I think the whole lack of real animosity between teams has a lot to do with free agency. Guys naturally (and, I think, smartly) don’t want to make blood feuds with teams when they know they aren’t gonna be on their own team forever. Why would they risk closing off potential avenues when the team they’re playing might be willing to sign them down the line? Whether you think that’s right or not is a different issue, but I think it’s no mystery why teams aren’t as bloodthirsty anymore.
I would counter and say that player movement has actually increased animosity. I think of just what the Panthers have in the last year and the next. Their opening game features their disgruntled quarterback going against their old team.
While there is some merit to this thought its also slightly bone-headed because you're implying that an organization/player would *willingly* not sign to a specific entity because of them being on another team and being competitive. A great example is Dennis Rodman signing with Chicago after playing in Detroit. If you know anything about the Bad boys vs Jordan bulls feud, its that they *hated* each other. Team and players all, and that was *mutual* hatred between the teams and players. HOWEVER Chicago *still* chose to seek Rodman when he was a free agent, and Rodman signed with them despite the fact that Rodman n' co. Were trying to take Jordan's head off each time they played each other. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" fits fairly well in this situation (though obviously its not a perfect fit)
The reason that is, is because they kickoff from the 35 instead of the 30. Closer to the opposite end zone so more touchbacks. Done to cut back on head injuries. More high speed collisions on kickoff returns than the rest of the game.
Well it seems like the new rule changes are trying to bring kickoffs back into the game Yes it will be different, but there’s an incentive now not to just boot it out the end zone We may see kickoff returns reemerge in importance
I miss full backs ,real ones. And I miss the times when players cared if they lost . Nowadays after a loss it’s like they are all buddies laughing and joking around .
Miss John Madden commentary. That is the only thing I miss. Football is better today than ever. Oh wait, I also miss when NFL films did legit Top 10 Lists.
That one thing about angry opponents is interesting. My take has always been respect the opponent, but go in there wanting to beat the crap out of them.
I also miss fare onside kicks. And the big hits. To me that is why players got paid so much to take the hits. Know quarterback can play for 20 years and break all kinds of records.
@@tufstuff2586 as someone with a team in the AFC north idk what these guys are talking about, saying teams dont hate each other or fight anymore. Ravens, steelers, bengals and browns all hate each other and fight all the time. Antonio Brown was never the same after Burfict destroyed him over the middle. Miles garrett was suspended an entire year for hitting the steelers qb with his own helmet. AFC North still has gritty hard nosed football.
I miss when quarterbacks were players also and could be tackled. Also miss kickoffs. Loved the era when players stayed with one team their whole career. To me the 70s were a great era
@@MrSnidleywhiplash This is how i can tell the age of Fans. Most of the younger fans have no idea of just how much action their was on the field compared to today back in the 70's and 80's. Like you i miss physical football.
@@davidmiller9485they were also juiced up on drugs and actively cheating with shit such as stickum. But sure, I guess it’s normal to appreciate a time when the players were as sober as the rowdy fans.
I miss the alternate helmets. I think they should replace that with football in LA, because the NFL brought it back with the Rams returning and the Chargers returning there too.
I miss the cocaine and straight up anger that fueled football. I miss outdoor stadiums. I get the domes in Houston and Las vegas. But that outdoor winter advantage was the 12 man for many teams. The fullback too. Hard hitting defense. The stickem made NFL players look like superheroes. If everyone can use it.. It not really an advantage. Also if you are getting stuck to another player maybe that's not so good and not an advantage .. In and of itself..
Nfl officials not being turds, the famous raider game, deion, the 49ers Cowboys rivalry, raiders Dolphins rivalry, the toughness of the game, madden and sumerall and playing on both sides
23:40 I think the problem now is that the ace package has replaced the pro set. Most teams will line up with 3 wide receivers. It became more efficient to have an additional wide receiver than a full back. At the same time. High school coaches are running spread formations and run and shoot formations. This means there aren’t as many fullbacks who play in college which means there are even less that play in the nfl. I’m stealing this from KTO, but I think fullbacks may return one day. As linebackers get lighter in order effectively cover speedy pass catchers, some coaches may find that it is easier and more efficient to run up the middle with a powerful fullback, or have that fullback block. Personally I think the raiders should use their fullback often this year. Davante Adams, Hunter Renfrow, and Darren Waller all usually deserve double coverage, so an additional wide receiver may not be as useful as a back who can block when the right side of the line breaks down.
