Superb job of synching up audio commentary with vintage footage. THANKS!
@paulbloede42143 жыл бұрын
What an incredible game! What a treat, to have extensive highlights of a 1940s (their best decade) Bears game. Apparently most of the plays from scrimmage appear to have been shown. But none of the Giants touchdowns is shown; I wonder why? The best athlete on the field, certainly no disappointment after his great first two seasons, 1940 and 1941, and then his stint serving in World War II, was George McAfee (no 5) of the Bears. He really was comparable as a halfback to Willie Galimore and Gale Sayers. In this game, McAfee does everything well, multiple times: intercepts, tackles, runs back punts or kickoffs, rushes with the ball, catches the ball, and blocks in pass protection. It was probably too rough a game back then, with all the penalties and injuries. Of course, Jim Lee Howell is shown and mentioned, as a Giants player, he to become their head coach for many years in the 1950s, with Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry as his offensive and defensive coordinators for much of that time. But also, Don McCafferty is mentioned on the Giants defense, in particular, coming in as a replacement it sounded like, at some point in the 2nd half. This was his only season as a pro football player, but he became an assistant coach for several teams, over many years, and finally he became the head coach of the Baltimore Colts from 1970-1972, and so won Super Bowl V with them. Then he became head coach of the Detroit Lions in 1973, before dying from a heart attack ahead of the 1974 season.
@williamsnyder56162 жыл бұрын
Three of the players in this game went on to coach as head coaches in the NFL. They were Jim Lee Howell (Giants), George Wilson (Lions) and Ray "Scooter" McLean (Packers). Also, another player, Hank Soar, went on to become an American League umpire.
@mycheesesteak2 жыл бұрын
Thx for posting this. I enjoyed it!
@jimascia5 жыл бұрын
Filchock of the Giants is accused of not reporting a fixing scheme before the game and they still let him play. It's looks really suspicious how he fumbled the ball away on his very first carry and throws 4 interceptions in the 1st half and 6 in total.
@seangoodwin30468 ай бұрын
Filchock confessed to getting the offer (after lying to the Mayor). Merle Mapes was offered a bribe too. None of the eye-witness accounts at the time even after the story came out, thought either was on the take. Because receivers could get mugged back then, timing passes were impossible, so interceptions were more common, especially against this ferocious Bear defense. They mostly got in trouble by lying so often about it that it looked even more suspicious than it was.
@scottjones11093 ай бұрын
@@seangoodwin3046 In watching a number of the NFL games from this era, it looks like the QB's were willing to put the ball up for grabs a lot more than they are now. In their defense, the ball was fatter, making it more difficult to throw as hard or as accurately but the game as a whole was a much more primitive one back then and you see multiple interceptions resulting from weak throws coming off the QB's back foot. Though nowhere near the skill & athleticism of today's game, the play of that era is still very entertaining.
@mikeacton22035 жыл бұрын
It would be a treat to see modern players wearing the primitive wearing primitive equipment and poor conditions of this era. Many of these players were hard men and veterans of WW2 who had experienced the horror of combat.
@jimhardy76735 жыл бұрын
Your right Mike, they really liked playing a boy's game while they still could. The sad thing is when they got older almost all had CTE !! The great running back for the Bears in this game, George Mc Afee Died in a home for Altimers, because when nobody was looking he drank cleaning fluid by mistake ! What a sad ending for a great athlete. The human brain can only take so much pounding !
@awesomeautistartist86284 жыл бұрын
The primitive equipment was safer. Players can hit a lot harder with the modern stuff. Weapons.
@awesomeautistartist86284 жыл бұрын
@@jimhardy7673 Many more CTE and related cases after the switch to hard shell helmets and shoulder pads. Leather helmets were not used for tackling, for example.
@lakemichigan65984 жыл бұрын
@@awesomeautistartist8628 And keep in mind today's players are a lot bigger & faster, making impacts between them that much more bone crushing.
