"The reason I stood up in favor of it is pretty simple, if the powers to be don't want it for aesthetic reasons or competitive reasons, you know, [that] it's hard to officiate etc ... but I've been involved in those meetings for a long time [and] when all of a sudden health and safety was pulled into that -- which might be the safest play in football -- my bulls--- nose kind of went up."
"Look, it's a quarterback sneak and I think credit Philadelphia ... I'm one who looks at it as long as the line of scrimmage is clean that it's a well-run quarterback sneak. And when you really evaluate it, it's really the technique of the sneak more than the push. You go all the way back to Green Bay and Dal"
Denver (2-2) travels to Philadelphia to face the Eagles (4-0) Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. Sean Payton publicly supports the Eagles' 'tush push' and says objections based on aesthetics, competitiveness or officiating miss the point when health and safety concerns are raised. Payton said the play might be the safest in football and praised Philadelphia's execution. He pointed to a third-quarter touchdown where Jalen Hurts spun and pitched to Saquon Barkley for a 6-yard score. Payton described the play as a quarterback sneak when the line of scrimmage is clean and emphasized technique over the push.
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