Meet The GREATEST Defense You've NEVER Heard Of
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2024
- The 1977 Falcons are statistically the most dominant defense ever. Yet they are pretty much unknown. They stack up against any defense in the history of the NFL and it's unbelievable they aren't more recognized.
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I can't believe they only went 7-7 with that defense, what a waste
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Damn we have good taste
2016 falcons offense with 1977 falcons defense imagine that
if the 1977 defense would play today, it would be LAST ... a lot has changed and players have gotten way BIGGER, stronger and smarter
Morning Madera what about the '16 falcons offense + '77 Falcons defense in the '80s
Morning Madera faster yeah but bigger I'm not sure players back then had to deal with huge pads so I'm sure they know what big truly is
or imagine the 2016 falcon's offence went back in time and played along side the 1977 falcon's defense!
planetMIKE then we would of won the super bowl
When your defense scores more points than your offense
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Masa Cuf I want to poke my eye with a knife looking at the Falcons defense right now this season
@t- milt Post-bye we were lights out
t- milt you fucking idiot
That can happen
KTO, you need to read about the 1982 Dangerfield, TX high school defense. They've been tagged as the greatest defense on all levels of football by ESPN and their story is remarkable.
They get no respect!
A video on the would be great
Julex Turnercas it’s high school it is sooooo much different
Savage life 101 but in 16 games they only allowed 8 points
I remember that team. I was in high school in Dallas at the time. Dangerfield is a small town about an hour and half northeast of Dallas. That team was so dominant that when I read the title for this video that's who I thought of, the 1982 Daingerfield team. Unlike these 77 Falcons, Daingerfield's offense was great. They scored 631 points in 16 games. That's a healthy 39.4 points per game avg. They blew everyone away even in all the playoff rounds on their way to the 3A State championship. But it was the defense that set the tone for that team with with 14 shutouts in 16 games, including all the playoffs and the last 13 games in a row. In fact, THE DEFENSE NEVER GAVE UP A POINT ALL SEASON!!! The eight points Daingerfield gave up that year were a safety and an interception run back for a touchdown in the second game of the season.
I bet this defense wouldn't blow a 28-3 lead
OG Bobby with that offense they won't have a 7-3 lead let alone a 28-3 lead
maybe a 4-0 lead(2 safeties)
They just got worn out, like the Bills D against the Giants in 1990
That's normal for defenses, but they kept playing man coverage against Brady. So when their lineman got worn out, it was like a guaranteed completion.
When they were in zone they got a pick 6...
Sooooo... your telling me Brady can't pick apart a zone coverage.. lol what an idiot hell hit those soft gaps all day... only pocket pressure can stop Brady not man/zone coverage
Ryley lesberg
I'm from Georgia.I was 14 in '77 and can remember the total frustration with this team! We had a good QB but the offensive scheme and play calling was horrible!
So u were born in 1963
1977 Falcons: Best defense in the league
2019 Falcons: Gave up 20 points in 10 minutes to the texans
We need that type of defense now
ATL LEO looks like we got it no touchdowns in 11 quarters
The same offense that upset the 49ers and beat the saints as well as upsetting the Eagles and beating the panther twice and beating the jags
2017 Falcons giving up a 31 point to 0 lead
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Who fault is that.
Rolland Lawrence is from my hometown and taught at my school; now he's retired but still goes to local gyms and plays pickup basketball with us! He's a really great guy, and had a great NFL career.
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No 10m
Now we’re here
It happened
It happene
Starting in 1978, the NFL has been changing the rules in order to make passing the ball more efficient. O-lineman can now open their hands and extend their arms. DBs can no longer touch a receiver after five yards. Those rules were not in place in 1977. The Grits Blitz defense may have ushered in their own downfall by being so good that the NFL had to change the rules to make it easier for offenses. And the NFL has continued to change the rules to make passing more efficient. One could argue that the Seahawks' Legion of Boom was the best defense ever simply because they played in an era of pass friendly rules, pass dominant offenses, and super-efficient QBs and still managed to be dominant.
Excellent point. That legion of boom defense during their 2 year Super Bowl run defeated Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers and were a historically controversial and/or bad play call away from likely defeating Tom Brady. They had four guys that are most likely going to the Hall of Fame (Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas, Kam Chancellor, Bobby Wagner) Yeah I would say they are on the Mount Rushmore of all time NFL defenses.
