The overall excitement of the Tush Push avoiding being banned will hit the streets of Philadelphia on Wednesday, but this is only the beginning of what the 2025 season will become for the Eagles: payback
It may not quite be on the same level as when the New England Patriots went on their revenge tour for Deflate Gate and proved they can still win Super Bowls despite fines and suspensions being handed down. It still will be able to deliver the drama that Eagles fans are look for.
Looking over the 2025 schedule, the Eagles have two games on the calendar that they have circled as main stops to get their paybacks. The most outspoken teams against the Tush Push will be feeling the wrath of the Eagles in a big way.
The team that started it all. Green Bay was responsible for pushing the ban on the Tush Push, as they deemed the play unsafe for players and affecting the "pace of play." They hammered the proposal in last month's NFL owners meeting and wrote up the revised proposal.
There may not be a team that will see the Tush Push more in a game this year than the Packers will. It would be bittersweet to see the Eagles rerun the play time and time again just to prove a point.
What makes this game even better is that Philadelphia will be coming off a bye week entering the game, giving the Eagles more time to rest up to run the Tush Push. Green Bay's defensive line has never been more nervous about facing five offensive linemen and a quarterback who can squat 600 pounds more than they do now.
Another team that spoke out against the play that will regret it is the Buffalo Bills. Multiple elements to this storyline will add intrigue to it and make it that much better to beat them.
Bills head coach Sean McDermott was the former defensive coordinator of the Eagles after taking over for the late Jim Johnson. McDermott was only the defensive coordinator for two seasons before the Eagles fired him. He was one of the most outspoken coaches on the Tush Push subject as he felt player safety was a concern.
The irony is that the Bills were among the few teams running the Tush Push with their quarterback, Josh Allen. Why Buffalo wanted to go against the grain is questionable at best, with a few head scratches.
It will only make taking down the Bills that much better, knowing that the Eagles are better at it than they are, and sticking it to a former coach who turned his back on Philadelphia.
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