@mauricescribner7025 You're absolutely right, I never played the sport. But those are the risks of signing up for a physical sport like football, And at one time, it was blatantly obvious that something was going to happen. They would take that chance for the glory of being called champion.
@@computerguy6264 they make billions of dollars off these guys who could potentially end up with a brain disease that we still don't understand. The least a league who is making that much money off them do is try and protect them somehow.
@@randylastname426 lol idiot. The players don't want this shit. They want to hit. They have been doing their entire lives, from fucking grade school OR SOONER. This has all came about to protect new aged soft quarterbacks, Like Tom Brady. Mr I can never be the goat because nobody is allowed to touch me. I seen fucking lineman HUG him until the whistle is blow because they fucking know they can't hit him. Outsiders are making these changes NOT PLAYERS, NOT COACHES, NOT THE NFL.
“He caught the ball but probably now wishes he hadn’t” - these hits today will lead to immediate ejection from the game. Some tricky brutal hits out there.
It's amazing more wide receivers weren't paralyzed back then. Probably an element of luck along with the great athleticism of the players to be able to fall as right as they could. Of course for young viewers keep in mind that not all hits were like this, but most of them were aspired to. A defensive player particularly those that covered receivers or rushed qbs motivation was to get the player to worry more about them than throwing or catching the football. Not every player was a tough guy even in the old days and if you could get in a really nasty hit you might benefit later on in the season when that guy was still remembering the bonecrushing he had suffered weeks earlier. We really had no idea about CTE then, some fans just were concerned about spinal injuries, but shaking off a concussion was considered toughness and expected when possible. We knew about the effects of taking hits in boxing, but for some reason didn't think that it translated into football, maybe because of the helmet.
Yea and…..look how when players get hit “ not very hard” they lie there like their dead……but when you look back at these hits……..they will get right back up…….players were so much tuffer than players now a days…….it’s so sad to see that the game of football with bone crushing hits………is turning into Vootball……..when you lay a hit on somebody it feels amazing! This video right here shows that Is the game of football!
@@Liamleblan10 wow man....... honestly..... I feel that...... You are so....... So........ Right!....... Football has definitely changed....... Man...... I love using....... So many periods!........ 😃
Man, do i miss REAL football like this. now of course its a safer game, but man, these classic highlights always rev'd my gears growing up. i was always so excited when i would catch espn playing the ole classic nfl films from the past. best part of growing up in the late 80's n 90's was that lol. -
I cant believe i just found this, the 80s was the greatest decade, the stadiums, announcers, players, uniforms! Everything about the NFL was better than we could ever dream of!! We didnt know how good we had it
keep in mind in the 80's the defense could still hit the QB after he threw the ball. They was given 2 steps hit the QB. Kinda like Basketball 2 steps when in motion before a travel (Modern basketball take more than two). They knew the defense couldn't just stop on a dime once the QB threw the ball, so allowed 2 steps
Watching this brings a tiny tear of joy to my eye! The so-called tough men of the NFL nowadays would suffer from PTSD and need to see a counsellor, after watching this video. Then again I shouldn't really blame them, the rules have been changed so much that it is becoming less and less a game of contact!
Their personal livelihoods are meaningless as long as you're entertained. Right? This is what I grew up with, but the players of today would absolutely annihilate most of these guys. Thankfully they don't have to, seeing as how we don't need more Junior Seau incidences. Hopefully your tiny brain was able to comprehend most of this reply.
I was able to comprehend the reply. Only after putting through an anti-simpering filter, which then added a healthy dose of testosterone to the post I suggest you go and watch a game of netball from inside of your safety room, whilst sipping a Soy Latte Be careful not to clap, the sudden sound may cause your to have an unfortunate leakage downstairs. So just wave your hands "jazz style" The game of American Football is a physical, contact sport. Do away with the helmets and the padding and just convert it into a game of flag football. Avert your eyes, switch channels, go and watch repeats of Ra Paul's Drag Race!
It was worse in the Astrodome. That was basically carpet on top of concrete. So not only playing in the parking lot, you had to rug burns taking your skin off
As much as I love FOOTBALL and the physical brutality and violence of the sport, the most important thing is that these great athletes and warriors are able to walk off the field with their health.
@timburr4453 I agree with you! That's the reality of how true Pro Football is supposed to be played. Like warriors on a battlefield! However, I've never wanted players seriously hurt. It happens, but it shouldn't be something that you hope happens to players.
Imagine saying the same thing about boxing or the UFC. Some sports are violent. Everyone who's played knew this when they volunteered to play. There was nothing wrong with football. Now there is.
@emperorchad4492 I'm also a huge boxing fan, student, and historian as well. Football is still my first true love, however. I'm NOT a fan of UFC in any shape, way, or form! I think that it's barbaric, lacking in skill and talent, disgusting, classless, and gay! That Greco-Roman wrestling shit isn't for me! It's too close for comfort. I can still recall when I was a teenager wishing that my COWBOYS DOOMS DAY DEFENSE would break Terry Bradshaw's leg during the second Super Bowl that we played against them back in 1979. So believe me, I love the brutality of the NFL of the past! But, I would still rather not see any players seriously injured! That's not what the sport is about! I love watching and reading about brutal boxing matches as well. Boxing is a brutal and vicious sport that can kill and cripple a fighter! What happened to my childhood hero Muhammad Ali is sad. He was a true champion and gladiator and paid the price! When Mancini killed Kim back in 1983, I thought that it was sad. He fought like a gladiator and it cost him his life! His mom committed suicide shortly after. So I understand that this happens in these sports but I'd rather see athletes leave their respective professions healthy. And I'd rather NOT compromise the integrity of any sports! I believe that if you sign up for it, then you accept the consequences! .
