10 NFL Teams Who Were NEVER The Same After A Franchise Legend Left

[@matthewalexanderlemma8000]

They say Bill Belichick wanted to part ways with Tom Brady during the 2017 offseason and move forward with Jimmy Garoppolo. I think had Belichick gotten his way, he would’ve had more post-Brady success. Brady ran off in 2020 when it was clear the team wasn’t going to be the same and Bill got stuck with the mess that was left behind.

[@tresrules16543]

You mean the mess that he created himself?

[@AuraDivinity]

Bill was the GM so he was responsible for pretty much everything. Only Kraft could veto his moves. Bill honestly could’ve stayed with the Patriots had he got what he wanted and kept Garoppolo (he was good enough to get San Fran to a SB)

[@dayostical]

Rob Parker, is that you?

[@Stephen-to7jx]

​@@AuraDivinity Just once and it was more rushing and defense that got them there. Then they blew a double digit lead in the 4th quarter. And he was traded not long after that

[@soar011belize]

After 2017 Bill had horrible drafts like real bad ones I mean just flat out ugly we could have had AJ and DK but he chose Nkeal Harry

[@Lothario36]

You failed to mention The NY Jets and Joe Namath. Now that should've been the first franchise mentioned.

[@alexnicklay8626]

They weren't good with Namath either, Broadway Joe is seriously overrated and shouldn't be in the hall of fame.

[@bostonsports8080]

@@alexnicklay8626 You're not wrong but then again...he's still the only QB that won a Super Bowl with the Jets. It's not HOF material. But it's still impressive or really sad.

[@alexnicklay8626]

@bostonsports8080 i agree that Joe had his moments but id argue that in order to be in this video the team has to have a long period of sustained success built around that player and the jets were crushing their fans hopes even during Joe's time there.

[@bostonsports8080]

@@alexnicklay8626 Yep. Beinging in 1969

[@alexnicklay8626]

@@bostonsports8080 i think it's made all the worse by giving them the grand prize early in their teams lifetime

[@BrianJohnson-bq9tr]

This is my first time on your channel and you've gained a subscriber. This video was 100% spot on.

[@matthewblackwood3145]

You could make an argument for Montana or Rice for the 49ers. Yes, they won a ring post joe era, but we haven't done a thing since.

[@2911_j_s]

In short lived Garcia/Owens 49ers make the way to playoff twice their actual downfall occurred in 2004/05 season

[@JaxPillow-r2c]

I mean they’ve been to 3 super bowls. As a browns fan I’d give almost anything to say that

[@Piett_]

What? They had 9 double digit winning seasons since 2000 as well as 3 NFC-Titles and 3 SB-appearences. No Ring, ok, but not a bad franchise.

[@condor7964]

Lol, yeah okay buddy.

[@matthewblackwood3145]

@Piett_ the point of the video was "never the same" not bad franchises that'd apply to the 49ers since they haven't won SBs since that era.

[@ryan_2007_walls]

Dan Marino is the true G.O.A.T to never win a Super Bowl but he was tremendously terrific in his Prime especially his quick release not to mention his accuracy and he's a gunslinger too! 10:35

[@barryallen3225]

He’s better than Brady. Rings are a team stat.

@@barryallen3225 Moon and Manning's games were similar to Marino's even tho team philosophies were different. Brady was much more like Montana. I watched them all and Brady is the GOAT

[@adamdrach3894]

@@barryallen3225he’s not better than any qb on top 5 rn. Stop it.

[@aliensyndrome4280]

Tinker bell Brady hid behind refs

@@aliensyndrome4280 "Tinker Bell" you sound like a tinker bell yourself minus the 7 SB rings🤣😂

[@Sophiesmith-u6n]

As a patroits fan, I only feel pain after Brady left. Thank God for drake maye

[@bostonsports8080]

Same.

[@fsanmiguel666]

And I hope it only gets more painful as time goes on Careful Drake Faye doesn't end up like Mac Jones!

[@bostonsports8080]

@@fsanmiguel666 Okay what team are you fan of to warrnt this kind of reaction?

