Physicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Renders Jalen Hurts’ Squatting Ability Useless In a Tush Push Play

The put the Tush Push to good use this season. The Brotherly Shove, as it is often referred to, is even on the brink of being banned with deliberations in the NFL front office underway. Its impact forced some of the greatest names in the NFL including Tom Brady to put it to good use for their gameplay.

However, a recent revelation and in depth analysis of the Physicist Neil deGrasse Tyson caused a change in the narrative that prevailed around its mechanics. Advertisement Neil DeGrasse Tyson engaged in a deep conversation with Kyle Brandt, fusing physics and football to talk about the Tush Push. He scrutinized and squashed the narrative that the play only works for someone like Jalen Hurts with lower body weight.

Cosmos host highlights that the claim might be completely untrue and that the latter part of the Tush Push depends more on the players connected to Earth than Hurts who is flown on top. Advertisement As Brandt chimed in asking if this was a disadvantage, Dr. Tyson laid it down in layman’s terms. Loading embed tweet https://twitter.com/KyleBrandt/status/1746623352691683609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Dr.

Tyson also dealt with the case of ‘ powerlifting history allowing him to execute the shove efficiently. Hurts who was a part of Alabama and Oklahoma before 2019 s . As a sophomore, he also became the regional finalist in the 198 pound weight class. However, the physicist highlighted that there was no connection between the Eagles’ quarterback’s powerlifting hobby and the Tush Push execution.

He added more about the push which has fallen in question to a committee that surprisingly excludes the Philadelphia Eagles. Advertisement Neil Derasse Tyson Sparks Cosmic Conversation about the Tush Push The astrophysicist further claimed that the unconventional play gives a competitive edge and alters the rotation of the earth.

However, it was only an eloquent way of putting his observation forward. He meant that the Eagles are using the Earth as a launch point and transferring its rotation into their momentum. Tyson breaks it down, stating, He added, It is obviously impossible to match the excellent analysis of Dr. Tyson.

However, the play is in fact more grounded than usually projected. Moreover, it is an excellent way of converting potential energy to kinetic energy and gaining a head start. Despite the attempts by the NFL teams to emulate the , the league intends to ban it. The NFL executive Troy Vincent dismissed such speculations.

But, the absence of Eagles from the stakeholder committee screamed a different story altogether. Still, Dr. Tyson held that it is almost impossible to stop the play even for mighty . He put it aptly, concluding, The Eagles’ important piece of gameplay is still under wraps and its reconsideration stands upon the safety of players.

The arguments include Jeff Miller’s claim that there is insufficient evidence to determine the effect of Tush Push on player safety. Thus, there is with a hesitancy for rule changes unless a significant injury risk arises. Advertisement.