Early 2000s NFL that Wouldn't Fly Today

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[@joeevans5770]

I refuse to believe the 2000’s were 20 years ago

[@brianbadonde9251]

Well believe it buddy

[@Urbaesbf]

Well believe it buddy

[@LSA30]

The 1980’s were 20 years ago, what are you talking about?

[@Urbaesbf]

@@LSA30 shut up old man!

[@cattibingo]

2006 was like 5 years ago

[@PenguinNote67]

Now flip it to Today's NFL that wouldn't fly in the 80s, 90s and 2000s

[@gmwdim]

Quarterbacks being expected to be able to run.

[@akeme25]

Challenges and instant replay (in the 80s and most of the 90s, that is)

[@earlymorninstonedpimp]

Player safety

[@al_chargedup]

Football is basically touch football now. I miss seein a qb get blown up

[@coreygolpheneee]

A lot of the mid field over the middle passing concepts wouldnt be used because those used to be hospital balls.

[@targetegrat]

The good ole days. Every NFL team had a workhorse RB and defenses could actually play defense.

[@chizorama]

Smashmouth footbal iz verboten...

[@trippen4391]

@@chizoramalol

[@thbx9461]

2000s NFL was the best brand of football that has ever existed. It was a fantastic combination of: 1. Developments of Football as a Sport - It truly did not feel like offenses or defenses had a clear advantage. Scoring is always good, but too much scoring isn't, and there was a great mix of rules that felt fair (at the time) for both sides. 2. Athleticism - Players are always getting bigger, faster, and stronger, but the difference in overall athleticism between a player in the 90s to the 00s is far greater than a player from the 00s to today. Just look at the average height and weight of each position over time and you will see what I am saying. 3. Healthy Balance of Rushing and Passing-based Teams - For every Manning and Brady, there was a Tomlinson and Peterson running the show. QB is the most important position, but lots of RBs eclipsed 400 carries in a season. 4. Overall League Structure - The league was finally evened out to two conferences, four divisions each, and each division with four teams. and most importantly..... 5. Ignorance to Health Impacts - Whether or not we want to admit it, the game was better when players were given the freedom to hit and be hit. Player safety is very important, but Football is agnostic to the safety of the players, and rules have to be implemented to limit what a football player can do and how they do it. The sport doesn't survive if the rules don't change to protect the players, because fewer parents allow their children to play, but that brand of football was as entertaining as it got. The overall culture of violence and toughness was just insane to watch and it felt like nothing was held back. We used to jump out of our seats when we saw a big hit, now if I hear a big hit from the other room, I'm expecting to hear a referee next. I believe that football started getting objectively less entertaining when Bernard Pollard went low on Brady and tore his ACL. This was the first instance in which they started regulating where you can hit a QB, and this small change expanded to different areas of the body, and eventually to most positions on the field that routinely carry the ball. It is a good thing the league changed its tune and implemented changes that have protected the health and futures of every player. For every hard hit, there was a physically and mentally broken, pill-addicted NFL player that was getting no help from the league that got them there after retiring, and that is the tough reality. We should be glad the league stepped in and started throwing flags, even if it changed the game that we have grown up loving (although some of the QB shit has been ridiculous over the last few years). For those that witnessed, no explanation is necessary, for those that missed it, it can never be explained!

[@lanceupperrcut]

Man you absolutely nailed it here

[@xdgaming70]

Well said. Rules had to be changed for the greater good but it’s still a great product. Also, what do you mean by “scoring too much”?

[@thbx9461]

@@xdgaming70 lots of scoring might be exciting at a glance, but it doesn’t make for a truly good product. There should be a balance between offense and defense that makes it seems like each TD is earned. The 80s and 90s were hampered by low scoring, and so the league had to make offense-minded changes to address this issue. Now we have the opposite issue of at will scoring and drives being extended by flags that make it seem like whoever gets the ball last will win. Maybe just a personal opinion.

[@aceassn716]

Lets never forget that Bernard Pollard was shoved into Bradys knee from behind.. Thats how it happened Yet they didnt create that penalty when kimo von dirty low knee strike on Carson Palmer?!! Wanna say 1st play of game? Chris Henry (R.I.P) big gain

[@michaelj4256]

I hate to say this, but the health risk is part of the reason they're paid so much. Some of these flags have been ridiculous to the point I'm worried the regular season isn't going to even be fun to watch.

[@cattibingo]

Stabbing someone to death wouldn't fly in today's nfl. That may have worked in the 90s and in the 2000s, but not today.

