Most people dont remember that when they made that rule, Mel responded by playing with that new rule and having his best season of his career. It did nothing to slow him down.
Football is a team sport, not individual players. They ALL knew their assignments. Their games against the Raiders were bloodbaths. They were so sadistic I was surprised anybody scored at all.
Those are pretty ordinary numbers for a kick off returner. They would be GOAT numbers if they were punt returns…….which they weren’t. I looked up Mel Blount’s stats and he returned exactly one punt in his career……for fifty-two (52) yards! Odd that the Steelers did not decide to let him take more. I suspect that return was some kind of trick play or oddball play.
Blount's body eventually filled out in his pro career with him reaching 6'4" 220 ,-225 , he was noted by teammates Lambert and several others , opponents like Bengals TE Bob Trumpy as being bigger than Lambert and Ham who were 215-220 lb linebackers at their physical peak .
I was born and raised in Chicago & a die hard Bears fan; but I couldn’t help but like the Stealers, they were stacked with talent. Their defense consisted of almost the entire defense were future Hall of Famers. If you enjoy football and are a true fan of the game it would be hard to dislike those Steelers & their accomplishments they won Super Bowl 75, 76, 79, & 80. Terry Bradshaw is the only QB to win back to back Super Bowls twice. How could you not admire the Steelers of the 70s and early 80s I sure did.
I remember those T shirts around Pittburgh: "Blount Force Trauma". Awesome times. I was fortunate enough to meet him during my externship in Pittburgh. He did business with the late Byrd R. Brown.
@nflunveiled When I got mine, in the flinstone era. A vendor was selling it outside of 3Rivers Stadium. I was surprised that they never got into the stores around town?
The 70s defense started it. but it wasnt Mel that created the safety player initiative that is in place now. Thank 2006-2010 pittsburgh defense for that. And lets not forget Greg Lloyd and Kevin Greene in the 90s more the same 🖤💛🖤💛
Yeah, it was in a 1971 game against the Miami Dolphins were the great Paul Warfield took his ass to school (3 catches, 150 yards, and three touchdowns! After the game he wanted to quit! And to this day he still says Paul Warfield is the greatest wide receiver ever!
I disagree that this rule was designed to hinder Mel Blount. It was to hinder all the other less talented CBs who basically were just mugging the WRs all the way down the field. It also worked against LBs who had zero chance of sticking with an RB or TE more than a few yards from the LOS. This rule actually increased the value of defensive players who were athletic enough to stick with and cover receivers downfield.
@@rizerek he was, he was the founding father of destroying receivers if the ball wasn't in the air lol that rule was specifically targeting him. The guys mimicking his playstyle weren't nearly as disruptive or effective.
What they aren’t mentioning is just prior to the Mel Blunt rule, the NFL had implemented the Isaac Curtis rule as the NFL had decided what was the point of having incredible athletes like Isaac Curtis (Who was the fastest WR in the NFL at that time) if opposing teams could just mug him with double and triple teams at the line of scrimmage and if he did break through that he would have deal with bump and run coverage until the ball was in the air. The Isaac Curtis rule was later expanded and this expansion of the Isaac Curtis rule was called the Mel Blunt rule. So in reality it was Isaac Curtis and not Mel Blunt who precipitated these rule changes that revolutionized the NFL passing game.
blount was the best cornerback I ever saw , others could cover but not tackle, couldnt catch interceptions, but blount was great at all of it and not only could he tackle but he could hurt you whild doing it !
Awesome. An amazing athlete that even a rule made meant to slow him down just made him become more flexible and still give away the same results. Incredible and back in a time where contact sports meant actual hard physical contact
I remember when the league started penalizing players for lowering their helmets at contact. Wa only a couple of years ago. Even running backs. Anyone remember seeing it called?
I think he gets overlooked compared to others that played on the Steelers' defense in the 70s. You mention the Steel Curtain defense and the focus usually is on the line and linebackers, particularly Joe Greene and Jack Lambert. But Blount and his partners in the secondary were just a crucial to that defense as the front 7.
