Is the tush push fair, or even defendable?

[907Hawk]

As soon the ballcarrier is being pushed by a member of his own team they should be down.

I would love to see more maul play in football. How many Marshawn Lynch touchdowns were the result of his players binding onto him and pushing him across the goal line. We didn’t complain then.

 

[hgwellz12]

I say keep it.

 

[slateman77]

I think if the Hawks had a O line that could do this most fans would love it.!!

 

[Maulbert]

The whining in this thread is insufferable. Take away something that another team does well instead of figuring it out.

 

[jeremiah]

Maybe, or something about the formation

A simple rule, a fellow teammate cannot help advance a ball carrier through contact with said ball carrier. The team can block all they want, but no players can push the player forward. Conversely, on D a player cannot forcibly contact a ball carrier who is in the grasp of a tackler. He can grab ahold, but no cleaning the pile, or laying wood to an upright, but being tackled player. I saw one today, where a WR was stood up, and a LB layed the wood to him while he was being firmly held while being tackled. Assist a tackle, but not cleaning his clock.

 

[Seahawks Guy]

It used to be a penalty to help your teammates in offense by pushing or killing them. I don't mind letting them do that, but be consistent and let the defense catapult each other over the offensive line.

 

[907Hawk]

A simple rule, a fellow teammate cannot help advance a ball carrier through contact with said ball carrier. The team can block all they want, but no players can push the player forward. Conversely, on D a player cannot forcibly contact a ball carrier who is in the grasp of a tackler. He can grab ahold, but no cleaning the pile, or laying wood to an upright, but being tackled player. I saw one today, where a WR was stood up, and a LB layed the wood to him while he was being firmly held while being tackled. Assist a tackle, but not cleaning his clock.

Are you advocating for more penalties in football. It ain’t broke.

 

[Sperrydogg]

It used to be a penalty to help your teammates in offense by pushing or killing them. I don't mind letting them do that, but be consistent and let the defense catapult each other over the offensive line.

That’s what I wanna see, a defense line up in its own tush push and push someone over the top to meet the QB

 

[Seahawks Guy]

That’s what I wanna see, a defense line up in its own tush push and push someone over the top to meet the QB

As i read my post, I meant to say pulling not killing.

 

[Sperrydogg]

As i read my post, I meant to say pulling not killing.

I knew dat

 

[Sperrydogg]

Was that a tush push?!

Ramming speed vikings, that looked like a variation of a tush push…

 

[DJrmb]

I really don't like outlawing something just because it's been successful. I would be in favor of changing the rules though so defense's have more of a fair chance against it. Why can the offense push people forward but the defense can't? Simple fix, just allow the defense to push a guy forward like the offense does in the tush push. That or don't allow the offense to push the QB forward with another player behind them. There shouldn't be separate rules anyways in my opinion.