Top 10 Football Myths

Today's list breaks down the ten biggest myths in NFL history. This episode originally aired in 2009.

[@GeronFletcher]

The punt on 4th down one is funny because in years since this first aired. NFL coaches have no doubt started going for it on 4th down waaaaay more than they used to and have found success

[@kyledabearsfan]

Yeah, the analytics heavy teams especially

[@earlymorninstonedpimp]

I remember the only time coaches went for it on 4th down was in madden lmao

[@mhhmmhhm3301]

Phil Villapiano always has the best commentary. You know this man has lived through some shit on those raiders teams

[@abhimani00]

A cc

[@TBevill1231]

Yep! He’s always worth listening to XD

[@brandonolsen2423]

He oozes Raiderness.

[@Gungho73]

I think Phil bringing up that Seattle coach was super cool.

[@KTF0]

Also a guy you wanna crack a beer with and get him to tell some of the NFL stories you can't tell on air.

[@patrickb33339]

The Cal Berkeley professor was way ahead of his time. What was once a “myth” is now commonplace in the modern nfl.

[@F40PH-2CAT]

Marriucci is right. Easier to say as a professor than to do as a coach.

[@julianbell9161]

Jason Garrett has proven that icing his own kicker is a guaranteed way to make a kicker miss

[@Dalton1294]

@Harry Engel It happened during a game against the Cardinals

[@matthewepperly7964]

Never going to let that one go are you?

[@michaelmapes4119]

Also Andy Reid did it as well in his last year with Philly

[@changhongyi2318]

What does icing the kicker mean

[@uponwrath4372]

Chang Hong Yi it’s where you call a timeout before the field goal attempt. More time to think about it.

[@Sweet-mz7ol]

#9 is not a myth anymore. 6 of the 8 repeat SB Champs were before the salary cap. 6 times in 28 seasons before the salary cap, and only twice in 25 seasons since.

[@peteg475]

It IS hard to repeat. What's even harder is winning the Super Bowl the year after you lost it. When the Super Bowl loser says "We're real motivated and we'll be back!", they're usually full of shit. The Pats just did it in 52-53, but before that it had only been done twice, and not since 1972 (Miami in 6-7, Dallas in 5-6).

[@racerz129]

I think it was never a myth. Teams that did it were that talented/well-oiled machines.

[@evilsWa]

It wasn’t even a myth when they made this list…

[@evilsWa]

Racer Z Exactly not to mention the one of the teams that had back to back Super Bowl’s in that era did it TWICE in the Steelers.

[@Braamsery1992]

On one hand, yea, on the other, look at the teams that came close. Seahawks in 2014, Pats in the 5 years, basically got a repeat chance each year. It is incredibly hard, but definetly possible if you look at the teams that won.

[@richardoki8320]

Defence won championships when they were allowed to kill the quarterbacks.

[@lanedouglas6690]

100%!!!! It still does count for something, but not it was.

[@orangefox1231]

You still needed something. But definitely today, it seems like nothing less than an elite offense can win.

[@notdevianart7503]

I think it’s that you don’t have to have a good defense to win. It’s that your defense has to shine in the right moment

[@orangefox1231]

@@notdevianart7503 Sadly yes now.

[@lanedouglas6690]

@@notdevianart7503 Yup!

[@mcleanse1382]

Talk to the Gritz Blitz who gave up under 10 ppg and didn't even make the playoffs in 1977. Defense doesn't always win games let alone championships.

[@mrtnt3462]

They don't say the team with the leagues best defense wins championships the Orange Crush was the 3rd best defense in '77 [10.6 ppg]...The DOOMSDAY DEFENSE DOMINATED DENVER IN SBXII, they were #8 in scoring defense [15.1] they were #1 in yards allowed. however, the Doomsday gave up 7.6 ppg [playoffs] The #1 Def in the playoffs won the Super Bowl, So the cliche kind of played out accurately...In the end

[@BTLAGS]

Warren sapp a defensive guy practically said it defense does not win championships but will give you a chance. Ask him about 99 team. They had defense that was playing lights out and their offense couldn't score enough in tight games. It cost them 99 NFC champ. The 2002 team the defense was playing at a high level but the offense during the season could not do enough. Once the offense clicked the defense could be itself. Ask the 2000 ravens their offense couldn't score enough points cost the some games they could have had homefield in the playoffs if they didnt lose 4 games that year.

[@aracelyemmett3493]

@@mrtnt3462 Remember Landry coached Morton and they knew his weaknesses.

[@aracelyemmett3493]

@@BTLAGS 2002 was a joke because Chucky Gruden just came from Oakland that same year and knew their plays. Some say their head coach who worked under Chucky helped him even more than the fact that the playbook never changed. The 2000 Ravens beat one of the worst teams ever to get into the Superbowl. The Ravens would have trouble with Minnesota and Slay Lewis. Minesota chocked because of the thug behaviour off the Giants fans much like they did against the eagles thugs in the last championship the vikings were in.

[@tommychong3269]

No but if you have a middle of the pack offense and a great defense you win more than a mediocre defense and great offense

[@seancoats1241]

“Run can set up the pass!!!!” Ummm yes but the pass can set up the run too. Football, in my opinion, is half mind games.

[@mikevismyelement]

@Harry Engel I don't think you can argue that the Seahawks SB team followed your definition of smash mouth. You can just look at the amount of play action they ran.