@@zroy9263 I totally agree. I NEVER want to see career ending injuries not to mention deaths. But I don't believe you have to change the whole game. Which is a moot point imo. I think the NFL changed the game to boost offensive numbers for views and ratings rather than player safety. That being said all these people chose their sports knowing the safety risks. I believe it is probably what attracted many to the game in the first place. I think deep down we men are hardwired for organized violence. And football satisfies that evolutionary instinct. And this is coming from a guy who chose to box and play football after my dad told me I could end up with crippled knees from football and a slow brain from boxing. Funny enough the only sport that's given me long-term problems was baseball. The game he wanted me to play solely. And I'm over here with a shot arm with no cartilage in my elbow since highschool. Lol Anyway. I just think it's sad what they've done to the sport. Ps. I thought the UFC was skill-less at one point too. Then I took up MMA for a few years. That Jiu-Jitsu takes a lot of skill. I've learned to respect the sport exponentially. I still don't watch it much though. Boxing is definitely by far more attractive.
Best hit at 23:55. I remember watching it live on MNF. Raiders at Seattle. Fred Young was a special teams beast!!!! Then immediately after is the famous helicopter hit!! Then Fred Young vs Raiders AGAIN!!!!
Notice everyone is wearing a sufficient amount of padding to absorb enough energy to survive being hit. And these guys practiced full pads, full contact everyday. If you want to protect players & keep them in the game all season long then make it mandatory for every player to pad up head to toe properly with the correct sized pads, mandatory mouth guards every play, play on real grass, practice full-pads at full contact everyday, play them in the pre-season, & let the defense play. There’s a substantial difference between being in shape & being in “football” shape. Nobody can argue that this was a dangerous era in football, but football is inherently dangerous & not for everyone. In turn it was a great, if not the greatest era of NFL football. So many legends in this footage. So many fantastic American role models. These guys were the example of American Toughness, grit, & class. Football is the greatest sport on the planet when it is pure & played the correct way for the right reasons. I played in the 80’s & 90’s & though my body hurts now & I took & distributed my fair share of bell-ringing hits, I truly do miss it & would do it all again even harder. Nothing worthwhile is easy glory does not come from weakness, & being the greatest nation on the planet is not for the faint of heart, it takes guts. Proud to be Gen X, it was a wonderful time to have been young & free. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
i tuned in plannin on only watching 5-10 minutes, an all the sudden the clips are over! i love me some ole school football! honestly its not the same anymore, n i really dont watch, something that i never ever though i would ever say or not do up until bout 4 years ago. i traded my passion in for the ufc i guess, which may prove that i indeed do miss the real violence n rage that football was to me growing up! atleast i was able to grow up n play the sport it was meant to be played, playing my last game in 06, which sadly, i had no idea was my last, as i missed the last two games of the season due to a wicked bad concussion, that sent me to the er the next, due to a black out, n having spinal fluid coming out my noise. happened at a u of wyoming game, as we played the towns team on friday, stayed the night n went to the college game the next day, n as tcu was running out, watching from the endzone fence, i passed out, fell back, woke up to cop, n went to the hopital in the staduim. the then loaded me on our school bus, rushed me to the memorial hospital in laramie wyoming, n i got the whole gammit, an stayed there over night, getting a 5 hour ride home the next day via some kind parents whom had offered to stay with me n make sure i was alright.
@@damionbranscomb4599 you must not have watched. Fenciks hit was perfect on Joiner. Many of these hits are with the shoulder, exactly what they are teaching them today.
What a video ! I was hoping to see the Jim Burt hit for the Giants on Joe Montana in the 86 NFC Championship Game. Wilber Marshall on Joe Ferguson was a killer hit as shown here and Vaughan Johnson has his own highlight reel...where's his hit on Roger Craig though ? Football aint football any longer. Wow to Steve Largent for levelling Mike Harden after Harden knocked him out in the previous match up. Bet Largent enjoyed that revenge hit as much as any TD he ever caught.
Where there was a reason why a running back was essential back then. Having a Running back like Walter Payton, Bo Jackson, Marcus Allen, Eric Dickerson, and many other stud running backs in the old days was NESSESSARY. Throwing the football back in the days was nearly impossible because of how physical defenses where allowed to play in those days, so what they would do is run A LOT of play action because when you have a good run game, defenses where easier to open up in the pass game. Today's NFL is straight up garbage, QB's are treated like royalties. You might as well all the QB's in the NFL bitches because they aren't allowed to be hit without getting a flag. Not only that throwing for 5000 yards during the old days of football was a huge accomplishment and meant more because of how hard and physical defense where allowed to play. In today's NFL if you don't throw for 5,000 yards you are considered a wash up. This is why I stopped caring about the NFL since 2015. I grew up watching the 70's and 80's football where it was hard nose defenses, now you might as well just play 11 man flag football. Hence why the NFL is now called national Flagfootball League.
