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There is no one single play in NFL history more controversial than the Tush Push. The Minnesota Vikings finally figured out how to stop the Philadelphia Eagles with a unique defensive strategy.
It worked! (Kind of)
Brian Flores is the first defensive coordinator in the NFL to find a solution for the seemingly unstoppable butt shove. Other teams will presumably try to emulate the unusual defensive strategy moving forward.
Player safety was primary catalyst for the attempted Tush Push ban last offseason. The vote ultimately failed.
There is not any legitimate data to prove that injury rates are higher on the Tush Push than on any other play. It was an irrelevant argument. Player safety was not at risk.
However, as we have seen this season, there is a new call to ban the Tush Push because of the officiating challenges it presents.
The Philadelphia Eagles often commit a false start on the play, which gives their offensive line an extra advantage in the rugby-like scrum. Documented video evidence very clearly shows the offensive line move before the ball was snapped on multiple occasions even though the NFL tried to erase all such evidence of wrongdoing.
The Tush Push is nearly impossible to stop when the offensive line does not get an early jump. It cannot be stopped when the offensive line gets ahead of the snap… UNTIL NOW!
Philadelphia tried to run the Tush Push against Minnesota on Sunday. The Vikings got creative.
6-foot-6, 271-pound outside linebacker Tyler Batty lied down on his stomach right in front of the center. He was flanked by two defensive lineman. Everybody else pinched toward the middle.
As soon as the ball was snapped, Batty essentially served as a battering ram. His job was to cause as much chaos at the center of the pile as possible.