Another I missed about football is super bowl field….from super bowl 31-37 they have the two teams helmet on each 35 yard line. Now from super bowl 39 and present they add the nfl logo on the 50 yard line with the Super Bowls logo on the 35 yard line
We have Megatron, Beast mode, Legion of boom, Cool Brees, the sheriff, Ironman, Eazy-E, Weapon-X, No fly zone, the bearded pony, and Matty ice who remembers those nicknames
I miss when they let them boys play football. These athletes are bigger, stronger and faster than ever. They must be protected. That being said, the equipment is higher quality and the new rules have made it entirely too tough on defenses.
I think individuality and interesting personalities is missing in all sports. When the big money came in that pushed all the interesting personalities out. Everyone is so robotic and worried about image and marketing now we won’t see anything like the 70s and 80s.
To me unlimited defense was the thing that I always will miss about NFL football. The unlimited defense until the Mel Blount rule being inserted in 1978.
36:10 the NBA did the same thing too. The coaches have to wear athletic gear because they are sweating the whole game because of how intense all of them are.
I wish I could have shown this to two classmates back in high school who argued that NFL was better than CFL just because of the location of the goal posts (CFL still has them at the front of the end zone) just to show why the NFL moved them
There might have been something to the leather helmets some of those guys went to war, played football and aren't as concussed. I miss qbs running to the coach for the play. Guys playing offense and defense and special teams was actually pretty cool. The non soccer kicker is a cool look
Amen to that. I have worn a suit for 17 years in a row despite not being required to. You get treated different, it’s all about business. I’m a very “don’t tell people what to do” type person, but if that’s me on an NFL sideline, coaching my favorite team (Rams), you better believe there’d be a gold tie on me.
I don’t miss hits for the sake of hits What I do miss is hits for the sake of winning the game (such as when you hit the quarterback a fraction of a second late)
Head coaches wearing what they want is a fantastic change. There's a lot of personality in what each coach decides to wear. Put all 32 coaches side-by-side and compare them all to each other and you'll go "oh, yeah, that does make a lot of sense."
The problem is that they aren't allowed to wear what they want, they are now only allowed to wear team merchandise. They should be allowed to wear a suit, or outside apparel if they want to, but the NFL is greedy.
@@fockewulf4409 Yes but it's only a matter of time before teams just starting gaming this to have team apparel for what the coach really wants to wear. Limited production run of something you can make a profit off of to keep the coach happen - it's a win-win scenario to that stupid rule.
Mccaffrey def counts...but gone are the days of czonka, riggins, von eeghen, rathman, jim taylor....shit until peyton hillis random year wasnt no white rbs doin shit since merill hoge...maybe we see another one emerge...but also...white cornerbacks? Where have the guys like Dick labeau, paul krause n even Jason sehorn...?
I predicted number 1 (I said coaches with suits and ties) Another thing we miss are violent hits including helmet to helmet hits you can't get away with that in today's league without being penalized. Also, buff receivers. Now, most of the receivers are skinny.
I miss stadiums that are not named after corporations.
Arrowhead, Lambeau, Soldier and Paul Brown. I think that's all the NFL stadiums left with real names.
@@bossfan49 Well, you can take out Paul Brown Stadium from that list. Arrowhead technically has a sponsor, too, but the Arrowhead name is still there.
GIANTS stadium
War memorial field
Shea Stadium I think was the jets stadium when they won sb 3 but yeah I can think of a bunch others that used to as well that’s a good one
I miss affordable ticket prices...
Creative Super Bowl logos
I think the whole lack of real animosity between teams has a lot to do with free agency. Guys naturally (and, I think, smartly) don’t want to make blood feuds with teams when they know they aren’t gonna be on their own team forever. Why would they risk closing off potential avenues when the team they’re playing might be willing to sign them down the line? Whether you think that’s right or not is a different issue, but I think it’s no mystery why teams aren’t as bloodthirsty anymore.
I would counter and say that player movement has actually increased animosity.
I think of just what the Panthers have in the last year and the next. Their opening game features their disgruntled quarterback going against their old team.
@@EmmaBonn96 Yeah before Free Agency the best chance of revege against your old team was trying to place a curse on them or something
While there is some merit to this thought its also slightly bone-headed because you're implying that an organization/player would *willingly* not sign to a specific entity because of them being on another team and being competitive.
A great example is Dennis Rodman signing with Chicago after playing in Detroit. If you know anything about the Bad boys vs Jordan bulls feud, its that they *hated* each other. Team and players all, and that was *mutual* hatred between the teams and players. HOWEVER Chicago *still* chose to seek Rodman when he was a free agent, and Rodman signed with them despite the fact that Rodman n' co. Were trying to take Jordan's head off each time they played each other.