Only, NOBODY. Threw for 5,000 yards back then….4,000 was the benchmark and Fouts got that regularly, not many others though early in the 80’s. They werent going spread back then and they never threw enough on the average to approach 5,000. Marino came along and maybe he got close, but nobody else in the 80’s i dont think
That's why (and the only reason why) Lynn Swann made the HOF. His quarterback Always overthrown him or threw high. Most of his catches was just like that. He won Super Bowl MVP one year with only 4 catches!! It's bc all 4 catches was just like this one or better
@@THEREALGATESin today's flag football league? In a heartbeat!!! You stand a bigger chance getting hurt by a hard throw than a tackle; that's why qbs play for a million years, they're throwing those passes and not allowed to even be looked at for too long without an automatic 15 yard penalty
The changes the NFL made were necessary and probably should have happened way sooner, I remember the head trauma and violent hitting was an issue as far back as 93-94. Things needed to change but that doesn't mean we should not be allowed to appreciate these old days for their savagery and the guts these players had to compete under these rules.
@@adibabdullah6633 Yeah what a pussy. Only pussies care about the health and safety of professional athletes. Real men want them to be paralyzed when they're 50!
@@cstrutherskgs it’s not that they care it’s that they care a little to much...these aren’t children playing peewee these are grown man who are paid enough money to live comfortably for the rest of there lives...bring the savagery back to sports in general not just football lmao these dudes are getting paid more then ever now
I fully understand NFL today places strict and safer tackling rules based on players being FAR more athletic and stronger than older generations, but despite putting livelihoods on the line, the old-school game was Hella more exciting with each jarring play !
You gotta give some love to the offensive hits, man. Some of the most brutal hits I ever saw were crack back blocks. Backs and tight ends trucking defenders were a hell of a lot more exciting than a safety taking a guy's legs out when he's in the air.
Two points to make. First, football players used to be warriors (Ronnie Lott referred to himself that way all the time) now they are fashion models with uniforms. Games between warriors MATTER, games between fashion models, not so much. Second, the NFL changed the rules in 1978 to the well known 5 yard bump. This rule change led directly to the majority of the hits you see on the video since a defensive backs only hope of stopping a pass completion often was jarring the ball loose or creating fear in the receiver. The rule introduced continuous high speed into the game and with high speed you get big collisions. The NFL's solution is what we have now: yellow flags and fines create passive defenses that stand around watching uncovered receivers catch TD after TD. In other words, today's NFL is partially fake. A once great game is now a farce due to owners greed.
Great commentary @John Sharpe everything u said is absolutely true plus accurate..hate that they sissified the game so the commissioner & owners can make more 💵 off it. Sad the game lost its luster/gusto of hard hitting & play making
@@cstrutherskgs Nobody’s forcing them to play and they are making millions doing it. How about play long enough to be set for life but before you receive enough concussions to become suicidal and/or forget your name?
Truth. People can’t look at these current records and stats without context. Nowadays an average QB tosses at least 4000 yards and 30 TDs. Back then those numbers meant that you were probably the league leader. You had to earn every yard and score then.
Goddamn he took him apart! I read somewhere that Scott Brantley is pretty messed up from his time in the league, and Eric Hipple is a motivational speaker now.
Ikr I prefer the new nfl, I actually like roughing the passer and pass interfearence deciding games. If a DE accidentally touches the QB 1 second after the balls gone it should be a penalty. I only know 4 players anyways Mahomes Brady Jackson and Rodgers so that’s all I care about.
If you want to know why records are being broken and teams are scoring 75+ points in championship games-watch this. Wrs and QBs would get disemboweled for running around the middle of the field or tip-toeing down the sidelines. If a wr had to jump for a ball, his life was at risk.
the hit on 49ers Neihmiah (sp?) in 83 changed the game... It caused offenses around the league to teach their WR's to turn upfield after the catch when you see a zone to avoid that kind of hit... Passing changed after that to bias towards west coast/ sideline to sideline passing game
At the 4 minute mark you’ll see DeBerg Qb for the Niners…he has a bulge in the back of his shoulder pads. That is the very first device used in the NFL for the QB and coach to communicate through the helmet and headset. Leave it up to silicon valley to give the Niners an edge. It would soon be commonplace throughout the league
There's no way this gets made today w CTE concerns. This is why qbs and wrs weren't the stat machines they are today w more protections. There are players like Wes Chandler, Roy Green and more.who should be in HOF. Ottis Anderson.
pretty much. It was concrete with a very thin layer of padding, then the turf that was about as cushioned as a thin yoga mat. Many injuries on Astro turf, reason they don't play on it anymore
As a high school coach since 1984, off and on for 26 seasons, the hitting in the 70s, 80s and 90s was to behold in comparison to the game thereafter. I’m very glad it’s safer but the hits are far less explosive with the helmet being eliminated.
Astro turf was criminal. Can't believe they let people play on that crap for so long. Literally like getting tackled into concrete.
