Chargers' Jim Harbaugh on controversial tush push: 'Get good at it or stop it'
The veteran head coach views the Philadelphia Eagles' famed play as football but is curious to see how a rule change vote goes.
The tush push, made famous by the Philadelphia Eagles, is back in the spotlight this NFL offseason after the Green Bay Packers reportedly submitted a proposal to ban the play.
Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh has seen it done throughout the league, including by his brother, John, with his Baltimore Ravens. Jim admitted he didn't have a "strong opinion" on the matter.
However, Harbaugh said he's watching good football when he sees the tush push, which means finding a way to stop it or, better yet, running the play successfully.
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Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh at a press conference at The Bolt. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)
"It just seems like it works every single time, but it seems like football to me. Get good at it or stop it," Harbaugh told Fox News Digital while discussing his partnership with Invivyd, the American biotech company that is working to provide non-vaccine preventative options for COVID-19.
"I don’t have a strong opinion on it right now and probably defer to others and see which way the vote goes. Get good at it ourselves, or get in position to stop it."
Harbaugh said these were his thoughts after the Eagles started converting the play at such a high rate.
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Since then, other teams have tried the play, but none with the same success as the Eagles.
"I am not a fan of this play," Green Bay Packers CEO Mark Murphy said. "There is no skill involved, and it is almost an automatic first down on plays of a yard or less. The series of plays with