The NFL Player Who INTENTIONALLY Stunk So He Could Be Traded | Butch Johnson
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2024
- In 1984, after Dallas Cowboys WR Butch Johnson got traded to the Houston Oilers, he was fed up with the whole situation. So he devised a plan to intentionally stink so he could be traded to his preferred destination, the Denver Broncos. And somehow, it worked. This is the story behind the player who intentionally stopped trying so his team would have no choice but to trade him away, and the story behind one of the best self-sabotages in NFL history
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Butch Johnson played for the following teams:
1976 Cowboys
1977 Cowboys
1978 Cowboys
1979 Cowboys
1980 Cowboys
1981 Cowboys
1982 Cowboys
1983 Cowboys
1984 Oilers
1984 Broncos
1985 Broncos
Butch Johnson caught touchdown passes from:
Danny White
John Elway
Roger Staubach
Glenn Carano - Спорт
ua-cam.com/video/0OIPwjZKAPw/v-deo.html For those who want to see every touchdown that Butch Johnson scored with the Denver Broncos, check this video out on the JG9 Highlights channel!
Would you consider a video about how seriously teams used to take preseason? Jerry Glanville tells a story on Joel Schmidt’s top 100 of all time about Schmidt’s eye getting cut & being told to go back into the game after it was stitched. I remember Jack Lambert breaking an arm in the I think a 1982 preseason game. Seems like they played more starters & in 1974 media even talked about the Steelers being undefeated through preseason. 😀
@@r.williamcomm7693 Toughest part with that is finding footage, since very little footage of preseason games from the 70s and 80s exists. Definitely have thought about it, though
@@OfficialJaguarGator9 Completely understand. Thank you very much for your response. I grew up in the 1970s & 80s & really enjoy your dedication to NFL history. 😀
I realize it is kind of off topic but do anyone know a good website to stream new tv shows online?
Another option not mentioned for forcing a trade is holding a press conference while doing situps in your driveway.
Next question
Yeah , worked good for TO . F... the Eagles ( always suck with players )
🤣🤣🤣
That boosted his value..
You also forgot retire, unretire right as the preseason starts, and then show up just as the teams annual scrimmage game starts to e be a giant distraction.
It was well known if you pissed off Tom Landry he would trade you off to the worst team he could if you still had value.
I find that hilarious
MAJOR HISTORICAL FOOTNOTE: It can be argued that Butch Johnson indirectly helped the Cowboys to later win 3 Super Bowls. The Cowboys used the fifth round pick, from the Oilers in the Butch Johnson trade, to choose Hershel Walker. A few years later, Walker was traded by Jimmy Johnson for a slew of draft picks that were eventually used on players like Emmitt Smith, Darren Woodson, Alvin Harper, etc. BTW, I thought Butch Johnson was a great third receiver. He was temperamental, yes; but he also wanted to win.
The 1990 Vikings draft pick that was traded to Dallas was used to select Eric Green. Emmitt Smith was drafted with the Steelers pick, that Dallas acquired when they traded the Vikings picks and other picks to the Steelers.
The draft pick used to draft Alvin Harper was the Cowboys' own pick. It had nothing to do with the Vikings deal.
The draft pick used to draft Darren Woodson was the Patriots pick. That Dallas acquired using some of the picks from the Vikings deal.
These are the players drafted with the Vikings 1st round picks that were traded to Dallas in the Walker deal. None of these players were selected by Dallas.
Eric Green
Pat Harlow
Eugene Chung
I was just going to post this.
Most people don't know this bit of information. His trade to Houston set up that walker draft and trade that set up the Cowboys nicely in the 90s under Jimmy Johnson.
I loved Butch Johnson as a Cowboys WR. I was in Jr high/high school when he was with the Cowboys. They didn't win any super bowls with him but he sure was fun to watch.
@@fmart3617 they won the SB with Butch catching a TD vs the Broncos.
@@Lawomenshoops
I'm sorry, I meant they didn't win "many superbowls" with him.
@@fmart3617 I believe he was a member of the ‘77 championship team. Remember the TD highlight reel of him diving for the long ball in the end zone in Super Bowl XII? He also played in SB XIII against the Steelers and scored the final TD. Not bad for a backup receiver, especially considering he played in 5 nfc championships. 👍 But you’re right, he was fun to watch!
