Doug Flutie gets call from the Bills | A Football Life | NFL Films

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[@willmiles100]

Moral of the story: You always dance with the girl that takes you to the dance.

[@mikereynolds5711]

I like that quote

[@mikereynolds5711]

Sry for almost a year later

[@debtcollector159]

Hey that's a good one

[@jimcarlson6157]

but take her friend to the cloak room

[@TheBurninator50]

I don't know about you but I took girls to dances, not the other way around. So...I don't know where I am.

[@kai223noa6]

I was so angry what they did to Flutie, they totally disrespected him and they got what they deserved.

[@DevotedDisciple-x]

100% agreed

[@SirManfly]

Yup. I think that the Bills really didn't want Flutie to succeed and wanted to go...."see he is too small". The only thing they did by bringing in Johnson was kiss their chance at a Super Bowl championship goodbye!

[@michaelr.4878]

I am Canadian, so I had the privilege of watching Flutie play every week for years in the CFL. It was great. When he went to the Bills, we all had a very strong feeling that his new coaching staff wouldn't give him a fair shake. There has never been a player that was forced to prove himself over and over again. It was if all of his past achievements were viewed as freak occurrences and that he wouldn't be able to pull them off again. But nope, Flutie kept wowing the fans. Dude was the man. He showed that having a brain was the most important aspect of being a good fuuuseball player.

[@SteveDronzewski]

The Bills didn't deserve what happened! The owner not the coach or team made that stupid decision.

[@howie9751]

@@SteveDronzewski The owner is a part of the team.

[@JohnDoe-pq8yw]

Rob Johnson in the huddle calling his favorite play, "sack on one, ready break."

[@ianmillerdevilsfan1223]

His sack numbers are really amazing, it’s really telling that QBs that were probably worse than him came in and got sacked way less than he did, a QB who loses yardage more than gains is not a good QB, at all

[@martyfield694]

Johnson was accurately diagnosed with "Hangontotheballtolongatitis"

[@MustangMike012]

Well said 🤣🤣

[@fernandoulisessosa2212]

hahaha

[@mikeandroi2698]

😆😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣@@ianmillerdevilsfan1223

[@ARIZJOE]

All Doug's accomplishments, all those years of entertaining play. Voted the greatest player in 100 years of the CFL. He's a guy you just had to root for.

[@williamgirard2412]

The Bills organization got some nice karma from this decision.

[@jamessanders145]

17 years worth of it and it killed all of us fans

[@joecoolberry911]

They couldn’t live with the fact that they were wrong about Flutie and that they paid that tall bum a lot of money

[@koichinishi9075]

@@jamessanders145 What if.......... Brady is gone but got Cam.... Yikes!!

[@jamessanders145]

@@koichinishi9075 I'm not worried. He still doesn't have any offensive weapons to work with.

[@joshuawick5382]

No you can’t say that. Both quarterbacks were great.

[@EdmacZ]

The Bills’ best quarterback after Jim Kelly, and he gets benched. That’s the Bills for you.

[@blacklabelholsters1635]

@Dan Thomas Best part is that Flutie handled the entire situation with nothing but class, just as he did for his entire career. That Music City Miracle would have called back nowadays thanks to instant replay and the coaches challenge.

[@VOD713]

Similar to not running with Beast Mode in the Súper Bowl

[@fatmanjonestv7143]

Classic

[@jpesicka492]

@@blacklabelholsters1635 I watched it live and I could have swore the booth reviewed it and the play stood.

[@MonkBreath]

@@VOD713 The funny thing is statistically giving it to beast mode was the wrong play as he was terrible on converting in the red zone for whatever reason. That being said, they had a timeout i believe and absolutely should have given him the ball. He was having an amazing game on a career year and it was the superbowl, how do you not trust him, statistics be damned

[@kiLLjoy24CALI]

It's not the size of the dog in a fight... but it's the size of the fight in a Doug

[@harrymack5610]

kiLLjoy24CALI gay

[@soulchorea]

😂 that made me snort-laugh

[@cristianmunoz2480]

Oh shut up with that cheesy ass line.

[@RonJohn63]

It's not the size of the dog in a fight... it's the size of the interior O-line making passing lanes for the undersized QB. Learned that from Drew Brees! (The pun was excellent, though...)

[@lucrativel.r2802]

@@RonJohn63 yes sir bro finally a comment respecting linemen respect to you

[@ayKillian]

That was one of the worst, if not the worst decision I've ever seen. Why the hell would you start a qb who hasn't got any playing time, IN THE PLAY OFFS, while Flutie didn't even play bad??

[@TheBcredsox]

NFL is political , not a true game , like minor league ( CFL)

[@starlord796]

Killian - @aykillian lol because they saw one good meaningless game

[@user-vt7zo4wz5g]

starlord he played the whole season and played later he has his own football life

[@mattyk19751]

Ralph Wilson was in the beginning stages of senility... Buffalo had a top three defense that year and he cost us possibly a Super Bowl win

[@joemckim1183]

Flutie whenever he's been given a chance to start has always performed. A good QB is a good QB. Same idiot NFL minds that drafted Tom Brady at #199 because he had a slow 40 yard dash time.

[@Shinobi33]

I remember my Dolphins sacking Rob Johnson 7 times in one game. Rob was a statue back there but Doug Floutie terrified us Dolfans.

[@elvicare35]

He was MAGIC!!!!!

[@alwillk]

Flutie was 4-2 vs Miami in his career, but his rating was just 76.4.

[@NotTheSharpestKnife-mh]

@@alwillk Combine that with the number of sacks that Johnson suffered and I wonder if Flutie's mobility was just what a bad offensive line needed from a QB. A bad offensive line might have caused Flutie's mediocre QB rating.

