The CRAZIEST PUNTER DRAMA in Detroit Lions HISTORY | Lions @ Bears (1977)

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  • Опубліковано 11 лис 2022
  • After week 1 of the 1977 NFL season, when the Detroit Lions lost to the Chicago Bears, Lions head coach Tommy Hudspeth decided that it would be a good idea to bash his punter, Mitch Hoopes, in the postgame press conference, and pin, quite literally, the entire loss on him. What followed was an absolutely chaotic scene, where the players revolted against their head coach, the head coach had no idea what to do, and Hoopes had some not-so-nice things to say to the man in charge. This is a breakdown of the 1977 Detroit Lions, and the chaos that arose after opening day
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    Members of the 1977 Lions:
    Wilbur Summers
    Greg Landry
    Steve Mike-Mayer
    Joe Reed
    Gary Danielson
    Mitch Hoopes
    Lem Barney
    Walt Williams
    Levi Johnson
    Dexter Bussey
    Horace King
    Dick Jauron
    James Hunter
    Randy Rich
    Rick Kane
    Eddie Payton
    Leonard Thompson
    Charlie West
    Reggie Pinkney
    Andy Bolton
    Marv Hubbard
    Ray Jarvis
    Paul Naumoff
    Jim Laslavic
    Mike McGraw
    Ed O'Neil
    Garth Ten Napel
    Tony Daykin
    Charlie Weaver
    Gary Anderson
    Lynn Boden
    Jon Morris
    Melvin Mitchell
    Mark Markovich
    Craig Hertwig
    Ernie Price
    Russ Bolinger
    Larry Hand
    Jim Yarbrough
    Rocky Freitas
    John Woodcock
    Doug English
    Dave Simonson
    Herb Orvis
    David Hill
    Ken Sanders
    Jim Mitchell
    JD Hill
    Bill Larson
    Charlie Sanders
    Luther Blue
    Tom Wickert
    Tommy Hudspeth (head coach)
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  • @SteelerFanInRI
    @SteelerFanInRI Рік тому +19

    I recognized the name Mitch Hoopes immediately; he had a punt blocked in SB 10 that helped change the momentum of the game, giving the Steelers a safety and a free kick.

  • @tonythomas2391
    @tonythomas2391 Рік тому +24

    When I heard Ed O'Neill, I thought of Al Bundy scoring four touchdowns for Polk High😄

    • @user-cv8qe9ru8c
      @user-cv8qe9ru8c Рік тому +1

      I was gonna say that!!

    • @a.grimes4202
      @a.grimes4202 Рік тому +2

      Bro, same LOL

    • @johnnybehounek4482
      @johnnybehounek4482 Рік тому +3

      Fun fact Ed O'NEAL was a really good football player and tried out for the steelers

    • @daveconleyportfolio5192
      @daveconleyportfolio5192 10 місяців тому +1

      @@johnnybehounek4482 One of those "Penn State Linebackers" the broadcasters always liked to talk about. Solid player.

  • @quantumfootball
    @quantumfootball Рік тому +10

    In 1978, the Lions drafted punter Tom Skladany, who had six great seasons including being a two-time All-Pro before a career-ending injury.

  • @CTubeMan
    @CTubeMan Рік тому +10

    This unofficial Official Jaguar Gator 9 historian will remind everyone you made videos about the following:
    1. Hoopes getting his punt blocked for a safety in Super Bowl 10, continuing the Steelers comeback against the Cowboys that started under unusual circumstances.
    2. A fake punt called by the Lions in a game against the Saints in 1988.

  • @arizonawrestlinginterviews1040

    The Detroit Lions and idiotic head coaches- truly an American tradition

  • @studogable
    @studogable Рік тому +15

    Hudspeth was wrong to say what he did where he did. That's a conversation you have behind closed doors with your coaches.
    Cutting Hoopes was the right move, though. He was clearly worse than a replacement player by that point. Doing it after his press conference and later walk back made Hudspeth look like an idiot, but it was clearly the right thing to do.

  • @joedavis4257
    @joedavis4257 Рік тому +6

    Welcome to Detroit Lions Football.

  • @mrmonty86
    @mrmonty86 Рік тому +15

    I looked at Tommy Hudspeth's coaching record, and it's horrible. His time at BYU and UTEP, when he only had two seasons over 500. What's funny is the notable future head coaches that were on Hudspeth's staff with the Lions, Bill Belichick, Joe Bugel, and Jerry Glanville.

    • @Tubewings
      @Tubewings Рік тому +4

      He actually had four seasons over .500, all at BYU--1965, 1966, 1967, and 1969.

    • @larrystroh233
      @larrystroh233 Рік тому +7

      The Lions signed Hudspeth to a 3 year contract.
      We Lions fan are still questioning this move.

    • @mrmonty86
      @mrmonty86 Рік тому +3

      @@Tubewings I miss those two, thanks.

    • @cdjhyoung
      @cdjhyoung Рік тому +3

      He fired Glanville as offensive coordinator after one season because of his run and shoot offense. The Lions seemed to be able to score at will, but the defense couldn't stop anyone. Owner WCF hated the offense. He wanted to see good old smash mouth football, not this fancy throw the ball to everyone kind of play.

    • @brucedavis3816
      @brucedavis3816 Рік тому +2

      Back in 73 Utep lost to Utah 82 6 and Colorado Stae 74 26!!! They didn't win a game all year and got clobbered by ridiculous scores! How Hudspeth landed as a head coach in the NFL is beyond me!! We in El Paso were cracking up!