Butch’s catch in the Superbowl against the Broncos sent the NFL into a still-unfinished quest to define a “catch”.
No, it didn't. There was no controversy surrounding Johnson's touchdown catch in Super Bowl 12 because unlike Dez Bryant's overturned catch against the Packers, the league followed the the catch rules to the letter (e.g., possession over the goal line equals touchdown) in SB 12. Tom Brookshier and Pat Summerall said as much during the game and Brookshire explained to the audience why Johnson's catch was ruled a touchdown. In Bryant's case, it should have been ruled a catch because he clearly had possession AND he made a "football move" (e.g., taking 3 steps with possession of the ball) prior to going to the ground. Unlike Johnson's catch in Super Bowl 12, however, the NFL ignored their own rules and focused on a portion of the rule that involved having possession after going to the ground. Howie Long called out Dean Blandino for ignoring both the possession and football move portions of the rule.
Butch’s catch was indeed a catch under the then-current rules. There was a lot of feeling that the rules should be changed so that a catch would be the same all over the field.
Probably because it clearly wasn't a catch.
I never thought that it was a catch at the time and still don't.
Love the Old-school footage.
I met Reeves at Cowboy camp in 1972 ; I was a HS Wr and Dan was player / coach.
Too cool , he bought few us HS ( football campers ) milk shakes . No surprise he went on to be a great coach ; very great personality 🤗
He was a great coach if you discount the fact that he didn't win shit.
Butch was a stud - he just flattened out our baddest DB at UC Davis . He was a stud at UC Riverside ( until they dropped football)
Dude had couple sons , did well at Sacramento State
Had the best end zone celebration ever -
As Cowboy with 6 shooters !
As a lifelong Cowboys fan, I loved his passion for the game.
Let's not forget about Albert Haynesworth. He could have been one of the all-time greats. But because Washington hired a new coaching staff that wanted to change to a 3-4 defense, and he didn't want to play nose tackle, he half-assed it the rest of his career. Because of his contract, they were stuck with him until they finally ate the rest of his contract and released him.
I remember the media totally being on Haynesworth's side too! Especially when he compared being an NFL player to being a slave.
Yes smooth Move Exlax..Synder how many wasteful moves did he make since he bought the team Jerry Jones is the only one who’s failed more.
I believe the Cowboys would have made the playoffs in 1984 if Butch Johnson was still on team. He had great hands and made countless big plays. Drew Pearson had to retire because of a car accident and Tony Hill got injured week 1 and missed five games. He would have been their #1 receiver and would have given them an explosive outside threat they desperately needed that year.
I agree 100%. I was just saying their offense would have been more explosive. But yes, the 49ers were clearly the best team.
Yeah, you’re right. Look what happened after they traded Butch. The Cowboys looked to draft WR in 85, got out maneuvered by the 49ers for Rice. And then drafted a good but injury prone WR in 86 Mike Sherrod.
Maybe that was karma proving that Landry really was petty and in the wrong? Hmmm...
@@DolFan316 Absolutely. Week 2 of the season the Cowboys had to start Doug Donley and Mike Renfro at WR. This didn’t exactly scare the Giants defense. I imagine Landry had a ‘what have I done moment.’ He needed Johnson back in the worst way.
@@Chris-lp2ok Landry had more "what have I done moments" when he gave up on Todd Christensen, who ended up winning a SuperBowl with the Raiders and Mike Walter, who ended up winning a SuperBowl with the 49ers.
I think Butch Johnson also said prior to the 1982 NFC Championship Game when they were going to face Washington that if they lost that game, Danny White should be crucified. I think Dallas lost that championship game before the game started although the team had some moments. And Butch even caught a TD. I've heard of some stories on how man of his former Houston teammates lost respect for Johnson.
I remember when Tom Landry put that "no celebrations" rule in. I was in Texas Stadium following that to see their Thanksgiving Day game against the St. Louis Cardinals. I had a great seat for Butch Johnson's TD catch from Danny White. He made like he was about to do his California Quake and then stopped and waved his hands in a "No Way" gesture (similar to what a ref does when indicating an incomplete pass). It was hilarious to see.
