Oil Crisis: The Triumph and Turmoil of the 1993 Houston Oilers
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- Опубликовано: 6 июн 2024
- A team reeling after suffering the greatest collapse in NFL history. An owner who was ready to blow it all up after a litany of factors. Offensive and defensive coordinators who were able to maximize their respective group's performances, but were engaged in a war of words (at best). A quarterback under fire for never getting it done when it mattered. A head coach that couldn't control the egos of his coordinators (and whose owner went over his head to hire the new defensive coordinator).
These were just a few of the factors coming into play that set the stage for quite possibly the greatest soap opera in professional sports. Tales of drama, strife, tragedy, and overcoming all odds litter the landscape of the 1993 Houston Oilers. Come with me and witness a tale that encapsulates an entire season. Witness the majestic highs and agonizing lows of a year that would change the landscape of football in Houston entirely.
It was an Oil Crisis that would make this team immortalized in the tales of professional football. Whether or not that's a good thing is up to you to decide.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 Intro
1:25 Chapter One - Humiliation
7:37 Chapter Two - Failure to Launch
10:27 Chapter Three - A Baby Boom
12:58 Chapter Four - Momentum
15:49 Chapter Five - Four Shots
18:45 Chapter Six - The Punch
21:38 Chapter Seven - The Last Chance
26:59 Chapter Eight - The End 
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What's forgotten about David Williams was that his wife had miscarried previously so I could understand completely why he wanted to be there for his first kid.
Geez, that's tragic. No wonder he wanted to be there for that kid...
I don't think that was mentioned on A Football Life. That makes sense.
Damn that’s sad.
And the Oilers still gave him that much grief? Fuck them.
@@XXBASSOON1STXX - Yes, everyone agrees. Fuck them.
God damn tree you're making full blown documentaries at this point. Good shit.
PLEASE MAKE PART TWO.
@@baxatakbaxatak2014 and that might be for the Tennessee Titans
@@ChiefBlue4298 Legacy of Failure for them?
@@baxatakbaxatak2014 He said “that’s another story for another day” at the end. Maybe there will be a part two.
He's going for Jon Bois!!!!
Jesus that incident with Alm was heavy
The worst part? It was avoidable.
the version tree told isnt true
@@travismoore3506 wdym?
@@liamkirby184 It’s completely true and very disheartening 😞.
@@gatienlaurol5793 i knew it happened, i’m very confused on how tree apparently told it wrong
These videos are genuinely gold for younger viewers who don't know any of this stuff and want to better understand the history of the league and what makes some franchises truly poverty franchises.
And I appreciate them
Ive only been into sports for the last 6ish years and yes, these are a godsend
I would also have accepted the title "Professional Football's Exxon Valdez".
Professional Football's Enron could work too. Man, Houston has a history of big organizations collapsing.
@@belhariry They even had the winningest WNBA team fold.
@@WakkoKakko 4 consecutive championships, the first 4 no less & the team still couldn't survive
@@TheNightOwl11683 And it was only a few years ago that their record for winning the most WNBA titles was first matched, which really says a lot about that league.
That's a good one right there!
Poor Warren Moon and Bruce Mathews, they gave so much in their Hall of Fame careers to an inept organization that never gave them any help just more pain.
Bruce stayed long enough for some better days as a "compensation" though. But no Super Bowl win still
@@otaviofrn_adv it's a shame really but he did go one to see his son continue the Mathews name with that Pack
The main consolation that can be had is that Moon finally got a ring under the Seahawks employ when they won in 2014. I know he'd rather win one as a player but still, better than nothing.
Don't forget Dan Marino.
@@homelessjesse9453 Marino doesn't play for the Oilers.
Bruh, Williams gets fined over $100,000 for being at his child’s birth. Yet today, players get fined maybe $10,000 for attempted murder on the field which would cost about half that amount back in the day.
Bruh.
Reminds me of the 80s when the Astros dismissed JR Richard’s injury woes and it turned out to be a blood clot that nearly killed him. Never apologized & cut him soon after anyway.
Uh there were no fines or penalties at all for “defenseless receiver” hits until like 2010…
Houston sports fans to Tree: "Stop, stop, he's already dead!"
xD
You're not wrong
Tree: i believe im the Doctor. there's still life in this body i'll show you.
The succubus always demands more
I'm telling you. Idk what Houston sports fan did to deserve this
When an XFL team has more synergy than any NFL team in Houston.
