You can’t really stop it, but you can only hope to contain it.
The “Brotherly Shove” or “Tush Push” is a quarterback sneak on steroids.
Last season, the play worked 90% of the time for the Philadelphia Eagles, and they continue to have a lot of success with it this season.
On Sunday, the Eagles(5-0) travel to MetLife Stadium to battle the New York Jets(2-3).
As they prepare for the Eagles, Jets head coach Robert Saleh discussed the play and what they must do to stop it.
“It feels like the quarterback is wearing a bulletproof vest when you look at him; he’s got all that padding on,” Saleh said on Wednesday. “Whether they get it, we’re going to do our best to try to stop it. The quarterback’s got his, and they do a lot of stuff off it too. They got reverses, they got pop passes, they got stretch plays. They do a lot, so you got to be sound, you got to be disciplined. So, we’ll do our best in that regard, but if the quarterback carries the ball, we got to give him eleven kisses and figure out a way to do that…
“Well, they got five pro bowlers on the offensive line and a really damn good offensive line coach. They play violent, they play aggressive, they got a quarterback who’s super strong in terms of creating leverage. Like I said, I don’t think he feels pain when he gets hit, even though we’re going to try legally, legally, but he’s talented, the whole group is talented. So I think that’s the advantage they have.”
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni knows teams will try their best to stop the play, and he will do all he can to keep the play successful.
“They know it’s an important play to be able to defend,” Sirianni said. “We know it’s an important play for us. I don’t think the media attention changes the way defensive coordinators and a head coach like Coach Saleh how they prepare and go about their business.
“And so, no, I don’t notice any difference of that. Just know that people are making an emphasis to stop it, and we’re making an emphasis to try to grow and get a little bit better at that each time we step on the field.”
In the end, in short-yardage situations, the Jets better be ready because everybody in the stadium knows what play is coming. We’ll see if they can stop it.
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