Well the comms love it, giggling like naughty schoolboys because they get to say 'tush'. Personally I would reinstate the prohibition on assisting the runner and not just because the Iggles are good at it:
1. It's rugby. Nothing wrong with rugby, I understand that there is a new pro league in America, but football is distinguished by the blockers being in front of the otherwise unaided ball carrier.
2. It's dangerous. The original rules against assisting the runner were made for a reason, they used to sew suitcase handles into the back's uniform and use him as a human battering ram. One of these days Hurts' neck is going to be in an awkward position as he is pushed from behind by 300lb guys and then he is going to live up to his name.
3. It's boring. Ideally a touchdown should be scored in plain sight, as part of the spectacle. Instead we have a heaving mass of bodies and an official who runs in from the sideline to try to determine whether the concealed ball crossed the plane or not.
1. It's rugby. Nothing wrong with rugby, I understand that there is a new pro league in America, but football is distinguished by the blockers being in front of the otherwise unaided ball carrier.
2. It's dangerous. The original rules against assisting the runner were made for a reason, they used to sew suitcase handles into the back's uniform and use him as a human battering ram. One of these days Hurts' neck is going to be in an awkward position as he is pushed from behind by 300lb guys and then he is going to live up to his name.
3. It's boring. Ideally a touchdown should be scored in plain sight, as part of the spectacle. Instead we have a heaving mass of bodies and an official who runs in from the sideline to try to determine whether the concealed ball crossed the plane or not.