It's easy to explain why
No McNair family
No Jack Easterby
No Bill O'Brien (is a hack)
When even a USFL team has more synergy than any NFL team in Houston.
When you have David Culley as your head coach and all the turmoil in the texans organization they were set up to fail
Tree Trashing a team from 30 years ago:
“A surprise to be sure... but a welcome one”
What do you think his Legacy of Failure series is?
@Dorian Arnold at this point, we can only speculate how the 2021 Houston Texans will turn out, with everything that's happened these past few years, and Deshaun Watson not wanting to play for Houston after JJ Watt getting shipped off to Arizona with DeAndre Hopkins, this ought to be a season to remember, albeit for reasons not of positive light
Tree also leaning heavily on that Empire strikes back OST
Tree is nothing if not a historian
@@TheCrazyInsomniac14 And Shadows of the Empire.
props for giving the Alm story respect instead of going for the low hanging fruit
Funnily enough, Buddy Ryan's Cardinals gave up a 76-yard touchdown run to Steve Bono. So much for the vaunted 46 defense.
And an uncontested one at that.
most overrated coach of any kind in NFL history.
That vaunted 46 defense was running on fumes.
@@ThatDoesntWorkForMeBrother Any CFL team would have lit up the 46.
Buddy Ryan appeared to be much better as a coordinator than a head coach.
Use “Take Him to Detroit” as a meme. Especially given the state of Detroit sports teams lately.
As a Minnesota Sports fan, at least they have Championships, sure the Red Wings were shit.
Lions: just traded the best QB in franchise history and have won one playoff game in 50 years
Tigers: blew their opportunity to win World Series and are in the middle of a deep rebuild
Red Wings: in the middle of a deep rebuild
Pistons: worst team in the East
That’s rough, buddy.
@@philly_sports1558 the Tigers are building a very strong farm while having ownership that spends money. Don't be shocked if by 2023 they are a playoff contender
@@philly_sports1558 forgot to mention the 16 straight playoff losses for the pistons as well
#pain
Tree is not done with the City of Houston. He wants more than blood now.
Texans, you're next.
we all know that Tree is in truth the Succubus
The Succubus is always hungry....
Give Him time. Its coming
Let's see, revisiting the Texans, the Astros cheating, the Rockets shitshow.....
Houston Dynamo is lucky Tree is only a casual soccer fan otherwise he'd probably go after them as well.
The story of Jeff Alm's and Sean Lynch's untimely deaths might be one of the most heartbreaking tragedies in sports that I've ever heard of. I can't believe that as a Houston Sports fan I never heard about it until now. I hope those two have been reunited and are resting in peace alongside one another in the afterlife.
Yeah those poor souls. It was awful how those other people put a gun to their heads and made them drive drunk.
No. If there is a hell they're both in it.
@@AT-il2ej Well aren't you just a ray of fucking sunshine.
@@AT-il2ej
Your perspective on the tragedy is frankly disgusting, I hope this comment comes back to haunt you someday.
@@marakrofitcac3425 well it certainly won't get me by me getting drunk and getting behind the wheel of a car while also not wearing my seat belt that's for sure.
@@TaintedNimbus the OP doesn't care about their families. No. He cares about the drunk drivers. You expect me to feel bad for people that rolled the Darwin dice and lost?
As a Chiefs fan born in the mid 80s, that win in ‘93 against Houston was the high point of the fandom for the next 25 years. That Keith Cash spike into Buddy’s face was iconic in the fan base.
That game would ultimately be the death of the Houston oilers.
I respect you for not being a bandwagon
The 8th wonder if the world looks Hella small nowadays!!
This is the first Chiefs game I legitimately remember watching with my dad. They had squeaked by Pittsburgh the week before and my dad was on cloud 9 that whole week. Then during the low point of that Chiefs/Oilers game he told me "I don't think we're gonna win this one, buddy." When Marcus Allen scored that final TD and sealed it, dad went into a euphoric frenzy. I was hooked. I had been a fan up to that point, but at that moment, I became a lifelong fan. Little did I know, that would be the high point for the next 26 years. I'm not complaining now though!
The NFL Network did this on A Football Life. It's one of their best episodes.
