INDIANAPOLIS — Packers normal 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 have been outed because the group who made the proposed guidelines change for consideration by the NFL’s Competitors Committee.
“We’re not very profitable in opposition to it, I do know that,” Gutekunst mentioned Tuesday on the NFL Scouting Mix. “To be trustworthy with you, I have never 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 believe there can be a whole lot of discussions about it. I’ve acquired to have a look at a few of the data so far as damage charges, issues like that, to see. However we’ll see.”
Falcons head coach Raheem Morris mentioned you’ll be able to rely Atlanta as one of many different anti-tush push votes wanted for the rule to take impact. At the very least 24 groups would want to assist the decision.
“I assumed it ought to’ve been unlawful three years in the past,” Morris mentioned. “The Tush Push play, I’ve simply by no means been a giant fan. There’s simply no different play in our recreation the place you’ll be able to completely get behind any person and push them, pull them off. I by no means actually understood why that was authorized. I will undoubtedly be a type of guys voting in opposition to it.”
Greater than half of Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts’ 55 profession regular-season dashing touchdowns reached the tip zone from the tight, rugby-like formation with working backs angled close to Hurts to assist shove him over the objective line on the snap. Final season, the Buffalo Payments and Baltimore Ravens ran variations of the identical play.
NFL government 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 mentioned.
–Jeff Reynolds, Subject Stage Media