[@carlajenkins1990]

It is what the game has evolved into. The rules have changed.

[@mitchelll3879]

The issue, which I figured out in the late 70's, is good teams who can run the ball can do so because they have so loosened up the defense..never did know how anyone figured it the other way..

[@yannickjohn6930]

Trick the defense if this is the case. Running to set up passing is predictable.

[@usajj2146]

I like this one, forgot how good this top 10 was....Can we get a top 10 WRs soon? RIP Don Shula, you were a true great and you will not be forgotten for what you have done on and off the field

[@305miadadecounty9]

From a huge dolphins fan. Thank you very classy.

[@steadydropnem]

70s-80s Steve Largent 80s-90s Jerry Rice 90s-2000s Randy Moss 2000s-2010s Calvin Johnson 2010s- Julio Jones 2020s- Justin Jefferson

[@aarondigby5054]

​@UncleMikeNJRandy Moss and everybody else. When the Patties were 18-0 when they played the NYGiants Brady kept throwing the ball to little short receivers Edelman&Welker instead of getting Randy Moss involved in the offense often and early, RM should've been thrown to at least a dozen times in the first half catching at least 8 of them for 100+yds and probably 2tds, he had 20+td catches that year, when NE realized they were about to lose with a minute left, here NE go throwing to RM deep down the field. RM wasin the running for league mvp, that's where that NE/Billicek plantation mentality kicked in. B NE had beat the Giants in the last regular season game. The biggest meltdown in Pattie's history.

[@ncaa12cfb92]

@@steadydropnemI’m sorry but Antonio brown was better

[@Bandedcookie]

When i played highschool ball, we had 2 quarter backs. 1 with a decent, accurate arm. Other had a rocket arm. 1st guy got the starting job. Mr Rocket tried to knock down the receivers when he threw. Half the time, the ball was nearly un-catchable on short passes. We tried to tell him so many times. "Dude stop throwing so fucking hard, on short passes"

[@mrtnt3462]

Mr. Rocket sounds like a young John Elway.

[@Bandedcookie]

@@mrtnt3462 Don't get me wrong, he could have been a good QB. Just needed to calm down, and focus on getting the ball to his receiver. Rather than throwing a rocket, that few mortal men could have intercepted anyway.

[@KTF0]

Reminds me of me and my dad having an argument of Jeff George vs Rich Gannon, when they first signed Gannon. My dad loved George and was upset that they released him and I told him they'll be better with Gannon cuz they run the west coast offense. My dad argued that they should be able to run the west coast offense WITH George and I said Jeff is never going to settle for dink and dunks and he's too in love with his cannon arm. Several years later, after Gannon's success my dad said "you were right". I didn't think Gannon was going to be Pro Bowl level, TBH.

[@youthiswastedontheyoung]

Ultimate "cannon arm:" Brett Favre. He'd break receivers' fingers with his hard passes and would practically knock some down on screen passes!

[@gerberbernstein7360]

Belichik started going for it inside the opponents 40-35 yard line on fourth down. Net yardage on a punt is minimal, now everyone does it.

[@robertperry8392]

The reason that rookie head coaches don't win (for the most part) is that first year they're usually taking over a team that sucks to begin with. Case in point, I'll give you two of the greatest head coaches of all time, Tom Landry & Chuck Noll. As a rookie head coach in 1960 Landry led the Dallas Cowboys to an 0-11-1 record. The Cowboys were also a first year expansion team. He wasn't going to win with that team no matter what he did, no one would have. As a rookie head coach in 1969 Noll led the Steelers to a 1-13 record. Well guess what? The Steelers had five straight losing seasons before Noll got there, Including a 2-11-1 mark in 1968. The Steelers just plain sucked, no one was going to with with that team either.

[@johnwhite5485]

Valid point and the same thing can be said for Bill Walsh

[@benjaminfarias9169]

"Dome Teams are soft." Idk about that. When the Rams used to play in St. Louis, they always gave my Seahawks trouble.

[@monstermikeheinrichs]

One of the things that I miss about the Rams being in St. Louis is those games against Seattle. Checking the schedule to see who the home team was to see how excited to get for the game. Because the odds of winning drastic go up for the home team in that particular rivalry. Even if the Rams sucked, there was still a good chance at seeing an exciting game. The best thing about the Rams moving the way they did is that I can now cheer for the 'Hawks without any shame. They are a fun team to watch. Also, almost forgot, Fuck Stan Kroenke.

[@michaelleroy9281]

They gave everyone trouble between 1999-2001

[@philly_sports1558]

"Icing the kicker is a myth." Tell that to Cody Parkey.

[@insertclevername4123]

In fairness, it would have been too wordy to say "Icing a competent kicker is a myth."

[@garydavis5703]

As a Cowboy fan, I can remember Jason Garrett, Dallas ex-Head Coach, icing his own kicker......lol

[@spenck7740]

@@insertclevername4123 or dan Bailey

[@Logan_Zimmerman]

Coming from a BEARS FAN ALL I SEE ARE DOUBLE DOINKS

[@frankgonzalez7432]

Well supposedly Parkey didn’t get iced. Some analysts and reporters came out saying that one of the Eagles players “blocked” it by a finger.

[@kevinrussell3501]

Drew Bledsoe lost his job on two different teams due to injury

[@jameslisle7775]

R.I.P. Don Shula!

