Dumb Decisions: The Most BAFFLING Fake Punt Ever | Cowboys @ Bears (1973)

[@davidperrier6149]

"I'm gonna make Landry look like a fool and run that fake again. LOL."

[@Raykibb1]

Good ole Bobby Douglas showing his throwing power. I have been a Saints’ fan since birth, and we had Douglas after the Bears. Thankfully, I was pretty young but remember him well.

[@NosferatusCoffin]

Guy had an absolute cannon for an arm and was the most punishing running QB ever, He was quite inaccurate, though.

[@alfjgist]

It was 1 yard. If they were planning on going for it, they had a good running QB. Why not just line up in a regular formation and let him run the ball? I wouldn’t question the decision to go for it, based on the situation, just the play called.

[@gluserty]

Yeah, Douglass was a great runner & a big guy; I think Tim Tebow was like Douglass as a runner, and I believe either could get that one yard. Bears of this era didn't have the material nor the attitude to win.

[@CTubeMan]

Interesting you didn’t mention the Danny White double fake in 1980. You made a video about it which we can’t check out in the upper right hand corner.

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

Good point. I didn’t bring that one up because that wasn’t so much a coaching decision, as it was Danny White doing his own thing. Plus, at least with the second fake punt, you could make the argument that that was a broken play and wasn’t by design

[@CTubeMan]

@@OfficialJaguarGator9 That’s why the best fake kicks are called on the field and not from the sidelines. The Ravens are probably the best example of smart play calling from the Special Teams on the field. And I can’t tell if you liked my post, but I had to give you a hard time on the links in the upper right hand corner.

[@russellmurray3964]

The Soldier Field footage starting at 9:44 is from 1971. DE #87 Ed O'Bradovich retired at the end of that season and T #70 Jeff Curchin played his last season for the Bears that year, so it has to be from the first year at Soldier Field.

[@ryanmarshall4332]

You should have millions of views. Every video is Gold. Keep it up and I’m sure the views and subs will follow.

[@Nonsense1986]

Games with 2 blocked punts is a suggestion. Ex: Cowboys blocking 2 Oiler punts in November 91, and Raiders blocking 2 Charger punts in last few years.

[@bryanburnap4537]

I love your forgotten nuggets ! Funny cause Im a Pats fan and I watched the Seattle Jack Patera onside kick and then fake punt with a 31 to 24 lead vs the Saints last week from the late 70's on your channel before watching the Pats play the Bills. I was telling my buddy the story during the Pats game and when Bellichek tried the onside kick at 14 all after the defense actually stopped the Bills I nearly fell off my chair :) Not Patera like but still pretty questionable !!

[@russellseilhamer4552]

Abe Gibron.. NFL films has a classic clip of him in a 1973 Chicago win vs Denver singing Three Dog Nights Joy to the World. In 1974, Chicago’s fortunes would start to change with the hiring of GM Jim Finks from Minnesota

[@andrewpadaetz5549]

Gibron was one of Steve Sabol's favorites because of the sound bites.

[@wickerman4609]

The Cowboys had Roger Staubach at the time though. They should've ran a different fake punt if they didn't want to end in a tie

[@olofpalme63]

I remember this game well, aside from the Raiders game of '76, this game was the loudest "BOO" fest I ever remember hearing/seeing at Soldier Field. This was not only a horrific decision by Abe Gibron, he also admitted in the Sun-Times the next day upon immediate reflection of the 20-17 loss, and stated that he would've done it all over again...which also set the tone for the Bears entire '73 campaign.

[@chrisjamesr77]

This is like something I would have done playing Madden while quite drunk, and then immediately been pissed off at myself, lol

[@brianarbenz7206]

"I expect he expected we weren't expecting it."

[@iamsithazagoth3728]

So this is where McCarthy got his fake punt on your own 29 idea from.

[@JohnnieWalkerDread]

Calling the same play was boneheaded. But I don't think a fake punt is necessarily dumb. Fake punts only work when defenses aren't expecting them. Suppose they punt. Dallas now has the ball and a chance to win. If you stop Dallas and receive their punt, you still have to drive the length of the field with almost no time left.

[@ImTheCrew]

Awesome

[@j.p.pelzman7481]

Good stuff. The odd thing is that the upback/runner on both fakes was Bob Parsons, who the next season would take over as the Bears' punter for the next 10 years.

[@howardcosell2022]

Parsons and Reggie Roby have to be the biggest punters in league history

[@NosferatusCoffin]

@@howardcosell2022 Parsons also played TE.

[@aaronholcomb237]

Those were his only 2 runs that season.

[@dentonyoung4314]

I honestly don't have a problem with a decision to go for it. The Bears are the heavy underdog, it's fourth and ONE (you punt if it's 4th and 21, obviously), the game is tied, and if you get a first down or two you ensure Dallas never gets the ball back and your worst-case scenario is a 17-17 tie. HOWEVER... If you're going to go for it, leave your offense on the field and run an offensive play. Your odds of succeeding with your offense trying to get one yard are much higher than if you try to get it on a fake punt. THAT was the "dumb decision" part.

[@c71score]

What was extra annoying with NBC in the 90's was they had the score overlay for a week or two after the 96 Olympics, then dropped it. The worst part of NBC then, aside from giving Phil Simms lead analyst duties, was that God-awful theme song. About the only thing worth a damn there was Dick Enberg, I would listen to him read the phonebook. Sorry, you triggered me into an F-NBC rant.

[@johnny1963ify]

Did you say Robert Staubach? Nah.

[@rjsweda]

RIP bob parson

[@markgraham2312]

Where is The Most BAFFLING Fake Punt Ever in this video? I don't have 10:55 to waste. Also, FGs were 7 yards behind the line of scrimmage in 1973 to match the passer's pocket.

[@davidbrooks1724]

Billy joe 💪🏻💪🏻

[@osu4mul8r]

Dude… love your content but please upgrade your epic-crappy audio. It sounds like you are broadcasting through a galvanized-steel garbage can. You would be better off spiking your microphone after every upload.