When the Eagles’ offense is properly functioning, the tush push inevitably makes an appearance.
And one of the Philly offensive linemen inevitably leaves before the snap.
It happened again tonight, as the Eagles used their patented ( and sponsored ) play to convert on fourth and one close to the New York end zone. Replays showed guard Tyler Steen firing off before the snap. No penalty was called.
“He was early in super-slow motion,” Prime Video rules analyst Terry McAulay said on the broadcast. “If we show it in real time, I bet it wasn’t quite as obvious.”
That feeds into the latest anti-tush push narrative: It’s too hard to officiate . And, apparently, it is. Unless the officials are deliberately missing the false starts as part of some false-flag operation aimed at justifyin