The general concept of pushing a ball carrier forward is what was changed - which is all the tush push is. Pulling is also tough to spot and rarely called. Yet that rule stuck around.
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Pulling is much easier to spot. It was the refs who requested the push rule be removed. And the packets don't want to put the rule back in. They're fine with pushing the ball carrier, they just want to specifically ban the way the eagles do it.
mar 28, 2025, 3:34 pm • 0 0 • view
Pushing, especially w/ this play, is quite easy to spot. It's also incredibly easy to spot when a pile is being pushed- when a RB would otherwise clearly be stopped. As for your argument about GB specifically targeting this play, I get it. I'd just be in favor of the whole act being banned.
mar 28, 2025, 3:38 pm • 0 0 • view
Referees are on record as specifically saying pushing a ball carrier is hard to spot. That's the whole reason the rule was done away with
mar 28, 2025, 5:17 pm • 1 0 • view
Referees occasionally missing a call is not a valid reason to remove the rule entirely.
mar 28, 2025, 7:50 pm • 1 0 • view
Not occasionally. Consistently, so much so that the refs as a whole decided to stop calling it. And didn't call it for years until the league finally removed the rule. And again that was over 20 years ago. What's changed in the 20+ years since the rule was removed?
mar 28, 2025, 8:19 pm • 0 0 • view
What's changed is an escalation over the past number of years, causing most plays to look like a rugby scrum. Again, it isn't just this specific play. It's all of it. It has clearly escalated. To me, it's like carrying in the NBA. Do Refs call it? No. But if you get rid of it, it'll get worse.
mar 28, 2025, 8:35 pm • 0 0 • view
reinstating the rule won't help and no one is wanting to reinstate the whole rule we have a few whining fan bases and coaching who want to get rid of one very specific play. Read what they want to implement. It doesn't ban what you're talking about it only bans this one play
mar 28, 2025, 8:37 pm • 0 0 • view
1. Reinstating the rule would ban the play. Suggesting otherwise is wrong. 2. Fan bases aren't asking for the play to be banned; teams are. 3. I'm aware of what the proposal is. I've acknowledged it every time you've said it. My initial comment, which was solely about the old rule, stands.
mar 28, 2025, 10:41 pm • 1 0 • view
Reinstating the rule won't help because the reason the rule was taken away was because it was impossible to officiate. And you have not acknowledged what this proposal is. It has nothing to do with pushing the ball carrier.
mar 28, 2025, 11:50 pm • 0 0 • view
I've acknowledged literally everything you just typed. You're talking in circles. 👋
mar 29, 2025, 12:37 am • 0 0 • view