[@PFBM86]

@@alwillk Incorrect. Flutie won all 5 games he started against the Dolphins in the regular season. (2 with New England in 1988, 1 with Buffalo in 98 and 2 with Buffalo in 99). He did lose his one playoff start against them to give him a career 5-1 record as a starter. The passer rating number is misleading as it doesn't include the '98 playoff game in which he threw for 360 yards but it does include the two games in 2000 where Flutie played poorly after coming in off the bench for Johnson late in the game with the Bills down by multiple scores. If you throw out those performances and only look at his numbers in the 6 games he started including the playoff game, he had 74-134 cmp/att, 1061 yards, 7 td and 3 int for a QB Rating of 89.2 (which was very good for this era). He also had 30 rushing attempt for 120 yards in his 6 starts, and these totals include a bunch of victory formation kneeldowns (and apparently include a fumbled snap in which Flutie was credited with negative rushing yards even though the center was charged with the fumble), if you remove those he had 129 rushing yards on 23 attempts. So Flutie's stats against the Dolphins were pretty damn good.

[@buzzyfuzzsaw]

The Doug Flutie era was a magical time in Buffalo. Every time he took a snap, you really believed ANYTHING could happen, and so often, it did. It was an enchanted time for Bills Fans everywhere. Just ask anybody who experienced Flutie magic, and you'll instantly see their eyes light-up with exciting memories of the Magic Flutie.

[@broncodeviltexas]

Flutie is the poster boy for size discrimination. If he played in this era, he'd be on his way to the hall of fame.

[@donmcdonald5459]

Woah there buddy slow down

[@brettpatterson404]

Don Mcdonald he Would’ve been Russell Wilson

[@rokyericksonroks]

It’s about playmaking. In the moment decision making and execution. Doug was excellent.

[@pacostrikes5096]

Drew Brees

[@cisium1184]

I agree. But Flutie will just have to be content with the two other Hall of Fames he's in.

[@canammasseymd.2534]

“In hindsight, Doug probably would have one the game”. .....and possibly the super bowl. Probably the most overlooked guy in NFL history, just ask the CFL. His playing style was very similar to Russell Wilson’s.

[@4dhumaninstrumentality789]

Manziel reminded me more of Flutie than Wilson. They were like watching created players. Wilson’s exciting to watch of course but Flutie and Manziel had a certain franticness and unpredictability to their playing styles that were really hard to believe. Houdinis on the football field.

[@michaelmarshall1713]

Yes .

[@Sentient_Blob]

4DhumanInstrumentality Manziel wasn’t special, most somewhat mobile qbs could’ve done what he did. All he did was throw jump balls to Evans. Evans was the true miracle worker

[@slu77y]

Doug flutie walked so Russell Wilson could run

[@JackCarlisleOfficial]

*won

[@neil9658]

One of the dumbest moves in NFL history by Ralph Wilson to bench Flutie.

[@bufnyfan1]

what do you expect--Ralph Wilson was demented--and had been for years--after the Bills made the playoffs in both 1980-1981 he lets Chuck Knox go to Seattle because he wouldn't renegotiate his contract---complete useless owner

[@TrojansFirst]

Neil Joseph this will probably happen again with Romo being worked in for the playoffs at some point.

[@neil9658]

david graham Hopefully the Pegula's will do a much better job.

[@purplekushpro]

Neil Joseph the worst ... absolutely and it will carry with them for many more years. playoffs in 2060

[@cologgirk]

It wasn’t Ralph it was the manager

[@howedelamitri]

Hard not to love Flutie ! He was a warrior with class

[@epifunny1]

Dear Mr. Flutie, Thank you for all of the excitement and all of the professionalism. Never forgotten.

[@gallant00]

I remember having Flutie and Jeff Garcia as QB's in Calgary for the Stamps, probably the best duo in all of football at that time.

[@CottagebumHeavyHauler]

As a lifetime Argos fan, my fave QB has always been Doug. So happy to watch him with the Bills, mainly because I knew he wasn't playing against my Argos...

[@elvicare35]

His brother, Darren, did him and his Stamp's in, IN the 1994 Western Final in a snowstorm, WHAT A GAME...2, Magic Fluties???!!!!!

[@PunkRockGardener]

And Dave Dickinson waiting in the wings, followed by Henry Burris and Bo Levi Mitchell, Calgary has had a great run of quarterbacks

[@edwardfights4900]

​@@CottagebumHeavyHaulerand then

[@daveymccrazy2977]

​@@elvicare35- I was there... I'll never forget it!

[@flagtheoffense]

"In hindsight ... Doug would probably won the game." No, Wade ... not "probably"... He definitely would have.

[@CronoXpono]

Hindsight. God. Damn. His. Idiot. Move.

[@cabalogia]

Wade is an idiot. He should have never sent in Christie to kick with so much time left on the clock. A real head coach would have made sure that field goal was the final play of the game.

[@dnasty312]

Wade's biggest fault is he's a *yes man* Why Jerry Jones hired him after Bill Parcells

[@michaelmarshall1713]

Yes he would have and I think ? Gone the whole way and Super Bowl Victory.

[@michaelmarshall1713]

Yes he would have he had what Johnson did not . Courage .

