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Quote: Originally Posted by GTheorenHobbes

The problem with that is, offensive players are NOT allowed to push the player forward. It happened with Heath Miller (in the playoffs or the Super Bowl, I can't remember which) and the announcers even commented on it. I hope for the sake of realism that the offensive players aren't pushing the pile forwards in Madden.

AH - but they don't push the BALL CARRIER - they push the OPPOSING TACKLERS, who in turn are pushing the ball carrier.

An offensive player can't grab and push his own teammate forward - but he can push an opposing player who's in the process of trying to tackle his teammate, like was shown in the Madden video.

John Runyan doesn't push Westbrook himself on those plays mentioned above - Runyan pushes the tackler - as if he's trying to block him off Westbrook. It just winds up pushing the whole pack of gang tacklers forward