The Philadelphia Eagles' 'tush push' is becoming the NFL's most unstoppable play

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The most unstoppable play in the NFL was on full display under the bright lights Monday night.

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I'm by no means an expert on football, but it seems like a wildly dangerous play to essentially treat your quarterback like the ball. Sure, it can work; but if he gets injured, then what?
- Well, it's a little different when your QB is squatting 600+ pounds...
  
  Modern QBs aren't like they were 20 years. Now they tend to be just as athletic as everyone else on the field. It used to just be some average looking dude who just knew how to throw the ball.
  
  It's honestly weird it took this long for the NFL to realize a QB can be a huge monster like every other position
  
  I’m not sure I’d say all modern QBs are like that.
  
  Hurts, Allen, Richardson, Lamar, sure.
  
  The rest aren’t built like that.
  
  Even the ones that are built like that have only been in the league for a couple years. Jury’s still out if this style of play is worth it “long-term.”
  
  Power running killed Cam.
  
  I think he was always incredibly overrated as a passer, but high impact plays add up for all the other positions, too. They're not going to magically be OK at QB. The fact that part of the position is so technical (actually passing) makes abuse inherently more impactful.
- Brady did QB sneaks all the time, and it worked quite well for the Pats. Are QBs more likely to be injured on sneaks? It seems pass plays are the worst for QBs, with potential sacks and hurt knees and ankles trying to get away from the rushers.
- Energy = mass x velocity^2
  
  Slow speed plays don’t get players hurt. High speed plays do.
  
  I agree with this in the case of major concussions, but we see a lot of serious injuries come from large guys on the line falling on the legs and ankles of other guys, and generally just getting your legs rolled up on. That being said, this play doesn't seem to be any more dangerous than any other play where there's a big scrum.
Doesn't hurt having that offensive line...
They have the perfect personnel to execute this play. Highly strong quarterback and an elite O-Line. If other teams could do this, they would. What’s stopping them from putting an AJ Dillon under center when they attempt these plays.
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