[@maksports95]

If you’re a Patriots fan after 2000, I feel no sympathy for you

[@screamingbanana4391]

@@bostonsports8080prolly a salty jets fan 😂

[@stevengonzalezfedex4641]

You should make a video on NBA teams as well! Like Bulls, Lakers, Celtics from 1987 to 2008 and Spurs. Yes lakers won a championship in 2020 but they were mediocre in the 2010’s

[@Eddieavina123]

Love your video TPS and keep up the great work you are awesome

[@RiveraRiffsandBowls]

Sherman was the 1st person I thought of as a Seahawks fan when I saw this. So I agree on his entry.

[@Lancers262]

Would love to see a list of teams that were never the same after the head coach retired/fired

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

LOL Dallas has to top that list, followed very closely by Washington.

[@ryan_2007_walls]

As a Steelers fan Big Ben Roethlisberger is was and always will be the heart and soul of the Pittsburgh Steelers 1st Round 11th overall in the 2004 NFL Draft going 13-0 as a starter winning Rookie of the year and from 2005 to 2008 he's won 2 Super Bowl Rings after three trips however he had 6 Touchdowns in the 1st two weeks with 12 still remains a NFL Record he's the only QB in NFL History to throw for 500 passing yards on three occasions ever since Roethlisberger retired he's the 1st QB in NFL History to NOT have a loosing season with two coaches in Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin since then it hasn't been the same without Big Ben or Backyard Ben wearing #7 when he's on the field but I miss him I really do!🖤💛🖤💛

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

That was and will always will be kind of ignores the fact that Pittsburgh had 4 Super Bowl trophies before Ben was even born. Not sure if you were alive in the 70s or not but Bradshaw was the best the game ever saw up to that point.

[@williamharris2440]

The Atlanta Falcons haven’t been the same ever since they let Julio Jones go in free agency.

[@MrRay-md4vg]

Falcons were still awful even when Jones was their Edit-From 2018-2020

[@gammasilent858]

Agreed Julio was my goat, unfortunately when you play as hard as he did your going to get injured, bad, and because of those injuries he was never the same after the superbowl

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

Honestly it was losing Matty Ice that doomed the Falcons. They've been looking for a franchise QB ever since then and unless Pennix pans out they may still be looking for one.

[@ryan_2007_walls]

Barry Sanders was the most electrifying man at the RB Position in NFL History without a doubt 1988 Heisman Trophy Winner at the Oklahoma State University 1st Round 3rd overall pick in the 1989 NFL Draft by the Lions! 4:18

[@dylancare3644]

Easily top 5 but wanted to keep hit body/sanity safe just like calvin. Bum franchise until Dan came in and changed the culture/ the way people respect the coaches.

[@markrobertson2196]

Could've said Ozzie Newsome for the Browns too. Never been the same since his retirement and the end of the Browns run in the 1980s.

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

Yeah but in that case it was a whole host of players that aged out or moved on causing the team to go into terminal decline. Frank Minnefield, Hanford Dixon, Ozzie Newsome and Ernest Byner all left that team within a couple of years of each other. Kevin Mack, Clay Matthhews and Bernie Kosar would be gone from the team within 3 years of Newsome's retirement as well. There were other Pro Bowlers on those teams that left about the same time as well. Those mid 80s Browns teams were arguably some of the best to never make a Super Bowl. And realistically they were better than the Broncos teams that beat them but Elway was the kind of QB you just couldn't account for on a gameplan or a stat sheet. Dude literally carried those Bronco teams on his back to the Super Bowls in the 80s.

[@isaacjohnson3384]

I’m a huge Pats fan and when Tom left it took me a while to get used to it and when he left people I knew always asked me are you still going to be a Pats fan now that Brady left and I always said yes because I’m loyal to the Pats and I’m not jumping on another bandwagon team

[@AuraDivinity]

I respect this as a Jets fan. You stayed loyal and didn’t shift when NE went bad.

[@fsanmiguel666]

You are now experiencing what the older generation of Patriots fans dealt with before Brady showed up Hope it's painful for you like it was for the older generation

[@SeahawksProd6]

RUSS SHOULD NOT HAVE LEFT! Also great vid TPS! I agree completely for this list.

[@meharsingh8105]

russ was declining and he was turning into a diva so the initial decision was to tank and get a new qb but geno came along and changed that

[@SeahawksProd6]

@ oh STILL WHYYY

[@rh8560]

Love the videos ,agree with the list

[@drvpz2471]

Chargers LT, Junior Seau, or Rivers

[@DavidDoyle-hg4wn]

With that O-Line, Manning would have had his neck broken and Indie would have been a failure still.