[@cujosephwalker9707]

As a Canadian growing up watching CFL Flutie was my fav QB. He just came off back to back Greycup wins with the Argos. I was already a Bills fan so I was ecstatic when he signed with the Bills. To see him come in and tear it up like that was magic. It was mind boggling when they started Johnson but they got what they deserved. A part of this story that no one talks about is a few years later when Flutie played for the Chargers, they played the Bills and all the hype was Johnson vs Flutie. I can tell you Bills fan or not I was rooting for Doug. Late in the game Rob Johnson ran it in the endzone to give Buffalo the lead but Flutie came right back and ran it in for the winning TD. Truley a great moment I'll never forget.

[@toddb8951]

Flutie, Pinball and Rocket. Those Argo teams were good.

[@scarbourgeoisie]

@@toddb8951 Rocket was in the NFL during the two seasons Flutie was an Argo.

[@Mr-Soto]

I loved Flutiemania, I love an underdog story, who doesn’t?

[@zachpaymyloan9270]

djpooky the bills

[@dougfielding8215]

There was Flutie mania with the fans in every city he played in. I've never seen a more enjoyable quarterback to watch him play. Magic.

[@elvicare35]

I LOVED his debut against San Diego!!!!!!!!

[@Mr-Soto]

@@zachpaymyloan9270 I think that anger should fall on bills management not flutie, the dumb decisions here led to 20 years of futility

[@carlmichaelcordes]

@@elvicare35When he threw a late pick & blew the comeback? That’s the real Flutie, I’ll give you that.

[@photo7839]

I met Doug, really nice guy. He is 5'10"

[@Will-jn8vq]

I’m hopin I grow taller im sophomore quarterback right now at 5”10 170 15 years old and people tell me to switch to running back while I can because I’ll never play a snap of varsity football at quarterback, I’m currently on JV right now and next year I’ll be competing against a 6”2 190 quarterback that is the talk of the town and is ranked in top 25 in his class of 2024 I’m 1 year older but he’s really supposed to be a junior or senior cause I played youth football with him and he was older than me and the higher divisions

[@Will-jn8vq]

He’s on varsity right now as a “freshman”

[@Will-jn8vq]

@American Muscle thanks man preciate it 🙏🏽 I’ll just worry about me and my grind

[@Will-jn8vq]

@Griff Benoit I was born in 2005 and he was born in 2003 or 2004 but held himself back like two or 3 years so in the years we graduate my year comes before his because he held himself back to play against younger guys, I graduate 2023 and he graduates 2024 when he was actually supposed to either graduate 2021 or 2022

[@PoppysGuitar]

they said the same thing about mike tyson who is also 5'10"

[@usachristmas5433]

Doug had what’s scouts cannot measure- they can’t judge the heart. he’s a winner. That’s why scouts are idiots. Thank you Doug for all those great moments!

[@virnan]

Why do you think Rocky Balboa won the title after losing twice to Creed and Clubbe? It's because he had heart!

[@alwillk]

He had a career 76.3 rating. Pretty mediocre.

[@capitanfuturo594]

​@@alwillk blah blah blah Get out moron.

[@carlmichaelcordes]

@@virnan Flutie’s story is like Rocky if he lost two title fights & then retired 😂

[@fboness368]

He was a winner, plain and simple. Too bad so many of his head coaches were more comfortable with a loser who was taller.

[@bareknuckles2u]

Bingo! Great comment!

[@krisward7720]

,fits perfectly with the biblical story of Saul he was,picked as the king beacuse if his height and appearance. GOD CHOSE DAVID NOT A MAN OF HEIGHT BUT CHOSEN BUy God

[@vivienneduong6541]

As a die hard bills fan the organization deserved it.

[@elvicare35]

Yeah, CRAZY, because of his SIZE, he's GOTTA be better...

[@MGAF688]

Just like Tebow. Tebow wins. Is that the point of playing football? To win?

[@333Alastair]

I remember the game like it was yesterday. I’m still pissed. Flutie was one of the greatest QBs to ever play the game in both the CFL and NFL

[@SpeedRacerXM5]

Also it was a forward lateral....!!!! Which would have given flutie another game... You can see the ball tips tossed fwd as t least a yd...

[@Malibu1515]

Jeff Garcia

[@elvicare35]

SO competitive and EXCITING...No wonder he got a breakfast cereal named after him, oh, have you ever seen, Everybody Loves Raymond, they had his cereal on their fridge for 3 seasons or so, NOT, the same box, or, it COULD have been a collectible???!!!!!

[@alwillk]

In the NFL? 76.3 rating. College and CFL, but they are different leagues.

[@coppulor6500]

@@SpeedRacerXM5 No it was not a forward lateral. I wasn't rooting for the Titans. They replayed that over and over and it was obvious it was legit. Close but legit. The reason it looks like it may be a forward lateral is because of the camera angle and where the receiver's body was when he caught it.

[@jonhammer7109]

At one time my favorite QB ever so glad he broke every Canadian record there was for a QB. Even happier he got some NFL time. Class act also

[@spottyblanks5199]

Experts can never measure a players heart and Doug had a lot of heart.

[@seanguitarman5594]

Actually, experts would probably be able to easily measure Doug's heart, its height width and size for starters, maybe toss in temperature and pressure...

[@LanceCampeau]

Man I love NFL films. You guys do the best work.

[@jimlascola]

And ZERO Gangster Rap for their music

[@chrisb8870]

@@jimlascola most of these clowns aren't using gangster rap but the new skinny jeans wearing fake rappers. Please dont confuse real hip hop music rappers with these guys.

[@nathanhill4458]

The 80's r like beatn sinnead o'connor in a n irish notre dame contest

[@sterlingwalter5971]

you get paid to say stupid sh*t bonehead ?