I watched it too, that team was the 2018 Steelers way before social media became a thing
Agree, but Tree went into further details than the Football Life documentary
Like detailing each game and then the blindsided Wilber Marshall trade
@@brianchua4240 very true
If social was as big back then as it is today, This team would of broke the internet. They had their own version of 28 - 3 against the bills earlier in the year. Then you had everything else to add. An owner who basically blew up the team. Coordinators who couldn't get along which ended in a punch. A head coach who tried to keep things together. An aging QB who knew his time was near especially since they had their backup QB behind him. A trade that led to a lawsuit. Multiple holdouts. A player being ridiculed and fined (later dropped) from the team for missing a game due to the birth of his son. Another player commits suicide. The team wins 11 in a row after starting 1 - 4. Then they choked again in the playoffs. And not to mention they had 2 teammates that were gay on the DL in the early 90s when the AIDS crisis was still relatively new.
@@Kilogram93 Oh ya, they’d be a contender while at the same time being one of the biggest laughingstocks in Sports cuz of all the spectacles.
Most likely the Gay Teammates wouldn’t be apart of this cuz it never originally got leaked out but with everything else, they’d be meme/ridicule worthy.
Houston 2021: *Awkward sweating*
*insert Key & Peele sweating meme*
Houston 2021: Sudden Mass Incontinence
that's a different houston team tho.
Lol
@@KTKZon58 lol
Your family comes first. Always. Total respect that guy for staying with his family despite being told not to.
How has SB Nation not done a “collapse” episode on this team?
Great job Tree, I love these type of videos!
They never made an AFCC, so probably not far enough for them to make one
SB Nation is trash anyways
@@sawyertuide7636 hell, even the Mariners made an ALCS
@@sawyertuide76361992 only year they got there
Because SB Nation could never do it as well as Tree. Case in point: Their videos on the collapse of Sacksonville and the Dave Dombrowski-era Detroit Tigers.
At least this situation is better than the one now in houston
I just wanna see what will happen if Houston franchise tag Watson😂
@@yunopepper76 you’d have to wait like 5 years for that
@@yunopepper76 didn’t he sign a 4 yr 160 million dollar deal?
Houston Texans is a dumpster fire
Just imagine Watson becoming a locker room problem destroying the young players confidence and driving away big name players
That would be legendary
I remember all the pregame guys always talking about Buddy Ryan. It drove Mike Ditka insane, and one afternoon he finally had enough, saying “I’m not talking about Buddy Ryan, I want to talk about Jack Pardee and job he’s doing”.
Ditka had his fights with Ryan too. I don't know if it's really true, but maybe some value more the work of Buddy Ryan and the 46 than Mike Ditka, who was the HC
@@otaviofrn_adv Absolutely. I know it stuck in Ditka's craw that after the SB, while the offensive guys were carrying him on their shoulders, the defensive guys picked Ryan up. Love him or hate him, Ryan got results and knew how to let everyone know it.
35-3 was my earliest sport memory. I remember watching my step dad go from being so excited to almost in tears. We weren't allowed to mention 35-3 growing up. And than 1993 came around and that is what turned me into a sports fanatic. That year in general was crazy and this year was also the year the Rockets were on their way to their first title.
It went from 35-3 to 35-17 without Warren Moon ever touching the football because of a successful Doug Christie onside kick. Then 3 and out , Bills TD then turnover and another Bills TD. I think Moon attempted a grand total of 4 passes while the Bills came back. Sad because Moon had the greatest first half I’d ever seen a QB play in my life. I was tuning in for the second half honestly just to see if Moon could break Norm Van Brocklins passing record of 554 yards set in 1951. The Bills largely kept Moon on the sidelines in the second half while some of the worst special teams and defensive breakdowns I’ve seen in my life were happening. A total nightmare. I thought the Oilers, had they gotten past Buffalo would’ve gotten to the SB
This is like the Last Dance but with more tragedy and sadness, love it
Warren Moon: [gets benched] "And I took that personally."
And with no postseason glory either
Fun Fact: Frank Reich led the two largest comebacks in both NFL and NCAA history at one point, as a backup QB in both
(Buffalo vs Houston)
(Maryland vs Miami)
Considering he’s a head coach now, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Colts made some big comeback in one of their games
I was watching an interview with former QB Art Schlichter talking about his gambling problems and said he lost his ass by betting heavily in both games.
