So, how different would the game had been with a similar ball? Sometimes we forget just how talented and gifted historical athletes are because we only look at numbers.
@@sab5017sure, the old style was more physical, but it was also more basic at every position. Place Patrick Mahomes in the 70s and he’ll pass for 6000 yards a season.
@@failure4did you not watch that ball get launched from the same throwing machine and only go 30 yards instead of 70? There would be no deep balls for patty
@sab5017 what do you mean by sissy shit? Like no safety protocol for players and having CTE so bad they forget their kids names by 45 😂 lets bring back eye gouging too
@@jmgonzales7701Oils in your hand will chemically react with the leather on the outside of the football to dissolve a lining in the football and let the outer layer of lead fall off, releasing the inner uranium to cause a mild nuclear fallout in the region.
I used to wear 2 different cleats in soccer cuz my dog chewed up my left Tango Pro. Then I learned they stopped making them. Being right-footed, I still had the important one, so I continued to wear it for years with some random cleat on the left.
That’s actually pretty interesting. I always assumed that the quality of the athletes was just improving over time, and that was the reason why passing and receiving records are broken so often these days. Apparently it’s just the ball. Crazy!
@@oladeebiazazi4538Yeah techniques for building strength have only gotten more advanced as time passes. It makes no sense for people to be stronger in the old days with less information
Basically, Sammy Baugh is the greatest NFL player of all time. Guy was the greatest QB AND punter of his time with this horrendous ball. 187TD's passing And AVERAGING 45 yards per punt. With a then NFL record of an 85 yard punt. He also a top DB of his era, as well.
An original football was made from a pigs… yeah you can google it if you don’t believe me but it was covered in leather so at least they weren’t directly touching it
The first ever American football is the ball used in the Princeton vs Rutgers game in 1869, more than 70 years before the 1940s ball shown in the video. The ball in the video isn’t even the first NFL ball as the ball changed shape and size in 1932 and the first NFL season was in 1920. Also, the “old” ball in this video is worn and weathered. A new ball in 1940 used for a game wouldn’t have been like that.
I’m 58 Went to public school in Chicago I faintly remember in gym class a few super old leather footballs and basketballs I think the basketballs werent half bad had a good bounce
The old footballs are what made the passing yards and gameplay that much more impressive, looking back imo. Doesn’t mean it was optimal however. Interesting. I’d have to see it tested more to form a full opinion.
did they even pass it back then? You know i always wondered what it would be like if both the NFL and the NBA had variations where they played with the old rules.
@@jmgonzales7701 I wish they had a seperate league for that too. But I have a feeling unless it was majority or all old rules that aren’t used/have* been replaced, people will think it’s “redundant” or not worth it. I do like seeing the XFL’s rule differences though.
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Now imagine those 50 yard kicks they were making with that old ball
They weren’t
@@gfdrffd3279They weren’t common but they happened before look it up bud
@@gfdrffd3279 Tom Dempsey says diffrent
@@gfdrffd3279the record in 1953 was 56 yards, so there were people who could kick the ball 40-50 yards with an inferior ball.
Heavier bad ass ball @@NoCoastRaps
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Looks like he just took a linesman ball outta the bag! And called it the first!
Old balls are a dream to punt i love them as a kicker
So, how different would the game had been with a similar ball? Sometimes we forget just how talented and gifted historical athletes are because we only look at numbers.
Agree let’s make em play with the old style this year Super Bowl might surprise you. Wouldn’t be no sissy shit
@@sab5017sure, the old style was more physical, but it was also more basic at every position. Place Patrick Mahomes in the 70s and he’ll pass for 6000 yards a season.
@@failure4did you not watch that ball get launched from the same throwing machine and only go 30 yards instead of 70? There would be no deep balls for patty
@sab5017 what do you mean by sissy shit? Like no safety protocol for players and having CTE so bad they forget their kids names by 45 😂 lets bring back eye gouging too
@@failure4there's a reason why they averaged like 40% completion percentage in a season for 40 years
Old one looks like it was made out of chocolate 😂😂😂
It’s actually made of pigskin
Dude you made me laugh.
It was, it was made from the local prison graveyard
Yet this laces look better than the ones at school somehow
School laces be going through A lot
@@WATER_WATERs bro fr
But some how we still drop dimes
your school's football has laces?