[@InYourHouse316]

I love this era of football, especially the 2000 season with running backs dominating. I just had to point out that Faulk broke Emmitt's single season touchdown record in 2000. So, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006. We saw 4 record-breaking seasons in a 7 season span.

[@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55]

The Ravens and Ray Lewis made me love football as a kid. That Defense was amazing 2000 to 2010 was an amazing decade for football

[@emoo.182]

i was going to mention that, Faulk is the best RB of all time imo

[@youraverageguy7842]

Rodney Harrison is the best representation of the NFL rapidly evolving in this era as he was considered too physical for the game even though he played just like Ronnie Lott and now 40% of his hits would be penalties in today’s game.

[@dnasty312]

It was 1999 but his hit on Trent Green, how long would that suspension be?

[@Supadupa335]

75 percent of mine would’ve caused me to be thrown out

[@hiatus161]

RIP John Madden..EA need to quit disrespecting that man's legacy

[@DampFrijoles]

I know that rule changes have made the NFL safer, and I am all for safety, but man I miss those bone-jarring hits.

[@SamBrickell]

If they want to be safer, we should limit professional careers to only 3 years. Float that idea though and you'll find out that they don't actually care more about safety than money. I don't even watch football anymore because nobody plays football anymore.

[@BosmaRae]

I'm a wrestling fan and i feel the same way about chair shot to the head. I know they're terrible for the athletes on the receiving end but it triggers something in my monkey brain i like

[@-Comet.]

@sambrickell9142 what? "If they care about safety, then just forcw them to play for 3 years at an extra dangerous level" is not a take I ever expected. Injuries happen both through repetitive impacts and sudden impacts, intensifying the sudden impacts to reduce repetitive ones doesn't make it safer

[@michaelsieber6601]

@@BosmaRaethat’s not real

[@chrys_stone8716]

​@michaelsieber6601 the chairs are not steel but aluminum so it gives when it makes contact but it still hurts somewhat.

[@jeremymcfarlin1945]

2000 nfl games hit different than today. A lot more fun😊

[@cdmit27]

The thought of a Cris Collinsworth video game is the laugh I didn't know I needed🤣🤣

[@GuavaConQueso]

“While the Patriot Act put a end to our privacy, the Patriots of the NFL was quickly becoming a dynasty” bars!

[@DampFrijoles]

You could say Will Smith slapped some sense into the NFL to reduce concussions.

[@anakinskyogre1037]

Before that would make no sense but now yeah that’s hilarious

[@fortunateson2]

The NFL should of kept his wife's name out their mouths.

[@chizorama]

Yet they don't use better helmets available because of equipment contracts(or maybe that's changed, but when the issue gained the spotlight an emphasis was made on that point at the time).

[@arizonawildcat3821]

“Today Running backs are sent to the Glue factory after turning 26” Cordarrelle Patterson: Hold my beer

[@Riley_Mundt]

I can't wait for the "2020's NFL that wouldn't fly today" where it's just tackling or other essential elements of football.

[@anakinskyogre1037]

I don’t think that will happen because if they do that well the nfl might have a lineman revolt and they don’t want to mess with 320 pound guys

[@Basketball_is_Life66]

Fr soon NFL just gonna be touch football or flag football No Fun League is not the sport it used to be that's why nobody watches anymore 😢

[@Riley_Mundt]

@@anakinskyogre1037 Linemen don't throw 60 yard touchdowns, so the NFL doesn't give a shit.

[@xp8969]

​​​​Lmfao​@@Basketball_is_Life66the NFL is bigger today than it ever has been before, if it wasn't then the salary cap wouldn't keep going up since it's tied directly to league revenue, but go on with your brain damaged delusions if you want bro 😂😂

[@UnchainedAmerica]

Well, I do agree they had outlawed horse collars and crackback blocks. Those are dangerous act of tackling and very unsportsmanlike.

[@lucaskincanyon7393]

Nice shoutout to highlight heaven. Lmao

[@zacharyjeffares8158]

Wow, I didn’t know the NFL allowed horse collar tackles for so long. The CFL hands out a 10 yards penalty every time you do it since at least 50 to 60 years ago because of how the game evolved to include a lot of Rugby rules. Horse collar tackles were banned from Rugby sometime in the 1930s because it would literally rip off the uniforms of the players sometimes.

[@Ze_Moose]

Who you got winning the rugby world cup? 🤔

[@zacharyjeffares8158]

Well, Team Canada qualified so my country.

[@dan5852]

Reggie bush gets jacked up is still one of the most memorable videos Ive ever watched

[@InYourHouse316]

Legend has it, he's still looking for missing pieces of himself from that hit by Sheldon brown

[@DoctorEw220]

What if you did a video on stuff in the NHL from way back when that wouldn't fly today?

