Chris Jones Admits Eagles’ Offensive Line Moved Early on Tush-Push Plays “Multiple Times” Without Being Called

The Kansas City Chiefs are 0-2 for the first time since 2014 after back-to-back losses against the Chargers and the Eagles.

Chris Jones Admits Eagles’ Offensive Line Moved Early on Tush-Push Plays “Multiple Times” Without Being Called

Chris Jones isn’t a fan of Tush Push (Images via The Sun/AP)

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The Tush Push, a play extensively used by the Philadelphia Eagles in the last few seasons, is one of the most controversial plays in the NFL. While the play is legal, it has bordered on the line of bending the rules, as well as being questioned whether it is fair for the opposition players.

In the Eagles’ latest win over the Kansas City Chiefs, the usage of the play caused another debate. The Chiefs fans have raised it online, claiming that the Eagles are getting away with blatant fouls.

The fans aren’t the only ones who have spoken out against the fact. Chris Jones, defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs, claimed that the referees haven’t gotten all the calls right. He noted that the referees had a compromised vantage point, about 15 to 20 feet away.

You can’t get all the calls right. Just because we see it, sometimes the official is 15, 20 feet away, and sometimes they can miss those small things. We think he jumped multiple times. The official didn’t see it, so it wasn’t called. We just got to go play the next down.

Chris Jones said in his post-game press conference

Jones’ statement came after the post-game verbal spar between him and the Philly quarterback, Jalen Hurts. Jones provoked Hurts with a statement about his production numbers in the week 2 game, to which Hurts replied that it doesn’t matter as they had the win.

Andy Reid, the Chiefs’ head coach, also admitted that the move from referees needs to pay more importance to these kinds of plays and do a double evaluation to ensure it’s perfectly within the limits.

If guys are moving early, then you’ve gotta call that. [Referees] will go back and look at that and see what their evaluation is of it. It could be different than mine. I felt like the guys were moving, that’s why I was griping about it.

Andy Reid said

The Eagles’ win handed the Chiefs their first 0-2 start since 2014 and their first straight three losses under Patrick Mahomes. The start is not ideal, which is a big reason why the Chiefs are not fine with the controversial plays; only 10.1% of the teams that start 0-2 made it to the playoffs since 1970. However, the Denver Broncos, the Los Angeles Chargers, and the Baltimore Ravens defied the 0-2 odds to qualify last year.

The Eagles handed the opposition teams the blueprint for defeating the Chiefs

The Los Angeles Chargers’ win in Brazil and the Eagles’ win on Sunday have eroded the Kansas City Chiefs’ invincibility and undefeatable image. The idea that there’s a blueprint to defeat the Chiefs has garnered more reality now.

Philadelphia Eagles OL Lane Johnson
Philadelphia Eagles OL Lane Johnson (Image via X – @Eagles)

Cam Newton, a former Carolina Panthers quarterback and analyst, touched upon the idea on First Take recently. He claimed that winding up Patrick Mahomes and bracketing Travis Kelce might just be the answer for the opposition teams to win.

I think the cat’s out now. From the philosophical standpoint, all we have to do is really frustrate Patrick Mahomes, and we’ve got to play man-to-man, and we bracket Travis Kelce… It’s abundantly clear that the Kansas City Chiefs have bigger problems, and we need to find viable options that can consistently beat man-to-man coverage, and that’s not number 87.

Cam Newton said

The Chiefs are currently without Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy, both of whom could help validate that approach against man-to-man coverage. While Worthy might return soon, Rice is still out for four more games. Nonetheless, Newton doesn’t think that’s an excuse for their shortcomings.

Kansas returns to action next week against the New York Giants, who are also 0-2 after back-to-back losses in divisional matchups.

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