[@offcialluco2850]

Hell yea

[@twillis449]

Doug Flutie was voted the greatest player in the history of the Canadian Football League a few years ago. With the bigger Canadian field, the little man could use his running ability to get into the open field and throw the ball all over the place. He was really exciting to watch. Too bad that the NFL wanted tall but immobile QBs who would stay in the pocket. Well, the Bills selected the great Rob Johnson for that game in Nashville and look what happened. If Doug had been the QB, there probably would have been no music city miracle.

[@ZachGood]

I've always loved Doug Flutie. He played hard, kept his trap shut, and stayed out of trouble. I miss seeing his jump pass!

[@bloodsweatandbeers9670]

Gotta remember Flutie came from the CFL. All those years he ripped the CFL up. He had a bigger field to scramble around. He had so much room to scramble and was always a big part of his game. Then brought that confidence in his run game back to the NFL. He had a pretty deadly career. He leveled up the CFL with just his presence.

[@timothyspearman9347]

I have so much respect for this guy. Besides being great he really is a good person.

[@555dking]

I live near Buffalo. During the Titans wild card game I said if they started Rob Johnson they would never make the playoffs again. I was 8. 16 years later they are proving me right.

[@FREE_WILL_DEFENDER]

Road House damn

[@michaelmedina8304]

you cursed them good job dude

[@sportsfan4106]

Well, they are in the playoffs now playing in January 2018

[@jacobrklein7175]

Close. It took 17 years to make it again.

[@santiagomurillo2768]

Mr. Flutie if you're reading this, please know that without you & your character, your Heart, to serve me personally as an example to never EVER quit, I'd never would've graduated from Law School. I was similar to you as well. I was always the smaller player, & in High School I was the starting QB, & got my team to the playoff twice. My University Studies were to important for me to even consider being a walk -on. You're my man Mr. Flutie.

[@seanwhite506]

Santiago MURILLO Gay

[@charismatic9904]

Pretty pathetic. You must be a horrible attorney.

[@joee1213]

Too important to consider being a walk on? No you just weren’t good enough and didn’t love football enough. You’re a fake man.

[@kingslayer6406]

your a piece of trash

[@mkhanman12345]

@@kingslayer6406 No, he isn't. Hating on another man will only increase the hate in your life.

[@WeThePeople11]

Benching a pro bowl QB that got you to the playoffs. I think this would NEVER happen in today's NFL.

[@TheBandicootNerd131]

Yeah, ESPECIALLY with all these QBs making gangbusters amount of cash. Even veterans like Brady and Brees are making bank. If Buffalo is smart (which isn't likely because Rex Ryan sucks) they'll pay Tyrod.

[@dmay1102]

Well, we did it. What a damn mistake that was

[@samsharma3659]

WeThePeople come on man, we're the bills, we do the stupidest things

[@TheDCGuitar13]

Ever heard of Alex Smith lol

[@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants]

Rob Ryan is an idiot I remember when the Saints hired him I said how shitty he was and that pissed all the Saints fans off but he lives in his dads and even brothers shadow.

[@j.kol3491]

Saw flutie at a Home Depot in Henrietta NY on birthday as a kid. He autographed some flutie flakes and my jersey. I loved watching him play as a young kid and I’ll never forget how nice he was to me. Standup guy and a legend imo.

[@HoweyJR_]

Buffalo x Rochester All Day

[@NewEnglandViews]

Wade, you couldn’t convince the owner to let Flutie start? C’mon.

[@michaelmarshall1713]

Well look what Jerry does in Dallas ? I pay the money I get my way .

[@Davidjon1946]

I really thought I think we all really thought mr. Wilson stayed of the way

[@michaelmarshall1713]

@@Davidjon1946 He was like all the owners they think because they are rich they know better .

[@howardcosell2022]

Wade was nothing but a company man throughout his coaching career

[@spottyblanks5199]

@@michaelmarshall1713 that's why Kraft is a great owner the dude just let's the coaches do there thing

[@Cirris]

As much as Ralph Wilson is somewhat beloved for his commitment to Buffalo Bills and keeping the team in the city, for the most part, the Reality is he was a bumbling owner who ran the team into the ground on almost every occasion. His decisions were often mind-boggling dumb.

[@velmex12]

So very true. Even more damaging was alienating both Bill Polian and John Butler, two GMs that went elsewhere and had great success after leaving Buffalo.

[@bufnyfan1]

Wilson surrounded himself with "Yes" men--case in point Russ Brandon and Doug Whaley--although the Pegula's didn't "clean house" right after they bought the team-they ultimately came to realize that they needed to get rid of every last vestige of Wilson's disastrous regime--now with new management (McDermott and GM Beane) the Bills are finally competitive

[@EsotericHighway]

Things have been great since the Pegula's took over..

[@sagdiyevb.5854]

Rookies win games... Flutie won hearts.

[@johnwlodyka8312]

Love this guy and I always will. To me he was the best one we have ever had. Even got my box of Flutie Flakes. NOT OPENED

[@CZECHMATE650]

Doug is such a high energy guy. But very down to earth & very friendly/humble. That's what probably makes him so likeable!

[@seanbartman6465]

12 years I gave to this organization, from the age of a 10, I still remember Norwood missing against the giants, this broke my heart, and never again can I give any love to this team.

[@mickfunny4185]

Sean Bartman Bartman? Are you the cousin of Steve Bartman?

[@sequoia1171]

the Music City miracle was karma for starting Rob Johnson

[@stevenmoomaw1510]

sequoia1171 for sure. I'm still bitter over that

[@stevenmoomaw1510]

SRVstiger still stings to this day

[@bufnyfan1]

what do you expect when your team's owner (Ralph Wilson) is a demented moron who didn't have a clue how to run a team

[@lukemain4222]

david graham I'm pretty sure it was the general manager, not Ralph.