@@matthewdaley746 Agreed. As much as I didn't like the way Tom Landry was dismissed, he did pretty much make it necessary. Someone had to be a villain there. Chuck Knoll also stayed way past his time as well in Pittsburgh.
@@matthewdaley746 Staubach's final regular season game was perhaps his best comeback ever, and the Cowboys failing to reach another Super Bowl for the next 14 years only strengthened his legacy. Lots of Hall Of Fame players had way more embarrassing exits than Roger Staubach.
By 1981, Johnson had a legitimate beef about not being a starter. Due to early season injuries to Tony Hill, Johnson got his first taste of being a starting wide receiver and he took full advantage of that opportunity. In the first half of the 1981 season, Johnson was the team's most productive wide receiver, yet he was sent to the bench once Hill was completely healthy. It was no secret that Drew Pearson was one of Landry's favorite players, so Johnson's production could go hang as long as Pearson and Hill were healthy. Landry had a penchant for replacing outspoken/more productive players with even tempered foot soldiers. The most egregious example of this thought process was when Landry replaced HOF CB Herb Adderly with, ahem, CB, yes, CB Charlie Waters. In the end, Butch Johnson will be remembered for making big plays (e.g., touchdown catches in Super Bowl 12, Super Bowl 13, 1980 NFC Wildcard Playoffs, 1982 NFC Championship Game) on the biggest stage.
I mean, didn't Adderly retire? Had to replace him with someone...
@@eugenedenbrook322 It was the timing of Landry's decision that was the issue. Adderly was traded to the Cowboys prior to the 1970 season, and his inclusion resulted in the Cowboys having the best secondary (e.g., HOF CB Mel Renfro, HOF CB Herb Adderly, HOF S Cliff Harris, 5 time Pro Bowl S Cornell Green) in their storied history. It's no wonder that after Adderly was added to the Doomsday Defense, the Cowboys went to back to back Super Bowls with their 2nd Super Bowl appearance resulting in the Cowboy's 1st Super Bowl title. So, heading into the 1972 season, logic would dictate that the Cowboys would keep this incredible secondary intact, but Landry's sometimes bizarre thought process brought that scenario to a quick end. Adderly was an outspoken team leader and Landry was never keen on an African-American player being outspoken. Landry's reaction was to start former college QB Charlie Waters at CB over Adderly and that decision was a major reason why the Cowboy's didn't appear in a 3rd straight Super Bowl appearance. Waters was too slow to play CB, and in the NFC Championship Game, Redskins WR Charley Taylor ate him alive and the Cowboys got blown out 26-3.
I did a little research on the trade to Houston. It wasn't a matter of Landry being petty trading Butch to Houston instead of his preferred destination. Landry made the deal because he thought it would benefit the Cowboys. Houston had a higher 2nd round pick than the Broncos and Raiders had and it allowed Dallas to draft higher. Landry had an aging roster and opportunity to pick higher in the 2nd was too good to pass up. Landry couldn't just give Butch Johnson away. The Broncos wouldn't want to trade down because a year ago they traded their 1984 1st rounder to the Colts for Elway. So it didn't make sense for them to trade down further in the 2nd Round. As for the Raiders, they were picking last in each round because they were the Super Bowl Champs. The Oilers had acquired an additional 2nd rounder from Minnesota for Archie Manning and Dave Casper and already had a high 2nd rounder for going 2-14. So they could afford to trade down with the Cowboys while getting a receiver like Butch Johnson who they thought would give newly signed Warren Moon an experienced target to throw to in his NFL debut. The Cowboys get a receiver in Renfro who was okay with being a 3rd receiver and go from picking 26th to 12th in the 2nd round.
Also the Cowboys got a very good player in Mike Renfro.
I almost forgot. The Cowboys also got a 5th rounder in 1985. They ended up using it on a running back named Herschel Walker. Not too shabby of a player to be named later.
It could be argued that Landry was being petty. This trade was made in April of 84. So, the draft order was already set. The Oilers had picks #29 and #40, Broncos pick #46 in the 2nd round. The Oilers traded pick #40 to the Cowboys. That's only 6 spots difference from the Broncos. Sure, maybe the Broncos didn't want to trade away their 2nd rounder. Yes, Landry wanted the higher pick. But, then Landry drafted a bust, Victor Scott with that pick!
