The Day Chuck Noll Lost His Mind

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Chuck Noll is one of the greatest coaches in the history of the NFL, but no coach can stay on top forever. And during week 8 of the 1991 NFL season, Noll said something after a 27-7 loss to the Seattle Seahawks that left everyone wondering if he was all there, because it made no sense and deserves a deep dive nearly 30 years later
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[@ScareBear75]

I miss watching football when I was a kid in the 80s and 90s. So happy you have this channel. It’s like having a time machine to me. Thank you JG9!

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

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[@notoriousLSGshow]

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[@LordTeaboBaggins]

My favorite Steelers fun fact is that Pittsburgh native George Romero (of the Living Dead franchise) directed the Steelers end of year highlight films for the NFL during the 60s

[@luisreyes1963]

I did not know that. 😯

[@connorrivers995]

The George Romero film we should've gotten was the Steel Curtain vs. the Zombie Apocalypse.

[@notoriousLSGshow]

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[@theragingdolphinsmaniac4696]

I have been a football fan since 1970 and your videos bring back so many memories

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

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[@lambert581]

@@OfficialJaguarGator9 Chuck Noll & The Steelers have a link to pro wrestling while in San Diego he coached Ernie Big Cat Ladd & Ernie Fats Holmes

[@PittsburghMarky]

In defense of Noll, I was friends with Carlton Haselrig, who I believe you will see wearing No. 77 on the OL in this video. Rig was Noll's last project. Rig told me in his final season Noll and he would sit down and have one on ones and Noll would pour out lessons he learned as one of Paul Brown's messenger guards on how to play the offensive line. The result was Carlton Haselrig, who didn't play college football, who was originally slated to be a defensive lineman, became an All-Pro guard the following season after Noll's lessons. I know in "A Football Life" Noll's wife Maryanne tells a story that in 1991 Noll himself said he was done. But there was one very notable exception.

[@pp3k3jamail]

💥💥 There was a game between the Steelers and Seahawks in 1983 in which Pittsburgh was 5-2 and Seattle was 4-3. There was also a game in 1987 vs Seattle and in which Seattle was 7-4 and Pittsburgh was 6-5 Also the super bowl in 2005. So both games in 1983 and 1987 was more meaningful then the one in this video that you said was the most meaningful game between the 2 franchises.

[@DanStrayer]

He… Was… JOKING… YOU… NUMPTY!!!

[@pp3k3jamail]

@@DanStrayer how I'm supposed to know he's joking? sarcasm doesn't go through well on the internet. So when he's says this game is the most important game between the two franchises how the heck am l'm supposed know he's joking?

[@davidgalinat4257]

@@pp3k3jamail He was laying it on pretty thick, and I'm pretty sure he was referring to SB XL not those games from the 80s.

[@PittsburghMarky]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@lonewolfjedi493osswfan]

I was a freshman in college at the time and had a classmate who was a Steelers fan and he said Noll was nuts and needs to retire

[@matthewdaley746]

It was overdue, unfortunately.

[@Thewordofgod4040]

I love your stuff! I'm a huge fan of your videos. I especially love the historical perspective you provide. Keep up the great work!

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

Thanks! Really appreciate it and love talking about the history of this sport!

[@connorrivers995]

The Day Chuck Noll went crazy The Day he went insane He thought he got a raw deal Something must've snapped in his brain.

[@jacobpatton7587]

Back in 1989, the season where the Steelers lost their first 2 games by a combined 92-10 and still managed to make the playoffs and win a game there, Sports Illustrated described Noll as "The kind of guy who would walk the deck of the Titanic and ask what the dinghies were there for." This reaction of his seems in keeping with that mindset.

[@matthewdaley746]

The loss to the Broncos was controversial, but, considering what happened to them, it was, seriously, lucky, simple as that.

[@randytracy1742]

It’s sad when a NFL coach like chuck noll says his team played good-actually they were bad on offense-it’s time to put that guy after a twenty year run in which his team-the Steelers won four superbowls and were a great success! 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@matthewdaley746]

Yeah, unfortunately, he'd coach another twelve seasons, a giant mess.