The NFL has gradually added advantages to the offense. I saw a game where a defensive player was knocked down. Lying on the ground, he seized the quarterback's ankle. He was charged with roughing the passer. I am losing my taste for NFL football. I like Canada's better.
appreciate that! I wasn't fortunate to watch many of these players, but I am fascinated by much of the old school era, so I try to go deep into the research.
I was a Dolphins fan and also was an Earl Campbell fan, but i didn't hate the Steelers. It seemed like they had a Hall of Famer at every position. It was ridiculous!
The reason why there had to be a Mel Blount rule is because he abused the Isaac Curtis rule, which was because Isaac Curtis, the Bengals WR, was so fast he could outrun eveyrone. So the NFL allowed bump and run.
Get real. Receivers were 😭 because he wouldn't let them off the line of scrimmage. Introducing "The 5 Yard Rule" aka "The Mel Blount Rule". Crazy. #MonsterMel💪🏿🥂 💯💯💯
0:24 I'm surprised at how much he looks like a modern player here. Shaven head with a full beard wasn't exactly the norm in the 70s. Also, people that think this rule was first implemented in 2004 because of the Patriots are funny.
Real fans of the Steelers know Mel was a great defensive db but he wasn’t the best on the Steelers! TJ Thomas was one best one on one defenders of all time. A number one draft pick out of Florida state he was the Michael Jordan of dbs. Qbs didn’t even look his direction. 6-2 215 fast he as prime before prime. That defense was special built by the father of “linebacker u” Dan Radakovich of Penn state it simply had no weakness. Qbs threw more at Blount at least they had a bit of chance against Thomas there was no chance. Thomas came down with a rare blood disease that interfered with his career but when healthy he was HOFer too.
They ruin the game because of great athletes playing at a high level. What a shame. If receivers are so small and meek that they can't get off the line, that is their problem. Teams should have used bigger, stronger receivers rather than have the league change the rules.
It was not changed just because of MB. That is so hyperbolic. It’s because defenses became so dominate in general and there was less and less scoring going on.
@@Atheos-1Blount body like many pro athletes began to reach its maturation apex after he was a pro for several seasons,he's noted by opponents and teammates alike to have been bigger than both Ham and Lambert who's bodies naturally also became bigger a few seasons as a pro . Blount was about 6'4" 220's ,with Lambert blossoming to 6'5" 218-220 ,Ham 215-220. They didn't morph into extreme size expansion,but certainly a young athlete once being invested into advanced nutrition,weight lifting ,and natural evolution are bound to increase in size some
@HaroldMccoy-vv4lt You say, without citations, "he's noted by opponents and teammates alike, to have been bigger than both Ham," who no one was talking about, "and Lambert." Why should I, or anyone else, believe you?
Yeah you guys can read the internet. What you clearly don’t know, is that when you read these sizes. They are rookie numbers that never change. An obvious example is Ben roethlisberger, who as a rookie was listed at 241 pounds. And 18 years later was still listed at 241 pounds. Now go look up pictures of Big Ben as a rookie, and how skinny he was. And look him up at the end of his career. As a rookie, maybe that was Blount weight, but as he matured into manhood, he became bigger than lambert, and yes Jack ham as well. But at 22 years old, lambert was maybe bigger. Cool. You guys are geniuses
The modern game is what I'd call 'dainty'. Players are bigger now, but the game itself is softer. Not the players fault, it's the rule changes that took it from a gladiator sport to flag football. "OMG you looked at the QB too harshly and conveyed ill intent! 15 yd penalty for roughing the passer!"
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I feel like Mel Blount got away with a lot of shit that should’ve been penalties and that’s why the rules changed. It has to be fair for both sides of the ball but it’s pretty hard to get a catch when you got a guy holding and yanking you the entire time. Just sayin
Were the WR’s not allowed to make any contact with the DB but the DB can make contact? I’m confused I don’t know what the rules were back then. If the WR is allowed to make contact too there’s nothing stopping him from creating space before the catch. Just sayin
11 years 823 career yards 4 td’s VS the Steelers so someone was covering him even after the rule change. He also only had 1 game over 100 yards VS Pittsburgh at 119 yards He seemed like an amazing WR but definitely not that great against the Steelers
@@mitchcolburn1216 how is it dirt if it was legal, typical new aged pussy NFL fan, I hate this generation just bitch and moan about everything saying everything is dirty it’s football shits gonna happen.