You have totally convinced me; a Bills/ Panthers fan. Number #1 defense ATL FALCONS 1977.
I've been a Falcon fan my entire life and knew this but could never find anything on it! I would tell people about the '77 Falcons defense being the best the NFL history and get laughed at! I'm so pumped you guys did a video on this defense...thank you!!
I was literally sitting here in my chair quietly watching the video...
And then at 2:40 was literally laughing out of my chair...
😂😂😂
literally
Don't let this comment get lost in the sea🌊🌊🌊what if Brett Favre stayed on the falcon or what if RG3's career wasn't injury plagued
EZRA SCOTT Had Favre stayed on the Falcons he might have died. He was struggling with living here and started drinking which resulted in terrible practice and preseason performances. We saved his career by trading him.
I agree
If RG3 hadn't played for washington hed actually still be a dominant qb, problem is he got beat up and the Redskins didnt care
@@ifyourmarriedyourasimpanda7440 Shannahan didn't care, Dan Snyder was actually concerned about RG3's injures
Damn. Never heard of this defense ever
Me too, just imagine if they just had a decent offense, that's why I love NFL history, always something new to learn.
Zachary NC heard people say it was good but didn't really how good it was till now
@@Shindler39 ,
Yeah.
Trent Dilfer winning the title because of the 2000 Ravens.
The Bears -- with Brian Urlacher-- made the Super Bowl WITH REX GROSSMAN!
Even the Broncos with inaccurate Tim Tebow made it to the second round of the playoffs (that D, but also Von Miller had 20+ sacks).
It's crazy, man.
@@solascripturaPR1517 Don't forget the 1990 NY Giants, they had an amazing defense with Lawrence Taylor leading the way.
@@solascripturaPR1517 actually I think that year that Von Miller had close to 20 sacks was actually 2012 with Peyton Manning at quarterback not 2011 with Tim Tebow
I LOVE the timeline thing. You should continue that.
85 bears are also remembered because of how intimidating they were.
(I’m a Bears fan, but great job falcons)
Thank you for this Video. If the Falcons 77 Defense met the William Andrews early 80’s offense they would have dominated their way to a ring. Also the fact the offense wasn’t even good enough to give this defense a proper rest kind of makes it even more exceptional.
Atlanta could have the greatest all time team
They’d be below average bruh
@@tristanhelstrom8274 They would be great until Mike Vick went to prison.
Tristan Helstrom if we are talking about the 77 defense the no but if we are talking about history wise I would say average or below like you said
Deacon, put down the tequila bottle. The Falcons are as pathetic as my Lions 😬
They always blow a lead
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2:48 correction, the final game of that year was a falcons victory 35-7 against the Saints
This voice sounds like a person reading the best audiobook ever!
been a falcon fan all my life, ive always been aggrivated by the lack of coverage of them and how they was never talked about( until last year and it took us getting deep into playoffa for it to happen) and this really shows me how long its been like this
Now imagine the 2016 falcons offense and the 1977 falcons defense!
T Chaney 15-1 defeated by Dan marino
@@jetwhistle715 dan Marino wasn't even in the league in 77 dumbass 😂😂
@geroge pie If this Falcons defence played today with this cernt offance
This team would go 16-0
like for Larry Csonka
Not only the '77 falcons gave birth to the 46 defense, but it is said the Gritz Blitz forced Don Coryell to invent a way to alleviate pressure on the pocket and take advantage of the empty field: the air coryell offense
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"One can't hurt, right?"
Just imagine the 77 defense with the 18 offense
Thanks for another great educational video ! I love how you present the statistics to prove your point.
I appreciate all the work you put into these videos, KTO. I love the old NFL videos from the 70s and earlier, and am glad to see other people taking an interest in them as well.
The ending music always makes me want to play football for some reason
Love the video, but your "Randy Hedburg" photo was actually Vinny Testaverde (years later, same uniform#). Kudos on the overall information gathering, though.
thank you kto!!!
John Hyatt this was for you man
kto your may favorite youtube this is a great video!!
Major rule change that helped in all their defenses statistics compared to the 2000 ravens & 85 bears, the rule change in 1978 that no longer allowed contact after 5 yards down field on receivers. This allowed putting 8-9 guys in the box extremely effective because receivers couldn't get down field.