[@bufnyfan1]

Wade Philips has stated in interviews that it was Wilson who pressured him to make the switch--Wilson was responsible--why would you insert Johnson into a playoff game after Flutie had been far and away more consistent---Wilson made the change based on the season finale against Indianapolis where Johnson had one of the very few games he played adequately--and even then it was a meaningless game anyway

[@GLA45Amg716]

I love nfl films 🥺 especially when they do stuff relating to the 90s. It’s so dramatic and theatrical

[@benmarino1913]

Rob Johnson was a goon unit. Passed the eye test. Flutie was Quarterback. Coaches need to be able to recognize this more effectively for the NFL to field the best product.

[@alanwallace5342]

The most classless move of Ralph Wilson and the Buffalo Bills history. Bills had no business even being in that game given Johnson's disastrous, keystone cops first half. Their defense was that good. The Tennessee miracle was karma.

[@bufnyfan1]

this was only one of many many dumb ass moves Ralph Wilson made---not resigning head coach Chuck Knox after the 1982 season (even though Knox has taken a 1-13 team to the playoffs in 1980/1981) and also firing GM Bill Polian (the architect of the 4 Super Bowl teams) in 1993 over an argument Polian had with the team's treasurer (Jeff Lipton) was another--the constant theme with Wilson was that he wouldn't let the coaches coach-he was always meddling in the team's affairs when he didn't have a clue what he was doing---meanwhile just down the freeway from Buffalo the Rooney family was winning 6 Super Bowls in Pittsburgh BECAUSE they let the coaches coach and didn't interfere at all (whereas Buffalo had a revolving door of coaches-Pittsburgh never fired any of their coaches (Noll, Cowher etc)

[@CGMedia2023]

@@bufnyfan1 I read somewhere that the last coach a Rooney out and out fired, was Johnny Blood McNally almost 90 years ago. Can anyone confirm this?

[@Saintbow]

I still have my Flutie jersey. Man it was awesome watching him play. Props to the Patriots and Belichick for allowing Flutie set a new record in his last game.

[@lynskyrd]

Real simple... "you dance with who brung ya"

[@anooppillai4683]

Damn this a nice quote. Gonna steal it.

[@SirManfly]

Except in Buffalo at the time. It's like benching Aaron Rodgers for Joe Flacco!

[@nickhill8612]

@Harry Engel Hey you're absolutely right.

[@buffaloblack3993]

Amen

[@CGMedia2023]

@@SirManfly Current year Flacco is better than current year Rodgers, but that's not saying much as they're both finished.

[@Spartacus516]

Doug Flutie is one of my all-time favorite NFL players. He never really got the chance to play in the NFL like he deserved. The Tennessee miracle play is a perfect example of karma. The Buffalo Bills treated Flutie unfairly by taking his starting job so it was poetic justice that the Bills lost that game. The ultimate irony in Flutie's career is that he's only 1 inch shorter than Drew Brees (who has not been discriminated against throughout his career even though he's about the same height as Flutie).

[@martinellsworth7084]

flutie was shorter than listed. more like 5'8. officially listed at 5'10. and players werent measured for height at combine back then

[@bufnyfan1]

It wasn't the Bills but their stupid, demented owner Ralph Wilson--Wilson forced the Bills coach at that time (Wade Phillips) to start Rob Johnson instead of Flutie--even though Flutie was playing well going into the playoffs--just was just one of so many lame brained moves by the absolute worst owner in NFL history---this year they changed the name of the Bills home field from Ralph Wilson stadium to New Era Stadium---interestingly the Bills have now won 4 straight games going into Week 7 (2016)---I bet getting the name change has helped remove the last vestige of that moron's influence and hence the team is improving

[@Spartacus516]

Yes, I realize that Ralph Wilson was behind the bad decision to start Johnson. However, I still blame Wade Philips for publicly overpraising Johnson while not doing the same for Flutie when he was winning games. Whether he intended it or not, he gave fans the impression that he did not have confidence in Flutie.

[@kayper54]

But I always figured that if they'd won that game, Rob would go back to normal and play stupidly in the next game, prompting Wade Philips to bench him right quick and put Flutie back in where he belonged. It wouldn't even have to be really BAD stupid play; just something that he could use as an excuse to get Flutie back in. That "Music City Massacre" physically hurts Every. Single. Time. I remember it. Doug just MIGHT have had a chance to play for a ring.

[@KFBOSTONFAN]

Both are great... Brees was a rookie under Flutie in San Diego.. Flutie was Robbed by Buffalo

[@nowar458]

I remember this benching of Flutie and I was like WTF?! BILLS DESERVED TO LOSE THIS GAME!

[@Cokie907]

Only time I’ve ever been a football fan in my life. Lived in Cheektowaga Fall of 1998 and when Flutie took the helm, I tuned in. He was different, he was unpredictable and he was exciting. I remember buying boxes of Flutie Flakes at Wegman’s and selling them all over New England. It was a good gig!

[@dsr521]

This guy was great to watch and was an inspiration as a kid.

you should have seen him those years in the CFL, I am biased as I live in Canada and am a 3 down enthusiast. But fer real, he was unstoppable in Calgary, and then he went to Toronto and nobody could stop him there either.

[@Zmad724]

Starting Rob Johnson over Flutie was one of my least favorite moment being a Bills fan. We were all pissed off. Buffalo fans absolutely loved Flutie, and embraced his under-dog mentality. He epitomized are city, as a hard-working blue collar type player. I was so pissed when they started Johnson, and then still didn't make a change during the game when Rob was playing terrible.