[@jonart8433]

Don Shula for the Dolphins.

[@ShawronColeman]

I would argue Marshawn Lynch Instead of Sherman. I would also say Namath for the Jets & Payton for the Bears.

[@gettinggains1364]

The lions curse looks close from being over

[@markrobertson2196]

49ers. Steve Young and Jerry Rice.

[@JaxPillow-r2c]

They’ve made three super bowls since tho

[@markrobertson2196]

@JaxPillow-r2c true, but from the time Young and Rice retired/left, the 49ers went on to be pretty bad most of the 2000s and that lasted until Jim Harbaugh became head coach.

[@JaxPillow-r2c]

Up until recently you could say Detroit never recovered from Bobby layne leaving but I think they’re good now lol

[@justinmathewson3692]

Don't forget Dick Night Train Lane !

[@darthruyrd630]

Years ago tps had millions of views watched it as a child. Now it just doesn’t feel the same 😢

[@KevinBlack-k9d]

Stop being a hateful hypocrite, the abuse that Cleveland fans have been through is what got them those views

[@darthruyrd630]

@ hm let me think about not being a hateful hypocrite. No.

[@briangray5809]

As an Eagles fan, when Brian Dawkins left that hurt

[@Danial_Amirghahari]

New video idea: 10 NFL players who weren’t the same after leaving their franchise team

[@journeyleuga9356]

Larry Fitzgerald and Kurt Warner

[@Tacofiend92]

The Seahawks haven’t been the same since they didn’t run the ball at the 1 yard line in the Super Bowl!

[@ryan_2007_walls]

Peyton Manning my #1 all-time favorite QB in NFL History by a mile! 2:15

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

Honestly I think the greatest "what if" team that was "never the same" after losing a player was when Bo Jackson got injured and had to retire from the Raiders.

[@MrTonya21]

My Jets after Joe Namath left!!

[@Heath-ns1ok]

Cardinals after larry fitzgerald retired

[@benjaminparkinson5255]

Shawn Kemp the sonics absolutely broke the super sonics

[@dylancare3644]

Honestly the Seahawks could’ve 3 peated if they ran the ball. Defense was insane you have a incoming prime Russ and wr core yet the whole team just quit after that single play

[@dylancare3644]

They were prime time to win it the year after too. But they didn’t run the ball. So defense didn’t trust the coach worried more about money than anything and everything there fell apart they win that SB for 2 seasons in a row I bet you certain key players take a pay cut just for the 3peat but no they passed it with the best RB ITL to get you 3-5 yards. That’s when the team broke down

[@alexnicklay8626]

I disagree on the Colts take, they were still the same winning culture with Andrew Luck, you cant really say a team was never the same if they win the division 3 straight years after the legend leaves. The Colts just went into a rebuilding phase after all the stars of the Manning era retired.

[@ryan_2007_walls]

I believe we can agree of the fact that in 2001 Divisional Round against the Patriots if the Tuck Rule wasn't a thing from back then Woodson would've won his 1st Super Bowl vs Rams and Jon Gruden would've been a Hall Of Famer as a coach at the same time Charles Woodson knows it was a Fumble Raiders Fans knows it was a Fumble and I'm sure hip-hop legendary rapper Ice Cube knows it was a Fumble too! 10:22

[@zaymclemore]

remember how good TPS used to be with Justin as the voiceover, then they changed it to fake radiovoice guy and it all went downhill.

[@terrencesteele753]

Yet here you still are

[@KevinMiller-xn5vu]

With the exception of Walter Payton and Dick Butkus, the Chicago Bears haven't had too many franchise legends, especially at QB.

[@KevinBlack-k9d]

Hearing that Jim Brown was the starting source of the Cleveland Sports Curse, which is the GOAT of all sports curses Let’s us know that it led the people of Mansfield, OHIO to become the biggest Snake in the state

[@CreepyBlackDude]

Nah, I think the GOAT of all sports curses was The Cubs. Over 100 years without a championship win, and finally won it in the most dramatic baseball game ever played... against Cleveland.