@@obijuanquenobi1911 They had one this past year against the Packers. Wasn't a big one but it was one of the better games of 2020
@@Zach-mw5so i know which one you’re talking about but i mean something as crazy as a 45-3 lead or something like that and make the team the Texans, just to have Reich inflict more pain and suffering
@@obijuanquenobi1911 If Wentz becomes his new self again it might happen. At least a 21 point comeback
OH MY GOD HE ACTUALLY DID AN OILERS VIDEO.
GOD BLESS YOU, TREE.
Can’t wait for a video about the Atlanta Thrashers or Seattle SuperSonics.
@@rockinglucario6877 Or the original Cleveland Browns
" Those who do not remember history are doomed to repeat it. "
it's a quote that has killed many franchises.
That Jeff Alm situation, although sad, theorically should've rallied the Oilers and won the day for them. Then again, they were the Oilers.
worse yet, they were the Oilers with buddy ryan on their coaching staff.
@@GetBenched2010 It's too bad, I think Buddy Ryan built a good roster in Philadelphia, but it never came together. This '93 Oilers situation though, all these years later and I'm STILL feeling the bad vibes:-).
I mean they sorta did by winning out
The issue: They didn’t have a cohesive coaching staff and great head coach. Former is self-explanatory and the ladder is that Pardee is a good coach, but he is not the likes of Holmgren, Mike Shanahan, or Levy, the best offensive coaches in that time
I find that theory unlikely. You don't hear anything about the 92' Eagles rallying for a Super Bowl win after Jerome Brown was killed in a motorcycle accident.
@@connorrivers995 I heard some things about that with the 1992 Eagles (they retired his jersey in a ceremony before the season opener), and they also felt it was their time (maybe they were a little bit TOO secure in that feeling and it made them vulnerable). What they missed most was Brown (personality) and Brown's game though. Unlike Jeff Alm, Jerome Brown was a large piece of that Eagles D that went missing; I believe it to be an entirely different circumstance than the Oilers & Alm, plus the Alm thing was in-season.
“This’ll be a fun one. The Edmonton Oilers deserve to be trashed by him again for doing nothing with all that talent...wait, not those Oilers?”
I think I’m required to remind everyone that the Pilers are in a playoff spot right now, and have generally been great o it side of their poor start and three games against Toronto.
Pretty soon it'll be those Oilers.
@@wyattcorbin1629 being fourth in the division in point percentage with two of the top 5 players in the league isn’t really a success.
@@wyattcorbin1629 I mean they're also playing in what is probably the worst division that most any other bubble team with a half way decent team on both sides could run roughshod over.
@@wyattcorbin1629 I second calling them the Pilers and they have to earn the O back
As a Titans fan, I'll always know Bud Adams as the man that Brought the Titans to Nashville and drove Steve Mcnair away.
As a teenager, losing the Oilers broke my heart. As an adult, I realize that any price was worth paying if it meant Bud Adams leaving town.
He was such a lousy owner, that hi daughters are better by comparison-and neither Sue or Amy give that much of a shit!
Bud Adams is in the same tier as Harold Ballard
Fuck both of them
@@baxatakbaxatak2014 you're doing a disservice to amy, it isnt a coincidence that she got the nickname mom from fans
@@samhouston9162 no they aren't the baby thing was stupid but it is nowhere near the level of the comments ballard would routinely make about women.
Me: Uhh why does this sounds familiar
Texans: SHUT UP
To be honest, while I'll always love Sportsball and the modern meme videos, these kinds if videos are so damn fascinating.
The serious videos are the best videos he makes.
I hope Tree does a video one day on the infamous Herschel Walker trade. As a Vikings fan it would be painful to watch but newer fans that may have heard of this tale but don't know how significant it would be is important to tell for all fans.
I second this. I want to see the after effects of the Walker trade from the Vikings end...as we know how well Dallas did.
It wouldn't be a bad idea for the future. Especially the backlash Dallas got at the time for the deal.
@@UrinatingTree the thing is that Jimmy Johnson got the right players at the right time in the draft like Emmitt Smith, Darren Woodson, Russell Maryland, Dixon Edwards, Kevin Smith, and Jimmy Smith who would later light it up in Jacksonville. It was Jimmy along with having the right players, coaches, and then Jerry not messing with things that got them to win 3 Super Bowls out of 4 years and that third one was with Jimmy's players.
@@UrinatingTree Can you do a video about the 1991-95 Browns and their move to Baltimore sometime in the future (maybe next offseason)? Because the after effects of the '95 Browns still affects college and NFL football today.
