Bruce Smith Crushes Boomer Esiason With A Devastating Hit
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- In this game from 1995, Bruce Smith gets a wicked jump and destroys Boomer Esiason with a devastating (though unintentional) helmet-to-helmet hit. Esiason later said after this hit, he was one of the first players to go through a concussion protocol. He talks about this in this interview:
• Boomer Esiason on conc...
Smith was ruled offsides, so the sack did not go down.
Boomer Esiason laying motionless possibly dead
Marv Albert: he looks shaken up
🤦🏻♂️
Lol..!! I laughed at that too.!!
LOL
90s standards
John Madden: “Looks like he’s got a stinger.”
he was offsides
I thought Smith HAD to be offside but if you frame-by-frame watch it amazingly he's not. Perfect timing.
wrong, r e t a r d. he was offside
@@john9391but there was no flag for offsides.
@@BallinNQnz it doesn't matter, r e t a r d. he was offsides
You can see Bruce’s face when they walk away and he’s wiping his eyes. Dude was tearing up. Man is a class act. A deadly monster but a class act!
he's the opposite of a class act, r e t a r d. cheap-shot artist was offsides
@@john9391you’re sure he’s the ret@rd not you?
Bruce Smith was a scary man, loved watching him play growing up. The game really has changed. Watching back then almost every game a poor wide receiver would get his head taken off, and the quarter backs would take brutal hits.
I thought Bruce timed it perfectly.
@Andrew Furrer Sounds like you were really a fan of #78 beforehand. LMAO
@Andrew Furrer Haha, dirty? You mean sacking the quarterback? It was a clean hit.
@Andrew Furrer clean play from a great player and great man off the field.
Me too...
Because he did. To this day. He still says it was the most violent play of his career.
I love how 26 years later, Bills fans STILL can't stand Cris Collinsworth's bias analysis.
Where is the bias? The refs screwed up.
What did he say wrong??
He’s brutal!
Bruce’s helmet was to the side. He didn’t initiate the hit with the helmet.
He sounded ridiculous on this play...the lineman on the Jets flinched so Smith thought the ball was snapped
Even in the 90s Collinsworth hated the Bills! Wow!
well he did play with boomer for a while and they're friends..
He has been brutal against the Bills his entire career.
You’re such a B! Collinsworth is being a good commentator. Calling it as it is.
So? The Bills suck!
Collinsworth is a loser. Sucked as a WR and worse as an announcer.
Classy moment from Bruce Smith. He genuinely looked concerned, and Bills-Jets is a tough rivalry.
That hit would be a 300 yard penalty in today’s NFL
May even land you in prison Bucky
They would call it taunting
Bucky is that you?
Nah no flag it’s the jets
Hahaha
Bruce Smith is An NFL Hall of famer " he thrashed opposing teams offensives lines to Get sacks like that" no body could match the size strength speed and raw power personality determination that Bruce Smith Played with was on entirely different though out his carrer!#78 we need another defensive end like him 2021!🏈🏈🏈
I can't believe Boomer Esiason didn't lose possession of that ball.
He probably lost bowel control and shit himself.........TWICE!!
Once before the hit and then once more after he lost consciousness.
it was probably like when someone dies with an object in their hand and their grip tenses and you have to pry it out of them
@@tfredrick01 I can see that.
Smith hit him so hard it was probably buried in his sternum.
That had to hurt. Seeing Rich Kotite makes it hurt even more.
Rich Coat Tight.
I like how Boomer is laying on the turf and they keep showing different angles of the hit without knowing if he's seriously hurt.
I hate to admit I enjoyed watching all the different angles though.
Who’s here after they mentioned this on the show?
Me🤣🤣🤣
@@GLguygardner lmao that was a viscous hit though 😂
Greatest D.E. to play the game.
0:12 "hes shaken up" XD Lol I'm dying. RIP boomer. I would not have survived that
You obviously are not an athlete in shape. So obviously you would be dead.
