Cowboys' Micah Parsons Shades Eagles' 'Tush Push': 'Nobody Wants to Watch It' | News, Scores, Highli

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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - NOVEMBER 5: Micah Parsons #11 of the Dallas Cowboys looks on against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on November 5, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)Mitchell Leff/Getty Images

Dallas Cowboys star Micah Parsons is clearly no fan the Philadelphia Eagles' patented "Tush Push."

Appearing on Kevin Hart's Cold As Balls video series, Parsons took a thinly veiled shot at the Eagles after Hart said he'd prefer to see Philly play more often in prime time than Dallas. That prompted the edge-rusher to respond, "So you could just push your quarterback in the end zone?" He added that "nobody wants to watch it."

Parsons is right in that the "Tush Push" isn't an aesthetically pleasing play, but it's impossible to argue with the play's effectiveness, at least when Philadelphia runs it.

The NFL decided against instituting any rules this offseason that would've taken the QB shove out of the playbook. It could be a case where the market sort of corrects itself.

It remains to be seen whether the Eagles can use their "Brotherly Shove" with such consistent success now that they don't have star center Jason Kelce anymore. The NFL is also broadly a reactive league. Sooner or later opposing coached typically devise a way to counteract a new tactical wrinkle.

Considering Parsons has had to face off with the Eagles twice a year since entering the league, his loathing of the "Tush Push" is understandable. Maybe he won't have to tolerate it for much longer.

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