Most people dont remember that when they made that rule, Mel responded by playing with that new rule and having his best season of his career. It did nothing to slow him down.
yep exactly
@@nflunveiled
The Mel Blount rule was actually the Willie Brown rule
He created the term "shutdown corner". Mel was truly the GOAT at his position.
shutdown was his middle name 💪
There was a guy named Night Train Lane.
No
🛑 stop
@@deepcosmiclovehe ain’t betta den Mel buddy 💯
I'm 57 and so thankful I got to watch real football in the 70's & 80's
How in the world do you as a Brit find so much info about the NFL and football in general? Very impressive. 👏👏👏
The World Wide Web is pretty big ya know… 😅
Most of the internet is in English
@@baronvonslambertstuff besides porn???
Excellent video about a legendary player. Forcing the game to change to adapt to him.
Thank you! It’s certainly a short list of players who have had that type of impact.
They did it*because* of him.
Blount in that Cowboy 🤠 hat all the time i love it
it's iconic
It also helps having the greatest defense of all time as they controlled the line of scrimmage. The Steelers defensively was a thing of beauty.
absolutely
Those elite defensive teammates also benifeted from Blount as well
Football is a team sport, not individual players. They ALL knew their assignments.
Their games against the Raiders were bloodbaths.
They were so sadistic I was surprised anybody scored at all.
1:32 I'm sorry, 18 returns for 535 yards? Those are absolutely insane numbers.
That's 29 yars per return. Probably 1 long one, 1 decent return and 16 ordinary returns.
Those are pretty ordinary numbers for a kick off returner. They would be GOAT numbers if they were punt returns…….which they weren’t.
I looked up Mel Blount’s stats and he returned exactly one punt in his career……for fifty-two (52) yards! Odd that the Steelers did not decide to let him take more. I suspect that return was some kind of trick play or oddball play.
And to think there was much less passing then it’s even more impressive.
@@deepcosmiclovebut he was the size of a LB
@@davidsumpter9404 Yeah he could have played OLB weakside.
Mel was bigger than any corner today
yeah Mel was huge
Richard Sherman and Brandon Browner were pretty big
Blount's body eventually filled out in his pro career with him reaching 6'4" 220 ,-225 , he was noted by teammates Lambert and several others , opponents like Bengals TE Bob Trumpy as being bigger than Lambert and Ham who were 215-220 lb linebackers at their physical peak .
@@HaroldMccoy-vv4lt …. Awesome recall
@@KorithStoneheart …. Tru Dat!! LOB were a special time for the SH
This is badass
MB was the sole reason Warren moon quit scrambling, MB hit Warren so hard that he ended up 20 yds beyond the sideline. Loved it.
what a stud lol
What season was that? I thought Mel was retired by the time moon played in the NFL
In Super Bowl 13, Blount covered Tony Hill, and Ron Johnson covered Drew Pearson.. Great video though on the dominant Mel Blount !
❤this thanks number 47 ruled loved football in the 70s and 80s Awesome played blood and guts man
I was born and raised in Chicago & a die hard Bears fan; but I couldn’t help but like the Stealers, they were stacked with talent. Their defense consisted of almost the entire defense were future Hall of Famers. If you enjoy football and are a true fan of the game it would be hard to dislike those Steelers & their accomplishments they won Super Bowl 75, 76, 79, & 80. Terry Bradshaw is the only QB to win back to back Super Bowls twice. How could you not admire the Steelers of the 70s and early 80s I sure did.
truly stacked team! Although I'm sure Raiders fans did not admire these guys lol
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I remember those T shirts around Pittburgh: "Blount Force Trauma". Awesome times. I was fortunate enough to meet him during my externship in Pittburgh. He did business with the late Byrd R. Brown.
wish I could get one of those t shirts lol
@nflunveiled When I got mine, in the flinstone era. A vendor was selling it outside of 3Rivers Stadium. I was surprised that they never got into the stores around town?
