Not Even Jerry Jones Wants To Ban The Tush Push

Eagles may have struggled these past two weeks. But there is still one thing they do better than any other team, the Tush Push. In a yard-to-go situation, whether it is for a TD or First Down, the Eagles are pretty much automatic. The only times it has failed for them this season is when they have been called for a penalty. And most of the time that happens it's not even a real penalty. While other teams struggle to execute the Tush Push, the Eagles have mastered it.

The play is not without controversy though. There are lots of people around the league that want to see the play banned. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is counted among those detractors. They say nonsense like "it's not a Football play", or "It's not pretty." But what no one can do is offer a real reason why the play should actually be banned. They just don't like seeing the Eagles convert every single 3rd or 4th and 1.

But there is one very influential person on the Eagles' side. And it is coincidentally the person with the most to gain by seeing the play banned. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.

Jones is on the competition committee that will debate the play this offseason. And you would think he would jump at a chance to hurt his team's biggest rival. But it seems like he does have some amount of honor, and won't just ban a play to help his team. The Eagles currently have no representatives on the Competition Committee. But if they have Jerry Jones on their side, it feels like there is a decent chance the play sticks around another year.

It has mostly been people in the media complaining. Very few players, coaches, or owners have publicly come out against the play. Which tells you all you need to know. The Tush Push should stand. You can't ban a play just because one team is good at it. Thankfully Jerry Jones seems to get that.

The Philadelphia Eagles now face the heaviest adversity of the 2023 NFL season. The San Francisco 49ers dominated in a 42-19 blowout on Dec. 3. The Dallas Cowboys followed it up with a 33-13 blowout on Sunday Night Football on Dec. 10. The Eagles have been more worried about how to rest starters than win games in the fourth quarter of their past two, and they desperately need to rebound in Week 15.

The two-game losing streak has sent shockwaves of panic throughout the fan base, and the defense can't seem to stop anyone. How will the Eagles respond against the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football?

It looked bad at Lincoln Financial Field against the 49ers. However, it got a lot worse in Dallas.

The Eagles have struggled with the same weaknesses throughout the 2023 season, and their last two opponents have exposed their flaws brutally. There will be no rest in this brutal stretch of strong opponents.

Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia offense finished with three turnovers in Dallas. Hurts, A.J. Brown, and DeVonta Smith were all guilty of costly fumbles that helped sink the Eagles to 10-3.

Nick Sirianni has begun his NFL head coaching career with a 33-14 record in regular-season games. However, he now faces the greatest challenge of his tenure with the Eagles.

Dallas Goedert and Zach Cunnigham returned to the starting lineup against the Cowboys. The reinforcements came at a much-needed time.

Shaq Leonard played his first game with the Eagles. He didn't immediately jump into the starting lineup, but he could get the call in Seattle. Nicholas Morrow played 78% of the defensive snaps at linebacker in Dallas while Leonard only played 17%.

Reed Blankenship left the game early, and he will have to clear concussion protocol to dress against the Seahawks. Sydney Brown filled in at safety after the injury, and he figures to get the start if Blankenship can't go.

With the need for a bounce-back effort, Sirianni hopes to have his roster at full strength. 

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Center, #62
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Left Tackle, #69
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Defensive End, #94
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Linebacker, #41
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Linebacker, #50
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Cornerback, #22
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Cornerback, #24
University of Arkansas/Samford University
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Cornerback, #33
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10th NFL Season- Signed in Free Agency (October 2023)

Safety, #31
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Safety, #32
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