Love the footage! I don't know where you got it all. The segue about Glanville could have been skipped, but the rest of the video was incredible. The offense was held to less than 10 points SIX times that season--what a shame!
He steals the footage from nfl films
Yes make a video about glanville, I remember him when he coached the oilers!!
You should predict what would have happened if Sean Taylor did not die from the break in. Also explain about him in the video as well. I thing this is an amazing topic.
Kevin Karie I totally agree.
Great points. That does seem like the '85 Bears. And this is just after the '76 Steelers, who were arguably the best defense until the Falcons. Good call! Kudos for being a fan of this game and its history
Your content is just fantastic.. As a brazilian that loves football since 04-05 i really enjoy knowing this kind of stuff. Really great things that you barely hear anybody talk about. Thanks man, really great job.
Thank you for this. Love it 😍
Go Falcons!
Your content is absolutely amazing
I have them at #6 because in the 77 season, league offenses had come to an all time low, averaging way less points and yards per game compared to 76 or 78. This made about half of the defenses that played that year, in today's terms, legendary.
Maybe that’s just because the defenses in that year was much better than any other year.
Well done! What an amazing job putting this together so quickly after someone just recently requested it!
All that greatness but never won a RING with it.😂
Relax junior your team only has 1
You go to the playoffs like never falcons are pretty much in there every year and since Blank ownership top five most wins in nfl so you see the ring on the horizon for them coming especially in this paradoy league when they get one it’s kinda like they had shoulda had two. Do the bucs owners write the same amounts on their checks as Arthur?
Kto: this is the best defense
My 99 overall Madden team: am I a joke to you
Thanks for posting, I grew up a Steelers and Dolphins fan in the late 70s, and appreciate how great Atlanta was, or should have been.
As a Falcon fan I truly appreciate the fact that you did this video. my team is always getting over looked
Do What if Sean Taylor never died
Frank Roush he'd be alive
Fuk You I'm Triple H duh
Frank Roush sorry no respect R.I.P
Frank Roush RIP Sean Taylor, the man was a dynamic defender, athletically he was on par with Ed Reed
We don't know he'd be alive. Maybe he died later.
KTO you are a god and my favorite youtuber. Thank you for making videos!!!
Love the videos bro keep it up!
Damn, I just realized I had an uncle who played with the Bucs that year in 77. Definitely going to ask him if he remembers this game.
What did he say
bro your outros always give me chills, with your last words then the badass clip then that sick outro song.
thats the goal!
I gotta say that seeing the 85 bears, and 2k ravens defense... the 2015 broncos defense was unreal. Just suffocating
I love how that d-linemen at 6:50 scooped the fumble and threw it to a teammate bc he didn’t trust himself to not get run down😂
Great find... Awesome stuff. I didn't know crazy Glanville has the copyright of the "46". If he'd gone to Da Bears instead of arrogant Butter Ball, him & Ditka might have stuck together winning 5 SBs. Who knows.
Great video.
I've always said that the Steel Curtain was the greatest of all time! Because they won games for many years! I've gotta say this defense has my vote for the best defense for a year. Especially with a bunch of no name's! Great video bro 😎😎😎
Yeah but the Steelers were winning games on offense with the defensive steel curtain. Atlanta sucked except for the defense (The Gritz Blitz)
you should do a video of the Brown's 50 and 60s dynasty, 7 championships in 10 years. I feel like that's the most forgotten dynasty ever.
Some Blue Dude AHHHH they played in a different league.... The Paul Brown got himself a team but NFL didn't let him in so he began his own league..... Isn't a surprise they won all those championships in the AAFL or whatever its was ..... Not sure if any other franchise joined the NFL with Cleveland so I'd say the 50s Browns were lacking real competition.. Think Jim Brown had something to do with Browns joining NFL cuz they didn't like losing talent to upstart league back when pro football didn't rule America and money was still issue for most franchises without TV Network billions... Hell SB1 wasn't sold out.... Kinda...forgotten how Paul Brown lost his team think he had to sell partoc them to pay to join NFL finally when offer came then they voted him out as CEO of team or just bought him out ... But he said.. Oh yah... AFL here I come. Well how u like me in Cincinnati.. My uniform team cord look exactly like the Browns except it says Bengals on helmets instead of Browns..........
There was all of 12 teams in the league.