Bruce Smith was just too damn fast and strong, even by today's standards. Looked like he killed Boomer, but blame your offensive tackle for fucking up the play. Bruce was doing what any player in his position would've done, he didn't lower his head as to strike with the helmet; otherwise, you would not see Boomer on television today in decent health.
well, the play was blown dead due to a false start so there is that. Bruce said he didn't hear it & was upset with himself over it.
Miami Dolphins drafted OT Richmond Webb to keep Dan Marino upright that year and to slow down Smith
@@richardlorith6936 But they never had and answer for Thurman Thomas....the Dolphin slayer. Collinsworthless, Bruce wasn't off sides. Watch the left tackle rock back in his stance right before the snap. Bruce doesn't go on the tackle movement, he went the EXACT moment the ball was snapped.
@@Oak690 Wrong. go to .25 speed. Bruce starts before the ball is snapped. Clear as day .25 speed at 5 second click it shows it.
@@DFForever1 Go to 4:17 when THEY slow it down. Clear as day number 67 rocks back in his stance and Bruce goes on his movement which is almost the moment the ball is snapped. Ref's called a false start on the offensive left tackle (#67) which is the correct call.
Bruce Smith didn’t lead with his helmet, his helmet was to the side and did hit Boomer in the head but didn’t lead with his helmet. Was a normal tackle
Doesnt matter in the NFL today. 90% of the penalties today are clean hits. If you hurt someone, it's a penalty. It's unwatchable today.
@@americankulak2294 They call it the Brady rule.
Ok? He didn't get penalized for roughing the passing.
Bruce Smith is a classy guy
Absolutely
When football was football this was cold as hell yo 🥶😎
I could just picture Bruce Smith and his typical Bruce Smith voice Norman Norman Norman how many fingers am I holding up Norman??
He got him with his shoulder not with the helmet
Cris Collinsworth played with Boomer for 5 years that's why he's so butthurt but clearly a clean play by Bruce Smith. Perfect timing.
This is what happens when you thrash talk a legend
This was Rich Kotite coached team. How in the world to you lead you blocking scheme away from Bruce Smith? And no, Bruce was not called offsides, they called a false start on the Jets.
All you needed to say was, "This was Rich Kotite coached team." No other explanations needed. Destroyed Randall Cunningham in '91 and '93.
Back before roughing the passer meant you had to actually kill him, not just hit him
Glad Boomer recovered. Chris needed to calm himself down.
Prior to this play the LT was trash talking Bruce Smith. Boy did that backfire
Absolute class act one of the best buffalo bills to ever play the game
Even then collinsworth hated Buffalo ... nothing illegal about that hit. Bruce put his helmet to the side and hit him in the chest
I remember this game! At the end Boomer & Bruce traded jerseys at the end of the game! They both had the up most respect for each other.
I could be wrong but even I couldn't see a "flinch" and I didn't hear any whistles either
It was hits like this that have boomer speaking clueless on the radio today🤭
This was the play where Shannon Sharpe was saying on his podcast that this play prompted the NFL to change rules to better protect the quarterbacks…Boomer even stated that this was the hardest he ever sustained during his career
Bruce Smith. The all-time Sack Leader. Greatest player at Virginia Tech. Even more dominant than Mike Vick was
Neither won a thing
What rock do you live under? Ever hear of things like the Outland Trophy or AFC Championship 4 years in a row? Or NFL Comeback Player of the Year? What have you won?
Vick is the most overrated NFL player of all time
Freeze it at 2:05- that is Smith's left shoulder about to hit Boomer in the head, not his helmet. Legal then, not now.
Correct Don’t forget its Cris Collinsworth his former teammate saying that so may be some bias
He didnt hit him in the head at all
Yup, fair hit. OT screwed up!