@@SoulKeeper34my school still uses inflated pig bladders 1500s style.
Try catching the old one without gloves
what will happen?
@@jmgonzales7701Oils in your hand will chemically react with the leather on the outside of the football to dissolve a lining in the football and let the outer layer of lead fall off, releasing the inner uranium to cause a mild nuclear fallout in the region.
@@Sillytake1705pure yappanese 🗣️🗣️🗣️
@@redacted5657nah he spitting bars 💯🗣️
@@Sillytake1705tf is bro on
Really puts into perspective how good those QB probably could be if they played with the new one
I used to wear 2 different cleats in soccer cuz my dog chewed up my left Tango Pro. Then I learned they stopped making them. Being right-footed, I still had the important one, so I continued to wear it for years with some random cleat on the left.
Ok ?
The old ball was made for real man back than...You needed grip strength to hold it, you needed strong arms to throw it...
Huh?😂😂
@@thoumotherdearest9041dont mind him old head talking some nonsense again
I hate these type of comments 😂😂
@@GoGetttasthe ones that speak facts?
@@faiz.10 lmfaoo facts or nah. Ppl be just stuck
That old school ball looking like any Joe Kapp pass, fluttering through the air like a wounded duck 😂
Rip Mr kapp
That’s actually pretty interesting. I always assumed that the quality of the athletes was just improving over time, and that was the reason why passing and receiving records are broken so often these days. Apparently it’s just the ball. Crazy!
Fun fact: the laces on the one football is too attach the football together not to though a spiral. You’re welcome
Can the title be changed to why Joe Montana is the goat
@@happynotredamefan3736 got no idea
Throw
@@THEREALGATES Ok I was trying to edit it but it wasn’t working
@@happynotredamefan3736well that’s just not true
or we're not as strong as our grandparents..
No we’re stronger lol
@@oladeebiazazi4538Yeah techniques for building strength have only gotten more advanced as time passes. It makes no sense for people to be stronger in the old days with less information
That makes no sense kek
@@sirnetflix7162 nah dad strength is different
@@oladeebiazazi4538you sure about that
Verdict it is no wonder why they didn’t pass the ball 💀
Next do 1940s phone vs modern phone and see which one wins
Raud came a long way in telling story times
Makes it all more impressive for the guys that played back then
At the nfl HoF they had an old football that was huge
Basically, Sammy Baugh is the greatest NFL player of all time. Guy was the greatest QB AND punter of his time with this horrendous ball.
187TD's passing
And AVERAGING 45 yards per punt. With a then NFL record of an 85 yard punt.
He also a top DB of his era, as well.
Makes those old records seem that much more impressive 😅
Every sport had heavy balls back then 😅
bro the first ever football is properly in a museum
Modern day footballs have a small amount of helium in them, which will help them go farther
Wouldn't that eventually come out the ball as it ages and gets reinflated?
@@kobejordan5518for a regular person yes but the nfl players use new balls constantly
w video mmg
An original football was made from a pigs… yeah you can google it if you don’t believe me but it was covered in leather so at least they weren’t directly touching it
Weird to think somebody is gunna do this video again in about 70 years
You can just imagine back then when good QBs would throw like 50 yards. Them guys back then was GOATED
The first ever American football is the ball used in the Princeton vs Rutgers game in 1869, more than 70 years before the 1940s ball shown in the video.
The ball in the video isn’t even the first NFL ball as the ball changed shape and size in 1932 and the first NFL season was in 1920.
Also, the “old” ball in this video is worn and weathered. A new ball in 1940 used for a game wouldn’t have been like that.
The first few footballs actually were closer to a rugby ball for obvious reasons lol.
The players back then were 10x the men of today ❤
Probably because passing didn’t really used to be a thing in the NFL back then….or field goals.
there were no field goals before?
Oh man, who could've guessed that a modern ball is better for modern plays, as opposed to an old ball which was used for old plays
makes me appreciate Sammy Baugh and Otto Graham way more
Papa having different cleats it fire
Footballs go back like 80-100 years before the date you gave that one
I’m 58
Went to public school in Chicago
I faintly remember in gym class a few super old leather footballs and basketballs I think the basketballs werent half bad had a good bounce
Veridict:The Buffallo Bills want to sign you as their kicker.
