Death, taxes, and the national media and opposing fanbases whining about the Tush Push.
You can count on them like clockwork. They call it unsafe, even though no one gets hurt. They say it hurts the integrity of the game — as if terrible officiating hasn't already done that. Here's just the tip of the iceberg of this week's whining:
How do they not call that? This play is just a joke.
— Mike Greenberg (@Espngreeny) November 11, 2025
This is ridiculous. NFL crews can't officiate the Tush Push accurately. Either get better refs or get rid of the play.
— David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc) November 11, 2025
How is that not called? How is that “hard to officiate”?
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) November 11, 2025
It's time for people to let go of the complaints about Tush Push
Give it a rest, crybabies. Here’s a reality check: if the Eagles weren’t so good at it, nobody would care. The Tush Push — or “Brotherly Shove,” as it’s affectionately known in Philly — is just a quarterback sneak with better execution and more muscle. Jalen Hurts has the strongest legs in football, the Eagles have historically had the best offensive line in football, and they’ve turned a routine play into a guaranteed first down. That’s not cheating — that’s dominance.
The hypocrisy is beyond obnoxious. When the Chiefs run a circus of shovel passes, it’s “creativity.” When the Eagles line up and move the pile by sheer force, suddenly it’s “unsafe” and “should be banned.” Please. Every team is free to use it, but when others try the Tush Push, they usually fail badly. Maybe that’s the real reason people hate it: they can’t do it as well.
The Packers ran a Tush Push — or some crappy version of it — and were blatantly offside, much more than Philly was. Yet, not a peep from the national media.
I wonder if this false start on the Packers tush push will get national media attention (it won’t) pic.twitter.com/kfWNXCjOsM
— j 🦅 (@JoelBleedsGreen) November 11, 2025
Here's the league leader in Tush Push touchdowns, Josh Allen, QB, for one of the biggest whiners about the play. I call their version the "Hypocrite Hurdle." By the way, Josh, go low when you run it, and you'll be more successful. Maybe hold on to the ball while you're at it.
Let's call it like it is. Philly’s mastered a play that’s pure football. And yet, week after week, they whine that nobody can stop it, even though the Eagles' success rate drops every year.
It's simple. Low pad level. Leverage. Teamwork. Strength. Will. Everything this city prides itself on. If your defense can’t hold its ground on fourth-and-one, don’t ask the league to change the rules — grow a set and get stronger.
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So to the rest of the NFL and every pundit still crying about it: save the tears. You don’t ban greatness just because it embarrasses you. The Eagles aren’t breaking football. They’re just better at it than you are.