Eagles trainer Nick Sirianni describes revived motion to prohibit the ‘Tush Push’ as ‘just a little insulting’

Nick Sirianni doesn’t perceive the detest that the “Tush Push” is getting.The Eagles head trainer, talking on the NFL scouting mix Tuesday, known as the motion to prohibit the play that Philadelphia mastered and made favored “insulting.”“I virtually really feel just a little insulted, as a result of we paintings so laborious at that play. … We paintings in reality, in reality laborious and our guys are gifted at this play,” Sirianni mentioned. “It’s just a little insulting to mention simply because we’re excellent at it, it’s automated. We paintings in reality laborious at it. … The truth that it’s a a success play for the Eagles and folks need to take that away, I feel, is just a little unfair.”“It’s just a little insulting”🔥 Eagles Tremendous Bowl Successful Head Trainer Nick Sirianni says he’s insulted through the detrimental communicate + conceivable push to prohibit the tush push“We paintings in reality laborious at it” %.twitter.com/pcGFjziPqJ— Jeff Skversky (@JeffSkversky) February 25, 2025The Inexperienced Bay Packers made the most recent push to prohibit the play this week, which is becoming making an allowance for they misplaced to the Eagles within the wild-card spherical of the playoffs previous this yr. The Eagles used the play to attain the primary landing of their Tremendous Bowl LIX win previous this month, too. Whilst different groups have attempted to emulate them in recent times, the Eagles are a long way and away the most efficient at it.Packers president Mark Murphy has been transparent that he hates the play, and mentioned that it’s “virtually an automated first down on performs of a backyard or much less.” The Packers aren’t by myself right here, both.“There’s simply no different participant in our recreation the place you’ll be able to get in the back of any person and push them,” Atlanta Falcons head trainer Raheem Morris mentioned Tuesday, including that he’s additionally in opposition to the play.NFL staff homeowners must come in combination and vote to modify the foundations in March with a view to in fact ban the play. There used to be speak about this remaining offseason, too, however not anything ever got here of it.Obviously, the detest that the “Tush Push” is getting isn’t going away anytime quickly. Whether or not anything else comes of it continues to be observed.As for Sirianni, even though, he’s keeping his floor at the play that, whilst very a success, isn’t at all times best for them.“The fellows paintings laborious at it, we paintings laborious at it, and what? It wasn’t 100% for us this yr,” Sirianni mentioned. “We ignored on some 2-point conversions from the 1, we ignored on some 3rd downs, we ignored on some fourth downs. I feel we had been within the 80% [success rate] of what we had been. Simply because it’s a a success play for us doesn’t suggest that it will have to cross away.”