@ChildOfThe1970s4 жыл бұрын
Yeah you don't see any spearing in this game. But back in the early 1900s I think, Pres. Roosevelt threatened to ban football unless rules changes were made because too many players were dying from football-related injuries.
@MrAce-lm8es2 жыл бұрын
Between 1946 and 1963, George S. Halas and the Chicago Bears were between NFL World Championships. 17 years. The New York Giants know all too well what it feels like to wait 17 years for a Title. 1990 - 2007.
@sandy3482 Жыл бұрын
The hard luck Giants played in 10 NFL Championship games in a 24 year period from 1939 to 1963 but managed to win only once in 1956
@gregfrank4115 Жыл бұрын
The Giants could get to the big game, just couldn't win them for the most part.
@ChildOfThe1970s4 жыл бұрын
The Chicago Bears haven't had a great QB since this time period....Sid Luckman.
@zainahmed65023 жыл бұрын
Jay Cutler was probably the best franchise QB since then lol
@aidanmiranda61403 жыл бұрын
@@zainahmed6502 Jim McMahon was good Ik he had a good team around him but he was better than Cutler
@aarondigby50549 ай бұрын
@@aidanmiranda6140McMahon probably the best since Luckman, he did win a 'chip in '86
@PRHILL96965 ай бұрын
Cutler. The bears just didnt give him anything to work with
@georgeesau39435 ай бұрын
They had Doug Flutie before he became the greatest player in CFL history and years before he came back to the NFL and became a Pro Bowl QB!
@davidcouch65145 жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks for posting.
@frankforce92412 жыл бұрын
Enjoyable! Thanks
@billgrandone35525 жыл бұрын
Giants using their quarterback on special teams as a kick returner! Boy that wouldn't happen today! Can you imagine Brady or Mahomes having to return kicks and punts. Some head coach would be hung by his heels.
@bloqk163 жыл бұрын
A QB doing punt returns is a reason I highly respected Joe Theismann's early career with the Washington _Redskins._ Prior to him getting the starting nod for QB, he wanted a way to contribute to the team with field play. In nine games that Joe played in 1974, he returned 15 punts.
@TheMrSuge2 жыл бұрын
Rosters back then were probably about 20 players or so. A lot of guys played both ways, did double duty, etc. because the roster numbers just weren't there
@aarondigby50549 ай бұрын
Joe Theismann returned kicks until he got his chance to start for the 'Skins
@aarondigby50549 ай бұрын
@14:08 did he say Philipowitz, I hope I spelled it right? Now that's football.
@aarondigby50549 ай бұрын
@@bloqk16that's what I liked about old Joe a true Heisman winner, no ego team first , will help the team anyway he can he returned kicks, punts, held for field goals, held clipboard on sidelines until he got his chance behind veterans Kilmer and jerguson
@bluestar94632 жыл бұрын
Interesting note to this game - It was learned a day before the game that Giants QB Frank Filchock and RB Merle Hapes were offered big bucks to shave points and keep the game a 10 point spread. Filchok was allowed to play, but not Hapes. Filchok was found not to have accepted money, but was suspended like a Black Sox and never returned to NFL as a player. BTW, the Giants lost by 10.
@gregfrank4115 Жыл бұрын
Filchock went on to play in Canada from 1947 to 1949. He applied for reinstatement in 1950 and Bert Bell accepted him back. The Giants were not interested in the now 33 year old QB, he finished out the year with the Baltimore Colts and retired. Merle Hapes wound up also playing in Canada, and never played in the NFL again.
@Rushmore2225 жыл бұрын
All that misdirection and masses of players made me think of that electric tabletop football game from the 60's.
@johnmoyer55153 жыл бұрын
Had one too
@MyVeryHappyDay3 жыл бұрын
Tudor Electric Football. Little cotton football. Players never ran straight.
@jockellis2 жыл бұрын
Loved that game.
@GetRidOfCivilAssetForfeiture2 жыл бұрын
I had that game as well. Anyone have the “Photoelectric Football” game?