[@rodgermorrison9395]

I was heart broken , had so much faith in Flutie !

[@fatmanjonestv7143]

I know and they left him in! All because they had blown money on Rob Johnson. I’m sure everyone would rather win! Flutie was a boss his awareness and decision making was great such a smart qb. You gotta play flutie in the wild card game.

[@greenmarine5]

it was simply bad ownership, that plagued the Bills from 1989-2007

[@cisium1184]

"What good would a championship do me? All that means is everybody wants a raise." - Ralph Wilson

[@916Smoke]

Yeah but had the special teams did their job on kickoff then your not mad

[@PedroMartinez-tt7lr]

One of my favorite Flutie plays was when Belichick brought him out for a drop-kick extra point in the last game of the season against the Dolphins. Of course Flutie nailed it.

[@Johnnycdrums]

Flutie's last game.

[@Spartacus516]

In 1986, there was a Monday Night Football game in which Chicago Bears quarterbacks Jim McMahon and Doug Flutie were shown drop kicking before the game. The announcers said that they were the only 2 players who knew how to dropkick and that it hadn't been done in a game in decades. For the next 20 years after that, I would often check the sports section of the newspaper to see if Flutie had done a dropkick that week. When he signed with the Patriots, many fans knew that Belichick was a historian of football and he might give Flutie a chance to do it. Seeing him actually do it was one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE PLAYS because I had waited for so long. FYI. I have a photo of Flutie's dropkick on my wall.

[@PedroMartinez-tt7lr]

@Spartacus That is very interesting. I have a hard time picturing McMahon doing it, even though he was as crazy as they come. That is why I love Belichick so much; in addition to being a great planner and game coach, he appreciates the history of it at the same time.

[@martinellsworth7084]

yeah hes cool because he will give certain players a chance that others wont. and bring in old guys that can be teachers and mentors to younger guys and pass on knowledge. he brought in tebow, moss and the old qbs testaverde and flutie

[@krims3974]

Pedro Martinez z. C. I.

[@clintwilson6380]

Flutie CFL highlights are amazing.

[@MH-ie8dy]

I was watching Flutie when he played for the Calgary Stampede of the CFL back in the mid '90's.

CFL football helped Flutie to become the great QB he was.

[@K130-j1p]

R.O.B. UNiQUE He’s the greatest CFL Qb of all time

[@scringe1]

Very true. He played for the Pats back in 87-89. Flutie put fans in the seats since he played at BC. I was told the coach Ray Berry and Flutie did not get along for whatever reason. Either way, it's a great comeback story.

[@howie9751]

While he was great in Canada, he was not great in the NFL. Look at his passer rating. That being said, he was really good for the Bills and should never have been replaced.

[@tyroneedge8267]

@@howie9751 the QB pass rating doesn't accurately measure the damage he could do running or creating crazy options with his speed and agility. He was an unconventional talent.

[@howie9751]

@Vincent Cuttolo The first four times around?

[@ty567100]

Rob Johnson was terrible.....Bills deserved to lose that playoff game to the Titans after starting Johnson instead of Flutie...And lived in Buffalo most of my life!

[@bufnyfan1]

The Bills didn't deserve to lose....their moronic demented owner Ralph Wilson deserved to lose-as he was always a loser

[@yoaredpanda8802]

Well this is beyond stupid. Let's bench the guy who helped bring the team to the playoffs and play a guy who has see little action on the field since Flutie played all those games. Smart.

[@MikeSparksMusic]

Kind of like Tyrod Taylor

[@tevinlong4888]

Smart comment babygirl✌🙌

[@Patriotic327]

Last Chicago Bears Super Bowl opportunity, Kyle Orton.

[@DallasJW1]

Doug was an inspiration. You never count someone out that has heart and passion.

[@gabdav101]

He is a miracle man Dan..... I Believe!!! Flutie magic a its finest!

[@cwp716]

As a Bills fan it;s so clear that karma is a Bitch. should have been Flutie

[@racerz129]

Implying a Flutie curse?... Or just really crappy weather keeping top players away. Its a toss up :-)

[@chuckknight5519]

its not karma. its HORRIBLE ownership and you still have it. Rex AND Rob? lmfao

[@austinfuller7625]

Rex and Rob aren't owners dumbass. But I'm not going to argue the terrible weather comment. The Blizzard of 2014 and 77 says your right.

[@racerz129]

I think I know what Chuck meant. Bringing in Rex and Rob was a bad move by ownership. Time will tell, but nobody I know thought that was a good idea in the least.

[@bufnyfan1]

Pegula messed up the Sabres too when he first bought them by keeping that useless duo of Ruff and Regere--only now is the team rebuilding---the Bills will be the same-no playoff game in 2016 means the Ryan brothers (and hopefully that moron Doug Whaley too) will be gone

[@cuantatadude]

I seriously lost part of my soul when they started rob...

[@niceparker8401]

The ending gives me goosebumps. Just imagine how differently the game would have ended if Ralph Wilson let Doug Flutie play

[@TheMasterQuests]

If Rob almost won the game that tells me that Doug would’ve won it comfortably

[@KevMac58]

Doug is a good man. We loved him here in Patriots land. The Doug Flutie Fondation has helped so many kids with 10's of millions of dollars over all these years. Love ya Dougie hope your family is well an we all love your son to. Love Kevin

[@goreilly2005]

We watched him for years in the CFL. He played awesome! Even his brother was great. Nobody in Canada was surprised.

[@SantiagoTM1]

Love Mr. Doug Flutie. He's proof that no one can ever measure the Heart of a Man....