He hits him in the chest
“He looks a bit shaken up”
Bruce: 😟
Boomer:😵💫
I’m glad Bruce Smith was able to hold up a bit on that hit so he, Bruce Smith, didn’t suffer long term stress and anxiety from this hit. Hitting someone like this can cause that. I’m also glad that Boomer was only, according to Marv Albert, “shaken up”
I remember this hit being the first time people started thinking about the dangers of concussions and that they might be more than just "getting your bell rung."
I just heard about this on the morning show. on WFAN the fan from Boomer himself, had to check it out. I totally forgot about this. You could really see the concern on Bruce Smith's face. What a stand up guy. I felt bad for Bruce. Thank God Boomer was okay.
Bruce is a good guy. Met him a few years back at a game. Super intimidating physical presence, still.
I’m here from the wfan as well 🤘
Boomer was tough..but pretty sure Bruce smith was the baddest dude in the nfl for some time
Imagine if someone did that to Tom Brady in Today's NFL ? He would be in a Cell next to the Night Stalker and The Son of Sam Killer .
Night stalker dead
This is a good clip showing how Bruce always only had eyes for the QB. You can see it when he lines up.
Ugh... Collinsworth's voice still makes my ears bleed.
He always has to overanalyze everything. Just call what happened on the play.
Haha, some my guy.
Agreed, still today. Monotony at it's worst, can't stand him...
@@kiloechocharlie1342 Better than Romo. Geez, that guy never shuts his hole.
Boomer out one play , finishes the game , what concussion protocol? Lol
what's a concussion?
i loved every second of that as a cbs comatator after he talked so much shit about the browns i had to mute the audio every browns game im so glad cbs took him off that
He wasn't shaken up. He was unconscious
Good night Irene. Boomer woke up on Tuesday. What a hit! Bad things man.. Bad things!
How ironic is that? His mother's name was Irene
I remember watching this on sportscenter top 10 getting ready for school.
At first glance, it doesn't look much different than many hard hits we see today (2023), but Bruce got Boomer on the side of his face with his helmet. Boomer had to sit out 5 games in what was one of the earliest examples of concussion protocol. To this day he has no memory of the hit. He had no idea Bruce was there.
He didnt lead with or go helmet to helmet
Exactly. The tackle itself was clean, even by today's standards. I think the real damage is the way that Esiason landed, on his shoulder, and on that old nasty Astroturf. That shit had no give to it at all. Just a carpet on cement.
Bruce was just to fast he lifted boomer off his feet but 100% clean play
There was actually a false start on the play, the ref blew it dead but the crowd was so loud most players did not hear it. You can see the left guard rock back slightly before the ball was snapped.
Man, I thought boomer died on the field!
The announcers were why off!?!?! It's a Sunday afternoon and boomer wanted to take a nap.
Just watched an interview boomer did with Bruce Smith. Boomer says he doesnt even remember this game or even after the game for some time. Bruce said that's the first time he hit someone that hard. Colinsworth is ahead of his time when he said leading with the head should be illegal
Watch that again, Bruce has his head and his shoulder going into Boomer. Bruce's head never stops or jolts upon contact which means his helmet was up over Boomers shoulder pad while Bruce's shoulder hits Boomer in the upper chest/shoulder. You can see this by Boomers head going downward as opposed to up or straight back if he was hit in the helmet. Now, saying that, I don't think you said Bruce did that, but it kind of comes across that way.
I’m here after nite cap Unk said look this play up
No helmet to helmet, I don’t even think it was offsides. Maybe, but not provable. That’s what Matlock thinks.
I’m surprised Collingsworth has been around this long.
Bruce Smith and Boomer Esiason both got CTE that day with Boomer Esiason commentary CBS and His Radio Show he can talk about sports
Is that young collinsworth calling the game with Marv?
Got him right in the ear hole..lol..and that rich stadium field was like concrete...
It was concrete. All the field was in those days was a thin "grass" carpet over a thin pad over a concrete slab.
