Kansas City’s head coach admires the play Philadelphia has used so successfully — but draws the line at injury risks.
In this week’s NFL meetings in Palm Beach, Florida, owners will be voting on a number of new rules. One of them — put forth by the Green Bay Packers — would eliminate the so-called “tush push” play that the Philadelphia Eagles have used with so much success.
On Monday morning, Kansas City Chiefs’ head coach Andy Reid was among the coaches who weighed in on Green Bay’s proposal.
“I give them credit, because they’ve done a heck of a job with it,” said Reid of the Eagles’ play, per Pro Football Talk. “[It’s a] tough play to stop.”
But Reid believes that if it increases the risk of injury, it should be disallowed.
“Listen, if it’s an injury concern, then that’s what you have to do,” he noted. “So you listen to your medical people — see what their thought is — [and] probably go that direction.”
So far, however, there has been little data on whether players face an increased risk of injury.
“If it’s putting a player in a bad position, then you probably have to do something about it,” said Reid. “But if it’s not, it’s a heck of a play.”
For the rule change to be adopted, 24 of the league’s 32 owners must approve it.