@nflunveiled I think that Mel still owns that Pat and pending.
yeah that's a shame I suppose not
He was my favorite. Him and Louie Wright from the Denver Broncos. Great football times
The 70s defense started it. but it wasnt Mel that created the safety player initiative that is in place now. Thank 2006-2010 pittsburgh defense for that. And lets not forget Greg Lloyd and Kevin Greene in the 90s more the same 🖤💛🖤💛
Night Train Lane and Mel would be my starters at corner.
Night Train was also a force! Need to make a video about him soon.
Deion Sanders and Richard Sherman
Nice post with great info!
thank you so much!
Yeah, it was in a 1971 game against the Miami Dolphins were the great Paul Warfield took his ass to school (3 catches, 150 yards, and three touchdowns! After the game he wanted to quit! And to this day he still says Paul Warfield is the greatest wide receiver ever!
I hate to say this, but Mel Blount played the game like an authentic gladiator. It's no wonderful the NFL changed the rules.
I disagree that this rule was designed to hinder Mel Blount. It was to hinder all the other less talented CBs who basically were just mugging the WRs all the way down the field. It also worked against LBs who had zero chance of sticking with an RB or TE more than a few yards from the LOS.
This rule actually increased the value of defensive players who were athletic enough to stick with and cover receivers downfield.
@RichardStanczak-Disagree all you want; it's called the Mel Blount Rule for a reason!
From the video, it sounds like mugging WRs all the way down the field was what Blount was doing as well...
@@rizerek he was, he was the founding father of destroying receivers if the ball wasn't in the air lol that rule was specifically targeting him. The guys mimicking his playstyle weren't nearly as disruptive or effective.
What they aren’t mentioning is just prior to the Mel Blunt rule, the NFL had implemented the Isaac Curtis rule as the NFL had decided what was the point of having incredible athletes like Isaac Curtis (Who was the fastest WR in the NFL at that time) if opposing teams could just mug him with double and triple teams at the line of scrimmage and if he did break through that he would have deal with bump and run coverage until the ball was in the air.
The Isaac Curtis rule was later expanded and this expansion of the Isaac Curtis rule was called the Mel Blunt rule.
So in reality it was Isaac Curtis and not Mel Blunt who precipitated these rule changes that revolutionized the NFL passing game.
blount was the best cornerback I ever saw , others could cover but not tackle, couldnt catch interceptions, but blount was great at all of it and not only could he tackle but he could hurt you whild doing it !
Awesome. An amazing athlete that even a rule made meant to slow him down just made him become more flexible and still give away the same results.
Incredible and back in a time where contact sports meant actual hard physical contact
yep the rule changes couldn't even slow him down!
@ that’s when you know he was the real deal
Patriots ignored that rule until 2006
This is true lol
Little more than 2 years after the rule was made, most referees were actually ignoring the rule.
@@glensmith491mel Blount stud cornerback
I remember when the league started penalizing players for lowering their helmets at contact. Wa only a couple of years ago. Even running backs. Anyone remember seeing it called?
Great unstoppable player, great unstoppable team. Black and yellow baby. 💪💥🤙
I think he gets overlooked compared to others that played on the Steelers' defense in the 70s. You mention the Steel Curtain defense and the focus usually is on the line and linebackers, particularly Joe Greene and Jack Lambert. But Blount and his partners in the secondary were just a crucial to that defense as the front 7.
agreed. That defence was so good some players don't get as much love as they should
He was great as were the Steelers of the 1970's.
Troy got his own rule change also the Standard is the Standard!!
What rule was that?
He actually decked receivers…. Literally
The NFL has gradually added advantages to the offense. I saw a game where a defensive player was knocked down. Lying on the ground, he seized the quarterback's ankle. He was charged with roughing the passer. I am losing my taste for NFL football. I like Canada's better.
A highly knowledgeable British American football enthusiast?... O_o... Lol ya definitely don't see one of those everyday! Mad respect lol. 🤜
appreciate that! I wasn't fortunate to watch many of these players, but I am fascinated by much of the old school era, so I try to go deep into the research.