That's not even a top 10 hardest hit from bruce
Check out those Reebok Pumps at 1:53
I definitely had a pair
The old pump cleats lol
😂😂😂 he sent him to Narnia.
shoulder to chin = KO every time
Woooowwww....ouch....very lucky to get up from that
I mean he didnt dude. He was concussed for about 3 minutes.
No strip sack just separate the man from the ball
1:55 vintage reebok pumps...👟
*Bruce Smith makes a clean, well time sack on the quarterback*
*Cris Collinsworth the whole time*
"tHaT's A dIrTy HiT!!!! fInE tHaT mAn!!!"
Twenty years later & the dude STILL doesn't have a clue.
Any one get the number of that truck that just blindsided me?
i didnt see it happen. from what i saw the refs realised that if they called offsides on bruce that they were on the hook for boomer being hurt, so they called a false start to cover their ass.
1:59 Number 67 slightly rocks back and Bruce shoots out of his stance.
Play should've been blown dead whether it was a false start (automatic) or offsides on Smith (unabated to the QB). They just blew it!
I don't get it. A false start has to be blown dead 100% of the time. An offside, not so. So, as I see it, a false start makes them look even worse.
Only 1 ref in the game
Shannon Sharpe brought me here from 8-29-2022 episode of Undisputed
Bad thing, Man...
The greatest commercial
That damn Bruce
I'd rather get hit by Bruce Smith than have to hear Collinsworth.
Give it up collingsworth it wasn’t helmet to helmet his shoulder hit
Here because of Night cap via Unk
Good hit 🎯
Bruce was the man!!
Love it. Bruce crushed him!
Well, alright, ..if you like cheap-unfair fighting and stuff like that.. yeah GOTTA COMPLETELY LOVE IT.
Awesome. Real men
Boomer talked about this on his radio show this morning, that’s why I’m here.
jesus christ how long has chris been commentating??!
Here from the Boomer and Gio show
90's football.
Man I miss those days.
A reminder that collinsworth has always been that cringy
Hey Boomer that was the #78 bus headed downtown
Chris is annoying in the Commentary and that type of Mentality chipped away slowly but Deliberately and led to what you have in 2021 where the Defensive Line has to count to 5 and complete a intricate series of Dance moves before making any sudden movements in the Direction of the Quarterback , and also the Dance moves have to be judged and can incur Penalties when ever they feel like throwing a Flag for whatever reason
Poor Norman he still probably has night terrors about rich Stadium he could not Escape that nightmare as a Bengal or jet and Cris Collinsworth was always such a hater especially towards the bills
2 years later and that statement about Collinsworthless is still true
GAWD I miss Football!?!
I don't what version of full contact paddy-cakes they play today, but it aint' this.
They'd have Smith arrested for a play like this, these days...
Bad things man... Bad things....
Bad things man. Bad things lol
wrong it was Illegal Procedure on the Jets
Clean baby
Boomer gets roasted about this on a monthly basis here in NYC on his talk radio morning show "Boomer & Gio"...they play the audio and the guys joke and laugh about it...he's a good sport about it. The Leonard Marshall blindside hit on Joe Montana in the 1990 NFC Title game is just as brutal. Montana looks like he saw a ghost or woke up from a year long coma when he finally walks off the field. Football back in the day was no joke. QB's & Receivers are protected now and rightfully so.
I'll always say that Jim Burt was as responsible for what happened to Montana as anyone else. After the hit on Hostetler, the bear was poked.
Unfortunately, Boomer got a little chin music.
Got his jersey
The BEST
NUMBER 78
THE CAT
Smith was offsides
Watch is frame by frame, .it's a lot closer to being onsides than you think... in fact, I think Bruce was onsides. He comes out of his stance before the ball was snapped, the ball is snapped by the time Smith crosses the LOS, but I think he is reacting to the LT slightly leaning back.
@@mattice9786 yea you could be right. Honestly I have old eyes and they do deceive me sometimes.
Is he, is he dead?
Colingsworth has always sucked even before I was born wow lmfao