@@mikewack6778 that and Cleveland despises Art Moddell even after his passing.
2018 Steelers: We’re the most dysfunctional team in the NFL
1993 Houston Oilers: Let a professional show you how it’s done, child!
Tree even said that those Steelers are chorboys compared to these Oilers.
The Portland JailBlazers have entered the chat.
I honestly think that UrinatingTree’s video about the Houston Oilers collapse was impressively well-composed and executed to perfection. UrinatingTree’s vids are very funny in nature, but they’re always constructed perfectly. This is one of those videos.
Their offensive coordinator reminds me of Mike D’antoni. All about quick paced offense, give no breaks to the defense, and trying to score the more fancy way (passing vs running and 3 point shots vs 2 point shots).
Fun Fact: Kevin Gilbride went on to win 2 Super Bowls with Eli Manning's Giants (with an Erhardt-Perkins offensive scheme) Today he's the HC/OC of the XFL's New York Guardians.
Edit: As of today, he's now the HC of the TSL's Santa Fe Jousters
You mean he actually evolved past the run and shoot offense? I’ll be damned.
@@johnnyroberts3761trust me. The run and shoot offense hates using running backs and tight ends; and as a former flag football tight end and center: I take it personally. The run and shoot is my least favorite offense.
With all of its flaws, though, the Run-and-Shoot did have enough influence in the development of modern passing offense. It simply needed to be complimented by a more diverse and balanced approach.
i wasn’t alive in 93, but this has to be the most interesting team ever
My family had moved to Houston the spring before The Choke. We were on the road home from visiting the grandparents in Dallas during that game. I remember learning some new words from my Dad that day as we listened on the radio.
This vid is a masterpiece, Tree. Keep ‘em coming!
Arguably, “The Music City Miracle” was revenge for the biggest comeback. Although, the franchise moved to another area.
Houston’s revenge was the 2019 wild card game against the Bills but it didn’t mean anything because 51-31
Last time I was this early the Texans had a 24 point lead on the chiefs
Only Bill O'Brien could turn a 24 point playoff lead into a career ending event. I know he wasn't technically fired for another 8 months, but everyone knew that he was done.
@@12jswilson Then he tried to pull a Belichick move by trading away Hopkins.
How does the Halo score just fit with EVERYTHING?? SO GOOD.
You need a music to fit the mood? Choose Halo, it works at every occasions, dinner time, it works, workout, it works, funeral , it works. So if you need a music, choose Halo.
I absolutely love the use of Shadows of the Empire music.
With this upload, Tree has broken the seal from the class of great sports RUclipsrs to the legendary ones. With more and more uploads like this, he will be the greatest.
I thought I saw every dysfunctional sports team in the book. The '93 Oilers? Holy shit. Their amount of pain is in a league of its own.
it makes me want to see Tree cover the Portland Jail Blazers era.
Thank You Tree for an OUTSTANDING documentary on the 93 Houston Oilers, This was very educational.
Jeff Alm and Sean Lynch. A tragedy. Neither deserved that fate. A horrific thing to happen and it is so terribly sad. Rest In Peace. ❤️
This is pure gold. Fantastic job and production Tree. You had me every second on this. Hope you do more of these.
Wow. Just wow. Now I want a similar video on the Browns teams from 1990-1995 in relation to the city of Cleveland itself, the stadium crisis between Modell and mayor Michael White, and other things.
Last time I was this early Johnny Manziel was the next best thing
Ah, the memories.
Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant, Tree. While I've always been a huge fan of the videos that mock teams' failure, this deep-dive style documentary was dramatic and riveting and had me glued to my seat the whole time. Well done.
Full-blown novels struggle at having as good of narration as you put in your videos and this one takes the cake. The '93 Oilers have always been one of my favorite case as a football fan, and I've seen nothing encapsulate their whole season better than this. Bravo.
I remember seeing the Football life documentary about this team, but this video has given out more details to their fallout
Especially when Ryan wanted the LB Wilber Marshall.
Tree really does his homework on these videos
now Wilber Marshall is permanently disabled and bankrupt. When he was playing especially with the Bears and Redskins he was a force to be reckoned with.
@@redmustangredmustang He was tailing off with the skins. I know his stats were good but he would disappear at times and then show back up and be a beast. I watched him as a little kid with the bears and thought he was amazing. Then with the skins he was hot and cold
*grabs popcorn*
Btw the Oilers colors are some of my favorites
Two thumbs up. I love how you set up that Buddy Ryan punch. I remember when it happened and never miss a chance to watch it again. But you made it fresh all over again.