[@tobiasdubose8812]

It's worth mentioning that this was recorded in 2012 but the episode was from 2008. A lot has changed between 2020 and 2008/2012.

[@orangefox1231]

I have the perfect no. 1 myth simply because it really isn’t true period. The No. 1 NFL Myth of all Time: A college team can beat an NFL team.

[@daneamann6225]

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[@orangefox1231]

Yes I am! Lol

[@spenck7740]

What about the browns lions or jacksonville in some of their worse years? Still unlikely but it couldve been possible. Theres been a few pretty decrepid teams over the years

[@orangefox1231]

@@spenck7740 I'd pay to see it, but I'll put my money on the NFL team. Gotta understand, at least half of the best College teams will be guys who will never ever ever ever ever play a down in the NFL. Now if you took the All-Americans of the entire NCAA, made that one team, THEN I can believe they can beat the Browns or the 08 Lions after Kitna got injured etc MAYBE. But not one single college team. They'd be overwhelmed on special teams, at certain OL positions, certain receivers couldn't be effective, certain defensive players would be easy to exploit.

[@orangefox1231]

@Harry Engel YES!!!!!!! Jerry Rice ran a 4.59. That's all I need to say.

[@joshuagamboaii741]

2:11 Accurate Tackle Statistics. 5:56 Dynasties attempts back-to-back Super Bowl championships. 9:17 Always punt the ball on 4th Down. 13:29 Domed Teams are soft than a pillow. 16:42 Call timeouts on placekickers. 21:40 Quarterbacks with rocket arms. 25:05 Run -> then set up the pass. 29:36 Can't lose your roles while getting injured. 34:40 Defenses wins Super Bowls and championships. 40:05 The prevent defenses stops opposing team chances of winning.

[@jaylew889]

After being a bears fan for 20+ years, I'd say a rocket arm is completely unnecessary, common sense is actually pretty important. I'd kill for a QB with common sense, but the bears are a perfect example that common sense is far from common... unless I'm unaware that the bears are EOE and being colorblind will not stop you from being able to become a QB for Chicago

[@lamarbragg2337]

Rex. He's the perfect example of what you saying. Throw a perfect deep ball best we've ever seen ' couldn't Throw a short pass to save a superbowl

[@cefb8923]

​@UncleMikeNJ1984-1991*

[@cefb8923]

As a Bears fan I concur. But the dome team myth or more specifically home field advantage coming from weather is not a myth. I'm posting this now because the Bears are looking for a new stadium but it's a huge mistake for this team to go into a dome. Huge mistake.

[@youthiswastedontheyoung]

@@cefb8923 I'm a Packer fan and I agree that domes and weather play a big part in football. For years, the Pack couldn't play in a dome, but there won't be a Super Bowl in GB, or even Chicago, because it's way too cold, although once you're actually in the stadium, it's actually not cold at all!

[@SpencerWiles]

Dick Vermeil is correct. It’s better to be accurate than strong if you can’t have both, and Kurt was one of the most accurate in NFL history. MYTH!

[@louis3141]

How he and Terrell Davis got into the HOF is a F’n joke

[@crabnutsmcgee6030]

Bad take

[@AmirKhan-yv8jm]

@@louis3141well TD deserved to get in!

[@aarondigby5054]

​@@AmirKhan-yv8jmKurt Warner was an elite passer that brought the "Greatest Show on Earth" if Billicek wasn't stealing the Rams plays with the "Spygate" scandal, Kurt was league and SB mvp. Rams broke Minnesota's season scoring record.

[@aarondigby5054]

​@@AmirKhan-yv8jm"Greatest Show on TURF" the StL Rsms

[@formulahank1250]

The old Raiders of the 70s have some of the best commentary

[@AJEDDY97]

The way they stick together and stick up for their guys (even to the point of delusion sometimes) is something that I really like.

[@Pantz-xk2le]

RIP DON SHULA TRUE NFL LEGEND!!!!

[@Gungho73]

RIP Alex Trebek too!

[@thomasc.5219]

I honestly lost respect for him and every other player and coach part of that undefeated dolphins team. Having a party every year for when no teams go undefeated and acting like they are beat team ever. They only played 2 teams over .500 first of all. Not like they had a hardcore schedule. They could never beat the best version of 70s steelers, 85 bears, best 80s niners team, early 90s bills, 90s cowboys. Late 90s rams and broncos, early 2000 pats colts ravens. And many more teams. They could be beat none of those great teams. They are the bottom of any great team list. So fuck them. I was hopi g a team cut down Shula before he went the great game in the sky.

[@EmmaBonn96]

34:48 That is a fact If you just look at every playoff team that had either top 10 defense or a top 10 offense You’ll see a lot more top 10 defenses were able to carry worse offenses to success than the other way around. It comes down to the fact that the playoffs are in Winter Things are a bit slower offensively Even if it’s not snowy or cold You’re still more likely to be injured

[@blueprint7]

wrong

[@mattbailey7049]

Insufficient arm strength can be the difference between an interception and a completion/touchdown. Sometimes that rocket arm comes in handy

[@filthyswit]

Prevent offense is actually a thing. Run the ball, don't turn it over, control the clock, prevent the other team from being on offense as much as possible.

[@MarsJenkar]

And like the prevent defense, it tends to come out late in the game when that team's ahead.