[@AdamJ617]

9:42!

[@miketemple7686]

“Two outta three ain’t bad”, Meat Loaf-Bat Out of Hell, 1977😂😂

[@chrisjamesr77]

One of the craziest facts, in my mind, about any NFL team, is that the Steelers, from the 1969 season to right now....have had exactly THREE head coaches. To compare that to the team I'm a fan of, the Detroit Lions? They've had EIGHTEEN different head coaches in that same time span.

[@arizonawrestlinginterviews1040]

You know you all came here for 9:41 😂😂

[@rushbroussard5399]

Chuck Noll Was A Good Coach For The Pittsburgh Steelers He Had Terry Bradshaw At QUARTERBACK The Steelers Won Four Superbowls With Chuck Noll When The Pittsburgh Steelers Replace Chuck Noll With Bill Cowher In 1992 The Steelers Beat The Seahawks In Superbowl 40.

[@praisebrown6113]

You May Not know this but Chuck Noll and Chuck Bednarik had a fight once.

[@marcus813]

Noll wasn't built to coach in the '90s and it was sad to watch. How on earth did he say his offense was effective?! The Seahawks' defense was schooling his offense all day long. I don't think he should've said the sky was falling, but you have to wonder what he was watching that afternoon.

[@matthewdaley746]

Four, SBs, got him a, Lifetime Contract, unfortunately, nobody, including, The, Rooney, Family, had the heart to declare him dead.

[@pronkb000]

@@matthewdaley746 If it hadn't been for his miracle playoff run in '89 he probably gets fired. Dan Rooney almost fired him before that.

[@matthewdaley746]

​​​@@pronkb000Retirement's glory increased, instantly.

[@marcus813]

@@pronkb000 Amazingly, the Steelers got to the playoffs with a poor AFC Central record.

[@matthewdaley746]

​​​@@marcus813Division's really wretched, absolutely.

[@JonPITBZN]

Something the 1991 Steelers offense had in common with all of the best offenses in NFL history is that if you ignore all of their big plays, their stats look a lot worse.

[@LegendaryDorkKnight]

I'm hiding this one from my dad. He's a Steelers fan and considers Chuck Noll to be the best thing since sliced bread.

[@matthewdaley746]

Unfortunately, 1980-1991, proved, ruinous.

[@theesperanzacompromisebyja9044]

Noll had steadily seen his lowered his expectations as Steelers legends retired. Extended greatness, then mediocrity left them with countless drafts picking late. Also he started out as a bullying prick and did his level best to humiliate Terry Bradshaw up until he realized that approach didn't work on Bradshaw. Only after he toned it a little bit was Bradshaw able to give his best. As it went, and the game had changed, Noll tried to turn it on and turn it off. By the end, nothing worked. He didn't have the thoroughbreds or even the hobby horses to get it done. Same thing happened to Ditka but way sooner.

[@matthewdaley746]

The, Cowboys-Raiders, drafted, better, longer, even if the end results were less than the Steelers, both, had far greater consistency, no doubt.

[@ryanjacobson2508]

Even in their lean years, the Steelers still weren't the dumpster fire that the 80's Packers were, or the 90's Bengals were, or the current era Jets.....

[@matthewdaley746]

​@ryanjacobson2508 Packers frequently would, implode.

[@rockforehead3022]

... and then we hired Ground Chuck. How bout those 'Hawks.