I do miss when football was played like this. The hard hitting sport it was originally intended to be.
you are the people who never played meanwhile all of those players have brain trauma
@mauricescribner7025 You're absolutely right, I never played the sport. But those are the risks of signing up for a physical sport like football, And at one time, it was blatantly obvious that something was going to happen. They would take that chance for the glory of being called champion.
@@20UnknownExactly. People don't realize that the players back then knew the risks.
@Ocelotonatiuh Simpler times. Not the smartest decision to get beat to death on a gridiron, but they did it for the pride and joy of the game.
@@20Unknownand so what? So your obese boomer ass can laugh and grab another beer? Sad and stupid
This is AMAZING. When men were men and football was a contact sport
I'm sure you love your men being men. A little too much perhaps?
The 80’s!!! Unquestionably, the greatest decade in football or in anything else for that matter!!!
70's best sports and music
70’s was first without question
Then 80’s -
@@jimmcguy5511 Good joke. I laughed.
@@TW0man4RMY70s is considered the best music besides the 80s 🤡 ✌️
The 70s was the greatest decade.
This might be the greatest NFL comp in all the land. Well done.
Moral of this video for me is you did not want to go against Seattle's special teams in the 80's.
Fred Young brought the Wood
Oh my god they were nuts they didn’t give a God Damn
They was unbelievable wow 😂
Especially not them guys for the Raiders
The moral I took away was not being Eric Hipple in 1985.
Look kids, it's men's football. No boys here. And this is why no QB today could ever be the greatest. They don't even play the same game.
Okay, boomer
Yes how dare they protect against all the stats and info that has come out about TBI!
@@randylastname426 yes, how dare they protect against testicles.
@@computerguy6264 they make billions of dollars off these guys who could potentially end up with a brain disease that we still don't understand. The least a league who is making that much money off them do is try and protect them somehow.
@@randylastname426 lol idiot. The players don't want this shit. They want to hit. They have been doing their entire lives, from fucking grade school OR SOONER. This has all came about to protect new aged soft quarterbacks, Like Tom Brady. Mr I can never be the goat because nobody is allowed to touch me. I seen fucking lineman HUG him until the whistle is blow because they fucking know they can't hit him. Outsiders are making these changes NOT PLAYERS, NOT COACHES, NOT THE NFL.
Why am I only finding out about this video today? I’m 15 minutes in and it’s the best NFL compilation on UA-cam
“He caught the ball but probably now wishes he hadn’t” - these hits today will lead to immediate ejection from the game. Some tricky brutal hits out there.
Those high-low hits were particularly dangerous
1980s NFL: If you weren't launching your entire body into the head & neck of a defenseless receiver, then why are you even playing defense?
The way some of those receivers were hung out to dry by the quarterback, they were dead ducks
because its about any means necessary to bring down the ball carrier
It's amazing more wide receivers weren't paralyzed back then. Probably an element of luck along with the great athleticism of the players to be able to fall as right as they could. Of course for young viewers keep in mind that not all hits were like this, but most of them were aspired to. A defensive player particularly those that covered receivers or rushed qbs motivation was to get the player to worry more about them than throwing or catching the football. Not every player was a tough guy even in the old days and if you could get in a really nasty hit you might benefit later on in the season when that guy was still remembering the bonecrushing he had suffered weeks earlier. We really had no idea about CTE then, some fans just were concerned about spinal injuries, but shaking off a concussion was considered toughness and expected when possible. We knew about the effects of taking hits in boxing, but for some reason didn't think that it translated into football, maybe because of the helmet.
they wore much more padding then also
Yea and…..look how when players get hit “ not very hard” they lie there like their dead……but when you look back at these hits……..they will get right back up…….players were so much tuffer than players now a days…….it’s so sad to see that the game of football with bone crushing hits………is turning into Vootball……..when you lay a hit on somebody it feels amazing! This video right here shows that Is the game of football!
@@Liamleblan10 You have CTE or something? I had a stroke trying to read your garbled mess of a comment.
@@Liamleblan10 wow man....... honestly..... I feel that...... You are so....... So........ Right!....... Football has definitely changed....... Man...... I love using....... So many periods!........ 😃
@@Liamleblan10 npc
“Now that is big time football.” -John Madden-
My Lord you really miss these days!
Great Football and world class commentators.
These weren't just men, they were GODS the pinnacle of the NFL
🤓
These aren’t gods. Ass kisser.
Man, do i miss REAL football like this. now of course its a safer game, but man, these classic highlights always rev'd my gears growing up. i was always so excited when i would catch espn playing the ole classic nfl films from the past. best part of growing up in the late 80's n 90's was that lol. -
Closer to its ancestrorial counterpart rugby is more like it
Lol, safer. Rule changes were for easier scoring.
@@joenorris5648it is safer d backs aren't allowed to hit a quarterback after a throw, no more helmet to helmet hits 🤡 ✌️
nah good riddance to this NFL players had shorter careers and no players will be dealing with brain damage now ✌️
@@joenorris5648🤡🤡🤡
Carmichael wasn’t out of bounds until Thurman knocked his butt out of bounds 😂
I cant believe i just found this, the 80s was the greatest decade, the stadiums, announcers, players, uniforms! Everything about the NFL was better than we could ever dream of!! We didnt know how good we had it
keep in mind in the 80's the defense could still hit the QB after he threw the ball. They was given 2 steps hit the QB. Kinda like Basketball 2 steps when in motion before a travel (Modern basketball take more than two). They knew the defense couldn't just stop on a dime once the QB threw the ball, so allowed 2 steps
You’re illiterate.
