Why don't all teams use the unstoppable tush push? Here's why
There is one bit of information here that alone, to me, mandates tush-push be banned:
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For the Philadelphia Eagles, the playcall [for fourth down and a yard to go] would have been automatic: the tush push. And the result would have been nearly automatic: a first down. They've converted the play 96.6% of the time in fourth-and-1 scenarios since 2022. It has become so unstoppable that nearly two-thirds of NFL teams voted to ban it.
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Nothing against the Eagles, but when I see something like that (bolded), I just know.
But the article is about why most NFL teams do
not run the play. One aspect is that it would be a bit hypocritical for a coach to use the tush-push if his team has voted against it. There are other reasons, "the teams opposed to the play have a variety of objections, including avoiding injury risk to quarterbacks or not having personnel ideally suited to running the play".
I think of it this way: In order to defend against the tush-push, you must bunch your players over center. But that opens up the possibility of a "fake push-tush" wherein a receiver peels away into a wide-open zone while the QB steps back and fires. Easy fourth down conversion, if not a TD.
The play is unfair and it ought to be banned.