@aarondigby50549 ай бұрын
@MyVeryHappyDay you could adjust the vibrations with a little white know, it cost about $7-10 more to get the toy players already painted, I remember painting mind You got a track of white and yellow toy men I painted mine, the yellow I gave a red paint representing Redskins and the white I gave dark blue for the Bears.
@juggalofred15332 жыл бұрын
Football was better before Goodell came along, I'd rather watch this style than the pass happy NFL of now
@sdgakatbk Жыл бұрын
I agree. There is a balance, but I don't buy that more scoring makes games more interesting.
@PRHILL96965 ай бұрын
Good old days for sure
@jeffprice75253 жыл бұрын
Why is there no stripe on Luckman's pant?
@jgowin663 жыл бұрын
Watch the Giants offensive play that begins at 16:28. it's an end run that gains about 3 or 4 yards, but look at the tackle by George Wilson of the Bears. His right hand covers the entire face of the Giant ball carrier and slams him down. Obviously, that tackle would be a penalty and likely ejection in today's NFL, but back then? Just another tackle.
@aarondigby50549 ай бұрын
They would knock your a## out in them days.
@seangoodwin30468 ай бұрын
Head shots were legal well into the 1970s. The wild head slap was one of Deacon Jones's big moves.
@elijahzelonky28529 күн бұрын
Can’t call a facemask without a facemask
@jgowin668 күн бұрын
@@elijahzelonky2852 You've got a good point there!
@SADGASM3 жыл бұрын
imagine you throw an interception to the other teams quarterback who also plays defense
@colinmerritt76453 ай бұрын
and Punter
@fitat6054 Жыл бұрын
Why is every play in there for us to see except the Giants 2 Td's???
@davidstepanczuk Жыл бұрын
That was very good. Thank you.
@jaysoper39743 жыл бұрын
puffy pants & no face guards but these guys play hard, real men
@m.r.keller9642 Жыл бұрын
And they stood for our flag and didn't wear stupid political messages on their helmets, either.
@aarondigby50549 ай бұрын
@@m.r.keller9642it was a sporting event, the war was over, why keep reliving it? We just want to have fun, win a football game
@aarondigby50549 ай бұрын
Luckman be slinging that pigskin
@PRHILL96965 ай бұрын
@@m.r.keller9642 Good old days
@m.r.keller96425 ай бұрын
@@PRHILL9696 Yep. May God bless America, even though far-left-wing terrorism destroyed it in the past four years.
@iprezent2 жыл бұрын
Very good job on the narration!
@2012photograph2 жыл бұрын
I did. realize how tight that Bears & Giants relationship they have.
@clifforddriver94344 ай бұрын
Sid Luckman is the best quarterback in Chicago Bears history.
@Frankincensedjb1233 жыл бұрын
$2,000 for the winners doesn't sound like much, but when the average annual salary was $2,600 and a home cost $5,000 in '46, that's pretty good for a day's pay.
@classicsports50573 жыл бұрын
Adjusted for inflation 2k is around 27k in todays money.
@Frankincensedjb1233 жыл бұрын
@@classicsports5057 And you could buy a lot more with that $27,000 bsck then than you can now. Talk about a shrinking dollar
@aarondigby50549 ай бұрын
@@Frankincensedjb123you could buy a car, house and still have $20k
@TheTicktockman3215 жыл бұрын
Interesting. The rules for being down by contact were different back then. You were allowed to get up and keep running until the other teams stopped you.
@michaeldonner53342 жыл бұрын
Until 1955
@seangoodwin30468 ай бұрын
Forward progress had to be stopped.
@curtislowe45773 жыл бұрын
$2k in 1947 = $23.7k in 2021. (The game was played two weeks before the end of 1946 so I put 1947 into the inflation calculator app.) Each member of Bucs got $150k for the 2021 Superbowl. The 1947 $3.5k bribe is 2021 $41.5k. Neither QB could pass very well. Some of those interceptions were inexcusable.
