It's been a really tough start to 2025 for the Washington Commanders. While their run to the NFC Championship game was fun, the 55-23 shellacking they took to the rival Philadelphia Eagles left a sour taste in the mouth of the organization.
Since then, Washington has done everything in their power to try and close the gap between themselves and the Eagles. Even if it means voting for a potential ban on Philadelphia's Tush Push quarterback sneak.
The problem for Washington?
The vote didn't work. The league's rule change to ban the Tush Push only received 22 affirmative votes. 24 were needed to pass a resolution like that.
It means that the Eagles, and the Tush Push are here to stay. And it's a reminder of what Commanders head coach Dan Quinn told the Rich Eisen show just a few weeks ago.
“My two cents, I’m gonna keep digging as hard as I can to make sure we find ways to defend it better and…In terms of adding the play, stopping it, you know, we got a lot of smart people in charge of that,” Quinn said.
“Until that time, if we do or don’t, I’ll spend the time like most coaches would to say, ‘OK, if we angle somebody differently, put people in different spots,’ we’ll go after it that way for sure. But yeah, you’re right, I knew the result of another penalty would be awarded a touchdown, so I knew what was at stake and we were going to go see if we could stop it.”
No one has found a consistent way to stop the Tush Push yet. And with the ban not passing, the Commanders will need to deal with the consequences of Philadelphia's top play returning for another season. ...
With the opposing fanbase all but furious the vote got to this point in the first place.