Why Bosa doesn’t believe Eagles’ ‘Brotherly Shove’ should be banned
Why Bosa doesn’t believe Eagles’ ‘Brotherly Shove’ should be banned
The controversial “Brotherly Shove” play by the Philadelphia Eagles has been called for by many, but 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa is not one of them.
On Tuesday, Bosa said on KNBR’s “Murph and Mac” that he has no problem with the short-yardage play, as long as it doesn’t result in a lot of injuries. In this play, Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts sneaks behind center Jason Kelce while two teammates push the signal-caller from behind.
“I don’t see why it wouldn’t be legal unless guys were getting hurt a lot,” Bosa stated. “When we get into it this week, I’ll definitely be watching tape on it because I have no idea how they get so much push.” Their proficiency in it is impressive.We got to be good on first and second [down], because you don’t want to have to deal with that too much throughout the game.
“You know, I haven’t taken too much time to think about it, to be honest with you. Honestly, I think if people were getting hurt, it would be something I would be against, but if that’s not happening, more power to them.”
The Eagles have had great success with the unconventional QB sneak because they are almost flawless at using the “Brotherly Shove” in short yardage scenarios. The Eagles converted 37 of 41 “Brotherly Shove” tries in the previous season, for an incredible 93.5 percent success rate; as of Week 8 of this current campaign, they had converted 17 of 21 attempts, for an 81 percent success rate.
Therefore, the 49ers’ defense will have a difficult assignment on Sunday to slow down one of the NFL’s most explosive units, and the Eagles’ attack will pose a number of dangers in addition to the one that the contentious play brought about. On Wednesday, San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan disclosed that there is nothing that a team can do to get ready for a play.
“We’re going to do like 10 live reps of it today and see if we have anybody left after it,” Shanahan said. “No, you don’t practice it.”