The fake start will provide opponents with more ammo to complain about the play that came two votes shy at being banned. If disputes continue to follow the play, the ban could finally press the goal line – a word game intended – at Offseason.
Sirianni argued that if you stools every single play, you would be excess with illegal action.
“You can do it with lots of playing players and slow down,” Sirianni said. “The judges have a difficult job. They have to make decisions about the cleft seconds that are happening at this speed. And sometimes you see it with past interruptions too. They slow down because it is as it is very slowly with the remote control.
The Eagles coach understands that it is his offense to be “perfect” on the play to toe the line.
“We know that we have to be perfect in that environment and we will work to get even better in the play and better with our timing,” he said. “And I have no doubt that we have the right guys to be able to do it and we will.”
Super Bowl champion Eagles will continue to use the play as a weapon for one year. Since spring 2026, we can make the “ban or not ban” the dance again.