NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 25: Carl Banks attends Starter x MLB Bronx Bubble Jacket unveiling at the MLB Flagship Store on July 25, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Carl Banks, who is sick of the “tush push,” devised a novel strategy to try and put an end to it during the Giants vs. Eagles game on Monday’s WFAN radio broadcast.
Despite differing views on its fairness, the Eagles’ “Brotherly Shove” play has generated a lot of discussion in the NFL this season. Jalen Hurts has gained numerous first downs in short-yardage scenarios.
Philadelphia has used the play to great effect the last two seasons, including the victory over the Giants, despite the controversy surrounding it.
With the Eagles at the one-yard line in the first quarter, they attempted to force Hurts into the end zone.
The action made Banks, 61, talk about how, if he were still playing, he would stop the “tush push.”
He declared, “I’d jump offsides again.” The one-yard line is where it is. Will they just relocate it an additional inch?
“I would be jumping offsides on every play.” Until the league outlaws it, I would deliberately hit the quarterback by going over the top of the center.
Late in the first quarter, the Eagles used the play to pick up a first down on a fourth-and-1, and Banks once more urged the Giants to leap early to thwart the play.
In the broadcast, Banks said, “Tell you what, I’d be jumping offsides every single play.” “I would intentionally hit the quarterback by going over the top of the center until the league outlaws it, at which point you’re taking free shots at the quarterback and you can never run the play again.”
Banks discussed purposefully striking the quarterback and leaping over the center until the league outlaws it on yesterday’s radio show. Most likely, this is what he means. tweet.com/xNrwzr5Ddr
