Proposed “tush push” rule, as written, won’t change much

It’s one thing to say, “The tush push must go!” It’s another thing to come up with a specific formulation of the rule that accomplishes that objective.

The Packers have submitted a proposal that would ostensibly end the short-yardage play that the Eagles have perfected.

Here’s the language that the Packers have submitted: “No offensive player may . . . immediately at the snap, push or throw his body against a teammate, who was lined up directly behind the snapper and received the snap, to aid him in an attempt to gain yardage.”

If the rule will be enforced as written, there’s a clear flaw in it. It prevents pushing the ballcarrier “immediately at the snap.”

The Eagles usually don’t push…