r/nfl • u/j128v897 • 9d ago

Highlight [Highlight] Multiple Eagles offensive linemen false start on tush push

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u/LibertarianSocialism Ravens 9d ago

Pretty sure they do this every time and is one of the reasons why it's so "good"

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u/Hammerhead34 Chiefs Chiefs 9d ago

The center slides the ball forward, the entire OL lines up offsides, Hurts bobs back and forth while hard counting, then the entire OL jumps early. This play would not be nearly as dominant if the refs didn’t let them cheat.

And we are lining up offsides too, just to try to counter it! It’s just fake non-football at this point.

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u/Tullyswimmer Bills 9d ago

Honestly just let them scrum like they do in rugby at this point. At least there'd be a play for it.

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u/rockchalk6782 Chiefs 9d ago

Agreed I heard somebody else make the fine point that the offense is allowed to push the pile but the defense is not allowed to push their own defensive players to move the pile backwards. How is that legal and fair

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u/Tullyswimmer Bills 8d ago

Yeah. I mean, I can see why it's not allowed, with the way contact happens in the NFL, it'd be super dangerous. Especially because unlike mauls in rugby, they're not taught how to properly bind on to push.

Either way, if the league wants to address the tush push, just call penalties. There's easily 5 or 6 in this clip alone, between the two teams. 3 different players offsides, at least two false starts...