Watching this brings a tiny tear of joy to my eye!
The so-called tough men of the NFL nowadays would suffer from PTSD
and need to see a counsellor, after watching this video.
Then again I shouldn't really blame them, the rules have been changed so much
that it is becoming less and less a game of contact!
Their personal livelihoods are meaningless as long as you're entertained. Right? This is what I grew up with, but the players of today would absolutely annihilate most of these guys. Thankfully they don't have to, seeing as how we don't need more Junior Seau incidences. Hopefully your tiny brain was able to comprehend most of this reply.
I was able to comprehend the reply.
Only after putting through an
anti-simpering filter,
which then added a healthy dose of testosterone to the post
I suggest you go and watch a game of netball from inside of your safety room, whilst sipping a Soy Latte
Be careful not to clap, the sudden sound
may cause your to have an unfortunate leakage downstairs.
So just wave your hands "jazz style"
The game of American Football is a physical, contact sport.
Do away with the helmets and the padding and just convert it into a game of flag football.
Avert your eyes, switch channels, go and watch repeats of Ra Paul's Drag Race!
Nice. So sick of how soft this country has become.
The NFL stands for Not For Long like Jerry Glanville said. With Goddell as commissioner that league will be flag football in 10 years
As if initial impact on these hits weren’t bad enough, but landing on that Astroturfed cement surface. Just hell on a body.
Your right. People forget that indoor stadiums essentially had plastic grass over concrete into the 90s. Might as well be playing in the parking lot
It was worse in the Astrodome. That was basically carpet on top of concrete. So not only playing in the parking lot, you had to rug burns taking your skin off
This is real Football, Not the boring Shit from today! 💪👊
Exactly 🙌🏽🔥🔥🔥
getting injured is fun? do yall not have a life outside of sports?
@@MatrixxUnplugged Judging by his comment, he most likely don’t.
@@MatrixxUnplugged id rather play a video game than watch some games, which is sad. no emotion
@@MatrixxUnpluggedyou are mad at people liking the game the way it was meant to be played🤡
Goddamn!!!! The game was so much more real back in the day.
As much as I love FOOTBALL and the physical brutality and violence of the sport, the most important thing is that these great athletes and warriors are able to walk off the field with their health.
That's not football. Some will some wont. It's a gladiator sport and you put your life on the line
@timburr4453
I agree with you! That's the reality of how true Pro Football is supposed to be played. Like warriors on a battlefield! However, I've never wanted players seriously hurt. It happens, but it shouldn't be something that you hope happens to players.
Imagine saying the same thing about boxing or the UFC. Some sports are violent. Everyone who's played knew this when they volunteered to play. There was nothing wrong with football. Now there is.
@emperorchad4492
I'm also a huge boxing fan, student, and historian as well. Football is still my first true love, however.
I'm NOT a fan of UFC in any shape, way, or form! I think that it's barbaric, lacking in skill and talent, disgusting, classless, and gay! That Greco-Roman wrestling shit isn't for me! It's too close for comfort.
I can still recall when I was a teenager wishing that my COWBOYS DOOMS DAY DEFENSE would break Terry Bradshaw's leg during the second Super Bowl that we played against them back in 1979.
So believe me, I love the brutality of the NFL of the past! But, I would still rather not see any players seriously injured! That's not what the sport is about! I love watching and reading about brutal boxing matches as well. Boxing is a brutal and vicious sport that can kill and cripple a fighter! What happened to my childhood hero Muhammad Ali is sad. He was a true champion and gladiator and paid the price!
When Mancini killed Kim back in 1983, I thought that it was sad. He fought like a gladiator and it cost him his life! His mom committed suicide shortly after.
So I understand that this happens in these sports but I'd rather see athletes leave their respective professions healthy. And I'd rather NOT compromise the integrity of any sports! I believe that if you sign up for it, then you accept the consequences!
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@@zroy9263 I totally agree. I NEVER want to see career ending injuries not to mention deaths. But I don't believe you have to change the whole game. Which is a moot point imo. I think the NFL changed the game to boost offensive numbers for views and ratings rather than player safety. That being said all these people chose their sports knowing the safety risks. I believe it is probably what attracted many to the game in the first place. I think deep down we men are hardwired for organized violence. And football satisfies that evolutionary instinct.
And this is coming from a guy who chose to box and play football after my dad told me I could end up with crippled knees from football and a slow brain from boxing. Funny enough the only sport that's given me long-term problems was baseball. The game he wanted me to play solely. And I'm over here with a shot arm with no cartilage in my elbow since highschool. Lol
Anyway. I just think it's sad what they've done to the sport.
Ps. I thought the UFC was skill-less at one point too. Then I took up MMA for a few years. That Jiu-Jitsu takes a lot of skill. I've learned to respect the sport exponentially. I still don't watch it much though. Boxing is definitely by far more attractive.
so right to end with that reasons hit, commentary and all -- iconic!
