Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni is insulted that teams think Tush Push play takes no skill

It appears there will be a significant push (no pun intended) this offseason to ban the Eagles’ infamous Tush Push play from the NFL — and Nick Sirianni isn’t having any of it.

Earlier this week, reports surfaced that an anonymous team had proposed a ban on the play, later revealed to be the Green Bay Packers. Packers President Mark Murphy argued in his proposal that “there is no skill involved” and claimed “the play is bad for the game.”

Ironically, Green Bay—along with several other teams advocating for the ban—has repeatedly attempted to run the play themselves. Of course, none have achieved the same level of success as the Eagles, which clearly suggests that there is, in fact, skill involved.

When asked about the potential ban, Nick Sirianni didn’t hold back, calling it “insulting” to suggest that the Tush Push requires no skill.

If everyone could run it like the Eagles, everyone would

“I see stuff like ‘it’s automatic.’ It’s almost insulting,” Sirianni told reporters. “We work so hard on that play—the amount of coaching, the fundamentals, how the players execute it. I can’t tell you how many times we’ve practiced it. We saw a team fail at it in the Championship games. It’s a skill our team has because of our players and the way our coaches teach it. We put so much time into it. The fact that people want to take it away just because the Eagles are good at it is a little unfair.”

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If we strip away the noise, there’s no legitimate argument for banning the play.

Bills head coach Sean McDermott has cited health concerns, claiming that linemen are at increased risk of injury while running it. However, there is no data to support this claim. In the three years since the Eagles began running the Tush Push, not a single major injury has been recorded on the play.

If McDermott is truly concerned about player safety, why did his own team run the play 55 times last season? The logic doesn’t hold up. It seems far more likely that he wants it banned because his team failed miserably attempting it in the AFC Championship Game — multiple times — without converting a single first down.

Meanwhile, Sean McDermott’s team has used the tush push 55 times the last 3 years.

Here’s his team failing at it in a crucial moment of the AFC Championship Game.

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— Eagles Fan Central (@PhilaFanCentral) February 26, 2025

At this point, every argument against the Tush Push has been debunked. The reality? Teams are simply salty that they can’t execute it like the Eagles.

Cry me a river. Figure out how to stop it or learn how to do it better. The Eagles have mastered it because they work at it — and because there’s real skill involved.

If you want the play banned, grow up. You’re not a fan of sports, competition, or football. You just don’t like losing.