  • @larrystroh233
    @larrystroh233 Рік тому +6

    The Lions have a tendency to sign sup-bar players in order to save money.

    • @drewdixon5556
      @drewdixon5556 Рік тому +1

      Coaches too it seems.

    • @a.grimes4202
      @a.grimes4202 Рік тому +1

      Who cares? Can’t we just go on keeping our heads tilted back and laughing non-stop at them and their teams for making Bobby Layne’s 50 year curse a 65 year one? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

  • @cdjhyoung
    @cdjhyoung Рік тому +6

    Hudspeth was just one in a long line of comically bad Lion coaches. But to be fair, what ended Hoope's pro career was that he wasn't very good at his position.

  • @arthur131313
    @arthur131313 Рік тому +2

    Hoopes in SB10 had a punt blocked by Steelers that changed momentum of game

  • @lewiske
    @lewiske Рік тому +1

    The late Mitch Hoopes, died 2020. RIP.

  • @rubberneckinc.8937
    @rubberneckinc.8937 Рік тому +3

    I never saw Hoopes play, but watching this tape now his body language & his technique (?) are ugly to say the least. You're right on the block. That was inexcusable. Hudspeth sounds like a jerk at the minimum. I was happy to read the other comments about how his college career went. Lol.

  • @markgraham2312
    @markgraham2312 Рік тому

    That story was excellent and excellently written.

  • @hughgurney8686
    @hughgurney8686 Рік тому +2

    Mitch Hoopes is a 3-step punter. From what I've read that was the standard until Ray Guy turned up and started taking only two. It's part of why Hoopes was getting blocked. But geez, you look at the punts in this video and they're barely covering 35-40yds and that can't be because of hang time as the coverage unit haven't reached the returner

  • @Kd4c
    @Kd4c Рік тому +2

    You should get together with Tom graci or Brandon perna and do something

  • @aaronholcomb237
    @aaronholcomb237 Рік тому

    Hoopes, for what it's worth, was 10th in the NCAA in punting in 1974.

  • @daveconleyportfolio5192
    @daveconleyportfolio5192 10 місяців тому

    The punter's name was pronounced "Hupps." I remember the broadcasters pointing this out during Cowboys games.

  • @royveteto4134
    @royveteto4134 Рік тому

    who hasn't worked for a jerk that turns you into the company scapegoat

  • @AnimalClans
    @AnimalClans Рік тому +7

    I feel honored to be the first person to watch this!

  • @nickdarr7328
    @nickdarr7328 Рік тому

    Aaron Rodgers would call out an individual player for sure during a press conference

  • @Phateagle262
    @Phateagle262 Рік тому

    This Hoopes fella reminds me of this kicker who played in AF2 who had this really slow kicking motion that would never have flown outdoors. Can't remember his name, but I remember he was with Quad City.

  • @bigcock8900
    @bigcock8900 Рік тому +3

    To be fair Mitch Hoopes was god awful

  • @marcus813
    @marcus813 Рік тому +1

    Hoopes was no great shakes as a punter, but Hudspeth did himself no favors in the locker room with how he handled that situation. I can understand why Hoopes had nothing nice to say about the Lions' so-called coaching staff and why the Lions ran Hudspeth after that season.

  • @dmitrifailla6408
    @dmitrifailla6408 Рік тому

    Hudspeth in 1981 would replace Willie Wood ( Prior to his HOF induction) as coach of the Toronto Argonauts after Woods' 0-10 start. Would finish the season for them with 2 Ws and 4Ls one of which was a 61-7 blowout loss to the Warren Moon led Edmonton Eskimos.

  • @mikenoodle100
    @mikenoodle100 Рік тому

    You went all that way to make THAT joke???

  • @FoodPockets91
    @FoodPockets91 Рік тому +2

    3

  • @chuckbarber8792
    @chuckbarber8792 Рік тому +2

    2

  • @sjdrifter72
    @sjdrifter72 Рік тому +8

    Was hoping you'd go back to making your usual content as opposed to the Historically Bad videos and dumping all over the Rams, both of which I've grown tired of.

    • @topdogalpha
      @topdogalpha Рік тому +1

      Rams fan

    • @Fencellisk
      @Fencellisk Рік тому +3

      @@topdogalpha sounds like someone who wants the content that most of the subscribers prefer. A lot of us are tired of him whining while bashing coaches and cherry picking stats to show teams and players may or may not be horrible. Pretty sure everyone would rather hear stories from the past that no ones ever seen our didn't notice. There's plenty of people on UA-cam who can talk about today.

    • @runrafarunthebestintheworld
      @runrafarunthebestintheworld Рік тому

      The Rams is historically bad sorry. Also as long as Thursday night football exists he's still gonna be making present day football videos. Pfft

    • @runrafarunthebestintheworld
      @runrafarunthebestintheworld Рік тому

      @@Fencellisk sorry you don't like facts and stats.

    • @Fencellisk
      @Fencellisk Рік тому

      @@runrafarunthebestintheworld 1. They aren't facts. They're projections. 2. No. I do not like subjective stats. Taking only the numbers you want to fit your narrative is especially a stretch when we know the problems with these teams just by looking at them.

  • @jake-in_yt80
    @jake-in_yt80 Рік тому +1

    1