Football how it USED TO BE!
39:35 the hit that set up the legendary Steve Largent receipt that immediately follows in this video
One of the greatest videos on youtube
Ahh when football was football, when you could actually tackle someone without some targeting or personal foul penalty
There was a foul on the 1st play
Yea all those guys from these video's probably disagree with you.
Half of these were illegal even then bro….maybe more than half
I agree with you for most of these. A handful were uncalled for.
@@packergeek10 all players are aware of what can happen yet they choose to be pro athletes safety is lame if it makes the game less entertaining
Ah yes ... when you could still tackle someone. All records after 2000 should be expunged ... that's when the NFL went to Girly Ball!!
Every sport, tv, entertainment everything went girly.
2000s still had Ray Lewis, Sean Taylor, John Lynch, Steve Atwater...I would say 2010s is when the league became kinder and gentler.
Best hit at 23:55. I remember watching it live on MNF. Raiders at Seattle. Fred Young was a special teams beast!!!! Then immediately after is the famous helicopter hit!! Then Fred Young vs Raiders AGAIN!!!!
Notice everyone is wearing a sufficient amount of padding to absorb enough energy to survive being hit. And these guys practiced full pads, full contact everyday. If you want to protect players & keep them in the game all season long then make it mandatory for every player to pad up head to toe properly with the correct sized pads, mandatory mouth guards every play, play on real grass, practice full-pads at full contact everyday, play them in the pre-season, & let the defense play. There’s a substantial difference between being in shape & being in “football” shape.
Nobody can argue that this was a dangerous era in football, but football is inherently dangerous & not for everyone. In turn it was a great, if not the greatest era of NFL football. So many legends in this footage. So many fantastic American role models. These guys were the example of American Toughness, grit, & class. Football is the greatest sport on the planet when it is pure & played the correct way for the right reasons. I played in the 80’s & 90’s & though my body hurts now & I took & distributed my fair share of bell-ringing hits, I truly do miss it & would do it all again even harder. Nothing worthwhile is easy glory does not come from weakness, & being the greatest nation on the planet is not for the faint of heart, it takes guts. Proud to be Gen X, it was a wonderful time to have been young & free. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Bears and Raiders defense was crazy
Yeah dawg☠️
You’re crazy
The bears have always had a decent defense
No defense can live up the 85 Bears defense... Best defense of all time
@@rolandoc2708 what about the 2000 ravens 10.3 points per game and did not allow a single offensive TD in the super bowl that year.
i tuned in plannin on only watching 5-10 minutes, an all the sudden the clips are over! i love me some ole school football! honestly its not the same anymore, n i really dont watch, something that i never ever though i would ever say or not do up until bout 4 years ago. i traded my passion in for the ufc i guess, which may prove that i indeed do miss the real violence n rage that football was to me growing up! atleast i was able to grow up n play the sport it was meant to be played, playing my last game in 06, which sadly, i had no idea was my last, as i missed the last two games of the season due to a wicked bad concussion, that sent me to the er the next, due to a black out, n having spinal fluid coming out my noise. happened at a u of wyoming game, as we played the towns team on friday, stayed the night n went to the college game the next day, n as tcu was running out, watching from the endzone fence, i passed out, fell back, woke up to cop, n went to the hopital in the staduim. the then loaded me on our school bus, rushed me to the memorial hospital in laramie wyoming, n i got the whole gammit, an stayed there over night, getting a 5 hour ride home the next day via some kind parents whom had offered to stay with me n make sure i was alright.
One of my favorite hits 40:10
Scully on the LA Rams call
Brilliant as always
This is the football I know and love
So many 80s Bears clips, much love.
Old school football I love it
Most of these are clean tackles or sack to QB, QB is just not aware from the rush behind that's why it looks vicious
if you could do the 90s, thatd be great
johnbs199 I will try to eventually!
@@hits.productions and the 2000s
Every hit that you see on this video would be a penalty in this day and age!
@@damionbranscomb4599 Because CTE exist, and they’re trying to protect the players.
@@damionbranscomb4599 you must not have watched. Fenciks hit was perfect on Joiner. Many of these hits are with the shoulder, exactly what they are teaching them today.
I really love the tracking noise from the VHS tapes ❤❤❤
Different breed back then
Atlanta and Seattle was bringing the hat in the 80's sheesh
What a video ! I was hoping to see the Jim Burt hit for the Giants on Joe Montana in the 86 NFC Championship Game. Wilber Marshall on Joe Ferguson was a killer hit as shown here and Vaughan Johnson has his own highlight reel...where's his hit on Roger Craig though ? Football aint football any longer. Wow to Steve Largent for levelling Mike Harden after Harden knocked him out in the previous match up. Bet Largent enjoyed that revenge hit as much as any TD he ever caught.
and I believe that was Largents final season. He was an old man dishing it out!
