For a LONG time it WAS a penalty to actually assist a runner through pushing, pulling or physically carrying them forward. It was only in the last 20 years that the NFL eliminated the penalty for pushing, although pulling or carrying remains a penalty. Why they changed it, I don't know.
en.wikipedia.org
I think they need to go back to it being a penalty. The concept has been bastardized. Not only that, but it results in a bigger injury threat to linemen on both sides of the ball. It's one thing to get pancake blocked or even double teamed. It's quite another to be plowed under by four or five guys. Back and neck issues like we saw with Jones in the SB will continue to become more commonplace. For a league claiming err on the side of player safety, the Tush Push is a blind spot.
Helping the runner - Wikipedia
I think they need to go back to it being a penalty. The concept has been bastardized. Not only that, but it results in a bigger injury threat to linemen on both sides of the ball. It's one thing to get pancake blocked or even double teamed. It's quite another to be plowed under by four or five guys. Back and neck issues like we saw with Jones in the SB will continue to become more commonplace. For a league claiming err on the side of player safety, the Tush Push is a blind spot.
skanless13
Fly, Eagles, Fly!
Oh crap. Not sure how I missed that.
skanless13
Fly, Eagles, Fly!
I like Sean and The Bills, but this is some next level BS coming from a team that runs this play so much.
DOUBLEUP4LIFE
Proud Member of Bills Mafia
DOUBLEUP4LIFE
Proud Member of Bills Mafia
For a LONG time it WAS a penalty to actually assist a runner through pushing, pulling or physically carrying them forward. It was only in the last 20 years that the NFL eliminated the penalty for pushing, although pulling or carrying remains a penalty. Why they changed it, I don't know.
Helping the runner - Wikipedia
I think they need to go back to it being a penalty. The concept has been bastardized. Not only that, but it results in a bigger injury threat to linemen on both sides of the ball. It's one thing to get pancake blocked or even double teamed. It's quite another to be plowed under by four or five guys. Back and neck issues like we saw with Jones in the SB will continue to become more commonplace. For a league claiming err on the side of player safety, the Tush Push is a blind spot.
Agree , I don't like the runner being assisted at all ...Kind of crazy for me to say considering Allen and our backs get all kinds of extra yards through the assist ..LT Dawkins has to be the best at assisting the ball carrier 8+ yards down field .
Old school they would have taken the penalty and slammed the QB on his head after the rush push imo
NFL tables vote on potential tush push ban at league meetings | FOX Sports
The future of the tush push will remain in limbo as 16 of the league's owners support the potential ban, FOX Sports' Jordan Schultz reported.
www.foxsports.com
Of course other league owners are going to vote to ban it…they can‘t stop it and lack the integrity to vote to keep it
Talking about the tush push posing a safety risk is so inane and asinine. It‘s football lmao, pretty sure there are a lot more plays that are more dangerous
DOUBLEUP4LIFE
Proud Member of Bills Mafia
This league will keep changing rules everywhere until the officials can manipulate all aspects as the league sees fit
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DOUBLEUP4LIFE
Proud Member of Bills Mafia
They act like they're so concerned about health of players but keep adding games
Kickoff touchbacks are moving out to the 35 this season ...Why not just make the field 50 yards to get all the points the league craving on the board ... Eventually scores will look like a college basketball game
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Starting from the 35 after a touchback is so ridiculous and stupid. It becomes way too easy to score points. Just abolish kickoffs at this point and start at the 25 lol
Please do
cubsker
Used to be "Fun Cub"
They're trying to get teams not to kick it deep
dg84
Inside Mike Tomlin‘s Mind
I agree. They're only serious about safety until it affects their bottom line. If they do add an 18th game, which seems inevitable at this point, they need to add a second bye week. The CFL has an 18-game schedule, but their teams get 3 byes.
Gandolf
Leader of the Van Buren Boys
The fact that there's an odd number of teams in the CFL (nine) probably plays a part too. I don't think you can even schedule 18 games in fewer than 21 weeks considering at least one team sits every week. The math basically requires 3 bye weeks per team. NFL with an even number of teams has more options.
dg84
Inside Mike Tomlin‘s Mind
Good point. I still think the NFL needs to add another bye, but if not, they definitely need to condense the bye weeks towards the middle of the season, say weeks 8-12.
Gandolf
Leader of the Van Buren Boys
I agree that they should have two byes during the season. The tricky thing is they absolutely want to have the Super Bowl on the Sunday before President's Day to get the 3 day weekend party. Right now they're only a week away from hitting that mark. If they add an 18th week PLUS a 2nd bye that's two weeks. They'd need to steal a week somewhere, either making the Super Bowl only 1 week from the Conference Championships or moving the start of the season back to Labor Day weekend, the latter having be co-opted by college football. I think they would prefer to start the season earlier and cut back to two exhibition games to keep the start of training camps in late July. But it all has to be agreed to by the player's union.
