It’s well discussed that Jalen Hurts can squat about six benjamins and that it has just as much, if not more, of an impact on the play as good O-Linemen have.
There’s really nothing about the play that’s hiding anything, and the coming play is obvious once the team lines up for it.
While other players may be at injury risk, the QB ultimately matters most and they are the ball carrier getting hit. There are a lot of guys that can squat 600 pounds, most of them just don’t play quarterback. So… why would most teams bother with having the QB take the snap when running the play?
Jalen may have a unique advantage over most if not all NFL QBs, but stick a beefy fullback out there on 4th and 1 to take the snap and chug forward while guys push his tush. Of course the FB lining up behind the center is a clear indication of what’s coming, but that doesn’t matter with this specific play.
I’m willing to bet most teams would increase their success rate with the play if they subbed their QB out and put in a fullback or their powerback RB under center when running it. And maybe less teams would be interested in banning it since the Eagles would not have as large of an advantage.
Thoughts?
tl;dr: have a FB take the snap for the tush push instead of whatever QB a team has that can’t squat 600 pounds
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