Montana was KOd. Knockout cold. The 49ers weren't gonna win that game anyway
Even the commentary has no mercy
Where there was a reason why a running back was essential back then. Having a Running back like Walter Payton, Bo Jackson, Marcus Allen, Eric Dickerson, and many other stud running backs in the old days was NESSESSARY. Throwing the football back in the days was nearly impossible because of how physical defenses where allowed to play in those days, so what they would do is run A LOT of play action because when you have a good run game, defenses where easier to open up in the pass game.
Today's NFL is straight up garbage, QB's are treated like royalties. You might as well all the QB's in the NFL bitches because they aren't allowed to be hit without getting a flag. Not only that throwing for 5000 yards during the old days of football was a huge accomplishment and meant more because of how hard and physical defense where allowed to play. In today's NFL if you don't throw for 5,000 yards you are considered a wash up. This is why I stopped caring about the NFL since 2015. I grew up watching the 70's and 80's football where it was hard nose defenses, now you might as well just play 11 man flag football. Hence why the NFL is now called national Flagfootball League.
Only, NOBODY. Threw for 5,000 yards back then….4,000 was the benchmark and Fouts got that regularly, not many others though early in the 80’s. They werent going spread back then and they never threw enough on the average to approach 5,000. Marino came along and maybe he got close, but nobody else in the 80’s i dont think
I blame fantasy football
Todays football is most definitely more skilled
@@BAMA-MAN256 not for qbs u throw a hospital pass and get rewarded a 15 yard penalty
National Flagball League
The good days of football. Soon it will become pro touch football. Our pro flag football.
What a catch by lynn swann
Man the authenticity of play is very obvious . When you compare it to todays NFL it looks like today we watch glorified flag football.
We do, I don't anymore. It's not watchable. At least Shady finally left, now there's a little less estrogen in the league
BOOM! He's on his back!
20:50
‘84 Raiders/Bears
Many say one of the most physical games of all-time
That was the infamous game that year, an absolute bloodbath
And the hits just keep on coming
Swann hanging on to the ball at 3:12 is UNREAL
That's why (and the only reason why) Lynn Swann made the HOF. His quarterback Always overthrown him or threw high. Most of his catches was just like that. He won Super Bowl MVP one year with only 4 catches!! It's bc all 4 catches was just like this one or better
What we all just watched was called the good old day's of the NFL. What we call it now is pillow fighting
I agree totally
U wouldn’t do it tho
@@THEREALGATESin today's flag football league? In a heartbeat!!! You stand a bigger chance getting hurt by a hard throw than a tackle; that's why qbs play for a million years, they're throwing those passes and not allowed to even be looked at for too long without an automatic 15 yard penalty
they are more manly than today(obviously) no celebrations no dancing after the hit they just walk off to seperate ways
The changes the NFL made were necessary and probably should have happened way sooner, I remember the head trauma and violent hitting was an issue as far back as 93-94. Things needed to change but that doesn't mean we should not be allowed to appreciate these old days for their savagery and the guts these players had to compete under these rules.
93-94 NFL the players we're Grown-Ass Men. I can't believe this ol-skool style of football brutally was legal for H.S. Kids.
You must be one of those sensitive people 😒🤦🏽♂️
@@adibabdullah6633 how dare they care about NFL players mental health?
@@adibabdullah6633 Yeah what a pussy. Only pussies care about the health and safety of professional athletes. Real men want them to be paralyzed when they're 50!
@@cstrutherskgs it’s not that they care it’s that they care a little to much...these aren’t children playing peewee these are grown man who are paid enough money to live comfortably for the rest of there lives...bring the savagery back to sports in general not just football lmao these dudes are getting paid more then ever now
I forgot the NFL wasn’t always two hand touch
Eric Hipple might be immortal.
4:54 that sums up pre 2000's football perfectly lol
This is what we should be paying top dollar to watch! Today it's watch cheap or not at all!
I fully understand NFL today places strict and safer tackling rules based on players being FAR more athletic and stronger than older generations,
but despite putting livelihoods on the line, the old-school game was Hella more exciting with each jarring play !
Tom Brady would not have a chance back then
It's like everybody tackling sliders was set to 'kill' back in the day
😂😅
You gotta give some love to the offensive hits, man. Some of the most brutal hits I ever saw were crack back blocks. Backs and tight ends trucking defenders were a hell of a lot more exciting than a safety taking a guy's legs out when he's in the air.
Two points to make. First, football players used to be warriors (Ronnie Lott referred to himself that way all the time) now they are fashion models with uniforms. Games between warriors MATTER, games between fashion models, not so much. Second, the NFL changed the rules in 1978 to the well known 5 yard bump. This rule change led directly to the majority of the hits you see on the video since a defensive backs only hope of stopping a pass completion often was jarring the ball loose or creating fear in the receiver. The rule introduced continuous high speed into the game and with high speed you get big collisions. The NFL's solution is what we have now: yellow flags and fines create passive defenses that stand around watching uncovered receivers catch TD after TD. In other words, today's NFL is partially fake. A once great game is now a farce due to owners greed.
Great commentary @John Sharpe everything u said is absolutely true plus accurate..hate that they sissified the game so the commissioner & owners can make more 💵 off it. Sad the game lost its luster/gusto of hard hitting & play making
@@blackcobra9465 how dare they care about mental health of players
@@cstrutherskgs Nobody’s forcing them to play and they are making millions doing it. How about play long enough to be set for life but before you receive enough concussions to become suicidal and/or forget your name?