@nwchrista Жыл бұрын
I've noted before that Dick Butkus was the greatest Chicago Bear of all time. But...Sid Luckman has to be no. 1. He iced this game with his two final scores. The run in for the TD and the FG kick to put it away...both in the 4th Quarter. That man had ice-water in his veins for sure.
@aarondigby50549 ай бұрын
Yeah, Sid Luckmsn was one of the innovative pioneers of the game, him and Paul Brown, for sure.
@aarondigby50549 ай бұрын
Sid Luckman one of the true legends of the game
@peterflorino90162 жыл бұрын
how great is it to watch a great pro football game where the players just played the game. NO celebrations, or dancing or individual demonstrations. Those days unfortunately are gone.
@rhythmjones2 жыл бұрын
Reactionary nonsense.
@peterflorino96922 жыл бұрын
@@rhythmjones - Hey Mike your comment is not relative to my stating I enjoyed the game without the childish celebrations. I loved watching football not individuals grandstanding. Comprendo?? Maybe you were answering someone else’s comment.
@aarondigby50549 ай бұрын
Mofos now run all the way to midfield chest and dick back bumping side circus show crawling doing the funky worm, smdh over one tackle.
@PRHILL96965 ай бұрын
Good old days
@jamesmccarthy38233 жыл бұрын
Wow, that intro went on FOREVER! Cool video nonetheless.
@ericlang57915 жыл бұрын
Filchock played his heart out, and when called to testify, he was believed.
@seangoodwin30468 ай бұрын
Yes he played his heart out and no one really believed that he took the bribe. But before confessing, he lied about it a few times, including personally to the Mayor of New York.
@nicknam84783 жыл бұрын
This was played a week before l was born.
@MaxAmerica.Freedom3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this, thanks. Would rather watch this game than baby Brady.
@ThePretzelHead5 жыл бұрын
What a fascinating game. Giants with their four top ball carriers and punters out of the game. Two Cheap shots from the Bears wiped them out on D and O. Not to mention the gambling allegations and the Giant QB who was under suspicion only threw 6 interceptions A bizarre and brutal game.
@ThePretzelHead5 жыл бұрын
Wee ally nice job. Articulate and exciting play by play. Lol enough franks
@Frankincensedjb1233 жыл бұрын
Only two divisions and ten teams. They played 11 games each, and the two top teams played in the championship game. Giants didn't have a lot of luck going 4-11 in championship games. They've done much better later, going 4-1 in Super Bowls.
@JJJBRICE4 жыл бұрын
At 8:25, the narrator mentions 6ft 6in Jim Lee Howell . The future Giants coach who had Vince Lombardi as his offensive coach and Tom Landry as his defensive coach . Handsome Frank Gifford played for him . Allie Sherman , in time become one his assistant coaches before himself becoming Giants coach .
@ampharos31064 жыл бұрын
This is great
@teacherlehman47442 жыл бұрын
"He was injured on the play. Looks like his shoulder. He may have separated it. " nonchalantly speaking of a separated shoulder. Another time someone may have had a concussion. Amazing how little they talked about injuries back then
@seangoodwin30468 ай бұрын
Someone probably did have a concussion. Back then, everyone was "shaken up."
@LandonsRealmLIVE Жыл бұрын
It’s crazy because Duke Dennis was in the stands watching this now he is a famous KZbinr
@samtopeka25353 жыл бұрын
Good stuff. Players werent as big then, but definitely as atheletic.
@GalileoSmith3 жыл бұрын
I must be looking at a different video.
@PRHILL96965 ай бұрын
Good old days
@yuckyool3 жыл бұрын
Watch the guards playing off the line (to pull?!). QB's punting on 3rd & long as an alternative. Wow. Interestingly, although the players have gotten stronger and faster, the refs aren't any better.
@seangoodwin30468 ай бұрын
Punt on third down because there is no one back. This is why Sammy Baugh had huge punting numbers. He would quick kick on third down and the ball would roll twenty extra yards. Eventually teams had to keep a guy back just in case and this loosened up the line. This was how Fielding Yost got his point a minute - using a similar short punt formation forever pinning teams inside their five.