[@phillysburghsteagles8208]

Why would he do that? Hockey sucks.

[@Ryfael]

No one would watch

[@DoctorEw220]

There's a lot of things from the early history of the NHL that wouldn't fly today.

[@donniet348]

"Tom Brady's luck, that's some bs that would still fly today" I burst out laughing

[@Yeen125]

Speaking of Favre, his consecutive starting streak is another thing that will both never be broken and never fly in today’s NFL.

[@jbj7599]

Concussions alone would've ended it. His injuries are prob 50/50.

[@rivahkillah]

Back when the number of people watching the game was increasing

[@Basketball_is_Life66]

Horse Collar aka "Roy Williams" tackle and it Was Not a spained ankle 😂😂😂 On Terrelle Owens It was a broken leg. Gotta maybe look back at it

[@Basketball_is_Life66]

@@chiggsytube you said it right! Only thing I remember hampering the Eagles was not a super healthy running game with Duce Staley Injured rookie leading them in the backfield killed them and made McNabb air it out more then he wanted to but Westbrook was a duel threat and helped out the backfield, Tom Brady had healthy Corey Dillon to lean on with ease

[@bjnt92281]

They replaced “Jacked Up” with “Come On Man” and “You Got Mossed” Watching players make crazy catches over defenders or make silly mistakes doesn’t hit the same as watching them getting rocked but it doesn’t glorify getting CTE.

[@footclann0043]

You forgot about Elite Defenses

[@De3533N]

How do you do a segment on crack back blocks and not have the Warren Sapp hit on Chad Clifton? Most brutal hit of the kind ever!

[@ViktorTheButcher]

I am missing the most important one: non QB's winning MVP. From 2007-2022 only one non QB has won MVP, AP in 2012, and everything points at him being the last. Not even the historically only other MVP position, RB, has any shot anymore. CMC's 1000/1000 season and Henry's 2000 yards season weren't enough to have them even as serious options. Albeit JT was hyped as an MVP candidate in 2021, the single non MVP vote (of 50) was for Kupp's ownn historic season.

[@mysteryhombre81]

Yeah they need to just make positional awards tbh. Best O lineman. Best TE etc.

[@earlymorninstonedpimp]

Wow, it’s almost like QB is the most important position and therefore the most valuable. Complaining about QB’s winning MVP is just pointless.

[@ViktorTheButcher]

@@earlymorninstonedpimp There is a difference between being the most important position and being considered the sole relevant position. Because in run first eras the QB was the main winner of the MVP. The results are simply statistically impossible with the way the MVP award in the NFL is voted on. Award exists since the 1950s, barring 3 times the award went to two positions. Of the 25.

[@ryanerickson5786]

The good days god do I miss em. The NFL is now dead, rigging games for pop stars and taking defense completely out of the game. Fucking sad man.

[@Princess_Aurora]

“Say it with me” “He got, JACKED UP!”

[@EmmaBonn96]

I’m really hoping the Seahawks having Matt Hassleback line up under center for every play in the 2005 season is included.

[@DoobieKeebler]

Something else that was left in the 2000s: The "Take two running backs back-to-back with your 1st & 2nd picks in your fantasy league" strategy.

[@gamerboy6787]

Bro! I don't know what "Fanatsy" football is, but I'm here for it! Jokes aside, thank you for your consistent, interesting content, and your biting sense of humor.

[@Chanse1989]

It's Dungeons and Dragons for sports nerds

[@queensgaelsmenshockey]

When I played high school football from 2002 to 2006, I loved throwing a good come back block as an offensive lineman. Got the boys fired up. Can totally understand why they're illegal today

[@subparnaturedocumentary]

i moved from playing defensive end in weight class football to olb in highschool started frosh, and 10th grade, got cracked with a nasty blindside block honeslty never played the same after it i played way too conservatively.

[@kasjams2216]

Didnt think it was possible for madden to get worse, but changing it to collinsworth absolutely would.

[@dominickgaramella6431]

Mid 90s Madden games will always be my favorite sports games

[@12thMandalorian]

Jacked Up is bloody iconic, should be brought back this season in tribute.

[@chizorama]

Was one of the best features of NFL Primetime, but the kiddies these days can't handle the physical nature of the game, they just like stats.

