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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by AsylumGuido Personally I'd like to not only see the Tush Push banned, but any play that allows an offensive player without the ball to push, pull, lift, or carry a ball carrier to gain yardage. That used ...

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Old 05-22-2025, 11:50 AM   #1
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Personally I'd like to not only see the Tush Push banned, but any play that allows an offensive player without the ball to push, pull, lift, or carry a ball carrier to gain yardage. That used to be the rule, but some years ago they began allowing pushing while still supposedly banning pulling or carrying. We are seeing plays down field where player catches the ball and teammates converge on the player and opponents and push the scrum downfield when it appears the play should have been called dead. They commonly pick up an additional five, six, seven yards or more with little or no effort from the ball carrier at all. I've seen the ball carrier feet off the ground as the scrum moves forward.

The same with the Tush Push as it does not resemble a football play. It's little more than just a rugby scrum. I can see why the Saints didn't vote for the ban with Kellen Moore now in house. Shough has the size to pull it off. Rattler may be too undersized, however.
Agreed. We should go back to the previous ruleset where the push was banned. There was no good reason to revise the rule, and now we're seeing the adverse results. Football is about tackling and blocking, and the pushing hurts the spirit of the game.

I'm also disappointed that the Lions chickened out and didn't push harder for the seeding change. Division winners are already awarded by a guaranteed playoff berth. Let the winning percentage dictate the seeding as it's more logical.
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Agreed. We should go back to the previous ruleset where the push was banned. There was no good reason to revise the rule, and now we're seeing the adverse results. Football is about tackling and blocking, and the pushing hurts the spirit of the game.

I'm also disappointed that the Lions chickened out and didn't push harder for the seeding change. Division winners are already awarded by a guaranteed playoff berth. Let the winning percentage dictate the seeding as it's more logical.
I heard there was little to no support for their seeding proposal. Someone today mentioned that it changed you might as well stop rewarding Division Champion banners to be hung and replace them with Seeding banners instead.

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