[@KevinBlack-k9d]

@ most fans are likely having sympathy for the Cubs because of the number of years they spent without a championship(as you mentioned), but they are STILL some ways that people are coming up with some great Cleveland jokes that are still talked about to this day

[@michaelthornton4943]

For your next video. Potential head coaches for Chicago bears.

[@jasonjeswald24]

Jim Kelly Buffalo Bills, Joe Nameth NY Jets

[@Mike__B]

Ouch for the Brown... never were the same since Jim Brown left... considering he left before the NFL merged into what it is today... double ouch.

[@jasons9812]

Guess the writers didnt see the Packers of the 70s or 80s then.

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

Recency bias. Happens all the time on videos like this.

[@UnclePrymal]

Eli Manning and the Giants.

[@JCBro-yg8vd]

And now it seems like the Bucaneers may be finding out that moving on from Brady wasn't as easy as it might have looked.

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

They managed it a lot better than New England did and managed to do it without a HOF coach on the sidelines.

[@ryan_2007_walls]

Charles Woodson was the man! 9:44

[@DHCNetwork06]

The Baltimore Ravens should've been on this list. Yes I know that they are relevant with Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry. But since both Ray Lewis and Ed Reed left Baltimore, the Ravens no longer have that "nasty" defense.

[@ryan_2007_walls]

Richard Sherman will be in the Hall Of Fame you'll see! 8:12

[@marcusgonzalez9507]

I think you can make a debate with the Giants as a team (duh lmao) but especially at qb

[@chrislarson1500]

Richard Sherman leaving wasn't even close to the reason for the Seahawks decline. His time in Seattle needed to end as he was becoming a locker room cancer. Not to mention he was in the final year of his contract and was asking for another big extension despite the fact that he was hurt and missed a lot of his last season there. Sure he had one good year with San Francisco and got to another super bowl, but he also got torched on the td pass that gave KC the lead in the 4th quarter and ended up being the game winner. His game fell off a cliff after that, and between that and his domestic issues that included a dui and criminal trespassing, he was forced to retire as a free agent. I'll say this much though about Sherman. He did say on national tv the 4 words that can entirely sum up the real reason for the end of the LOB dynasty. "Run the damn ball!"

[@ryan_2007_walls]

The PlayMaker Michael Irvin! 8:16

[@benjaminparkinson5255]

Marino won the 84 super bowel

[@TheLionAct]

The bears and Devin Hester or sweetness

[@omarflores4577]

Mcnair leaving the Titans.

[@15blackshirt]

The Packers were pretty irrelevant between Bart Starr and Brett Favre

[@MeeperPeeper]

wait so ur argument for richard sherman is that the whole defense left so since he left with them the Seahawks sucked cs of that. im confused

[@morrisparrish76]

Buddy Ryan for the ‘85 bears!

[@ryan_2007_walls]

If Tom Brady didn't or never became a QB in New England who the heck knows what will happened! 1:00

[@damionhood9642]

Jim Kelly and the Bills my opinion

[@MichaelJrCortes]

The Manning one for Colts shouldn’t be on here, maybe the Broncos. Luck had like four great seasons and was in the post seasons with him, even making it to the AFC championships.

[@KevinBlack-k9d]

They mentioned it but it was those injuries that made Luck retire and, sadly enough, the Colts have fell apart, so it’s accurate

[@xxdavi95]

NY Giants Eli Manning?

[@mrgjg]

The Cleveland Browns became the Baltimore Ravens. That’s just a fact. The current Browns are an expansion team.

[@KevinBlack-k9d]

The ravens are a relocation team, as you said, 2 Super Bowls came out of that, but I think they have failed to mention that the Browns(prior to the relocation to Baltimore) have reached 3 AFC Championship games in a 4 year span, all of which they lost to the Broncos (which makes people believe that they weren’t the same after Ozzie Newsome or Bernie Cossar left [correct me if I misspelled]) but with that said, I would agree with this channel with their selection of Jim Brown as it was the driving factor of the GOAT of sports curses

[@adamshotts6097]

I was thinking of Bo Jackson for Raiders

[@littleblackduck3134]

The Jets and Joe Kleko

[@Tacofiend92]

Jamarcus Russel was a bigger bust than leaf

[@bostonsports8080]

Not surprising but still painful.

[@donhea3312]

Im going to argue this with. The down fall of the Dallas Cowboys started when Jay Novacek left.