[@NewWaveFan1]

Flutie was the last Bills quarterback that was decent. The biggest slap in the face to Flutie was starting Johnson over Doug. If they hadn't it might of been the Bills and the Rams in the Super Bowl.

[@grid-natics2983]

The bills should believe in tyrod Taylor

[@NewWaveFan1]

Fitzpatrick was decent as well. Tyrod needs to do well because that franchise has suffered the last decade and a half.

[@JKSSubstandard]

Fitz was...acceptable. Just as hes always been. Fitz will never win a game for you, but hes pretty good about not losing them either. After Flutie, the Bills managed to squeeze 2 good years out of Bledsoe and that was the end of the Bills and QBs

[@NewWaveFan1]

Yeah can't forget about Bledsoe.

[@bufnyfan1]

Fitzpatrick is not "decent"--The Jets are now finding out what the Bills learned a few years ago-Fitzpatrick might be an average backup QB but he is not a starter---the Jets are now 1-5 this year (the game he played against KC earlier this year where he threw 6 INT-was the worst game I've seen since Sanchez was in NY)-in addition Chan Gailey is also useless--he was literally run out of town when he coached in Buffalo-16-32 W-L record when he coached

[@Jscion1]

Undefeated Jacksonville Jaguars,that sentence will never be said again

[@1923dafc]

You obviously don't know what you're saying. I'm not even a Jacksonville fan and I'll recognize that they're a team on the rise. Sure to be a playoff contender this year.

[@ilyearer]

They've had 5 consecutive losing seasons and haven't had a winning season in 9 years. With the Texans and Colts leading the division, the Jags are far from "sure playoff contenders." They may be on the rise, but there is a long ladder to climb to get up there from the bottom, especially since they are just doing what they've been doing. Give them a few more seasons.

[@Jscion1]

+ilyearer they do have many talented young players, they have a shot in seasons to come when they become more experienced but I'm saying that they won't go undefeated sadly they never been to the super bowl.

[@maxthemind1900]

maybe for like 1 week lol

[@Boohoo-r7l]

+Jesus Torres I remember they use to beat Broncos often in the playoffs.

[@shanemathews4177]

played up here in Calgary Alberta for the Calgary Stampeders and I'm telling you he was a great quarterback I watched him live many times

[@paulwhite4855]

Doug Flutie was a 'true champion' of the human spirit! I enjoyed everything he did for The Buffalo Bills!

[@Sassonic]

5:27 I remember when the Bills made that announcement. It made no sense under the circumstances. They blew it! When you have magic in the bottle like they did with Flutie, you have to keep going with it...

[@KinqChill]

As a titans fan flutie would've won that game

[@jacobrklein7175]

Rob Johnson was fool's gold Doug Flutie: Yeah, you had to dig for it, but Flutie was the diamond underground.

[@sasukeds]

Flutie was my favorite Buffalo Bill growing up. After the super teams were all but gone he was THE MAN in my eyes (11 years old at the time) I used to watch through the static from the antenna as he would just WIN. Sometimes it wasn't pretty but he got the job done. His benching was a betrayal to all the fans and robbed us of a great playoff run (possible superbowl) I cried for a while knowing my favorite player was not going to play vs a JUGGERNAUT team in the Titans and probably wouldn't play again for the Bills. Then losing the way they did? NGL I wasnt the same after the Music City forward pass.

[@GenevieveCBrunet1023]

I've hung out with Doug and his brother Darren Flutie at Matterhorn in Stowe, Vermont. His brother Darren has (had?) a band and Doug was (still is?) the drummer. Doug is a super nice guy. Really.

[@jameslawson2663]

One of my all time favorite qb stories

[@angryjoker7528]

That flutlie play was seriously the best play I’ve ever seen

[@AmericanDream317]

Good job Ralph Wilson, good job...

[@will6996]

Flutie was the most exciting player to watch that year in the NFL at age 41, simply amazing.

[@cardinalsrule3452]

they said 4"7 haha he was 5"10

[@damonbrown1065]

I was confused by that too.

[@Dontdoittoyoself]

The person was being a smart ass. Official listings are wrong a lot but if he is 5'10" that's slightly above the average height for a man.

[@cardinalsrule3452]

+Dontdoittoyoself really I thought it was 6 foot?

[@damonbrown1065]

cardinalsrule 345​ no the average height 4 White man is 5 foot 10. For other ethnicities it can range differently but foremost is 5 foot 6. Being 6 feet is being considered tall Cultural standards.

[@cardinalsrule3452]

+Damon Brown (#BillsMafia) dang

[@TheDude4077]

You don't swap qb's in the playoffs, under any circumstances, but you definitely don't do it if you're swapping the guy who got you 10 wins for the guy who got you one, in a meaningless week 17 game. Terrible decision any way you look at it. What's funny too is that everyone knew it was a horrible decision at the time! If you watch the broadcast of the game that the nfl posted on their youtube channel, the commentators and the sideline reporter spend the whole game talking about how baffled they are about Johnson starting. Everyone knew then it was stupid, just as much as everyone knows now. How on earth did the Bills brass think this was a good idea??

[@lurchlogan]

TheDude4077 ... It was clearly a $$ issue. Rich owners worried about their money & not the team's success. The 1972' Miami Dolphins started Bob Griese in the first 5 games of the season & were 5-0 when Griese got injured. They put in back-up Errol Morral & he went 9-0 the rest of the season. Griese was fully recovered by the time the playoffs rolled around & they switched back to Griese for the Super Bowl. That's the only time I can think of where a team switched to a QB that was injured/out/benched most of the season & it worked out for them!!