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend" fits fairly well in this situation (though obviously its not a perfect fit)
yep, and all the guys in the video were talking to former teammates as well, that's another reason
Truly Enjoyed Filming and Narrating part of this...Thank you NFL Films.
I do miss rivalries. Teams that just hate each other's guts and would fight before the game even started.
Miss the Manning vs Brady games. Those were fun to watch and usually a big playoff game.
One thing I miss about football is the returns on every kickoff because it seems like 95% of kickoffs end in touchbacks these days!
That’s a really good one that I had forgotten about!
The reason that is, is because they kickoff from the 35 instead of the 30. Closer to the opposite end zone so more touchbacks. Done to cut back on head injuries. More high speed collisions on kickoff returns than the rest of the game.
Built buff receivers are things we hardly see. Now today's receivers look skinny with their skinny arms.
Well it seems like the new rule changes are trying to bring kickoffs back into the game
Yes it will be different, but there’s an incentive now not to just boot it out the end zone
We may see kickoff returns reemerge in importance
I miss full backs ,real ones. And I miss the times when players cared if they lost . Nowadays after a loss it’s like they are all buddies laughing and joking around .
Kids these days will never know what it's like to watch a Mike Alstott game
A defender being able to sack a QB without getting a roughing the passer penalty for landing on top of him with all of or most of his body weight
They called me Foo. If that segment was viewed by the wrong person today, they’d have to shut down the NFL.
He also probably doesn’t give a F’ and still says it today lol
Miss John Madden commentary. That is the only thing I miss. Football is better today than ever. Oh wait, I also miss when NFL films did legit Top 10 Lists.
What qualifies as a "legit top 10 list"? Because that's subjective
@@matthewdowling6549like top 10 linebacker corps!
I miss the power running game. Riggins...40Gut. Right off the guard.
What I miss is these being current.
That one thing about angry opponents is interesting. My take has always been respect the opponent, but go in there wanting to beat the crap out of them.
Yeah none of this pusiness nowadays. Football is supposed to be about hard hitting, smash mouth, and old school type.
I also miss fare onside kicks. And the big hits. To me that is why players got paid so much to take the hits. Know quarterback can play for 20 years and break all kinds of records.
I swear every fight clip in nfl history involves the raiders lol
They were a mean team back in the day.
Thats the raiders and thats why they were so popular.
@@tufstuff2586 as someone with a team in the AFC north idk what these guys are talking about, saying teams dont hate each other or fight anymore. Ravens, steelers, bengals and browns all hate each other and fight all the time. Antonio Brown was never the same after Burfict destroyed him over the middle. Miles garrett was suspended an entire year for hitting the steelers qb with his own helmet. AFC North still has gritty hard nosed football.
@@CB-ke5xx Yeah I know because I live in Cleveland so yeah.
Just want to give you a big thank you Isaac for uploading these videos. It brings a whole sense of nostalgia for me, I absolutely love them!
Thanks for watching.
@@isaacgreen3273 can you upload the top 10 innovations?
Thanks for uploading these, gives me some nice distraction from the hell-scape of reality 😁
Real grass and fullbacks. Used to be that you could tell which team was winning just based on how dirty a fullback was compared to his halfback,
Hitting. Extreme violence. Fear over the middle. I miss it, and I shan't apologize.
I miss the 16 game seasons.
Field turf sucks too, turf burn sucks and the pellets are pretty annoying
I miss when quarterbacks were players also and could be tackled. Also miss kickoffs. Loved the era when players stayed with one team their whole career. To me the 70s were a great era
I lost brain cells reading this. The 70's were a great era? Really?
I guess you had to see the game in the seventies to truly appreciate how tuff it was when the receivers n quarterbacks could be blown up on a play
@@MrSnidleywhiplash This is how i can tell the age of Fans. Most of the younger fans have no idea of just how much action their was on the field compared to today back in the 70's and 80's. Like you i miss physical football.
@@davidmiller9485they were also juiced up on drugs and actively cheating with shit such as stickum. But sure, I guess it’s normal to appreciate a time when the players were as sober as the rowdy fans.
Rivalries and fullbacks definitely should’ve been the top two, now in 2024 I also miss when there was tackling in the nfl 😂😂💀💀
I know Allegiant Stadium has a roof but I love that it has real grass
Anybody else get nostalgic af reading the ticker at the bottom and seeing old players names/ game scores. Why’d they quit doing this show
I miss no jumping around bringing attention to yourself after a routine tackle.
I miss the alternate helmets. I think they should replace that with football in LA, because the NFL brought it back with the Rams returning and the Chargers returning there too.
They’re going to bring that back as well 😍
There are a few nicknames in KC.