[@EmmaBonn96]

When Bill Cowher led by more than 11 points in a game, he would play prevent offense He had a record of 108-1-1 in those games He learned from Marty Schottenheimer, he played Marty Ball. It just worked for Cowher

[@semperfiarcher]

"It's hard to repeat as AFC West Champion." Look at the list of AFC West winners and you'll see that it is usually dominated for several years in a row by one team or another. In the last 9 years, it's been Broncos 5 in a row and the Chiefs the last 4 in a row.

[@AdamKlownzinger]

The pass setting up the run makes much more sense than the run setting up the pass. I think there’s a much larger chance of getting a (relatively) big run when the defense is stopping the pass than getting a big pass play when the defense is packing to stop the run

[@EmmaBonn96]

35:48 An extraordinary offense can carry an average defense But an extraordinary defense Can carry a terrible offense 2000 Ravens

[@jipwhip7747]

2020 Football Myths Update should include the myth that analytics are this one size fits all magic formula you should go by at all times.

[@orangefox1231]

I can see the segment headline: "QB Rating is a reliable statistic." UH MYTH!!!!!!

[@orangefox1231]

@Harry Engel Not really Harry. Take Dak Prescott's Green Bay game in 2019. By passer rating and even basic stats, he had a "good game" but truth? He was down I believe 28-7 and the Packers let him throw the ball in garbage time. Garbage stats inflate the QB rating significantly. Just don't throw interceptions and it'll stay relatively high.

[@orangefox1231]

@Harry Engel I agree with pretty much everything you said, but the sad thing is statistics are routinely presented without context so those like QB rating need to be scrapped imho.

[@orangefox1231]

@Harry Engel Everson is a corner who probably belongs in the Hall and gave up a kidney to a teammate who needed it. He and Danny were part of that Cowboys squad that came up short in very close plays or else they win another Super Bowl or if Landry had had more foresight like Don Shula had. Tony is my absolute favorite player and Jerry Jones flat out failed him. They got rid of him just when they finally built a team capable of winning a championship around him. From 2010-13 they slowly rebuilt and wasted his youth.

[@orangefox1231]

@Harry Engel And Danny is one of those guys who I imagine if he got a ring, he would've made the Hall

[@ADL21]

"You should punt on 4th down" [looks at the 2019 Ravens] That professor was onto something there.

[@USALeonHeart]

Idk when this was made but yeah, one of the best things about the modern NFL is that 4th down decision making is much more aggressive, and it more often than not works. (And when it doesn't, games get much more exciting!)

[@sgaxnikolaix661]

Does a QB need a rocket arm? Personally no. I think a QB needs vision and football IQ. I look at the last three years of Tom Brady and we can see the check downs and small throws but he’s very dangerous because he see’s the defense so well and knows what to do.

[@brycemcneil4404]

Rapid vision is the single biggest weapon a QB can have on the professional level.

[@chrismas9448]

Harry Engel because combined with qb smarts it can be dangerous! Look at the second biggest flop/bust of all time demarause Russell (sorry for the bad grammar) and he had a real good arm but no field management. But look at Patrick Mahomes recently who can throw 75 yard bombs but has pretty good field management and there you go, one of the best qb’s in the league, one of the best offenses in the league and one won the super bowl (no I’m not biased towards him I’d like to mention as I’m a pats fan but I’m giving credit where credit is due)

[@themanofconstantsorrowelia1929]

@Harry Engel because its another factor for the defense to consider. A rocket arm is another plus. In my opinion what matters more is a high football IQ.

[@orangefox1231]

@Harry Engel Look up Dan Marino, Patrick Mahomes, John Elway, etc. and you'll see why lol. When you got a guy with that supreme arm, it's so much easier to build around him.

[@cookingonwheels2695]

All the young QBs have both vision and rocket arm

[@kvltizt]

Moss became a verb. That's amazing.

[@unlimitedpower978]

It's probably more the case that a well-executed prevent defense is good and a badly done prevent is bad. Just like good defense in general works and bad defense in general doesn't. Galaxy brain.

[@MP-zf7kg]

punting.... way back, Tennessee's coach fulmer had his team punt to an unstoppable Alabama offense. UT wasn't bad, could've kept the game competitive, but Phil did that "net 20 yards" thing, and Bama would make up that 20 years in maybe 2-3 plays. It was really the point where you could tell Phil had gotten too conservative to "play to win"...couple of years later he was fire.

[@ibraheemrao8434]

Superbowl repeat drought 15 years and counting 2005-2019, previous record was 9 years from 1980-1988.

[@moeskeeter7691]

It is much harder to repeat as super bowl champs due to the schedule. The teams not in your division will be playoff teams from the year prior. So if you had a poor season the year prior to winning the super bowl then your path there wasn't as tough as it will be the year after. Why do we see teams go from playing in super bowl to 5-11 the next year? One reason is the schedule became more difficult.

[@Rockhound6165]

Not really an excuse as these amount to just 2 games on your schedule otherwise everyone in your division has the same schedule. The formula is each team plays teams in your own division twice, you play one entire division within your conference and one out of conference. The remaining 2 games are against teams in the other 2 divisions in your conference who finished the same as you the previous season. For example, I'm a Cardinals fan. This season, aside from the NFC West teams, they play the entire NFC East, AFC East, and since they finished in 4th their remaining 2 games are against Detroit and Carolina.

[@andraethegiant1987]

Another example is the 08 Steelers. They had one of the toughest schedules that year. They played at least 10 teams that were above .500 the previous year. They went on to win the SB.