Please recognize his unmentioned College was Southern University HBCU in Baton Rouge, LA
I was a Dolphins fan and also was an Earl Campbell fan, but i didn't hate the Steelers. It seemed like they had a Hall of Famer at every position. It was ridiculous!
they were stacked. And same, I love Earl Campbell!
Mel Blunt, Hines Ward and James Harrison, how many other steelers personally changed the rule book?
Mike Webster was the first nfl player diagnosed with CTE so in an extremely sad way he led to many rule changes
Michel Irvin, Erik Williams, Roy Williams and Marion Barber - Cowboys who changed the rule book.
@@z-z-z-z they didn't change s**t
wasn't those years also known as "The Steel Curtain" era.?
it seems as if Football was different in the 70s, probably because it was a different game.
In the 1974 AFC Championship game, Mel Blount had tremendous problems and made some catastrophic mistakes.
The youngest of 11 kids....... That's a big part of where his toughness comes from
true
He was a faster Ronnie Lott. That was the first Rule that opened up passing. There are others, at least 5-6 I know of
The reason why there had to be a Mel Blount rule is because he abused the Isaac Curtis rule, which was because Isaac Curtis, the Bengals WR, was so fast he could outrun eveyrone. So the NFL allowed bump and run.
this is something I should have included, thanks for the comment
Get real. Receivers were 😭 because he wouldn't let them off the line of scrimmage. Introducing "The 5 Yard Rule" aka "The Mel Blount Rule". Crazy.
#MonsterMel💪🏿🥂 💯💯💯
Well,it's the truth. @@SonnyEasy
@@stevesmith2171 Why do you say?
0:24 I'm surprised at how much he looks like a modern player here. Shaven head with a full beard wasn't exactly the norm in the 70s.
Also, people that think this rule was first implemented in 2004 because of the Patriots are funny.
What about Jack Tatum? He played around same time and known to be hard hitter. He even paralyzed someone.
Charlie Murphy's story about Daryl Stingley is hilarious 🤣
Tatum was a safety, not CB.
@@randallross420 a guy getting paralyzed and dying young is "hilarious"?
Real fans of the Steelers know Mel was a great defensive db but he wasn’t the best on the Steelers! TJ Thomas was one best one on one defenders of all time. A number one draft pick out of Florida state he was the Michael Jordan of dbs. Qbs didn’t even look his direction. 6-2 215 fast he as prime before prime. That defense was special built by the father of “linebacker u” Dan Radakovich of Penn state it simply had no weakness. Qbs threw more at Blount at least they had a bit of chance against Thomas there was no chance. Thomas came down with a rare blood disease that interfered with his career but when healthy he was HOFer too.
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What team is that at 3:55?
If I'm not mistaken it was the 1975 College All-Star Game (Steelers vs All Stars)
Southern university guy!
I guess you've never witnessed Lawrence Taylor.
OG crash out
The rule changes have destroyed football! To much passing and a bunch of players standing up hugging each other while the official throws a flag!
They ruin the game because of great athletes playing at a high level. What a shame. If receivers are so small and meek that they can't get off the line, that is their problem. Teams should have used bigger, stronger receivers rather than have the league change the rules.
It was not changed just because of MB. That is so hyperbolic. It’s because defenses became so dominate in general and there was less and less scoring going on.
@@mikepalmer1971 Regardless, they should have forced offenses to innovate, not change the rules.
@@cassiaphire3645the game is about entertainment first and foremost so the league will try to make scoring more likely. It’s just better for business.
0:56!
1:16! A farm huh 😏
You mean “Blount COULDN’T care less”. (3:50 mark)
Stud.
I personally enjoy football just as much today as ever. If I wanted to see WWE, I would just tune to that. But I don't, so I watch football
Whatever came about from him beating them children at his camp back in the day???
they all grew up and beat heir own kids, so it all worked out in the end... nothing to see here.
Mel Blount was bigger than jack lambert!!
Same height 6'3" Lambert was 218, Blount, according to the videowas 210. So no, he wasn't bigger, but essentially the same size.
Math is hard, I guess?