But, then again, the Broncos, and all teams, knew they had the USFL Supplemental Draft coming up too. But, that didn't mean just because you drafted somebody in that supplemental draft, that player was coming right away.
@@Lawomenshoops Yes, Landry drafted a bust. You can do all the research, analysing, testing, timing and film study you want, there is no such thing as can't lose players. They are all a hope and a prayer. Hope that they can adjust to the pro game and pray you have the right system and supporting cast for them to live up to their potential.
Landry's problem was he was a micro-manager and a stickler for certain behavior because of his Christian values. As the game became faster and more acrobatic, players with flair started to grab attention and wanted attention. Landry was very conservative and he and this new culture clashed. He also clashed with Dorsett because he wanted the ball more but Landry was only protecting his health as Dorsett himself realized that Landry was right and admitted to it. Landry also clashed with Hollywood Henderson about his behavior. Landry may have been many things but petty isn't one of them. He was a guy that just had certain standards. Today, I can say, both sides were right and wrong. Landry should have allowed a certain amount of freedom, but at the same time, be there to talk to those young guys so they didn't go too far. He even said this himself and even apologized to Hollywood for cutting him seeing as how it has such an adverse affect on him. But Landry showed up uninvited to Henderson 10 years sobriety party to speak on how he was wrong and apologized to Hollywood for cutting him instead of helping him as he spoke at the podium. Landry was a really humble man that got caught in the middle of a culture shock. Landry did what was best for Dallas in trading Butch to Houston for a better draft position. Victor being a bust is really irrelevant to the trade itself.
@@greezythumb noticed I only wrote one sentence about who the Cowboys drafted and the fact that he was a bust.
Who knows if Scott would have been available at Denver’s spot. But, Landry could have been petty by thinking no player is going to dictate how I make a trade.
I was really surprised Butch Johnson didn't go to the USFL.
great video...notice how Hollywood Henderson was the one Cowboy who understood him and has his back in those sideline clips:)...I Love Hollywood Henderson...such an inspiration as a person.
"Hollywood" was a drug addicted asshole.
Randy Moss dogged it for the Raiders as well. He went to New England had had the best years of his career. He was also suspected of dogging it during his second stint in Minnesota.
By his own admission, there were situations throughout his entire career where he dogged it, which is a real shame, because it would keep him from getting 1,000 career receptions.
That’s why he isn’t the best receiver ever he wasn’t a team player he could have been the greatest but he was a thug.
@@chrisslaughter5552 Yeah, there's a good reason why he finished second, and, TO finished third, on, The, NFL Top Ten list, to Marvin Harrison.
@@chrisslaughter5552 He was not a thug he was many things a thug wasn't one of them.
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK WHAT DEFFINITION OF THUG YOU USE!!!
@@chrisslaughter5552 I disagree.
🙏🏾Mr.Butch Johnson was the MAN!💪🏾🏈🙌🏾
Thank goodness no social media existed.
Antonio Brown would of been compared to him.
DREW PEARSON made everyone good around him
Especially, Eric Wright, whose career began just about the time his ended, on the play that, essentially, ended, The, 1981, NFC Championship Game, by preventing him from scoring, a, TD.
@Leroy Brown ..I think they just inducted him in...
@@maddcapper4548 They, in, fact, did.
The best NFL stories ever!!!!
My favorite Cowboy of all time (along with Everson Walls). I, too, am a Johnson who played wide receiver and wore the number 86 while growing up in Dallas. I don't know how many times I emulated the California Quake. Good times! :D
Cowboys? Cowboys? They got a team?
@@chrisslaughter5552 Once upon a time, yes.
@@theTRUTHgroup I’m still Heart Broke they made us change our Name it just ain’t the same...Free agency ruined Football for the fans but if I was a playerI do understand..NFL is the only Pro League that don’t have guaranteed contracts they just now started guaranteeing some players money..
@@chrisslaughter5552 at least we didn't give a bum 34 million lol Haynesworth screwed y'all but we still have a team
@@yakamarezlife we did he wasn’t worth 5 dollars
Just subscribed. I'm Barrett from Baton Rouge. Love your channel man. Your topics on the older NFL material is fantastic. Brings back alot of memories. Awesome!