[@CTubeMan]

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[@ryaneugenelawrencewalls1987]

As a Steelers fan there's only one Chuck Noll 2:00

[@PittsburghMarky]

Did this video really have to be made? In defense of Noll, he's making a postgame statement trying to take heat away from his team and has some stats to back it up- and I say that fully recognizing your point that some of the stats were inflated during garbage time. Neil O'Donnell was making one of his first starts and he's trying to defend him. Nothing more, nothing less. Also- considering in 1990 the Pittsburgh Steelers- with the top ranked defense in football- missed the playoffs in large part because they did not score an offensive touchdown in seven of their 16 games, perhaps putting up the one touchdown here looked good in comparison. I know I watched this very game- remember it for Tom Ricketts jumping offsides on consecutive plays- and though very disapointed with the loss as a Steelers fan did think the offense had shown improvement- even in this game- from Bubby Brister.

[@BuccaneerBruce]

If you look at some of the drafts leading up to the final seasons of Noll... man they are awful.

[@matthewdaley746]

It started in 1975, the Cowboys drafted well until 1978, and, the Raiders until 1984, unfortunately, the Steelers would typically flame out, it's, inevitable.

[@davester1970]

Chuck Noll whiffed on a lot of 1st rounders during the later seasons like Tim Worley, John Rienstra, Darrly Sims and Huey Richardson, but he also hit on a lot of mid to late round picks like Rod Woodson, Dermonti Dawson, Carnell Lake, Greg Lloyd and Barry Foster who along with a great 1992 draft under Bill Cowher would turn the Steelers into contenders in the 90's. In my opinion, the beginning of the end of Chuck Noll can really be traced back to his decision to draft Gabe Rivera over Dan Marino.

[@matthewdaley746]

​​​@@davester1970Magic frequently dissipated, unfortunately.

[@notoriousLSGshow]

Awesome old school random NFL players I remember- much appreciated​@@davester1970

[@matthewdaley746]

​​​@@notoriousLSGshowSeriously, traditions, are, vital.

[@barbaracaroll]

Neil O'Donnell was a coach killer he literally gave Dallas a super bowl win

[@willdiesel8431]

I can't remember if the Rooney family ever endorsed that subtraction by addition trainwreck of a QB. Do you?

[@matthewdaley746]

Well, the officials gave them a SB appearance, so, technically, it's a total wash, really nebulous.

[@matthewdaley746]

​@willdiesel8431 The, Rooney, Family, still, somehow, would endorse Ben Roethlisberger, The, People Rest.

[@willdiesel8431]

@@matthewdaley746 sure but that's because the upside masked the deviant behavior in the eyes of alot of people. I don't think Neil would've even gotten a roster spot on any OTHER established franchise because he flat out sucked. I BARELY remember the guy playing for the Titans without having to look at the back of the card stats.

[@matthewdaley746]

​@willdiesel8431 He was terrible, OTOH, Ben Roethlisberger was historically bad against Tom Brady, yet, somehow, Joe Flacco regularly defeated him, how truly bizarre.

[@Jason_Maier]

Here's two opinions of mine where I think Chuck Noll was losing it: 1. 1983. NOT drafting Dan Marino and trotting out the corpse of Terry Bradshaw for one final season 2. 1989 Steelers: Yes they finished 9-7 and made it to the Divisional Round (the AFC Central that year was a logjam: Browns 9-6-1; Oilers & Steelers 9-7; Bengals 8-8), but they had a point differential of -61; which included getting shutout 3 times. Oddly enough, Chuck Noll did win Coach of the Year that year so .... yay. And they drafted future All Pro safety Carnell Lake.

[@matthewdaley746]

I'm, so, glad I'm not alone on this island, Terry Bradshaw stealing, "one last paycheck," was unforgivable, 1982 was a total fluke, no way do they make the Playoffs without, "The, Strike," 1989 felt like dumb luck, and, if anything, losing a close Game to the Broncos prevented a demoralizing massacre to the 49ers, he really should have gone out on a high note.

[@pronkb000]

I'm not sure how much we can hold Marino against him. 25 other teams missed out on Marino, too (the Bucs didn't have a 1st-round pick and the Niners of course picked after Miami--and they were set at QB anyway).

[@matthewdaley746]

​@pronkb000 The only bigger walking corpse than him at that point was, Art Rooney, Terry Bradshaw took it upon himself to act shamelessly rather than honorably, it truly doesn't get more obvious than that, period.