Its a crime this doesnt have more views, love long videos like this from tree, its a great rewatch during the off season
i’ve been watching tree for a while, but this is one of the best videos i’ve seen him make in the last year or even two. very well put together and the way clips were cut and the music was added in the last seconds of the second choke sent chills, what a video
This is one of the most professional videos tree has ever put out and it’s awesome
This is possibly the best video I think you have done. A deep dive into a destructive team and the consequences of. Great video
Fantastic documentary. I hope there are more season-long-stories crazy enough to warrant similar videos in the future.
Ray Childress, that guy was one hell of a player. A guy my dad showed me pirated VHS tapes of to show me how D-lineman should play 😊😄
Lol pirated vhs tapes that is OLD school
The Oilers are a more competent organization than the Texans.
I’m still mad Houston let the Oilers go and I’m from Nashville! We don’t need an NFL Team. They bleed Hockey!
Nah. The Texans are in hell right now, but the Oilers only has the Bum Phillips years to lean on for great, well run teams. The rest was either ruined by team turmoil or Bud Adams meddling constantly. Give the current Texans right now crap, but Bob McNair was very hands off and let the football men do their thing, barely if at all intervened in the process, and gave Houston its first great years in the early 2010's with Gary Kubiak as coach.
Finally had time to sit and watch this, and I'm amazed! I love the retro documentary styles. And it doesn't even have to be only football. Any sport, any team, any year would be a great watch. Awesome stuff Tree!
Once again, The Urinating Tree put his knowledge to work and produced another masterpiece documentary. Excellent work.
It's funny that you mentioned the Oilers went to the playoffs 7 straight times and they never made it to the Conference Championship.
Guess who also has never made it to the Conference Championship game, despite having multiple playoff appearances?
One tip
Bill O'Brien is a hack
Bengals?
@@sawyertuide7636 texans
@@teen_laqueefa Tru but the 2010’s Bengals are more of a comparison with the Moon-Led Oilers
Tree, I'm Loving the longer format of video. More of this please.
I just wanna say I’m leaving for navy boot camp tomorrow and you’re videos are super good and getting me through the process, keep up the good work👍👍👍
Gorgeous, brother. Another highlight filled epic. God I love 90s football. Also, Grateful I stopped drinking. What a great documentary.
This is nothing like Days of our Steelers. This is actually a soap opera, but it's one that I'd watch every day.
No guff to Secret Base's channel, but after watching this video, in my mind I feel it actually measures up to one of SB's "Downfall" videos; this has the signature UrinatingTree style, but it still tells a tale that brings the depth of depair, confusion, anger and especially annoyance to the forefront. Well done Tree, my sportsball history has been enlarged by your talents. Thank you for this, my friend.
Stuff like this (and creators like this) are why I love youtube. You wouldn't find this anywhere else, even with NFL Films, but I'd rather watch this over anything on TV. Thanks for making awesome stuff, Tree!
phenomenal change of pace for you Tree, doing a historical doc. LOVE IT BUDDY!! Thanks for all the content over the years and love the new direction!!!
If you're hinting at making another one of these about the oilers moving, then you also gotta make one about the colts. The way they moved from Baltimore to Indy always intrigued me
There's a karmic link too between Baltimore having the Colts stolen, and Art Modell taking the Browns away to give Baltimore a team again.
Who could dislike the video??? Keep it up tree we love ya
30 for 30 has nothing on this masterpiece. Keep up the awesome job!!!
Full Documentaries now? I love it! Thank you and keep it up!
Legit might be your best video on a documentary level to date
This was a different kind of video from you, but I loved this. I'd love to see more of these look backs on thing that would've been utter chaos in today's NFL
Top notch work, Tree. I'm old enough to remember this season, and I forgot half of the crazy stuff that happened. I was watching live when Ryan punched Gilbride. Unbelievable. Do more videos like this. Good stuff!
This is actually incredibly compelling. So good 👍
Never been to one of trees vids so early in my life. Keep up the good content
Buddy Ryan was the most overrated coach in NFL history. His greatest career achievement was creating a blitz package that had the mild advantage of Mike fucking Singletary up the middle.
PS: Great video, Tree.