*laughs in every single soccer player with a contract dispute ever*
*Laughs in 2021 Brooklyn Nets
I vaguely recall accusations made in some media outlets, perhaps started by Johnson, that Tony Hill played indifferently in the 1980 NFC title game in cold Philadelphia, as if he quit. Pretty serious accusation but I don't recall any other Cowboy players or coaches making this claim. Hill always seemed to be a true competitor and teammate.
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There was a guy named Tony Casillas back in the 90s who tried this - he had left the 2x defending SB champ Cowboys to go to the Chiefs but then Dallas hired Switzer, his college coach. So he practiced terrible in camp in order to get KC to release him so he could go back to the Cowboys. It didn't work - he did get released by the Chiefs but the NFL saw through his scam and prohibited him from going back to Dallas.
It gets better, he was picked up, by the Jets, and, he did, later, return, to, Barry Switzer, and, the Cowboys, in, 1996-1997, Don't You Just Love A Happy Ending.
@@matthewdaley746 Yup he ruined his own career - played 2 years for the wasteland that was the 1990s Jets and by the time he made it back to Dallas for his final two seasons neither he nor the team was really worth a damn anymore. Served him right for trying to back out of a deal.
@@matthewdaley746 Desean Watson sure does. (Rim shot.)
@@walterlv01 Yeah, players get away, with, this sort of thing, so, often, it's truly joyous on those rare occasions when their plans backfire.
@@DolFan316 Trying, not, to think terribly much about him, literal forgetfulness.
Hugh Campbell won 5 CFL Championships as Warren Moon’s HC. Sure It’s a much different league.
Grey Cup, if I remember correctly, is the title of the CFL championship.
@@funzjag Very good!!! YAY! FOR YOU!
@@BIG-D-STAR Your basic use of sarcasm is a real treat.
The moral of the story is don't clash with the person who can trade you anywhere.
Considering a trade to the player's preferred trade destination isn't the same as granting it.
I used to think Butch Johnson's TD catch in Super Bowl 12 should have been called incomplete, but lately i've changed my mind. 1. He catches the ball with control outside the end zone. 2. He crosses the goal line with control. 3. As soon as his elbow tips the ground the play is technically over. Edit: I typed this on Butch Johnson's birthday. 🎂
Great topic. Never heard of this guy, and Google doesn’t give much help to figure out if he was really “faking it.” Seems like we’ll never really know - he seems like the type of guy who would have done whatever it took to force a trade, but he also seems like the type of guy who would have concocted the story to save face and explain away why he was so bad in Houston. Interesting stuff; great video as usual.
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Thank you for this interesting and informative profile on no. 86 Butch Johnson. I got to see him play at UC Riverside - outstanding WR. There's a very good Y/Tube interview with BJ by Will Martin made nine years ago. He speaks on the future of the NFL and his contribution. Again, thanks for the video OJG9.
Sad story actually. Butch was released by Broncos just before their Superbowl run in 1986. Certainly he'll never be a HOFer. Sad becuz Butch was incredibly talented!
The, Late, Harvey Martin, should have been a, HOFer, he, and, a half dozen other players, probably, aren't, only because they lost SB 13.
@@matthewdaley746 Winning SBs not required for HOF. Dan Fouts, Dan Marino, Jim Kelly and Warren Moon. All are HOFers but neither won a SB! It s based on individual stats only!
@@piijay14 Reverse, circumstance, also, factors.
you could probably say this about carson Palmer with the Bengals too
Butch was a fantastic WR, he could have and should have been a starter. With Drew Perarson retiring earlier than expected I wish he would have finished his career in Dallas.
my dad knew football better than me, and he always said the same thing. Added to the fact, he said he never saw Butch drop a pass.
That Rams/Cowboys game from 1980 was in the Wild Card round, not Divisional. The Duel In Dixie game against the Falcons was the following week.
Indeed! That divisional game in Atlanta was Danny White's gutsy comeback moment!😀👍
Yeah, that was the Game where the Falcons gave the Game away, for, the first time, (though, sadly, not, nearly the last).
@@diaz5292 When you need to come back in Playoff Games, against, Steve Bartkowski, you're never winning anything, and, he never did.