@@blackcobra9465 Sadly, as long as pussified spectators continue to watch it, football will remain like this or get further pussified.
Truth. People can’t look at these current records and stats without context. Nowadays an average QB tosses at least 4000 yards and 30 TDs. Back then those numbers meant that you were probably the league leader. You had to earn every yard and score then.
Back when football was football.
I'm Loving seeing my Bears in these highlights!!!!
Insanity how fast and hard hitting that defense was.
You did a helluva job here, Scooter.
I’m now 61 and these men were real men! 💪✊
30:56 is what you are looking for...
Goddamn he took him apart! I read somewhere that Scott Brantley is pretty messed up from his time in the league, and Eric Hipple is a motivational speaker now.
Sheesh 😬
All of this hits are personal fouls and jail time in today's soft NFL.
@@jamesarmstrong88dude these first two weeks alone I think we have half the league questionable or injured for weak 3 lol
@@jamesarmstrong88that’s why this generation is much weaker than the legend of the past
I sure do miss “separating the receiver from the ball”
This is brutal, I can’t believe this was normal and then these commentators saying “legal, clean hit” lmao
Yep all the time
Ur an idiot
Ikr I prefer the new nfl, I actually like roughing the passer and pass interfearence deciding games. If a DE accidentally touches the QB 1 second after the balls gone it should be a penalty. I only know 4 players anyways Mahomes Brady Jackson and Rodgers so that’s all I care about.
@@smfalconsnipers124 Best troll comment ever
@@smfalconsnipers124Best "casual" comment ever
If you want to know why records are being broken and teams are scoring 75+ points in championship games-watch this. Wrs and QBs would get disemboweled for running around the middle of the field or tip-toeing down the sidelines. If a wr had to jump for a ball, his life was at risk.
Ah back when the game was real and u had to earn your touchdowns
Jaworski almost snapped in half that was brutal
Dude looked like a defensive tackle with speed
Dam his head snapped back like he was in a car accident a hit like that today you are probably kicked out of the league ijs.
You could probably make a compilation of Jaws getting the shit knocked out of him alone.
Mike Hartenstien #73 drafted #2 after Walter Payton. Played 12 years for the bears
Call him The Seed, every fall he got planted
I have been watching the NFL since the 1960's. The 80's were the most violent by far.
Illegal hits were penalized back then too, the misremembering is hilarious
This is incredible man thank you
Too bad football isn't like this anymore I miss it & one of the reasons I just can't watch the current version of the nfl these days.
the hit on 49ers Neihmiah (sp?) in 83 changed the game... It caused offenses around the league to teach their WR's to turn upfield after the catch when you see a zone to avoid that kind of hit... Passing changed after that to bias towards west coast/ sideline to sideline passing game
Wonder if Renaldo Nehemiah went back to track and field after that hit
I bet none of today's receivers would dare "griddy" if they played like this still. And I love the griddy, but hey.....🤷🏾♂️
Ahhh feels like Christmas
Back when you feared some big hitters and no flags. You could never see this in todays NFL.
@@macabree5856 i cant agree that the NFL is not more exciting now - there's just no more emphasis on defensive prowess for obvious reasons
I miss 1980's NFL FOOTBALL 🏈. NFL today trash 🗑️🗑️ so sad has become "Left"
Your moms on my left testy.
& the rich owners that made today's NFL soft and pussyfied are "right"
14:23 He would still be suspended if that happened now. Damn...
Exactly
It sounded like a car wreck jeez
That guy was #1 in the world in the 110m hurdles in track & field. Wonder if he went back to track after that hit
i will ALWAYS cherish that voice at 6:08, you will be missed. RIP
Great video man!
these guys would be doing 50 to life in today's NFL just shows how soft the game has become
excellent compilation
Man Ron Jowarski took a pounding
At the 4 minute mark you’ll see DeBerg Qb for the Niners…he has a bulge in the back of his shoulder pads. That is the very first device used in the NFL for the QB and coach to communicate through the helmet and headset. Leave it up to silicon valley to give the Niners an edge. It would soon be commonplace throughout the league
This was hard nose football, not flag football! NFL should be embarrassed for having flag football for ProBowl!
"He's coming to say hello" I'm fuckin dying laughing
There's no way this gets made today w CTE concerns. This is why qbs and wrs weren't the stat machines they are today w more protections. There are players like Wes Chandler, Roy Green and more.who should be in HOF. Ottis Anderson.
I'll tell you a secret. The NFL makes Millions of dollars on these Greatest Hits videos that are produced by NFL Films 🔇
Seattle was brutal on special teams.
Wasn't the turf back then like smashing into concrete?
pretty much. It was concrete with a very thin layer of padding, then the turf that was about as cushioned as a thin yoga mat. Many injuries on Astro turf, reason they don't play on it anymore
Lawdddd have mercy!!!! 🔥🔥🔥
Too many of these hits would be illegal today
As a high school coach since 1984, off and on for 26 seasons, the hitting in the 70s, 80s and 90s was to behold in comparison to the game thereafter. I’m very glad it’s safer but the hits are far less explosive with the helmet being eliminated.