[@unclecreepy4185]

My favorite Madden story was he walked into a bathroom as sees Hendricks standing over a toilet looking down. “What are you doing?” Madden asks? “I dropped 50¢ in the toilet.” Then I see him reach into his pocket, pull out a $50 bill end throw it in the toilet. He reaches into the toilet and retrieves $50.50. “What the heck did you do that for?” “We’ll I wasn’t going to stick my hand into a toilet for 50¢.”

[@sbonfye8058]

Dude you tripping Yahoo fantasy still hits hard ! I’m 32 and I’ve been playing since 04 during the dial up era, yea yal know I’m kicking ass !!!!!

[@crocowithaglocko5876]

3:16 Nice plug for UTree

[@Fictional]

LT got me into football and I couldn’t be more thankful to have grown up watching his game unfold. However because of him I have faced a lot of sadness being a chargers fan 🥲

[@chaosgreyblood]

Ah,, Yahoo Fantasy Football and Hockey. I remember having dabbling into it around a decade ago. It was pretty fun in being able to reach the fantasy playoffs, only to be taken out in the 2nd round 'cause my team wasn't able to get up to snuff. I was also involved in a ESPN Pick'Em league through LordKat and his homies, back when they were doing a weekly video show called Turducken is Tasty, which was an actual precursor to other shows such as The Dumpster Fire. I feel old, but watching TiT religiously every Wednesday in the 2010s was so much fun.

[@adamohalloran241]

You know what another thing in the 2000s that wouldn't fly in today's NFL, playing defense.

[@th3exceptionexception452]

I was in the elementary school in the early 2000s when I first played organized tackle football before horse collar tackles were banned and they actually told us that was a good way. I guess it was, but it wasn't too much longer before it was a penalty

[@TheManny717]

That opening line... Chef kisses all around.

[@tleoipl37]

You forgot Multipurpose stadiums being phased out 😂

[@winnerr2010]

I love the 2000’s era because you knew who that dog was. And the old saying was hey, you know what you signed up for. So once you go out there you knew you were getting hurt. If you don’t want to get hurt don’t play. Now the game has changed and we act like a bunch of punks

[@RIPjkripper]

Kevin Harlan is the voice of the NFL, for me anyway. GOAT

[@bruinwhite9108]

Love the UrinatingTree shoutout! 😂

[@brandonbouchez7195]

The hell? I still use yahoo for fantasy, IMO it's still the best. And that Tomlinson season was insane, he is far and away my favorite RB ever to watch

[@meech6848]

Exactly! Wth is this guy on😂

[@MrGoodeats]

whatever you say, boomer!

[@MrGoodeats]

i bet you guys watched bart starr play

[@brandonbouchez7195]

@@MrGoodeats 😂

[@billrichardson5386]

The Crackback block was awesome and brutal. The hardest I ever got hit was from a slot receiver when I was playing olb. I still remember it 20 years later.

[@mangrove]

Typical ESPN highlight show: Chris Berman: *lame nickname for a player Tom Jackson: "HAHAHA!!!!!!!!"

[@LSA30]

I’m sure plenty here haven’t stopped the “Jacked Up” segment since the 00’s 😂

[@cattibingo]

Oh I get it

[@kyleirvine5608]

Idk man, I’m still using yahoo for basketball, baseball and football

[@andrewr7395]

I was going to say, Yahoo is still widely used for fantasy football.

[@tcbobb1613]

I had to join my dads friends fantasy football league in 2018. it was all worth it I wined the league last year.

[@aarond23]

I'm still in multiple long term Yahoo fantasy leagues lol....I don't think its dead yet.

[@BigPat216]

As a lifelong Steelers fan, I loved watching Hines Ward, James Harrison and Ryan Clark, they were scary and tough as hell, especially Harrison, but looking back now, they were all extremely dirty. It's hard to blame them because that's how the game was played and they set the tone for a tough D, but that wouldn't fly now.

[@user-cv8qe9ru8c]

How dare you not give credit to troy brown stripping the ball. I forgot priest holmes had the record. I missed jacked up. Who would've guessed big dudes hitting each other would lead to injuries.

[@theman1412]

11:16, I see what you did there FivePoints 😄

[@Rammsteinfanboy2]

Funny as hell that the Jacked Up audio was used throughout the video.

[@markanthony1004]

I time I truly miss. Even college football seemed better at that time and yes we did not have HD. It’s kind of weird looking back at tv from way back when R.I.P John Madden a true legend

[@chrisschrock1331]

Madden ‘03 - ‘08 were the prime years

[@jennifershepherd7571]

We still call horse collars a Roy Williams Special in my family.

[@mrpb6399]

Collinsworth football? That sounds surgical!

