Roger Goodell Wants The Tush Push Banned, And Usually Gets His Way
Roger Goodell has his eyes set on banning the Tush Push. We learned yesterday that the NFL was tabling the matter until the May meetings. Reportedly it only had 16 of the needed 24 votes to pass the new rule banning it. But tabling it is all because Goodell is hoping that with a extra month, he can convince more owners to ban it.
Adam Schefter joined Kincade and Salciunas to discuss the future of the Tush Push and made it clear that the Eagles play is still in danger of being banned.
Will Roger Goodell Get His Way?
In a heated discussion with John and Andrew, he went on to explain why Goodell is so deadset on banning the play.
“[Roger Goodell] is going to massage it and he’s going to work the owners, and he’s going to get the votes he needs. He works for the owners, and his job is to represent what he feels is best for the league. I’m just telling you, I don’t think he wants the play in there… The commissioner, to me, doesn’t seem like he wants the tush push. I think he and others think it’s a boring play. I think they think it’s just a boring play that doesn’t belong in the game.”
He used the new kickoff rules as an example. The coaches did not like the idea of changing to this new kickoff format. But they were changed anyway.
We have seen a lot of coaches who don’t want the Tush push banned. But the Commissioner and half the owners do want it changed. Schefter is confident Goodell will get what he wants, and by the May meetings, he will get the 8 more votes he needs.
Former NFL Exec Andrew Brandt is less confident in that. He joined The Best Show Ever on Monday before the vote was originally set to take place, and called out the NFL for what he called a “discriminatory proposal.”
After the vote was tabled, he took to Twitter to acknowledge that this is because the league wants it banned, and is trying to buy time to gain more votes. But unlike Schefter, he doesn’t think the league will get to 24.
It is a silly proposal, with no basis in fact. There is no injury data to back up it being dangerous. Only 1 team runs it well, so you can’t say it is unfair. The league just does not like the way it looks. If they were honest about that, they may actually get more votes. Instead, they hide behind arguments that make no sense.
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But logic or no logic, the NFL is deadset on banning it. If they can convince 8 of the 16 teams currently against banning it, they will get their way.