@starguy2718 Жыл бұрын
Game film starts at 6:50 (The intro does go and on)
@MrAce-lm8es2 жыл бұрын
Giants vs Bears IV, The 1946 NFL World Championship Game.
@JDMatthias3 жыл бұрын
I was trying to figure out why the Giants were in a spread out short punt formation as their main offense. Seems like they should be in a tight single wing only using the spread Short Punt on certain plays and situations.
@fuckfuckfuckshit781 Жыл бұрын
A-formation
@seangoodwin30468 ай бұрын
Teams were moving away from the Single-Wing toward the Split T at this time after the Bears wiped out Washington with it and Stanford did the same in the Rose Bowl. This was Steve Owen's version of the Split T, that he called the A formation (because it was the first of a list) which looks like a split between the Split T and Fielding Yost's old Short Punt formation (today think the Pistol). Steve also invented the Umbrella defense which eventually became the 4-3.
@riplowe4923 Жыл бұрын
Wow! Some form of Single Wing vs the T ...
@olofpalme634 жыл бұрын
Had no idea Ed Sprinkle played both sides of the ball.
@russellmurray39643 жыл бұрын
Most of the players did at that time. The 46 Bears had a roster of only 36 players, and even the big names on the team (Sid Luckman, George McAfee, Bulldog Turner, Bill Osmanski, Ken Kavanaugh) all played both ways. Platooning came in during the 50's and by the early 60's, Chuck Bednarik of the Philadelphia Eagles was the last of the two-way players.
@bobhayett23765 жыл бұрын
Seems like interceptions galore. Tacklers often head hunting.
@lakemichigan65984 жыл бұрын
Interceptions were as commonplace as TD passes back then through the 1960's. Sid Luckman, the Bears' quarterback here and a Hall of Famer, had 137 lifetime TD passes and 132 lifetime interceptions. And Joe Namath, another HOFer, had lots more picks than TD passes.
@ChildOfThe1970s4 жыл бұрын
Because back then many more passes went downfield and pass interference rules were much different allowing DBs to control WRs more.
@lakemichigan65984 жыл бұрын
@@ChildOfThe1970s All true but I've noticed quarterback passing wasn't as accurate either. The ball was a bit rounder then and more difficult to grip making passing more problematic. Today's quarterbacks are just more athletic too.
@daviddickey19942 жыл бұрын
Let's see - no face masks, old/older fashioned offense, goalposts on goal line, dirt, slow game, both teams in dark jerseys with no names on back, seemed to be a shortage of lime to line field with, straight on kickers, quarterbacks with funny numbers, no sliding for qbs, pitiful passing game, no blonde sideline reporters, players exhausted from too few TV timeouts, Tom Brady not in the game, back judge did not have a hat on, 5 defensive linemen, had to hold runner down on the ground, no yellow line for TV, hot dogs 5 cents at concession stand, 10 cents with relish, KO from 40/no fair catch, nobody worried about concussions, no medical tent, qb not mic'd up. Other than that the game remains the same.
@davidgloberman3098 Жыл бұрын
Ahahahaha ahahahaha. Great analysis.
@aidanmiranda61403 жыл бұрын
There’s this nfl, and then you look at baseball which hasn’t changed at all
@sdgakatbk Жыл бұрын
Actually baseball has changed quite a bit but most of the changes are bad. The big change is probably the DH. Relievers became more prevalent over the years and to the extent that in today's game, it's a rarity if a starter goes past 7 innings. There's the ghost runner on second in extra innings. There have been all the shifts though at least they will be going away 2023. Baseball is in a lot of trouble and those running the sport know it. There are a lot more problems than what I mentioned and the sport has become unwatchable today for many long time fans.
@robleeatheart5 ай бұрын
A very comical game … looks like a bad present-day high school game … although rougher …
@danecranberry60253 жыл бұрын
If I'd been Hapes, I would've been angry. I would've confronted Filchock and said, "I tell the truth and I don't get to play! You lie, and it was all for nothing because we lost!"