... And Uncle Rico could fling that relic a quarter mile.
I love it keep the work❤❤❤❤
The fact that the ball is made of organic material and 80 years old may have altered its performance a bit as well.
It was probably a lot closer to the duke on day 1
My retro bowl quarterbacks plays with a 1940's ball😂😂😂
This shit was funny😂😂
The old footballs are what made the passing yards and gameplay that much more impressive, looking back imo.
Doesn’t mean it was optimal however. Interesting. I’d have to see it tested more to form a full opinion.
did they even pass it back then? You know i always wondered what it would be like if both the NFL and the NBA had variations where they played with the old rules.
@@jmgonzales7701 I wish they had a seperate league for that too. But I have a feeling unless it was majority or all old rules that aren’t used/have* been replaced, people will think it’s “redundant” or not worth it. I do like seeing the XFL’s rule differences though.
@@Tayl0r_ yeah i think so too. Its unlikely thou interesting. I wonder what would it look like.
His friend looks like Trevor Lawrence
Surprised how little they’ve changed the design of the ball over 80 years
Is that Trevor Lawerence
“Clearly more designed for passing” literally the same thing just a little heavier
Yooo it’s Twevar Lorance
The thing is a fuckin' relic and they're just kicking the bloody shit out of it.
idk y but i love the way the old ball looks
Plus in the old days the field was often a quagmire.
The old school ball was just a ball to play with. The new one is designed for aerodynamics and such.
the cowboys should sign this guy as their kicker
Crazy how the ogs balled out
Man that's not the first NFL football that's a middle school football teams football
That’s how I know old school players had more talent, catching that ball a pain
Interesting footwear choice
That old football looks like you chopped a cows butt then added show laces on it! LOL
those just look like the ones we used in highschool😂😂😂
Jerry Rice watching this as the GOAT: 😉
Except jerry rice didnt play in the 40’s dummy😂
Looks like the football we played with in middle school
The modern ball is radioactive
So basically it took more hard work and skill, rather than technology.
The older football fields were shorter than today's football fields
The AFL football was even more aerodynamic than the modern NFL football. The old original ball was basically a rugby ball.
Dude, do an 80 football vs today. That is when all the great QBs were...This would give me more respect for Elway, Marino, Aikman, etc...
man i wish my throws were like that
Running games were a thing back in the 40s
The ball hasn’t been mudded.
Who else didn’t notice that he had different cleats on until the second time you watched it😂😂😂
The old football laces are not actually for passing. They’re actually for holding the bladder in place.
Proves football was way more difficult back in the day!
Awesome 🎉
Bro should be a kicker💀☠️
Try the prime ball it gets it !!!
First ever? No. The first would be much more round
So old players need more credit that’s all I get from this video
he has got very good over the past year or so
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Wheel of NUT?
@@Jmpyzyour new
@@fusionslayer0866 lmao fr
@@Jmpyz If you don't understand that reference, then you're not a real fan
@@bobones2196 whatever you say buddy
After 1 year, I think I’m the only one to notice he sounds like Preston playz
Dang he can catch those 😳😯
Coke, butta, cheese✅
No football is better than the pigskin football we use for practice
Yea the old QBs had a sidearm motion. With a bigger ball I can see why.
Bruh why is logan paul teaching me about football while everyone is calling him papa
Go to show you just how good those players were.
They need to go back to the old design.
BRING BACK THE RUNNING GAME !!!
Imagine how good the QBs would be in todays football 👀
It actually doesn’t look all that bad, just a bit less pointed on the very end
Old ball seems like itd make for a way better game.
Gives me a ton more respect to Johnny Unitas lol
We all know that the new ones are advance and the old are just old
Old is make you work harder and better, a new one is make you work less and lie the player power
FOOTball with HANDS 💀
it refers to every ball game that is played in the ground.
exactly why you cant compare different era’s of sports. players,equipment,rules etc are completely
A LIL OFF TOPIC BUT WOLT CHAMBERLIN HAD THOSE NUMBERS IN CHUCKS ON A SLIPPERY FLOOR
The old footballs have a fully rubber bladder on th inside of the ball. Kinda heavy… The new footballs have a lighter polyurethane bladder.
Trevor Lawrence at home:
Dudes used to kick that old ball barefoot 😮
No; they didn’t, where did you hear that from?