@@matthewdaley746 I understand what you're saying. But Bartkowski wasn't playing defense for the Falcons, so you can't blame him for allowing White to bring Dallas back. Bartkowski had gotten them the lead. But the defense didn't step up and make a play. But let's give Danny his due. He had himself a great dramatic comeback in a playoff, away from home, to make Staubach proud!👍
@@diaz5292 I know, but, it technically, wasn't Danny White's fault that the defense repeatedly collapsed, either, yet, he still always takes the blame.
My observation: Paw licking is directly related to cleaning most times. I’ve seen my dogs licking paws but never scratching or having any skin problems
If I recall correctly, George Blanda admitted to deliberately playing poorly during his brief time with the Baltimore Colts in 1950, because there were rumours that the players weren't going to get paid. He was soon cut, and ended up back with the Bears, with whom he'd spent his rookie season the year before.
Can I buy stock in this channel? Loving your videos! Keep up the great work
Nice vid.
1985 Broncos -My 4 Sons
Steve Watson
Vance Johnson
Clint Sampson
Butch Johnson
Brian is a true Broncomaniac! Thumbs up brother!!!
Yup and Mark Jackson replaced Butch in 1986 maintaining the 4 sons.
Steve Watson & Vance Johnson were solid palyers VJ at one time caught more passes from John Elway than any other receiver...He had hamstring & off field issues shorten his career.
Can't blame Landry for trading him to Houston considering they got a really solid WR (Renfro) in return
Renfro sucked
For you young guns who may be wondering, there was no free agency back in 1983.
37 Years Ago
God Bless your important work!...lol
Wait : could moonwalk on grass with cleats 😮
Randy Moss with the Raiders...
I thought butch Johnson was trade from Dallas to Denver in 1986
I can’t stand the contrived end zone celebration.
Most lames cant
Get over yourself dude
Me neither. Only players with low self esteem and the need for attention come up with silly ass "routines" just like middle school females.
Do a video on Charles Barkley tanking in Philadelphia!
This is standard protocol for NBA players trying to get with the Lakers.
The OG AB
Yeah and his touchdown celebration has the name California in it.
Sounds like the NHL this year when Taylor Hall stunk it up for the Sabres so he could be traded to Boston.
Always hated this little twerp. He would catch like 12 balls a year, and only got those because the defenses were so worried about Drew Pearson or Tony Hill or Tony Dorsett or Billy Joe Dupree etc. that he was their last priority, but every time he caught one you would think he just won the Super Bowl with all his stupid dance moves, using his fingers like guns, etc. His one big moment isn't even a catch by today's rules.
That catch looked like he dropped it but played it off like he caught it. Like the Calvin Johnson play except the opposite happened. Cowboys get the call.
He didn't have possession by today's standards. I was glad when dude said it in the video becaue i was literally saying "That wasn't a catch, though" as he said it.
The Broncos at the time believed Johnson didn’t have full possession.
No instant replay. I think he got it was because he was a Cowboy but that’s just me.
@@atlasking6110 He didn't have possession by any era's standards, but once the ball breaks the plane of the goal line nothing matters after that, even if the player loses it immediately afterwards.
should do a video on 2020 Wentz sabotaging to get back with Frank Reich. there's no debate on whether that took place or not
Went on to have an extremely average career in Denver
Absolutely a guy that had flashes but was likely pegged about right as a 3rd option receiver.
I would have liked to have seen some footage of Butch intentionally playing lousy with the Oilers. Instead, we continued to see footage of his time with Dallas.
Unfortunately, no such footage exists. I wish I could’ve found footage of the Oilers preseason and training camp from that year
sorry no one knows if its a catch now unless the player runs what 5yards and then out of bounds while holding the ball ?
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Yeah. I don’t think it should be a problem. Don’t think there’s a difference with PayPal between US and Canada
@@OfficialJaguarGator9 ok thanks
I just found out, so did Carson Wentz SMFH *source:* Dan Selio show
According to Frank Reich, around wks 3 or 4, the Colts were informed that Philip Rivers was indeed hanging it up after 2020 and contacted Philly regarding disgruntled Carson
Do the Steelers-Oilers championship game when the referees blew the obvious touchdown catch by Mike Renfro.
ua-cam.com/video/lznd76uju6A/v-deo.html Talked about that in a previous video of mine. Top 5 worst calls in conference championship history
@@OfficialJaguarGator9 Awesome. Here I go to watch! GREAT channel for us NFL trivia lovers!