"The Cheetah" Tyreek Hill
"The Jet" Mecole Hardman
Patrick "Showtime" Mahomes
"The Honey Badger" Tyrann Mathieu
Darius "big play" slay
Harry hitman
Bam bam kam
The sheriff
These aren't bad either
this video was made around 2011 I was thinking beast mode and megaton.
Patrick “Magic” Mahomes.
The Condor Mad Maxx Crosby
I miss Howard Cosell, and Frank, and Dandy Don, on Monday night football which was on regular, free tv.
Howie and Frank are dead RIP
I miss defense being able to play defense with out getting penalize
The raiders being in Oakland, actual defense, actual grass, real tough sons of bitches playing football knocking each other out!
I miss the Redskins logo
I miss the cocaine and straight up anger that fueled football.
I miss outdoor stadiums. I get the domes in Houston and Las vegas. But that outdoor winter advantage was the 12 man for many teams.
The fullback too. Hard hitting defense.
The stickem made NFL players look like superheroes. If everyone can use it.. It not really an advantage. Also if you are getting stuck to another player maybe that's not so good and not an advantage .. In and of itself..
Nfl officials not being turds, the famous raider game, deion, the 49ers Cowboys rivalry, raiders Dolphins rivalry, the toughness of the game, madden and sumerall and playing on both sides
They called me Foo 🤣
MUD! It expect to see wallow and slide. Grass in the grill is the perfect garnish for a proper sack.
I know this is Unrelated to this video, but I wonder if/when they’ll do a top 10 QBs of the 2010s, top 10 WRs of the 2010s, etc
@Harry Engel dammit smh
Who would you say that is?
Brady
Rodgers
Brees
Wilson
P. Manning
Luck
Rivers
E. Manning
Stafford
This was just off the cuff I may be wayyyy off.
When Chris collinsworth was paid to play and not talk.
REAL FULLBACKS!
23:40
I think the problem now is that the ace package has replaced the pro set. Most teams will line up with 3 wide receivers. It became more efficient to have an additional wide receiver than a full back. At the same time. High school coaches are running spread formations and run and shoot formations. This means there aren’t as many fullbacks who play in college which means there are even less that play in the nfl. I’m stealing this from KTO, but I think fullbacks may return one day. As linebackers get lighter in order effectively cover speedy pass catchers, some coaches may find that it is easier and more efficient to run up the middle with a powerful fullback, or have that fullback block. Personally I think the raiders should use their fullback often this year. Davante Adams, Hunter Renfrow, and Darren Waller all usually deserve double coverage, so an additional wide receiver may not be as useful as a back who can block when the right side of the line breaks down.
I miss hitting in football.
Another I missed about football is super bowl field….from super bowl 31-37 they have the two teams helmet on each 35 yard line. Now from super bowl 39 and present they add the nfl logo on the 50 yard line with the Super Bowls logo on the 35 yard line
And they got rid of the conference logos in the end zones
One thing I miss about the game is actually being able to afford going to one. It's just gotten so expensive now.
I miss Raiders being in Oakland and Chargers being in San Diego
4:21 Rest In Peace Tony Siragusa. #Goose.
I miss some of the old stadiums of the past like Cleveland Stadium.
Yap, also the Memorial Stadium 🏟 .
John Madden and Pat Summerall calling games
Crowds, and a personality that isnt such a professional. I mean its A GAME PPL, HAVE FUN DOING IT.
Miss when Football was Football.
Corporate tends to ruin fun things
Corporate and politics
33:07
Imagine going back in time just a little over a decade, and telling these guys the LA Rams would win a super bowl again. 😎
Ahhh gotta love these top 10 videos
Playing on grass was so much fun pop warner-high school.
We have Megatron, Beast mode, Legion of boom, Cool Brees, the sheriff, Ironman, Eazy-E, Weapon-X, No fly zone, the bearded pony, and Matty ice who remembers those nicknames
Sean Meast Taylor
The NFL simply isn't the same league as it was.
I miss when they let them boys play football. These athletes are bigger, stronger and faster than ever. They must be protected. That being said, the equipment is higher quality and the new rules have made it entirely too tough on defenses.
I think individuality and interesting personalities is missing in all sports. When the big money came in that pushed all the interesting personalities out. Everyone is so robotic and worried about image and marketing now we won’t see anything like the 70s and 80s.
I miss kickoff returns, john madden and pat, and sloppy wet fields.
#8 I hate that players now have class and sportsmanship...🤣
To me unlimited defense was the thing that I always will miss about NFL football. The unlimited defense until the Mel Blount rule being inserted in 1978.
I miss bad weather games.
