The Tush Push Debate: The Eagles’ Unstoppable Weapon and the Media’s Continuous Meltdown

The Philadelphia Eagles have spent the past few seasons terrorizing defenses with a play so effective that grown men in the media and NFL owners continue to spend way too much time trying to get it banned.

That play, of course, is the Tush Push.

A play so dominant that it’s rewriting fourth-and-short strategy. A play so demoralizing to opposing defenses that they’d rather whine about it than actually stop it.

And, naturally, a play that some media members still can’t grasp despite watching the Eagles specifically, run the play at a ridiculous success rate,

• In 2022, the Eagles had a 92.6% success rate.
• In 2023, the Eagles had an 83.3% success rate.
• In 2024, the Eagles had an 83% success rate. 

Yesterday, Mark Murphy, Team President and CEO of the Green Bay Packers continued his quest to rid the play of existence and submitted a proposal to the NFL’s competition committee to ban the tush push.

The Green Bay Packers are the team that submitted a proposal to the NFL’s competition committee to ban the tush push, per sources.

— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) February 24, 2025

If you recall, back in early-February, Mark Murphy, in a Q&A on the Packers’ official website, threw a tantrum about the Eagles’ signature play, calling it “unskilled” yet “unstoppable” while summing up the entire statement by saying that it’s “bad for the game.”

We continue to hear the same exact ‘talking-points’ over and over again from NFL teams and members of the media outside of Philadelphia, who simply won’t face the fact that if every team could run the play as effectively as the Eagles, then they would not be making these statements and trying to get the play banned.

Report: Packers submit proposal to ban the Eagles’ signature ‘Tush Push’ >>

That brings us to some hack “reporter” for the Palm Beach Post who covers the Miami Dolphis and goes by the name of Joe Schad.

Packers President smartly explains why Tush Push should be banned https://t.co/kNoqFj6bQQ

— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) February 24, 2025

Joe Schad isn’t interested in answering questions about his support to ban: “Nah.”

nah

— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) February 24, 2025

I honestly can’t believe this guy has a job in sports media. His response to legitimate questions about his stance is just…”Nah.”

That’s it. That’s the analysis?

Forget breaking down the perfect execution of an offensive line moving in complete unison. Forget mentioning that Jalen Hurts squats 600 pounds, making him the most physically suited quarterback to run the play in history.

Forget the fact that no other team can replicate the play because they don’t have the personnel.

Nope. Just “Nah.”

I guess we should just erase the dozens of successful Tush Push conversions, the physics behind the leverage battle, and the fact that the Eagles are using superior team-building to dominate short-yardage situations.

Because Joe Schad has spoken. At the very least, Joe Schad knows damn well he’s Miami Soft, so at least we have that working for us.

Joe Schad: Miami Soft.

Again, and yes I know I sound like broken record at this point, but here’s why the Eagles run the play so well; they have the perfect combination of strength, coaching, and basic execution to run the Tush Push or the Brotherly Shove to absolute perfection.

• Jalen Hurts’ insane lower-body strength. He squats 600 pounds, meaning he’s not just getting pushed—he’s driving through contact himself.
• An offensive line designed for destruction. Jordan Mailata (365 lbs), Landon Dickerson (332 lbs), and Cam Jurgens (303 lbs) create a wall of 1,000 pounds of brute force.
• Timing and precision. This isn’t just a backyard shove. The Eagles’ O-line moves in perfect sync, and even a slight mistiming can wreck the play.

But if you don’t like it then all you have to do is say is a bunch of keywords that the media and NFL opposition curated and if you’re actually questioned as to why you believe that, just respond by saying…”Nah.”

Obviously, the rest of the NFL is just mad because they cannot run the play like the Eagles

JALEN HURTS TUSH PUSH FIRST TD 😤 #SBLIX

(📺 FOX) pic.twitter.com/EYEF8XFoVh

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 10, 2025

Cam Jurgens put it best:

“They can’t stop it and they can’t do it.”

If every team could run the Tush Push like the Eagles, nobody would be calling for it to be banned. But the reality is, it takes a rare blend of strength, technique, and personnel to make it work.

Other teams have tried. Other teams have failed. That’s not a Philadelphia problem—that’s an NFL problem.

I really don’t believe that the play is going anywhere…

Despite all the crying from opposing fan bases and media members, the NFL has yet to ban the play. And why would they? The league already tweaked the rule, forcing players to start at least one yard behind the QB before pushing. And guess what?

The Eagles still dominate.

So keep complaining, keep crying, keep tweeting out “Nah” when asked to elaborate on why you believe it should be banned and why you think that other NFL owners have the right to propose to have the play removed.

Meanwhile, Philly will keep converting fourth-and-ones and punching in touchdowns with the most effective play in football.

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