@kenttyler12434 жыл бұрын
35:44 Ha! camera man on the sideline blinds the player who intercepted the ball with his 4 bulb flash at the 34yrd line
@lindamerchant123 Жыл бұрын
Hundreds of dollars each then winners and ones losing now much more won
@fitat6054 Жыл бұрын
It was the Giants 8th time (not their 7th time) in 14Years to appear in the Championship Game. 33 34 35 38 39 41 44 46
@vincentpatitucci10186 ай бұрын
These wide receivers can't catch a cold😂
@Mr.56Goldtop3 жыл бұрын
I wish they would show this at real speed.
@bloqk163 жыл бұрын
In the KZbin settings (the sprocket icon) you can adjust the playback speed.
@Mr.56Goldtop3 жыл бұрын
@@bloqk16 Yes, 1.25x looks more normal.
@bloqk163 жыл бұрын
@@Mr.56Goldtop I much appreciate you took me up on my suggestion. Thanks for letting me know.
@robleeatheart5 ай бұрын
Lol
@JoshuaZ.644 жыл бұрын
Giants wearing red
@rhythmjones2 жыл бұрын
Why did the refs karate chop players like that?
@rhythmjones2 жыл бұрын
The Bears are shitting themselves in the foot here in the third quarter!
@eliosmacias35922 жыл бұрын
31:33 sheesh Sid Luckman looking like Justin Fields on that play😬💨💨🏃♂️🏃♂️
@eddiekulp12412 жыл бұрын
They fixed the game ? So what, big deal
@slapjohnson28082 жыл бұрын
Those refs are WAY too close to the action!
@GetBenched20102 жыл бұрын
Sneakers Game I
@jailenejimenez64425 жыл бұрын
19 comment
@lorenzobeckmann37362 жыл бұрын
no face-mask penalties called. seems as some players played both ways; yes, I know the exact year limited (2) substitution ended in college football.
@timburr44535 ай бұрын
Paul Brown hadnt patented the facemask yet
@poi25873 жыл бұрын
Da Bears 9x world champs!!!!
@mauricecunningham4923 жыл бұрын
How many does the Packers have 😎
@poi25873 жыл бұрын
@@mauricecunningham492 13😣
@JDMatthias3 жыл бұрын
Before 1985, the last Bears world championship ring was 1963 I guess they weren't much without Halas
@poi25873 жыл бұрын
@@JDMatthias true before his death in 83 he was responsible for hiring certain coaches and drafting players like Payton to eventually win in 85
@sdgakatbk Жыл бұрын
@@JDMatthias I think Halas was a great coach and deserves more love then he typically gets in coach rankings.
@soyjibaro5 жыл бұрын
Were these guys slower and awkward playing ball compared to today’s players? Or was it the flimsy helmets that made them that way?
@grogery15705 жыл бұрын
These guys are playing on mud that todays professionals would not recognize. They don't have the modern pads that mean you can really pound someone without hurting yourself. The solid helmet was introduced because of an epidemic of broken noses, it is also the reason why players get brain injuries!
@soyjibaro5 жыл бұрын
Grogery 1 thanks. Makes sense.
@algoritmosalfredohipicasig71165 жыл бұрын
These slow guys hardly trained, didn't take PED's and were poorly paid, but they were way tougher than now. How long would Kyler Murray's speed last having to play Defense, not that he could handle any position. Many players today can't stay healthy at one position, let alone going two ways. Sam Bradford has made a fortune, while sitting out injured most seasons.
@jimhardy76735 жыл бұрын
Well said Alfredo !!
@jimhardy76735 жыл бұрын
I agree Grogery !!