You just taught me a new trivia & I'm very good @ football trivia but your making me even better & THANK You & keep up the good work.
This a brilliant video!!
Well done and thanks for highlighting this defense
That last tidbit about the 77 Falcons being a one year wonder set off a bell in my mind. Could their statistical dominance of that year be attributed to a weak schedule? So I checked Pro Football Reference and sure enough. According to Simple Rating System, which accounts for strength of opposition, the Falcons weren't even the best defense in the league that season (2nd to Denver's Orange Crush), let alone all time. On paper they were impressive, but they didn't really play anybody special offensively. Presumably they played against better offenses in the surrounding seasons, so they looked a lot more ordinary. The Bears and the Ravens teams mentioned in this video were in fact the best defenses in the league according to SRS, so they each have a much better case in the best ever argument.
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Imagine the 77 falcons and 16’ Falcons vs the 2000 Ravens and 19’ Ravens
Kto you’ve grown so much dude! I remember when you only had like 2k subs. You got a day one subscriber right here. Happy to see how far you’ve come and I know you’ll continue to grow in the future. That’s what consistency does
The Falcons had some decent offensive players back then:, TE Jim Mitchell was a beast, WR Ken Burrows was decent on the long ball, Cannonball Butler at running back, and Bob Berry at QB.
Talk about the longest period of a good defense of all time. The 1970s Purple People Eaters to the 2017 Vikings.
KTO could you do a do a video on which team you think could take down the Patriots?
Football QB'Z it's raiders. they started the patriots dynasty now they must end it.
Captain Spartan 04 As long as Brady as there, all of you guys can try to beat them, but will always come up with a Loss
Neel MM I'm pretty sure the patriots have lost before lol
Neel MM hmm tell that to the 15’ Denver Broncos or Eli Manning
Captain Spartan 04 Yes but in terms of the playoffs even though Brady has lost 9 times he has also won 26 playoff games. He's on another level after the regular season ends.
I love it when u post a new video, I thought I knew a lot about players and there history, but kto teaches me something new every video. Thanks kto!!!!!!
Thanks for making this video. Much appreciated.
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He’s from Idaho
7-7 how. Defense can't do all the work. The offense played like a little league team. 2 pro bowlers, the whole Defense should've been to the pro bowl
if I was Jerry Glanville I would sue Buddy Ryan for using my defensive scheme plus I didn't get no credit not fair.
@@j0rdan172 well...the NFL is a copycat league.
Not really, when you send 8-9 guys constantly and no one picked up on slowing "The Gritz Blitz" until later on in 1978, all that pressure every down forced a ton of turnovers. I'm not knocking them at all they set the record for fewest points in a 14 game season, trumping mighty Minnesota, Pittsburgh, and Los Angeles with room to spare. To be honest, I can only think of Claude Humphrey from the defense since Tommy Nobis retired after 1976.
Love the background music. Great vid KTK props to you.
This is so well made! I've been so impressed by you lately
What about me Ashley ? 🤔
Yup, my Falcons are that trash. So because of the '71 & '72 Dolphins, '77 Falcons and this last Super Bowl the 2017 Falcons will go 19-0. The football Gods owe us for all the shit they've put us through. lol
Breezy try being a browns fan
Breezy try being a Vikings fan
Alan Ruben try being a panthers fan
KTO We’ve been as bad or worse than the current Browns. And we didn’t have back-to-back winning seasons until 2010 & 2011... Our electric QB went to prison, our coach quit in the middle of my first season as an actual fan, our best player on our first SB team got arrested the day before the game. We were gifted the best defense of all time and they barely get credit because our offense was one of the worst all time? Give me a fucking break. The Vikings have been to four SB. We went to our second SB after the Panthers. The Browns have an NFL Championship....
Breezy making to 4 Super Bowls makes it even worse because you get so close
What if the 77 falcons def had the 21 century offence?
They would go 15-1 only loss of course Dan Marino
@@jetwhistle715 dan wasn't there either year
another great video. keep it coming dude
Great video kto! Been a fan since you had 2k subscribers. Keep up the great work!
2017- Gritz Blitz 2.0
What if Sean Taylor never died
@Bryce Carr: Why do you wonder ?
Nice vid can't wait to see the next one. Keep it up bro!!!!