[@pronkb000]

@@matthewdaley746 As usual with you, I have no idea what any of that means.

[@matthewdaley746]

​@pronkb000 That's A You Problem, I can't help you, if 1982 had gone to sixteen Games there's pretty much zero chance that Terry Bradshaw wouldn't have finally buckled under the attrition, unfortunately, Art Rooney, not only couldn't see that, he assumed it was still 1978, and, never underestimate what an athlete will do when they've built up equity with an owner, particularly one they've discovered can be easily manipulated, he knew he was done, but, he also knew he could get paid for what he used to be, simple as that.

[@Fireyninjadog]

Most of pittsburgh's games in 1991 were close

[@ericveneto1593]

How was the officiating in this game? ;)

[@Fender178]

Yeah Just like Tom Landry before him the game also passed him by because the Cowboys of the Mid to late 1980s were terrible unlike the early to mid 1980s. The the same thing with Noll through out the 1980s because there were only a few decent Steeler teams from the 1980s (1982 (due to the strike shorten season) (1983 Bradshaw's final year) (1984 when they made it to the AFC championship game against the Dolphins and Dan Marino) The one thing that I hate Chuck Noll for that he gave the Steelers Neil O'Donnell as the QB because he was drafted when Noll was the Coach I think it was 1987 or 1988 which made the Steelers lose SB XXX to Dallas.

[@matthewdaley746]

Tom Landry, at least, had a smoother transition out of town, they actually had the, NFL's, best record from, 1980-1983, unfortunately, Danny White was no Roger Staubach, Jerry Jones may have been hated, but, at least, he knew when to move on.

[@Fender178]

@@matthewdaley746 True even though Jerry pissed off Cowboy fans due to the treatment of Tom Jerry knew it was time for a new era of Cowboy football and those same Cowboy fans forgave Jerry when they won the SB.

[@matthewdaley746]

​​​@@Fender178Reality is mean, unfortunately.

[@CTubeMan]

This was Dave Krieg’s second start for the Seahawks that season. This unofficial Official Jaguar Gator 9 historian will remind everyone you made a video about his first start in 1991. I also saw Gordon McCarter was the referee for this game. You made a video about McCarter’s encounter with another Steelers coach, Bill Cowher, in 1995.

[@lesliebell4189]

As a Browns fan, I still can't stand the Steelers.

[@RicoCosta317]

As a Steelers fan, I still can't stand the Browns.

[@willdiesel8431]

Don't blame us for your failure of a franchise. Git Gud Scrub!

[@luisreyes1963]

I feel your pain, Brother. 😞

[@americanidol30]

Uh! Hello! What about Super Bowl XL?

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

That was the joke

[@ScareBear75]

@@OfficialJaguarGator9I echo that sentiment

[@jackmessick2869]

Most great coaches get a twenty year run, plus or minus two years, then they are done. 1991 Patriots were one of the top 10 worst teams in NFL history.

[@matthewdaley746]

Right after he won SB 14, he knew immediately that the Steelers were done, unfortunately, he kept going a decade too long, as legendary as he was, just imagine they way he'd be remembered today had he walked away sooner.

[@derekcabanaw1789]

​@@matthewdaley746I think he should have hung it up around 1986 or 1987. They were still competitive to a point in the first half of the 80s.

[@matthewdaley746]

​​​​@@derekcabanaw17891981, his, legendary, powerful.

[@davester1970]

@@derekcabanaw1789 - I will go to my grave believing that the decline of the Steelers under Chuck Noll started in 1983 when he drafted Gabe Rivera over Dan Marino.

[@matthewdaley746]

​​​@@davester1970Franchise's worst decision, unquestionably.

[@robfigulski1139]

You really hate the Steelers this much???

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

I do videos on every team and their worst moments

[@miketemple7686]

“Two outta three ain’t bad”, Meat Loaf-Bat Out of Hell, 1977😂😂