@JESL_TheOnlyOne2 жыл бұрын
"... attempts a 33 yard field goal...but it's not long enough!" 😂😂😂 LATER: "... it's a punt of 41 yards." 😆
@aarondigby50549 ай бұрын
Them 15yard holding penalties were backbreaker, but they'd sling it deep the next play, Johnny U was the first qb to seemed not phased by the backbreaking holding penalties, he'd move the ball down the field with surgical precision
@seangoodwin30468 ай бұрын
They barely practiced place kicking back then and it was usually just some guy on the roster. You'd have a better chance hitting a drop kick. Regarding the famous Army Notre Dame game a year earlier, it has been asked why neither team tried a field goal? This is exactly why. They probably had a better chance picking up the five yards.
@JESL_TheOnlyOne2 жыл бұрын
Subbed, this film is a HOOT.
@ldfreitas9437 Жыл бұрын
Polo Grounds. Better for football than baseball.
@JESL_TheOnlyOne2 жыл бұрын
32:32 *HAS* to be the Single Greatest WTF in sports history.
@awsomestleaperd78 Жыл бұрын
...its an interception. not much more to it
@JESL_TheOnlyOne Жыл бұрын
@@awsomestleaperd78 Eleven months ago, can't recall what I thought was so unusual, other than a wtf brain-fart of a pass - pretty wtf, though, you have to admit.
@awsomestleaperd78 Жыл бұрын
@@JESL_TheOnlyOne lol
@JESL_TheOnlyOne2 жыл бұрын
"...one of the Bears is pointing at Kavanaugh, he must have done something wrong on the play..." Yes, because nothing says frank honesty like a participant with skin in the game.
@JESL_TheOnlyOne2 жыл бұрын
It just really goes to show baseball is comparable across half a century, football is not. My alma mater, UMass, just went 2-9, I think. They would beat these guys because they're bigger, stronger, faster, better conditioned. They would win because the 1946 NFL wouldn't know what the hell to do against anything resembling a modern scheme (even though Paul Brown was thinking, thinking...). I think they would lose convincingly against the worst college program in 2021.
@fuckfuckfuckshit781 Жыл бұрын
Which rules, equipment, uniforms, etc would they use?
@scottjones11093 ай бұрын
@@fuckfuckfuckshit781 It wouldn't matter how they played or with what. Today's college football players are bigger, stronger, and much faster than these guys. When not bowling them over, they would run rings around the players from back then. The players of 1947 were the best of their era but our current college athletes are very clearly of a much higher caliber.
@JESL_TheOnlyOne2 жыл бұрын
Sid Luckman is a Hall of Famer, widely considered the best quarterback of his day, iirc. Now, I've been watching pro football since 1968. I saw Namath, Unitas, Jurgensen, Staubach, sweet Marino...I've seen a few. ... ... ... Sid Luckman SUCKS.
@sdgakatbk Жыл бұрын
Well Sammy Baugh was still around until 1952. But looking at Sammy's career stats, his td to ints were 187 to 203. Just a different game back then. The training and the game preparation wasn't as good. Wasn't it Paul Brown who started using film? Also, from what I read, a reason Unitas to Berry was such a lethal combination was that they worked a lot together on their own. I don't know how common that was even in the early or mid 50s.
@seangoodwin30468 ай бұрын
Years ago, NFL films, addressing this exact point, had Brett Favre work out on a field like normal, but using a football from back then. It didn't go well. The NFL MVP looked like Joe Kapp tossing the old Rugby ball. Brett was amazed that guys back then could throw the thing at all. Add to that, receivers would get mugged all the way down the field - making timing passes impossible. And the pass pocket had been just invented by Weeb Ewbanks, and was not in common use so pass protection was about the same as run blocking. Those newer quarterbacks mentioned never had those problems. The old timer QBs should be in a different category. Say the beginning until 1950. Then from 1950 to 1978.
@scottjones11093 ай бұрын
@@seangoodwin3046 Over time, Favre would have become more proficient at throwing the fatter ball but would never have been able to heave it as far or as accurately as the more streamlined one he played with. Were today's NFL to play with that old ball, it would probably be a primarily run league too. And with the better QB's completion percentage being maybe 55% to 60% tops.