[@grid-natics2983]

Wade Phillips washed out in buffalo and Dallas because of stupid decisions like that

[@farakhhanif]

It seems like it was the owner's decision to start Johnson over Flutie.

[@JKSSubstandard]

But its the HCs job to manage the roster. And if he said no, and he went out and won anyway, RWJ would have forgotten about it and moved on. Phillips buckled under pressure when he could have put his name on the line for his players

[@farakhhanif]

JKSSubstandard What if he had lost with Flutie? He would have been fired and most likely never given a second chance once it came out that he went against his owner's wishes.

[@JKSSubstandard]

Thats the risk you take. The point is, as a coach, as the guy in charge of the roster, if you think Flutie is the better player (and he was the starter all year) then you have to put your foot down, put your name on the line and do what you believe will get you the win. Instead, he buckled to pressure, made a bad decision and it cost the team a playoff win

[@farakhhanif]

JKSSubstandard I agree, but it is easier said than done.

[@Romans219]

So much respect for how mature Doug Flutie is.

[@Nothereman9999]

Flutie was awesome, great in college, became the greatest QB in CFL history (by far), and became a Pro Bowl QB. The NFL being so obsessed with size costed them someone who could've become one of their all time great QB's, he was that good.

[@d.walterbernabe849]

One of the worst day of my life time.... !!! Why..? That's why the people with suits should be past players who will understand the game better. Thanks Doug you make us proud to be BILLS*

[@El_Bueno]

No… this is why people with suits should STFU, and let the coaches coach.

[@jacobstraub1472]

1:46 "Doug Flutie, even though he's four foot seven" What?!

[@jefffraley7094]

Bully's live among us. Everywhere. Every age.

[@matthewcorya7514]

Jeff Fraley the announcer is Ted Leitner and if you know his style of broadcasting he was taking a dig at the critics of Fluties size. I have been listening to him do games for over forty years and he is very good at his job.

[@santiagomurillo2768]

You give me 11 Doug Flutie's & I'll win you a Championship. He proved that everywhere he played. One of all time favorites. He's also proof that you can measure Heart. The way he humbly accepted every coaches' decision speaks volumes about his character as a human being. He's the type of guy every Father wishes his daughter would date & marry...

[@shizuokaBLUES]

Watching this is like watching American films on WWII. It’s like Canada didn’t exist. Flutie played stellar play in Vancouver and was highly respected and appreciated in Canada winning Grey Cups.

[@edminchau811]

What a pleasure it was to watch Doug Flutie, Jeff Garcia, and Dave Dickenson all playing on the Calgary Stampeders in the 1990s. By the end of the decade all three were starting QBs in the NFL.

[@racerz129]

It hurts to take the keys away from your grandparent when they become a liability to drive. Somebody should have done Ralph Wilson the same courtesy. Didn't see any return on their investment on Rob FreakinJohnson?! Way to pull that string during the playoffs. This still makes me sick.

[@emaricarter9642]

lol

[@CGMedia2023]

In spite of Jim Rome using Fox Sports as a pulpit to gaslight everyone into believing Johnson was a HOFer in the making, (and infamously trying to gaslight Bruce Smith into believing Flutie was a dressing room cancer live on the air,) Johnson won exactly one game as a starter for the remainder of his career. Willson was a worse judge of talent than Al Davis was in his declining years.

[@mattlaw8020]

Starting Rob Johnson was one of the Worst decisions in NFL history, Flutie would've won that game and probably take them to SB in a struggling AFC conference

[@norrinradd-7162]

Only surpassed by starting Nathan Peterman

[@FAITHandLOGIC]

Talk about a chain reaction.

[@robbmoody4857]

I can relate with Doug. Always having to prove yourself. A great player makes majic on the feild. Thats Doug Flutie

[@kylestclair471]

I remember 8 years old, watching that unfold, and being so upset I yelled at my parents hahaha Flutie is a hero figure that never got his due

[@Pensacola-Handyman]

Big Miami Fan here, so you know I'm not a Bills fan. But to see the Bills do that to Flutie seemed almost bitter sweet. Wondering the whole game when they were going to bring him back in. I pulled for you guys this weekend, bitter sweet once again.

[@jay-rock6627]

Looks like Doug Flutie was Russell Wilson before Russell Wilson!!!!

[@jay-rock6627]

It was suppose to be Buffalo Bills in the Super Bowl vs St. Louis Rams & The Bills when the Super Bowl with Doug Flutie as the M.V.P. 😀😀😀😀😀

[@nicholascerniglio7618]

Yeah and Seattle did it right because they invested a lot of money in Matt Flynn before they drafted Wilson and decided to start Wilson.

[@jaimefish173]

I say the same thing with me and batman @EveryChevyChase

[@CGMedia2023]

@@jay-rock6627 As good as Buffalo's defense was, they wouldn't have beaten the Rams. Warner beat a far superior defense in the Bucs in the NFC Championship game that year.

[@punknhead23]

7:07 "You known in hindsight, Doug probably would have won the game. You know." NO you HAD foresight, just didn't use it. smh

[@davidpitts5851]

How many bills fans couldn't help but smile when flutie beat Johnson and the bills as the chargers starter

[@Selfcenteredhumans]

I watched him here in Canada. He was fabulous.

[@theHardyMonster1984]

The Bills losing to THAT Titans team is one of the funniest gaffs in history. Flutie would have never let it get that close.

[@skeezix8156]

The Bret Hart screw job was nothing compared to this

[@gerrypeet4861]

Except that wrestling is make believe and this was real life.

[@erictoniaschwab1009]

Can not disagree with that analogy.