Nick Sirianni‘s Eagles have converted a staggering 96.6% of the time on fourth-and-1, while the rest of the league lags. Precisely that statistical dominance is what made Eagles’ left tackle Jordan Mailata  (first Aussie to be in and win a SB) unleash a passionate, expletive-laden rant on Philadelphia’s WIP radio this week.

The catalyst? ESPN’s Adam Schefter said that the Eagles’ massive 20-17 win over the Chiefs was primarily due to the success of their short-yardage play. For Mailata, it was a disrespect to Nick Sirianni and the entire team’s effort. “I understand the outrage [over the play],” Mailata began, “What I don’t understand is them using it as an excuse to why we won the game.”

But the real mic-drop moment, the one that shifts the entire blame, came next. When he mentioned Schefter by name, Nick Sirianni’s player responded: “I couldn’t give a f— about what Adam Schefter says, to be honest. And I ain’t the one calling the plays on my team.” And there it was.

In a single sentence, the 6’8″, 365-pound star made it clear: don’t look at me, look at the man on the sideline. But he wasn’t done. The massive Aussie, a former rugby player who has become one of the league’s premier linemen, saw the narrative also as a slight against his teammates on the other side of the ball.

“I think it’s incredibly disrespectful to our defense and our special teams who balled out… I just think it’s rubbish. Absolute rubbish, man. It makes my blood boil just thinking about it.” His point was backed by the stats: Nick Sirianni’s Eagles’ D limited Mahomes to 294 YDs and grabbed a critical 4th-quarter INT, while Elliott’s 58-yard FG was the difference-maker on the scoreboard.

So why can’t the rest of the league figure out the tech behind Tush Push?

Nick Sirianni’s team’s brand – Tush-Push

The numbers are staggering. Since 2022, Nick Sirianni’s Eagles have converted the push at a 96.6% clip on fourth-and-1. The average for other teams attempting it is 84.8% (with the Bills being the second), yet most don’t even try. Falcons coach Morris also stated, “I never really understood it, why that was legal.” The objections: fear of QB injury, biased turnovers.

Starts with Hurts, honed by since-retired center Jason Kelce. Then, it’s the volume of reps. As former Eagles OC Shane Steichen (What did the current OC Kevin Patullo have to say?) said, they perfect it in live game action.

Mailata’s plea: “This is my official plea to all the other teams out there. You can run the Tush Push,  just like we can.” Mailata yet knows that their signature plays’ days may be numbered: “It’s like, what do you do when you have six months to live? I’m going to live it up… Hell, we might even call it 18 times this game. We’ll see.”

For now, the play is legal, and the Eagles remain the masters, all orchestrated, called, and owned by the one and only Nick Sirianni, but who knows when it can go away.