Eight men in the box, which works when most of them are good and you can rely on good coverage from those other three DBs. Novel concept, when your defense has a load of talent.
Kind of funny when you realize that Adam Gase is the modern, offensive equivalent, given that he got his jobs by knowing Peyton Manning and coordinating the 2015 Broncos offense. Wouldn’t say he’s most overrated OC in history, since he’s been exposed, but it’s funny how history repeats itself.
He stole that scheme from Jerry Glanville's Gritz Blitz to boot.
@@workingclassrunner Ryan lived off of Old Man Halas's last draft picks which all turned out to be home runs.
A big coward too. Anytime someone wanted to confront him directly, he turned tail and ran off. At least Glanville had backbone.
Braking down a specific drama laden season of certain teams is a great idea for a series tree, nice job! I hope to see more like this in the future!
An absolutely fantastic presentation. I love you Tree
This was the season from hell. Houston '93 will be one of the most memorable seasons in sports history.
Wow, I didn’t know anything about this straight up mess of a team. Babygate, Alm, the punch. I never knew about any of this and the fact it was all in one season. This was such a good video and I would love more history lessons like this it was genuinely enthralling and some of the best content on this website.
Man Tree, I'm loving these new 30 minute epics you're dropping. It's like something I'd literally grab popcorn and snacks for. Good job dude
This is where RUclips is the most useful. A brilliant production like this wouldn't get a sniff from the major networks but when it's all said and done will rack up more views than those networks primetime productions and at a tiny, tiny fraction of their costs.
Dear Tree,
Did you know that "Days of Our Stealers" is mentioned on the 2018 Pittsburg Stealers Wikipedia page?
Sincerely,
A Random Fan
These was an awesome video! I'd love to see more deep dives into "Soap Opera" seasons like this for other teams from sports history.
Have you never heard of 'Days of our Steelers?'
@@sportballotaku2139 There’s more sports soap operas than the Steelers out there
I'm Dutch. Its hard to get any NFL content if it wasnt for people like you on the internet. Thats why I have only been following NFL for a few years, and dont know a lot about football history. Thanking for making these kinds of videos, very entertaining and insightfull.
I’m loving these longer 30-min videos. Great work
Holy shit.... this was amazing. I can’t even be sarcastic here, probably one of your best videos. Keep this shit up!
Most Houston sports teams always seem to have a common pattern from what I’ve seen of them so far-and these are just my observations:
1.) The team sucks for a few years
2.) A major star appears (Warren Moon, Jose Altuve, James Harden)
3.) A revolutionary offensive system is used to maximize the talents of these stars (Moreyball, Run and Shoot, etc.).
4.) Time and time again these teams come up short in the playoffs.
5.) In an effort to win a championship the teams would make a big splash move (hire Buddy Ryan, trade for Chris Paul, bang on trash cans and steal signs).
6.) Even with these big moves, the teams in question find new ways to choke on the biggest stage (except for the Astros in 2017 but we all know what really happened there).
7.) The stars and core pieces are traded away or released as the team orchestrates a teardown for the future.
8.) The coaches and management responsible are also fired or resign from their positions and leave for elsewhere as a part of the new rebuild process.
And while they do that, they make the entirety of the sports world hate them (Soap operas like the 93’ Oilers, allegedly toxic personalities, and oh yeah, the cheating scandal that will forever make all Houston teams hated no matter who they have on their team or how fun they are to watch)
Hakeem Olajuwon led the Rockets to rings in 94 and 95...but since MJ had retired, I guess those don't count either....SMH sucks to be a Houston fan.
@@shaunroland8053 No, MJ came back midway through the 95 season and his team lost to the Magic in the 2nd round of the playoffs that year.
@@cmurphy0707 True, but most people don't count that since he came back in Feb or Mar and wasn't 100%, neither were the Bulls. They weren't the same once he retired in 93, and Horace Grant left. Rockets 94, 95 wins were great memories for Rockets fans, but dust in the wind for other fans and the new generation.
Trust the process lol
I really like this format of video. I would definitely like to see more of this!
This might have been one of Tree's best videos. Loved the sports documentary style here.
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A masterpiece tree. Your best work.
This team made me realize how much I love football, because they broke my little boy heart and made me cry.
It’s really interesting seeing the story and information laid out in such a clear and concise way. Thanks for the upload. 😄
👍This type of video adds SO much depth to the team and the players! Tree, you did an awesome job! It’s “the story” behind the story...👍