@Darrell French Bottom line.. Criminal suspects that don't comply with police officers often end up shot or killed. Though Biden and Harris ( if they win in November) will fix that by defunding the police and sending in the social workers. This should reduce crime and create safer neighborhoods. Yes, And the Detroit Lions will win the Super Bowl this year.🙄
G Bob Young finished 2nd in the first World's Strongest Man contest. Cardinals had rotating members on the OL going to the pro-bowl during the 70's. One of the best offensive lines of all-time
One name not mentioned once in those 23 minutes: Don Coryell. NFL Films probably knew Bidwill wouldn't have liked a "thanks for the memories" moment in there.....
BY FAR the best team to never achieve greatness in the post season. Yes, the Cardinals played in perhaps the strongest division in the NFL, but that doesn't explain their failure year after year to perform in the playoffs. The mid-70s Cardinals were absolutely LOADED with talent, but something was missing. My dad always said it was Jim Hart - a great passer but a crappy leader. It used to make me really mad when he would say that...but looking back maybe there was some truth to it.
Some of those 70s cardinals teams should have won a world championship great team fun to watch as a raiders fan they never played Oakland can’t remember but a few times
Jimmy the Greek predicted the Cardinals to go to the super bowl after the Monday night win in Dallas. My first football game was the Redskins game December. I was 11 and remember it was cold as hell and everyone was drinking out of a flask.
Even as a Cowboys fan, I hated to see the old guard coaches of George Allen and Don Coryell get the axe at the end of 1977. Bidwell was insane to let Coryell go, even more of an idiot to hire a superannuated college coach like Hanifan, got exactly what he deserved with the fiasco of 1978. At least Washington began the transition to a new era through the Pardee era leading into the Gibbs years. Did Coryell want to leave, and if so , why? Did he feel unappreciated, disrespected by the franchise, or that ownership was meddling? In the season ending game with the Bucs, the commentators actually alluded to ambiguity concerning Coryell's job position. Dierdorf mentioned years later that the players knew he wouldn't be back after the last game, as he addressed the team without saying see ya next spring as had been his tradition each season.
As others have said, the Thanksgiving game vs. the Dolphins absolutely buried them. They were flying high at 7-3 and then bam! Miami, Giants, Redskins and Buccaneers. Such a deflating end to the Coryell era in St. Louis
Something really bad made this season go south over the last four weeks, nowhere more evident than beating the Giants 28-0 on MNF, then losing to them a few weeks later, 27-7.
I was sorry to learn of your uncle's passing a few years ago. Very underrated member of that mid-70s offensive line. Every time I talk to Tom Banks about that offensive line he always brings up Roger Finnie!
So much promise going into this season. Coming off of 3 straight 10+ win seasons(going 10-4 in 1976 but didn't make the playoffs), then jumping out to a 7-3 record which included a 6 game winning streak, the Thanksgiving Day Massacre pretty much sunk the season. After winning their 7th game, the Cards didn't win another game until week 8 of the 1978 season. The 4th loss in the 4 game season ending losing streak came at the hands of the previously 1-26 Buccaneers. Sadly, this would be the last season with the Cards for Terry Metcalf and Conrad Dobler and the last for coach Don Coryell.
All true, Studa. Metcalf publicly said, "Screw the fans" during those dark days. And Don Coryell showed up at a St. Louis Quarterback Club dinner drunk as a skunk, and made a staggering, stammering fool of himself. Add to that the fact that in 1978 training camp, JV Cain dropped dead on the practice field, and you have a sad, sad story.
The NFC title game in 1977, played on January 1st, 1978 pitted the Vikings at Cowboys. The 1977 Cardinals defeated both teams on their turf. The Cardinals really did not recover until the early 1980's when they reached the playoffs in the strike shortened season. This Cardinals team had the potential to be a spoiler in the playoffs if they would have made it. The Cowboys easily handled in the Bears and Vikings. However a NFC title game with the Cardinals v Cowboys would have been more entertaining.
I would rather watch these old highlights than today’s nfl
NFL sucks now. I am tired of the players kneeling and pandering to Black Lives Matter, Antifa and The far left. I can get my football fix on RUclips.
You hit the nail on the head
@Darrell French Bottom line.. Criminal suspects that don't comply with police officers often end up shot or killed. Though Biden and Harris ( if they win in November) will fix that by defunding the police and sending in the social workers. This should reduce crime and create safer neighborhoods. Yes, And the Detroit Lions will win the Super Bowl this year.🙄
G Bob Young finished 2nd in the first World's Strongest Man contest. Cardinals had rotating members on the OL going to the pro-bowl during the 70's. One of the best offensive lines of all-time
One year I think they’re o line gave up only 6 sacks for the entire season!!!