[@jasonwalker5641]

Aaron Schatz's 4 examples (at 35:50) of teams to win Super Bowls with offense were also very good, if not elite, defensive teams. 1999 Rams -- 4th in points against, 6th in yards allowed 1998 Broncos -- 8th/11th 1997 Broncos -- 6th/5th 1980 Raiders -- 10th/11th (fun fact, the Raiders were 16th in total offense that year so you could argue their defense was better than their offense) I think the thing with "defense wins championships" is that you are very unlikely to win unless you have a good defense. But then again, it's very unlikely that you'll win it without a good offense so I'm not sure why it's become such a cliche other than coaches trying to hype up their defensive players and make good speeches. (Edit: said 3 examples in original post but there were actually 4 he listed)

[@Logan_Zimmerman]

I agree that rookie head coaches can't win is a myth, look at Matt Nagy, he got us Bears to 12-4 and back to the playoffs for the first time since 2010.

[@stevenhoward6946]

This one didn’t age well. But I’m a Cowboys fan so just shoot me.

[@chinabuzz]

Coaches questioning going for it on fourth down: Lovie Smith (career winning percentage .506); Steve Mariucci (career winning percentage .514). Going for it a bit more might have helped them.

[@KTF0]

Now, everyone goes for it and they now hire analytical people to help them. NFL was far too conservative for years.

[@CIARUNSITE]

And Jon Gruden was in favor of going for it and has a .511. Your point isn't as clever as you thought it was.

[@Veaseify]

Coaches still get killed in the media (and by a lot of fans) when it doesn't work and that plays into the decision making, because most owners can read...

[@dominiclowe3640]

​@@CIARUNSITEjon gruden won a super bowl

[@bossfan49]

These top ten videos could really be a half hour long. There's so much fluff and bumper material.

[@spenck7740]

They count down and say five-five- fivee: five. All sexy like then they re-count down like we just didnt watch the first 9 things... Five, fivee, fiveee sexyy

[@timdecoursey287]

Cool. Tell that to them 13 years ago.

[@froey198033]

I like how they make the videos even if they repeat things a few times.

[@ClosestToTheSun]

Uploader could edit them but that would be a ton of work

[@bossfan49]

@@ClosestToTheSun Definitely. I don't blame the uploader. I blame lazy/greedy NFL for padding out a half hour program into a full hour. (not to mention a 60 minute football game into 3-4 hours.)

[@sludge4125]

During the Vikings outdoor era, they won something like 15 more games at home than on the road, which was probably just about average home-road differential.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

43:02 John Robinson was actually a good coach with the Rams. Coached 9 years, made the playoffs 6 times. Yeah, didn’t last long.

[@Kavilion]

I guess giving Ray Lewis fake tackle stats keeps him happy so he won’t murder us.

[@mattbailey7049]

I was thinking the same thing when I heard that

[@bryanmahoney3434]

The biggest recent myth that I keep hearing in the media is the Saints are unbeatable in the Super Dome.

[@necceccess]

If you’re facing us in the dome in the playoffs, you might aswell rest your starters and set up for the next game.

[@ttraccoon]

Necce tell that to the Vikings

[@orangeandblackattack]

Niners beat them there last year

[@orangeandblackattack]

@@necceccess bs..we beat u last year on way to SB. Go niners!

[@necceccess]

RaccoonMaker123 that’s what I said. They beat us in the playoffs

[@deadhardy]

Funny how all these NFL coaches and experts gave the college prof crap for saying teams should go for it on 4th down more. 10 years later he's been proven right as teams are much more aggressive on 4th down.

[@BTLAGS]

Mooch had a point how do you go for it with your job and mortgage payments on the line plus the media and fans will rip you apart if you fail going for it.

[@AdamKlownzinger]

a handful of coaches accept it, a fair amount of fans accept it, and a lot of players accept it. But I don’t think the front offices and old-ass team execs quite accept it. And if there’s pressure put on the coaches by the fans because a team went for it and failed several times in important moments of games, I think there’d be a much higher chance that the coaches lose their jobs than if they “played it safe” and punted

[@dannys3476]

#9 is now true. The Patriots are still currently the last team to repeat.

[@EmmaBonn96]

And there that goes the chiefs repeated. Still, there were no repeats in the 20teens

[@orangefox1231]

Guys quit asking him for requests. He’ll get to em lol

[@evilsWa]

So why would we quit asking for requests if he will get to them? I love how you feel like you speak for this channel and are like "stop interacting with his videos and giving him more potential video ideas that will lead to more views and subscribers....because I say so." I'd boot you off my comments so quick.

[@mrtnt3462]

@@evilsWa Butthurt easily ?? Please don't boot me, bro...🤣🤣🤣🤣 You bore me 🥱I'm outta here!!

[@PJ.Rob06]

​@@evilsWayou've had a bad day, huh?

[@jlh4jc]

RE: Run to set up the pass. It always befuddles me as to why coaches come out in the 1st series and run the ball at a fired up defense. Instead, get them on their heels by spreading them out. After forcing them to expend energy covering the whole field, then run the football.

[@kcthesledgestoryteller]

When I hear, “Run to set up the pass.” I think of Bo Jackson’s big day at Seattle. He was 3 yards and a cloud of dust until Marc Wilson (yeah, I said Marc Wilson) managed to stretch the field with a couple long bomb completions.