@@Atheos-1Blount body like many pro athletes began to reach its maturation apex after he was a pro for several seasons,he's noted by opponents and teammates alike to have been bigger than both Ham and Lambert who's bodies naturally also became bigger a few seasons as a pro . Blount was about 6'4" 220's ,with Lambert blossoming to 6'5" 218-220 ,Ham 215-220. They didn't morph into extreme size expansion,but certainly a young athlete once being invested into advanced nutrition,weight lifting ,and natural evolution are bound to increase in size some
@HaroldMccoy-vv4lt You say, without citations, "he's noted by opponents and teammates alike, to have been bigger than both Ham," who no one was talking about, "and Lambert."
Why should I, or anyone else, believe you?
Yeah you guys can read the internet. What you clearly don’t know, is that when you read these sizes. They are rookie numbers that never change. An obvious example is Ben roethlisberger, who as a rookie was listed at 241 pounds. And 18 years later was still listed at 241 pounds. Now go look up pictures of Big Ben as a rookie, and how skinny he was. And look him up at the end of his career. As a rookie, maybe that was Blount weight, but as he matured into manhood, he became bigger than lambert, and yes Jack ham as well. But at 22 years old, lambert was maybe bigger. Cool. You guys are geniuses
Football sucks now. Hard to watch actually. This isn't the only rule Pittsburgh is responsible for, that led to the garbage we see today.
The modern game is what I'd call 'dainty'. Players are bigger now, but the game itself is softer. Not the players fault, it's the rule changes that took it from a gladiator sport to flag football. "OMG you looked at the QB too harshly and conveyed ill intent! 15 yd penalty for roughing the passer!"
@ziff_1 Obama did it with the help of Hollywood.
Total Bad ASS s / -🎉😮
Mr Blount is the man 💪
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He was originally a 190 lb Bust until he found Rocky's Magic Recovery Juice.
Didn't do Mike Webster many favour's.
like Barry Bonds in MLB. he went from 180 lbs with a max of 20 HR to suddenly 240 lbs and hitting 70+ HR
Mauling DB’s
Thanks to Don Shula for ruining nfl football
HE COULDNT GUARD JERRY RICE OR WORLD CLASS SPRINTERS I.E. WILLIE GAULT
The Gault reference is irrelevant. Willie would drop the ball anyway.
I feel like Mel Blount got away with a lot of shit that should’ve been penalties and that’s why the rules changed. It has to be fair for both sides of the ball but it’s pretty hard to get a catch when you got a guy holding and yanking you the entire time. Just sayin
Were the WR’s not allowed to make any contact with the DB but the DB can make contact? I’m confused I don’t know what the rules were back then.
If the WR is allowed to make contact too there’s nothing stopping him from creating space before the catch. Just sayin
@@Gixsir the game would be boring because the DBs and WRs would be busy hugging each other the whole game
Facts
The day is coming Judah will not be limited by Edom.
Posh English accent tslking about American football is just wrong.
I know, rite? Should be talking about cricket or something the posh lads play
@DP-gm1ct Haha. Not that he's saying anything wrong, but the aesthetic just doesn't work for me. It just feels unnatural.
You didn't show any of his dirty hits?
vid would be so long it would break youtube
That's because he couldn't stop Isaac Curtis. He was far from dominate, shut down corner.
Hall of Fame thought he was. I choose the Hall of Fame committee’s opinion over yours.
11 years 823 career yards 4 td’s VS the Steelers so someone was covering him even after the rule change. He also only had 1 game over 100 yards VS Pittsburgh at 119 yards
He seemed like an amazing WR but definitely not that great against the Steelers
what a stupid take
Why do we need a British commentator to tell us about...anything...concerning the NFL?
So, you watched, and commented.
Make your own analysis video.
@@duncanluciak5516 don't get triggered
Mel Blount was nothing but a cheap shot artist and dirty player. Typical Steeler.
😂😂😂😂😂 you mad, bro?! 😂😂😂😂😂
@@danacoleman4007 Nope, just telling the truth
@@mitchcolburn1216 how is it dirt if it was legal, typical new aged pussy NFL fan, I hate this generation just bitch and moan about everything saying everything is dirty it’s football shits gonna happen.
whatever you say buddy
This man was an ass kicker. And I hate the Steelers.
Count on a dirty player to fuck it up for everyone, and its always a steeler