You put so much work into your videos you deserve way more subscribers hopefully you blow up soon
You should do a video of young Tom Brady and the patriots vs older Tom Brady and the patriots like for example the patriots team that beat the rams in the super bowl vs the pats that beat the falcons or something like that
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04 > 07 > 14 > 16 > 03 > 11 > 01
switch 07 and 04
what if Derek Carr didn't get injured
Excited to see the video you make once the new season gets rolling
kto I am surprised you only have 30k subs you are my favorite sports channel I watched your videos everyday even know I have already seen them that's how good you are and I have been a subed since 4k subs mainly you when you made that Terrell Pryor video and I am a die hard browns fan so that was cool to see you are probly the best sports channel on UA-cam
I actually think 2002 Tampa Bay defense is better that 2000 Ravens.
Coolidge Owens stats are for losers I do the eye test. Baltimore's defense was great but tell me what great quarterback did they play during the season. Last time I checked the 2002 Buccaneers had to play good quarterbacks and good running backs that year. The bucs also led the league in interceptions they were number one in yardage and they had way more defensive touchdowns. Also Tampa Bay's performance in the playoffs was more dominant the Buccaneers shut down one of the best offenses in the league in the 49ers held them to no touchdowns in that playoff game then they go on the road shut down another good offense in the Philadelphia Eagles, then they just destroy the Raiders in the Super Bowl. And before you say well they knew the Raiders plays. My answer to you will be well wouldn't the Raiders have known the Buccaneers plays considering they were both running similar type offense. The only difference was Tampa Bay ran the ball more while that year in 2002 the Raiders use the past a lot more. Remember when Jon Gruden was the coach of the Raiders in 2000 and 2001 the Raiders or the number one rushing team in the league those two years.
Hello KTO have a nice day everyone
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Amazing! The NFL should be ashamed for never mentioning this defense. Great video!
Being a die hard Falcons fan since this year 1977, I can attest that up until the 1998 Super Bowl team, the Falcons never could find the O/D balance they needed to sustain success. That and the former owners, The Smiths, didn't want to spend the money to bring any big time talent here. Which is why Deion left in 1993 (all be it he didn't want to leave) bc the Smiths wouldn't pay him to stay.
It wasn't until current owner, Arthur Blank became the owner have the Falcons sustained some level of success.
But back then, we either had the seller Defense and the Offense sucked, or vice versa. We even had Dallas on the ropes in the 1980 divisional round, and had them all it beat until Danny White threw a desperation 45 yard rainbow TD pass that crushed us and ultimately won the game for Dallas who went on to play the Eagles in the NFC Championship game.
Falcons fans from back then have even said that had Bartkowski had an O line, then he would've set passing records that even Matt Ryan would've still been chasing up to when he was traded last off-season.
There never has or will be a better Defense than the Steelers Defense 🖤💛
2000 Ravens were the best defense, they had to play in an era where the players were better than the guys the 85 Bears played. Plus the Bears had fucking sweetness we had Trent Dildo so... 😂😂
Travis Stanley LMAO Trent Dildo! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Travis Stanley Did you not see how horrendous the 77 Falcons offense was I'm sure it would've been a blessing to them if they had Trent Dilfer
Travis Stanley think the 2002 bucs has to be one of the top. Bucs did it for nearly 12 years straight, plus stopping the high powered 49ners Raiders, and Micheal Vick twice in his prime when nobody eles knew how to stop mike Vick, The only team he didn't run over badly was the Tampa defense. 2000 ravens was amazing to but I look at more of the longevity Tampa Bay had. IT not being a 1 year wonder defense . Hence why the name Tampa 2 was born
Travis Stanley What does sweetness have to do with the defense?
Trent Dildo always tried to go deep
Outro always gives my the chills all the time😏 Falcons all the Way!!
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grits blitz best defense ever
the 70s steelers duh
BOSS PARRISH 35 exactlyyyyyy
@ one fluke season by the falcons against a weak schedule....vs nfl dominance by the steelers four almost the entire 70s.....
The combined records of the teams the '77 Falcons beat was 40-58. They only had three meetings with top 10 offenses (Rams twice: 1-1, Patriots once: 1-0). They were good, but you can't really compare them to those Steelers teams of the 70's.
Part of the reason the Falcons fell so hard was the rule changes of 1978, specifically designed to make defenses less dominant
Great Video KTO!
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