[@GlobalWarmingSkeptic]

What gets lost in the prevent defense argument is that while it does work a high percentage of the time, it's also a team playing with a lead, so ANYTHING you call is going to have a bias toward winning just because of the lead. The question is does that prevent defense give you a better chance of winning than running a standard defense? I don't think anyone's saying to go all Gregg Williams and bring the house, but maybe run something where receivers don't have room to get YAC. Anymore though, teams have gotten so good and so fast at hurry up offenses that even an average or below average QB can lead the team quickly down the field. Teams only need about 8-10 seconds to spike the ball anymore, when it used to take about 15 seconds.

[@thebestcentaur]

“Are they counting tackles from practice?!” I almost spit out my food

[@calebwebster3575]

Dome teams aren’t soft, they just can’t win SBs, the last dome team to win was the Saints in 09

[@BTLAGS]

Rams won and their like a dome team but they had home field advantage so asterisk on this one

[@tiatrips]

It's hard to tell with some teams with a few teams having retractable rooves on their stadiums. What are they considered?

[@anthonygarzione6625]

this made me realize the pressure Bob Griese must have felt to start in super bowl, to make the perfect season

[@freeman4real]

I still feel like the back to back super bowls are harder now, because of the salary cap there has only been what two maybe three teams since the salary cap that has repeated!!!

[@jaggedstarrPI]

Dude! They left out the true number one: "On any given Sunday..."

[@z1g]

For myth number 9 they fail to mention that of all the teams that have won back to back super bowls only two of those teams, Patriots and Broncos, did so after free agency(actually they did mention it, my bad). Me personally would add the Cowboys to that list for 93-94. Anyway I think with free agency it is a bit harder to win back to back in the free agency era, specially when the league circles your free agents like vultures will to pay far more that what their talent would otherwise dictate.

[@fortynights1513]

Cowboys third title was 95, second was 93. But point taken

[@kimvanhorn1966]

"Everytime I look at the score board it's always the team that scored more points that wins the game." Yeah it's way easier to score more points when your opponent has zero.

[@MRB16th]

Indeed it is - last I checked, zero points will get you a tie at best, or very likely means your team were losers in a blown out. The catch is, the last scoreless tie in pro football was way back in 1943, between Detroit and the New York Giants: both teams played replacement-level squads (due to the exodus of players to WWII) in a torrential downpour that turned the field at Briggs Stadium into a slush pit.

[@Gungho73]

You know the cant lose a job due to injury myth addition I just realized? Seattle Seahawks give Matt Flynn this big contract, and he's nursing a elbow injury iirc during preseason and it gave them time to find out Wilson was a potential rookie worth starting. Matt Flynn's been retired for years. Wilson looks like a future Hall of Famer. I still have a old Seattle paper during that preseason stating the competition being over, Flynns the man, stop the madness. The day after a home game. How times have changed.

[@AdamKlownzinger]

I can’t imagine the 2010s without Russell Wilson. Just can’t. Seahawks almost certainly pick at the top of the draft every year in that case. Maybe they’d end up with Jared Goff in 2016? California (state) connection with him and Coach Carroll?

[@nachobroryan8824]

11 years later the running game myth is totally gone due to all the tackling rule changes.

[@TheEgganator324]

"Domed teams are soft" is the biggest myth if you ask me

[@henrymucaj2154]

It’s not a myth. Ask the pats who get teamed like the chargers in 2018 in there house and they get steam rolled. The patriots have succeeded based on hotter teams playing them in the playoffs

[@cavalierfan1995]

there not soft but,they are spoiled

[@jodyneal4969]

Not a myth at all

[@tommyrosati9326]

@@henrymucaj2154 Pats statistically play easier teams in the playoffs.

[@arizonaFIREent]

@@tommyrosati9326 hahaha ok

[@evilsWa]

I love how the fourth down one gets caviated down from the original premise from you should always go for it on fourth down (which is what the guy that made the study said) down to on fourth and short you should definitely almost always sometimes go for it. "He's on to something" NO his point was that you should go for it on EVERY fourth down.

[@AdamKlownzinger]

Phil Villapiano is the Frank Woods of the NFL Films recurring guest world.

[@SirDawkster]

Super Bowl 48 is a perfect example of defense winning champions.

[@TheEgganator324]

As of 2021 the top 12 highest scoring offensives of all time didn't win the Super Bowl

[@EdmacZ]

Defense wins Championships. Just ask Patrick Mahomes. Rumor has it he’s still running away from the Buccaneers defense to this day.

[@JieuxArmeni]

The people in this video would have liked to have seen KC's/Andy Reid's Alex Smith lob to Tyreek Hill Vs. Dallas' Prevent Defense from a few years ago.

[@henrymucaj2154]

Jieux Armeni look at super bowl 42( patriots vs giants 2007) we needed a touchdown and they did prevent defence which screwed us over because putting moss 1 on 1 would have been a mistake. 2011( patriots giants second time) Super Bowl, we needed a touchdown once again and prevent defence screwed us. (Patriots vs Eagles 2017 super bowl also, we needed a touchdown and prevent defence just destroyed us in 3 superbowls

[@ibraheemrao8434]

Prevent offense has me laughing.

[@sludge4125]

How about the myth that a team can’t win eight (8) super bowls in a row?

[@mrmajikjr]

Repeating is tougher now with the salary cap, and planned super bowl windows. Teams just lose so much depth from year to year, and keeping your top players means making sacrifices elsewhere.