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

AGREED!!! As I told somebody a couple of years ago. Dallas won 3 Super Bowls with him at TE and never won again without him. The 96 team still had the triplets and the O-line and Deion played full time on offense opposite Irvin, plus the defense was good enough to keep them in most games but there was no safety valve at TE to make the clutch third down catches over the middle anymore. Jimmy would have probably have found a replacement or a way to keep them competitive but the players could no longer cover for Switzer's incompetence.

[@aharontyson6958]

I dont agree with Manning and the colts. They were always contenders with Luck. The problem was lucks injuries and surprise retiring.

[@craigroberson8757]

You forgot Big Ben and Steeler

[@KevinBlack-k9d]

Outside of the postseason win drought, I disagree. Mike Thomlin has consistently been a better coach even after Big Ben retired. Never had a losing season yet

[@leotrip1032]

Funny thing is the buccs arent Superbowl contender nomore

[@ryan_2007_walls]

I miss Big Ben #7 0:11

[@daytonwhite4]

The Jets after Broadway Joe

[@terrencesteele753]

I didn't know which former player would get mentioned but I was 100% sure the raiders would be on this list. What a joke that team and their fans are. Top 5 most dumb...I mean loyal😂

[@Thomas-bl6vf]

San Francisco 49ers were never the same after Montana left

[@zacharyyamashita8554]

No after Steve Young retired.

[@paulmunn2041]

The 49ers haven’t won a Super Bowl since Ricky Watters left.

[@notjustklownin9506]

Leaf is the second biggest draft bust in NFL history, only behind Jagarbage Russell.

[@amoses11]

Lol the Jets havent been the same since they fired Rex Ryan who had them playing competitive football when he was the head coach.

[@georgelucas2571]

No one feels bad for the Patriots being terrible again lmao. Good riddance.

[@terrencesteele753]

Amen!

[@geezy_w33zy68]

Dose wild card not count as a playoff win?

[@CaptainPlanet792]

The New York Giants and Eli Manning. Good god do they suck now. It’s tough being a Giants fan. Also the other New York team. The Jets haven’t been to a Super Bowl since Namath.

[@screamingbanana4391]

Tennessee after Henry left (so far)

[@benavery9129]

The Packers weren’t the same after Aaron Rodgers left

[@brettengel8364]

Carolina has to be the only franchise to waste Superman and Captain America.

[@ryan_2007_walls]

If Luke Kuechli was on a real team like say the Steelers Broncos the Bills or the Eagles he would be a Super Bowl Champion and certainly a 1st ballot HOF too! 7:02

[@ScottGenX]

Seattle is not correct. you all do not have a clue. when Steve Hutchinson went to the Vikings.

[@jrberndt766]

I’d say the Seahawks are still the same just less offensive power

[@tadc20]

Nola no call was because the Saints cheated to get their only SB banner.

[@gerardolopez3637]

The Patriots did fall after Tom Brady left

[@logalogalog]

Bears were never the same after Walter.

[@Glassofmilkwithcookies]

Panthers and cam

[@Cooljohn760]

Belichick still didn't carried by Brady. He still made it to the playoffs without Brady.

[@fsanmiguel666]

Just one playoff appearance, and they got blown out by Buffalo in the Wild Card. Big whoop. Too bad Brady couldn't save you that day!

[@michaels5064]

Jets … Joe Namath

[@Raptorboi1495]

ya we miss brady

[@fsanmiguel666]

Unless you're a fan of the Dolphins, Bills or Jets

[@Raptorboi1495]

@@fsanmiguel666 lol

[@IanUtter-e2x]

Cardinals Carson Palmer

[@dominicscarano4684]

Steelers and Ben

[@jeremiahpadilla2822]

Denver broncos Payton manning

[@davvonmckenzie3911]

Michaels Bennett?? Really dude?? Michael Bennett! Get it right!! Also it's Cleveland not Leaveland... SMH! Are you okay?? By the way Miami ain't in title contention no more so hope you're happy!

[@Idkwhattoputhere078]

Leaveland is a joke

[@Idkwhattoputhere078]

All he did was put a s on Michael

[@Rod-rx5rr]

1977 jets gm waved joe n and joe n went to 1977 la rams

[@cuseyeti_one8three]

Eli Manning NYG