@@georgeorwell4534 I thought you only cared about videos from 1984!
Do a story on how packers and Steelers always get the calls. Dallas had their schedule cooked for them. Always played out of conference teams that were good the previous year at home.
Didn't Vince Carter do this in 05-06?
The current day micheal gallup.
Cover the Eli Herring story
He spiked his NFL career into the ground because of his Mormon beliefs. I give him credit for believing in his principles and not wavering. But first, we need some context
Landry did him dirty
My friend told me Butch was a male stripper, thats where the moves came from.
For an NFL team, a unhappy player who wants out is not a big problem. No NFL team wants a guy who doesn't want to be there. You just trade him or release him. As a NFL team you don't really care why the player wants out. If he wants out, you get rid of him. Problem solved.
Tell that to the Packers and Texans. Teams in the '80s didn't have to worry about a salary cap hit.
Well that's not true. Barry Sanders wanted it, but Detroit wouldn't let go. Terry Bradshaw wanted out, but the Steelers said no.
@@tastelesstube Well Butch Johnson is no Barry Sanders or a Terry Bradshaw.
@@pabloseykata6930 That's beside the point. There many more examples. Just making the point that teams, coaches, owners, etc., sometimes will hold a disgruntled player just mess with them and hurt their career.
@@tastelesstube Yeah look at the Raiders putting up with AB. Brown made the Raiders look like fools. Then he hooks up with the Patriots. Didn't think Belichick would do it, but he did. You have to have star talent for a team to put up with a guy like AB. Josh Gordon and the Browns? Same thing. Gordon made the Browns look like idiots.The correct solution is to bounce Gordon out the door and if another team wants to ick him up, Gordon is THEIR problem.
And for all that he is a forgotten player.
There was no free agency in 1984.
Yes there was free agency in 1984! But nobody ever changed teams because the compensation was two first round picks to the players former team. That’s how Wilbur Marshall became a member of Washington, he signed as a free agent and Washington gave the Bears 2 first round picks. I believe that there were only two players total who switched teams under this system. That’s why there was a second Free Agency in the NFL- Plan B.
Oh. I thought this might be about Randy Moss’s time with the Raiders...
Butch Johnson should have been starting all of those years over Pearson and Hill. Tom Landry sometimes confounded me.
As a Steelers fan I didn’t like Johnson who fit right into the Cowboys cocky antics. However, although hill may have been more talented, Johnson had more heart than Hill, or Richards. Mel Blount mentioned that they could intimidate Hill and Richards and neither did much v Pittsburgh. and In today’s NFL he would have been gone after his rookie contract. He could have put up big numbers if he played in his prime on the right team. I’m surprised he lasted as long as he did playing in robot land under Landry.
Incomplete!
Good thing he didn't dis a team with a hard nose safety the likes of Jack Tatum in the same conference.
the best safety in the game at the time was in the same division..
Dontra Poe
I have a video idea what if the nfl had the current playoff system in the 1970s and the 80s and the 90s and the 2000s and beyond for example the 1977 Steelers would face the 1977 New England Patriots in the first round and the Dolphins would face the Raiders in Oakland and so on
The 1977 Steelers were yet another example of, The, Myth Of Terry Bradshaw, somehow, he pulled off a career year in 1978, and, his defense would save him in 1979.
@@matthewdaley746 of course
@@benjamin1383 Yeah, and, in 1976, against the Raiders earlier in the year, he had, both, RBs, and, still lost, so, that excuse is totally out the window.
@@matthewdaley746 of course and the 1976 Steelers would face the Denver Broncos in the first round
@@benjamin1383 The 1977 Raiders might have won the SB if they'd played the Steelers, because they'd have taken them seriously, but, they got totally careless.
Didn’t Brandon Marshall dog it with the Broncos when McDaniels was the HC?
Perhaps, but, can you really blame him, that guy sure doesn't deserve much respect, and, I'm 99% confident he never coaches again, (he did).