[@gluserty]

I think that's true: if a team can keep their core together and stay hungry & healthy, that gives them a shot to repeat. Too many variables are in place nowadays in making the road back more difficult. Look at the 2014 Seahawks: they were a yard away from winning back to back, and then they went ahead and outsmarted themselves.

[@TommyC503]

Not true. The teams are much worse. All you need is a QB.

[@gluserty]

@@TommyC503 For sure, an upper-tier QB gives a team a fighting chance nowadays; this is no longer an era where having a Dan Marino and not much else will only get a team so far. Boy, I bet Marino wishes he could've played in an era where flawed teams (such as the '07 & '11 Giants) win Super Bowls.

[@TommyC503]

@@gluserty I agree. I think those Dolphins teams with Marino and Shula would have been a lot better today!

[@gluserty]

@@TommyC503 I really believe they would've at least had more of a chance to sneak in a Super bowl win somewhere in there:-).

[@EmmaBonn96]

This was my first ever nfl top ten And it got me back into football in 2012

[@EmmaBonn96]

The run to set up the pass bit It much more about the Line than anything else If your O line can show dominance through the running game There will be far fewer sacks when you go to pass

[@EmmaBonn96]

That being said The west coast offense of Bill Walsh is all about establishing the passing game through quick passes If there’s not enough time for a sack you don’t need to have the running game established

[@Truewooper]

​@@EmmaBonn96 The running game on those 49ers teams were no slouches either.

[@sambulmer9494]

nfl top 10 controversial calls is one I haven't seen on your channel yet sir :)

[@isaacgreen3273]

I will try to find it.

[@pts5217]

Rookie HCs can win, but I think its rookie NFL HCs from college who can’t win...which is the case for the 3 examples they used (Holtz, Spurrier, and Petrino). Add Nick Saban to the list. Jimmy Johnson took a few years, but to be fair his team sucked anyway. Barry Switzer shouldn’t count bc he inherited a team that probably wouldve won a SB with no HC. I wouldve won a ring with that team

[@shrihithtalapaneni9227]

@Harry Engel He wasn't a great coach in college he just payed recruits or paid friends around them.

[@wesleywhitcomb7750]

Myth- run the ball to set up pass It depends on ur skill players. If u have a great run offense then the defense would b more inclined to have more men in the box to stop it, and leave the receivers man covered. But if ur receivers and QB are insnyc and the defense knows they can be burned quickly then they would b more zone covered and leave the running game open more.

[@ThePumasboy300]

Defense wins Championships is not a Myth. The 99 rams and the 19 Chiefs were the exception, but the 07 Patriots lost thanks to their defense being garbage in the clutch and the Giants D keeping them at bay. 13 Broncos got shut down by the LOB The 85 Bears, 00 Ravens with Trent Dilfer at QB, the 02 Bucs, the 13 Seahawks LOB, and of course the 15 Broncos.Offense wins games, Defense wins Championships.

[@froey198033]

So for me on 4th down. If it's 4th and 5 or less go for it and anything more you punt. Now saying that you go for it on 4th down if you need a touchdown to win or tie the game.

[@aharontyson6958]

Never heard of the tackle one or even thought or cared. But one i would replace it with is squib kicks are effective

[@Kingbossdon]

Man u did it again once again I'm happy to be subscribed to this channel

[@isaacgreen3273]

There will be more to come.

[@benhaney5843]

31:35 He didn't tell the Wally Pip story very well there, lol. "He was a guy that got hurt, got replaced, no one ever heard of him again." Players like, "uh-huh. What's your point coach?" Missing the key detail that he was replaced by Gehrig who went on to play in a record number of straight games and went to the HoF.

[@pendragon2012]

Myth: Tanking is a legitimate rebuilding strategy.

[@hubertbishop8009]

You do need the run to set up the pass! Just ask Dan Marino. Th quarterback CANNOT carry the team every single game!!!!

[@jomoee4123]

Anyone else notice how they said it's easy to repeat as superbowl champs then literally listed teams that when it gets boiled down are probably at the top of greatest teams in history when you think of it Lombardi Packers Undefeated Shula Dolphins Steel Curtain Steelers twice Montana/Walsh 49ers 90s triplets Cowboys Jon Elway/TD Broncos Brady/Belichick Patriots Sure it's easy just build a team with a HOF Head Coach/QB with probably a minimum of 4/5 others with more in mix, 9 more for 70s steelers so 10 total for them and more as finalists every now and then so half a team of starters that are considered amongst the Greatest of All time! Then you need injury luck, a minimum of 6 straight playoff wins 8 if wild card against the best teams in NFL! I DON'T THINK ITS A MYTH

[@aresee8208]

Repeating as Super Bowl champions is definitely not a myth. It can be proved mathematically. Well, first, there's no guarantee a Super Bowl team even goes back to the playoffs. But, even if we just assume the team has a 100% (or close to it) chance of going back to the playoffs,, at a minimum any team has to win 3 straight games in the post season. Then, even if a team has a 75% chance of beating each and every team - which would be historic levels of being a favorite - the odds of winning three games in a row is 0.75×0.75×0.75 = 42% chance. That is less than 50%. And no team is going to be that much of a favorite in all the games. First of all, in the later rounds of the playoffs, the odds are going to go down just because the opposition is better. Second, for even a stellar team, the odds are going to be more like 55% - 60%. And at 60% chance of winning every game, the odds are less than 25%. The fact that some teams beat the odds means that there was some "luck" inolved.

