Nick Sirianni snaps public into reality with cold hard truth about Tush Push

You can't deny it!
Nick Sirianni, Philadelphia Eagles
Nick Sirianni, Philadelphia Eagles | Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images

For weeks, there has been so much talk about the Philadelphia Eagles' controversial play, the Tush Push.

Much of the conversation has centered on the officials' difficulty in handling the play, particularly in incidents where linemen are offside or jump early. There are also many in the media and within the league who don't like the play and want it banned altogether.

That hasn't stopped the Eagles from just ramming it down every team's throats. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were no exception to that. Kind of.

There were a couple of moments in the game where everyone thought the Eagles were going to run the Tush Push, but they didn't. The first came in the first half, where it wasn't quite lined up as the Tush Push, but Jalen Hurts ended up tossing the ball out to Dallas Goedert for a short-yard touchdown catch.

Everyone was talking about the third quarter moment, though, that is really going to throw off NFL teams in the future. Actually lining up in the Tush Push formation, Hurts instead handed the ball off to Saquon Barkley, who ran it to the outside for an easy walk-in touchdown to help somewhat seal a 31-25 win over the Buccaneers.

The perfect play call to an already near-perfect play in general. It certainly opens up the playbook more often, knowing that they can run anything out of the Tush Push. However, there's one aspect that no one seems to be discussing with the Tush Push that people have to come to terms with.

Nick Sirianni lets everyone in on the Tush Push secret staring them in the face

It was another press conference with Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni facing the media, answering questions about the Tush Push. This time, though, it was more in celebration of how they got creative with their play call. Sirianni had some fun with it.

"It's an exciting play. Makes it pretty exciting!"

He went on to tell a quick story of how he saw a commercial during the Minnesota Vikings-Pittsburgh Steelers game in Dublin that included the Tush Push. That's when Sirianni revealed what people don't want to admit: the public loves the play.

"People like this play, I don't want to say. And then there are things off this play that make it really exciting. I'm not going to get too much more into answering this question, but it seems like people and fans like the play. And it was pretty exciting to get touchdowns...off the play to make the play what it is."

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Hating the Tush Push might be the cool thing on the outside, but people can't stop talking about it. Everyone should admit they love the play and use it too. Not many will do it, though, and suffer in trying to stop it in more than one way.