NFL Teams Embrace Eagles' Tush Bush Strategy for Success

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00:00The problem with the NFL is nobody can stop the Eagles' tush-bush,

00:04and I thought that the vote on it was ridiculous and laughable,

00:08that all the little boys club had to get together to try to get rid of

00:11something that they can't stop.

00:13The reason it's a problem for them is they can't stop the play.

00:16It's a great play.

00:17Yeah, and there's one coach.

00:19Yeah, Scott, it's called competitive jealousy is what you're talking about.

00:23That's what a coach from another team said, who, quite frankly,

00:26he has no problem, this guy said.

00:28And, by the way, his team goes against the Eagles this season,

00:31and he's an offensive coach.

00:32He said, look, and it's not just the Eagles.

00:35It's the Bills, by the way.

00:36They're really good at it with Josh Allen.

00:37So this coach told me yesterday because we were texting about it,

00:40he actually thinks that more teams will do it.

00:42It's primarily the Eagles and the Bills and a smattering of other teams,

00:46but he thinks the percentage will go up.

00:48By the way, the Eagles, over the past three seasons, 23 through 24,

00:53the Eagles are with that tush-bush play, which is generally fourth

00:56and less, two yards or less, or third down, or any short yardage play.

01:02They're 87% success rate over the past three seasons.

01:06What I find interesting about the Bills is they ran it a lot,

01:09but yet they voted against it.

01:11They wanted it out, which I find fascinating.

01:13Sean McDermott, a former Eagles defensive coordinator, by the way,

01:16who grew up in Philly.

01:17But the bottom line is it's going to stay for this season.

01:19And this coach told me.

01:20He thinks more teams are going to do it because they see the Eagles' success.

01:22They know now that it's going to be in this season.

01:26And this guy had me thinking that when I go to training camps for my tour

01:29over the summer, I'm going to be looking for this.

01:31I'll probably see 15 or 16 teams.

01:34I wonder how many more teams are going to run it.

01:36Why would they try to get rid of it again next year?

01:41Well, it's, again, you've got 22 teams that try to get it out of there, right?

01:46So, you know, it's close to being voted out.

01:50Now, the question is, if any other teams run it and they're successful.

01:56And, by the way, as this coach told me, it doesn't preclude a team.

02:00Like, if you voted against it, but you think it could work,

02:02you could still do it just as the Bills did.

02:05The Bills are still going to do it because Josh Allen's great at it.

02:07By the way, you've got to have a quarterback if you're going to do it.

02:09That's strong.

02:11And he has some athleticism.

02:12Like, you're not going to see Matthew Stafford run it.

02:14That's not going to work.

02:15It's got to be a quarterback who can move.

02:17Yeah, I wanted to say that in Pittsburgh, we prefer weak quarterbacks and small hands.

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