@@matthewdaley746 isn’t McDaniel with the Pats? And wasn’t he indyNOPLACE’s first choice as HC a few years ago? The job that eventually went to Reich.
I do agree he is a terrible HC.
@@Lawomenshoops He accepted the job, with, the Colts, and, after assistant coaches were named, swiftly backed out, truly classless move, he, likely, is through coaching, (he's, not).
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Lousy move by Landry for trading him to Houston. He shoulda done everything he could to help Johnson go to where he wanted to go, after all those great years he gave the Cowboys. That's shameful. It reminds me of how Landry did NOTHING to try and help Hollywood Henderson. Did he ever take him aside and pray with him? No. Did he counsel him, and get him into a good rehab facility? No. He could have done something. But he didn't. For such an outspoken Christian Landry was a very petty guy, when u come right down to it.
Hollywood Henderson didn't want to be helped, and, his life got even worse after football, the lottery win he later received was one of the, least-earned, second chances in history.
@@matthewdaley746 Lottery wins are NEVER earned, lol. You buy a ticket and win a ton of money, lol. That's how it works. And how do you know that a father figure like Landry taking him aside and praying with Henderson and counseling him wouldn't have made a world of difference to Henderson? Landry could've gotten him into a rehab facility. At least Landry could have tried. We will never know what a difference that all could have made from a respected Godly man like Landry. But he didn't even try. He'd fly to these Christian speaking engagements speaking to huge crowds, testifying about his faith, but here's a guy who clearly needs his support and yes love, who clearly needed help, and Landry didn't even bother to TRY.
@@diaz5292 I meant, Karmically, his demons were, self-imposed, there are some people that can't be helped, and, sometimes, You Truly Have To Be Cruel To Be Kind.
@@matthewdaley746 yes his drug abuse was self imposed. No one forced him to do coke. But we'll never know if Landry's efforts would have helped because he did nothing.
@@diaz5292 What about the fact that he was accused of sexual assault, the drugs, I can sort of forgive, that is beyond the pale, and, Tom Landry, likely, thought, so, too.
Of course he was an actor, all "professional athletes" are. Actors have IMDB's it credits the actor. www.imdb.com/name/nm2979747/
An average NFL WR at best. Could never beat out HoF Drew Pearson or Tony Hill in Dallas. Couldn't even beat out Doug Donley there either. Never liked him. A cancer
watch defenders purposely drop interceptions to help QB’s get paid ... like Lamar Jackson ... or cam newton.
with gambling and social justice warriors, we’re gonna see sports corruption get really bad.
Whatever, extra money Lamar Jackson, "might," have gotten paid was offset when Justin Tucker sadly picked, The, Worst Game Of His Life, to, have, The, Worst Game Of His Life.
And Danny white ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE!
Danny White truly didn't have, "The, Killer Instinct," and, it totally showed in him losing, The, NFC Championship Game, three straight years.
@@matthewdaley746 ...Dann White was god awful....
@@maddcapper4548 He proved that an awful QB cancels out terrific teams.
@@matthewdaley746 ...yea, cause I actually thought Danny was good , until he got the full time position after Staubach...
@@maddcapper4548 The Cowboys improved after he left, coincidence, I think, not.
That touchdown "catch" was ridiculous bad. How could that ref determine it was a catch? All you had to do was get 2 hands on the ball for a fraction of a second?
The Broncos had no chance in that Game, and, it just goes to show what a fraud the Cowboys were, they beat a Dolphins team that wasn't, yet, ready, and, a, flash-in-the-pan, Broncos team.
pretty much. He had it in both hands and "in control" (by the definitions of the time) as he crossed the goal line. Now, they'd rule it didn't survive the full "football play"
@@JedForge True, but, my points still stand, the Cowboys, also, lost a SB to the Colts, who were even worse, than, the Broncos.
@@matthewdaley746 And then followed it up with a dominating win over the Dolphins. That Colts game was so bad on both sides that a defensive player on the losing team won the MVP award lol. Stinkers happen. Every team has them. Are there other teams with equal or better bragging rights? Sure, a few. But frauds? That's just a hater's bitterness.
@@JedForge Not, a hater, an observer, that Dolphins team wasn't ready, yet, and, the Cowboys should have gone to Roger Staubach, that loss is on Tom Landry.
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