[@PhilP8980]

Asante Samuel wouldn't fly period in the NFL today. Asante senior obviously. He used to do jumping head butts.

[@willrainey]

Love the "jacked up" cutaways

[@willpomeroy7711]

Yahoo Fantasy Sports are still as popular as ever so I’m not sure where you were going with that.

[@Mbarnstein62891]

Back when defenses actually won Super Bowls.

[@maxxjapan619]

EA actually had Collinsworth as an announcer in one of the Madden games. I swear he sounds like he recorded his dialogue drunk, and it's actually kinda wonderful.

[@michaelhowell2326]

The danger and risk are part of what makes the NFL good. If people wanted to watch non-violent sports then they would watch something else.

[@KanyeTheGayFish69]

False. The nfl is good because the game itself is good.

[@michaelhowell2326]

@@KanyeTheGayFish69 thanks, Dwight.

[@just_ray2185]

"Jacked Up!" 🤣🤣✌️

[@brand88]

2000s NFL is the reason why football is still around today imo lol 😂

[@Smooth_Bandit0]

2:13 Jack 3:30 Santorum 3:30 random chad just jackin it up

[@piccilo72]

Wow, the Steeler hate just oozes with this guy.

[@akeme25]

You forgot NFL 2K. That definitely wouldn’t fly today lol

[@PiratedBooty]

LaDainian Tomlinson was responsible for me becoming a Chargers fan. And then Dean Spanos was responsible for not making me a Chargers fan anymore.

[@Gretri17]

I love how the NFL banned crackback blocks... yet the NHL today STILL DO THAT TO THIS DAY

[@coreygolpheneee]

On skates, into a wall, on ice.

[@StingX2]

Still using yahoo fantasy after 20+ years, same league too. 😂

[@jacobwatson1406]

Damn it’s crazy how fast times change 💯

[@14KrisDavis]

Ive been on both ends of a crack back. Good times 😁😁😁. I use to love being in the middle of the bull ring so ive always had a few screws loose but what a time to play ball. I miss those days.

[@zoefaith120]

I feel sooo sooo sooo sooo sooo sooo sooo jacked up when I watched these memories.

[@myhandsads5914]

Love the L.T. intro 😎

[@arizonawrestlinginterviews1040]

This made me feel old 😢😂

[@philliporsit]

Most viewed portion of the video is people rewinding after skipping the ad😂

[@Dakotabrewer166]

I want the crack back block back. Also jacked up.

[@mramisuzuki6962]

Damn 5points wife out with Barry’s wife.

[@shino475]

It's actually crazy that the players would use their own heads to hit someone. No one would think to do that outside of the sport.

[@emachine003]

That is one hell of a way to begin an ad read…

[@CoolHandLuke813]

Long story short: the whole world including the NFL became pussified.

[@jamesrush07]

There’s was no privacy with the patriots either 😂😂😂😂

[@dnasty312]

3:17 THANK YOU! 😀

[@flacosalgado4253]

We also lost all the Full Backs. My Ravens still use a 305 pound Full Back, Patrick Ricard.

[@chiapets2594]

Facts it aggravates me that just touching a Qb now gets you a penalty

[@MrDrunkUnicorn]

I miss LT, Bettis running over guys being led the whole way by a maniac at fullback like krieder. Where defense actually won championships, and hits were vicious. Damn the NFL really sucks now

[@WhoTFisICEMAN]

The 2000s are like the 80’s of today and I lived every moment in ‘em 🤯🤯🤣🤣

[@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55]

Will Smith has singlehandedly drew attention to the risks and dangers of both concussions and cuckoldry lol

[@jessekirksey1980]

Out of all the rules they could have kept the Blindside hit😂😂 remember coach said Keep Your Head on a swivel

[@coreyperdue1966]

if you ever need a boys night, come up to boston brotha! hope things are improving

[@aceassn716]

Thank you for mentioning Marlon just go down after getting that INT McCree.. one of the worst turn of events ever

[@gmwdim]

I'm pretty sure Electronic Arts was hated back in the early 2000's too.

[@jaymills817]

Plot twist, the PATRIOT act was just Bill Belichick trying to spy on whatever football practice he could find. (It’s literally in the name people)

[@Newbobdole]

Thankfully for the the DMV, we can finally add *Daniel Snyder* to this list

[@MarloSoBalJr]

Just need to get the Angelos Family (Orioles ownership) outta here to free us from this crap once-and-for-all

[@Newbobdole]

@@MarloSoBalJr NICE profile pic! only good the Angelos' have done is not sell Camden Yards name & protect 8's ironman streak from the strike... been ROUGH since ~'98