[@SoSickRick]

They use the 99 Rams who got a stop on Defense to win a title in a 23-16 game

[@MadeTaylor]

The neat part is watching the ticker and seeing the name of old players and scores. Remembering those games brings back memories.

[@guppybill]

11:18 Is that Efren Herrera as a LEAD BLOCKER?!?! What a legend.

[@lt3tretrois]

Going to the prevent d EARLY can lose the game. But if the clock is running out and the other team has a long way to go, what other defense would you run?

[@ravidesai1329]

The 4th down myth aged very well

[@Rockhound6165]

Since the advent of free agency only 2 teams have repeated as Super Bowl champs: The 1997-98 Broncos & the 2003-04 Patriots so, no, it isn't a myth.

[@Rockhound6165]

Just to update, the 03-04 Patriots are still the last team to repeat.

[@joenobody571]

You mean you got to kick that field goal against the raiders after one of the worst calls in NFL history?

[@Tyrunner0097]

The "defense wins championships" argument, to me, is dependent on how broad you are looking. If you're talking about specific games, then maybe, yes, it's a myth, but there are many crucial games where the defense needs to make a big stop or get a crucial turnover that can change the game. Still, having a great defense gives you a better chance to win a Super Bowl. In the past 20 years, all but 4 of the Super Bowl winners had a defense ranked 15th or higher in fewest points allowed. The exceptions are the 2006 Colts, 2007 and 2011 Giants, and the 2009 Saints.

[@bigtravis6159]

#IsaacGreen NFL myth I have always questioned - Average career length , if 95 guys show up to camp and 42 of them are cut 2 weeks later does that mean all 42 had 2 week careers ?

[@themanofconstantsorrowelia1929]

Technically no. They can still get a tryout for a different team. Id say in that case their career lasted a year

[@RogerGoodeII]

They are mostly still on practice squads

[@sludge4125]

“Who cares how you win, just win.” Right, astros?

[@sludge4125]

You are so correct, Harry. We could add Mark, Sammy, Alex, and Roger as well. :(

[@sludge4125]

Cheaters.

[@williegaga]

Pats DON'T count...They've cheated forever.Raiders got screwed in '01 cause the league hated al Davis.

[@sludge4125]

NY, what the tuck are you talking about?

[@EmmaBonn96]

34:03 I think there needs to be more parity I’m sick of dynasty’s getting easy schedules year after year. I think, you should have to play Your division 6 games Another division in your conference 4 games And every other team that was equal to you in their division 6 games (the seven other divisions minus the one you play that’s in your conference and rotates) There’d be more big games as playoff teams face each other And more chance for lesser teams to sneak in.

[@MRB16th]

I had debated something like this with the NFL going to 36 teams in the future (bear with me here): three conferences, namely the NFC, the AFC and the Federal Football Conference (FFC), with 12 teams in each, and each conference having three divisions of four teams each. I had this schedule of 18 games: six games in your division, four games in one in-Conference division (a two year rotation), and four games in one division of each other Conference (a three year rotation in each) - which would be a real rough one on paper, with more big games like you had. As for the playoffs, I have the division winners and two wild cards in each Conference - the highest ranked Conference Champion recieves a bye to the Super Bowl, with the other two Conference Champions playing off in a Semi-Final Bowl (which replaces the much-maligned Pro Bowl): note this is similar to the 1933-1965 Playoff Game setup to break any Division/Conference ties.

[@MRB16th]

For the avoidance of doubt, the expansion teams - I have read the idea is for St. Louis, San Antonio, Toronto and London - would be placed in the FFC, while four teams each from the NFC and AFC would switch conferences to get your twelve teams.

[@sastryvnk4402]

You literally just described the way the NFL makes its current schedules.

[@davidalexander8996]

Though some recent Super Bowls may suggest otherwise I think it will always take key defensive plays, if not shutdown complete games, to win the big one. Look at the last Super Bowl: Would the Chiefs have rallied to beat the Eagles without the fumble return for a touchdown before halftime? Or how close might the Cardinals have come to beating the Steelers in Super Bowl 42if not for the fumble recovery around midfield? Of the greatest dynasties in the Super Bowl Era the 49ers have probably gotten the least respect for their defense. But how else do you explain blowout victories, a goal line stand, and timely stops? Even the Eagles win over the Patriots in Super Bowl 52 had a key fumble recovery for a late score to effectively seal the game. Too many nonscoring stops have been overlooked, and that's not counting sacks and stops short of a first down.

[@davidmitchell443]

Marv Levy used to say that give away/take away was the most important stat in football

[@davidmitchell443]

@Joshua Give away/take away: Fumbles lost vs fumbles recovered and interceptions made/lost. LOL...NOT a noob...Most modern Football announcers and such just don't call it that anymore.

[@davidmitchell443]

@Joshua Oh no. That used to be a fairly common football term. You never hear it anymore

[@Braamsery1992]

Not 4 minutes in, I begin to think of Spongebob. PEFERCT :D

[@l_Live_In_Oregon]

I was at that Seattle Seahawks game versus the Eagles!!

[@mahmoud6843]

Defense does win championships. 2013 Seahawks for example beat the best offense that year bad. Another example the 2016 falcons had the best offense that year and they jumper to a 28-3 lead. You all know what happened later on