@@carknee5656 7. Hart was sacked 6 times and considering he wasn't that fleet of foot this was a hell of an accomplishment.
I’m with you I love old nfl films especially the 70’s
One name not mentioned once in those 23 minutes: Don Coryell. NFL Films probably knew Bidwill wouldn't have liked a "thanks for the memories" moment in there.....
"Mel Gray doing what he does best. Ghosting into the secondary, then reappearing for a touchdown." Brilliant
BY FAR the best team to never achieve greatness in the post season. Yes, the Cardinals played in perhaps the strongest division in the NFL, but that doesn't explain their failure year after year to perform in the playoffs. The mid-70s Cardinals were absolutely LOADED with talent, but something was missing. My dad always said it was Jim Hart - a great passer but a crappy leader. It used to make me really mad when he would say that...but looking back maybe there was some truth to it.
Some of those 70s cardinals teams should have won a world championship great team fun to watch as a raiders fan they never played Oakland can’t remember but a few times
Jimmy the Greek predicted the Cardinals to go to the super bowl after the Monday night win in Dallas. My first football game was the Redskins game December. I was 11 and remember it was cold as hell and everyone was drinking out of a flask.
This is real FOOTBALL
Even as a Cowboys fan, I hated to see the old guard coaches of George Allen and Don Coryell get the axe at the end of 1977. Bidwell was insane to let Coryell go, even more of an idiot to hire a superannuated college coach like Hanifan, got exactly what he deserved with the fiasco of 1978. At least Washington began the transition to a new era through the Pardee era leading into the Gibbs years. Did Coryell want to leave, and if so , why? Did he feel unappreciated, disrespected by the franchise, or that ownership was meddling? In the season ending game with the Bucs, the commentators actually alluded to ambiguity concerning Coryell's job position. Dierdorf mentioned years later that the players knew he wouldn't be back after the last game, as he addressed the team without saying see ya next spring as had been his tradition each season.
I have Roger Wehrli on my all time defensive backfield.
As others have said, the Thanksgiving game vs. the Dolphins absolutely buried them. They were flying high at 7-3 and then bam! Miami, Giants, Redskins and Buccaneers. Such a deflating end to the Coryell era in St. Louis
Busch Memorial Stadium should never have been torn down...especially after the renovations completed in the late 1990's
Something really bad made this season go south over the last four weeks, nowhere more evident than beating the Giants 28-0 on MNF, then losing to them a few weeks later, 27-7.
When you could knock the QB on his ass and not have a flag thrown
@1:50...my uncle Roger Finnie#60
I was sorry to learn of your uncle's passing a few years ago. Very underrated member of that mid-70s offensive line. Every time I talk to Tom Banks about that offensive line he always brings up Roger Finnie!
@@StLouisFootballCardinals thanks for honoring my uncle sir...#60
So much promise going into this season. Coming off of 3 straight 10+ win seasons(going 10-4 in 1976 but didn't make the playoffs), then jumping out to a 7-3 record which included a 6 game winning streak, the Thanksgiving Day Massacre pretty much sunk the season. After winning their 7th game, the Cards didn't win another game until week 8 of the 1978 season. The 4th loss in the 4 game season ending losing streak came at the hands of the previously 1-26 Buccaneers. Sadly, this would be the last season with the Cards for Terry Metcalf and Conrad Dobler and the last for coach Don Coryell.
All true, Studa. Metcalf publicly said, "Screw the fans" during those dark days. And Don Coryell showed up at a St. Louis Quarterback Club dinner drunk as a skunk, and made a staggering, stammering fool of himself. Add to that the fact that in 1978 training camp, JV Cain dropped dead on the practice field, and you have a sad, sad story.
The NFC title game in 1977, played on January 1st, 1978 pitted the Vikings at Cowboys. The 1977 Cardinals defeated both teams on their turf. The Cardinals really did not recover until the early 1980's when they reached the playoffs in the strike shortened season. This Cardinals team had the potential to be a spoiler in the playoffs if they would have made it. The Cowboys easily handled in the Bears and Vikings. However a NFC title game with the Cardinals v Cowboys would have been more entertaining.
How didn't arizona cardinals never wons a super bowl for first team here still no champions no good player ever seem much 😔
Money has ruined sports
Along with Black Lives Matter, Antifa and The Liberals.
Always hated NFL Films doing "season highlights" and spending half or more blowing smoke up everyone's rear ends about "next year".