The Denver Broncos were one of the 22 teams that voted to ban the ‘Tush Push,’ a goal-line play popularized by the Philadelphia Eagles. However, while Denver was part of the majority, those who weren’t in favor of the ‘Brotherly Shove’ didn’t get enough votes during the team owners’ spring meeting in Minnesota to ban the seemingly unstoppable play.
Since the Broncos and 21 other teams were two votes short of the 75-percent threshold, the play will remain for at least one more season. In doing so, former Broncos player Ed McCaffrey polled some names of plays that could stop the effective short-yard sneak.
McCaffrey reminded his followers that the Broncos will face the defending Super Bowl champions in a Week 5 road game. Hence, he solicited names for Denver’s Tush Push-stopper, much like the Washington Commanders’ “Luvu Leap.”
Ed McCaffrey completed the poll by suggesting plays featuring new Broncos players, the Greenlaw Gambado (Dre Greenlaw) and Hufanga Hop (Talanoa Hufanga). Bonitto Bounce won the poll with 36.1 percent of the vote, while the Hufanga Hop finished second at 33.4 percent.
While these plays sound enticing, as their names state, it’s the player matching the ‘Tush Push’ with sheer force, hoping to stop the touchdown or the first down. Regardless of what the Broncos will come up with, they’re hoping to stop the play when it happens, unlike Frankie Luvu’s failed attempts.