Individuality is was what the games is missing unique personalities
6:55 Barefoot kicking was about accuracy not power
That's right
NFL Films should update these lists.
36:10 the NBA did the same thing too. The coaches have to wear athletic gear because they are sweating the whole game because of how intense all of them are.
Now that I think of it there really aren’t that many nicknames now a days. Megatron, Beastmode, King Henry, The GOAT are really all I can think of.
If you want goalposts on the goal line and all the fun that goes with it, look no further than north of the border in the CFL.
Miss great defenses, being aloud to hit everyone including the qb, Howard Cosell, Summerall and Madden, balanced offenses, ...for openers anyway🤷🏽♂️
I wish I could have shown this to two classmates back in high school who argued that NFL was better than CFL just because of the location of the goal posts (CFL still has them at the front of the end zone) just to show why the NFL moved them
I miss having packed out stadiums.
The ironic part is that all of the people that crap on Belichick for wearing a hoodie when he wants to wear a suit.
Re #10. Look at those 13 intercepts. Not one looks like he would not have caught it without the Stickum.
I miss fans bieng able to bring whatever they want into the stadium
I don’t miss the one bar helmets one bit.
1920-26 Goal Posts on the Goal Line
1927-32 Goal Posts on the End Line
1933-73 Goal Posts on the Goal Line
1974-Present Goal Posts on the End Line
There might have been something to the leather helmets some of those guys went to war, played football and aren't as concussed.
I miss qbs running to the coach for the play.
Guys playing offense and defense and special teams was actually pretty cool. The non soccer kicker is a cool look
I miss premire running backs
Interesting at number 6 they have someone speak who was/is a coach/analyst at different times in his career that had his own nickname-"Chucky".
PS-number 2 did not age well.
Another classic and I agreed with number 1 coaches should wear suits in the sideline it looks classy, look at basketball coaches.
Amen to that. I have worn a suit for 17 years in a row despite not being required to. You get treated different, it’s all about business. I’m a very “don’t tell people what to do” type person, but if that’s me on an NFL sideline, coaching my favorite team (Rams), you better believe there’d be a gold tie on me.
NHL coaches too
One thing I miss is when players wore pink accessories during October
I miss the NFL not being in LA.
Brady called his own plays in 2005....along with McDaniels and Belichick...
I miss the true Autumn Wind.
NFL Films needs to do a Top 10 list of John Mckay Quotes
yea the friendship crap is over the top now days lol
This list would be A LOT easier and longer if done now when tackling is barely legal.
It WASN'T CHEATING back then!
Isaac, your cable company SUCKS with that big graphic on the bottom right! 😂😂
I don’t miss hits for the sake of hits
What I do miss is hits for the sake of winning the game (such as when you hit the quarterback a fraction of a second late)
Head coaches wearing what they want is a fantastic change. There's a lot of personality in what each coach decides to wear. Put all 32 coaches side-by-side and compare them all to each other and you'll go "oh, yeah, that does make a lot of sense."
The problem is that they aren't allowed to wear what they want, they are now only allowed to wear team merchandise. They should be allowed to wear a suit, or outside apparel if they want to, but the NFL is greedy.
@@fockewulf4409 Yes but it's only a matter of time before teams just starting gaming this to have team apparel for what the coach really wants to wear. Limited production run of something you can make a profit off of to keep the coach happen - it's a win-win scenario to that stupid rule.
I hate the modern ballet. I miss the "Let's see who is toughest." element. Now it is the wrong kind of touchy feely.
skip the fights, that energy should be on the field, not used in extracurricular activity.
Good Madden games
If it's possible I want to see a guy climb the goalpost and sit up there.
Thank you.
Well since football is back in LA, what else do we miss
White runningbacks....or was the fullback mention sort of a reach ar it
Mccaffrey def counts...but gone are the days of czonka, riggins, von eeghen, rathman, jim taylor....shit until peyton hillis random year wasnt no white rbs doin shit since merill hoge...maybe we see another one emerge...but also...white cornerbacks? Where have the guys like Dick labeau, paul krause n even Jason sehorn...?
@@winstonjames2583 Paul Krause played free safety throughout his 16-year career w/Washington & Minnesota (16 calendar years: 1964-79).
I predicted number 1 (I said coaches with suits and ties)
Another thing we miss are violent hits including helmet to helmet hits you can't get away with that in today's league without being penalized.
Also, buff receivers. Now, most of the receivers are skinny.
I miss players that actually love the game itself and played like they love it.😢❤100!!!
You don't have to miss the NFL in LA anymore its back the Rams and Chargers came back
Whaaaaack. Should have been the Raiders to be one of the teams in LA.
Please add greatest draft steals