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Message: [QUOTE="tbonezone, post: 5439419, member: 1028"] here's my thoughts on the TUSH PUSH and similar plays where runners get pushed forward . it's dangerous for one. 300 pound lineman pursuing a play and trying to shove the pile forward is asking for trouble. and if a runners forward progress is stopped but the linemen behind him are allowed to push him forward then let's extend that same courtesy to the defense. eliminate the FORWARD PROGRESS rule altogether. you are down only when the knee is down and only then the whistle blows. if the defense can carry you back 15 yards so be it. the "PUSH" should work both ways. to your advantage and equally to your disadvantage. [/QUOTE]