by: Nick Geddes 10 minutes ago NickGeddesNews
The Philadelphia Eagles (4-1) have gone to their bread and butter, the “Tush Push,” often in Thursday’s Week 6 road contest against the New York Giants (1-4). At one point in the second quarter, Philadelphia dialed up the play four consecutive times inside New York’s 10-yard line.
Micah Parsons had to defend against the play regularly during his time in Dallas. Now a Packer, he’s watching this one at home, and he didn’t like what he was seeing.
“This is not football! [trash can emoji]” Parsons tweeted.
Many NFL fans share the opinion of Parsons. It’s part of the reason why the play has become so controversial. From an on-field standpoint, the Eagles have been criticized for getting away with false starts on the play.
The Eagles scored on their fourth attempt of the Tush Push on that second quarter drive. But it appears Philadelphia got away with a false start on the third Tush Push attempt. Right guard Tyler Steen looked like he got a head start before center Cam Jurgens snapped the ball.
Giants HC Brian Daboll was livid after yet another missed false start on an Eagles tush push.
NFL rules analyst Terry McAulay agreed this was a false start, but added that it’s difficult to judge in real time.
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No penalty was called on the play. Prime Video rules analyst Terry McAulay said that it was a false start. He added that it’s a difficult play to judge in real time. Had the penalty been called, that would have backed Philadelphia up. Instead, they scored on the next play to take a 17-13 lead.