70s NFL That Wouldn't Fly Today 

Lmaooo man said oj is a victim of cancel culture. Love ya 5

I walked along the Astrodome floor - the Astroturf, in a stadium tour way back. (Everyone should think about stadium tours, though it's redundant when you have Five Points Vids). Two things were crazily obvious: one, it really is rather a thin sheet over concrete. When you played in your childhood front yard, which was better, being tackled on the ground, or on the concrete driveway? The second was the SEAMS. These are invisible to the TV camera and even the stands. It you actually got down there and looked close, you'd see one _or even more_ inch "cliffs" that you sure as spit would not wish to catch with your foot, and imagine it in a full bore sprint! And fully unexpected making it worse: think about being in your front yard, running the fastest you've run in your life, and catching a tree root unseen because it had grass hiding it or it blended in. I concluded Astroturf was human torture.

Lol "Oj was a victim of cancel culture" just like the Unibomber was the target of the Big Mailbox lobby

That OJ cancel culture line was amazing 😂

22nd and Mel Blount was such a game changer, literally!

The entire Raiders organization wouldn't have played in today's NFL. True, their offense was way ahead of its time, but their tactics would have their fine fees in the millions every year. From the Stickum to the facemask holding to the head to head collisions to the hands wrapped in what is basically cement mix to the many of the field issues the players always faced. Hell, Al Davis cheated on the team itself by printing a fake statement that would give him complete control of the organization, basically stripping the other owners of their authority over the team (and this was back when he was basically the team GM).

I remember that missed Oilers call. It essentially cost Coach Bum Phillips his job. Btw, speaking of the Oilers and running backs, due to the abuse that is well described in this video, poor Earl Campbell is basically a paraplegic today.

I would love a video of things that are common today that wouldn’t fly in the 70s

All the points in this video were valid. The most important points are the ones about instant replay and hitting receivers. As a DB, we used to make it a point to attempt to drill, spear, crank or physically KO receivers if they caught a pass over the middle and were coached specifically to do so. We wanted them to drop passes or not attempt a high reception in that area. That's why so many DBs loved Jack Tatum back in the day. Oh...and the whole idea of not hitting the QB today vs. what went on in the '70s...that's a point that was missed here.

I started watching the NFL in the 80's when they started showing it in the UK. I really miss the great runners they were the exciting players in the League. Go Hawks

Good point about the announcers getting hammered. Some of them still sound like it today, I'm looking at you Collinsworth.

Actually the turning point for replay was the USFL, although the Renfrow catch was crucial.

I remember huddling up with my friends on the school yard on Monday mornings to talk about the games. Since it was way before the internet and ESPN, we’d have to rely on what we could remember from the halftime highlights. Every conversation would begin with, Did you see….?

Do one for the 80s 90s and 00s

I loved the running game. How play action could freeze the pass rush. How a running back could punish the defense and literally wear them down. Can't even watch football anymore. Stadiums are like amusement parks and the uniforms look like dancing girls.

Justice served in replay....only if the play is eligible to be reviewed. They're still working on that bit. One thing you missed is the size of the players compared to now. Rayfield Wright, for example, is a HOF offensive lineman for the 70s Cowboys. His playing weight was 255, and he was 6-6. He'd be 40-50 lbs bigger if he played today, at a minimum, or else he'd be a TE. Tyron Smith, a current Cowboy, is an inch shorter but he's 325 and built like a tank compared to most lineman.

😂my man puts OJ on this. Great video 5, cant wait for the next one

Remember the beer commercials with all the NFL Legends and the late '70s and 80s I miss those now everything's got to be square

Dallas would have beat Denver even if Johnson’s TD didn’t count. The final score was 27-10. The Steelers non call TD that cost Houston a TD would have only tied the game. The final score was 27-13. Instant replay may have altered the score but not history.

Juice isn't really the best example of cancel culture and more an example of a guilty man getting away with murder

8:14. Damn!!!

Ok I read about ten comments and all of them said how funny your OJ line was. But I have to speak on it too. Props to possibly the best line ever said on RU-vid. If that was said at a CC roast it would be the line everybody would be talking about the next day. Well done brother.

70s football was the best. I don't watch any more.

I miss real football...

The announcers say what you want about them they were drinking in the booth yada yada yada but they were all unique personalities with their own unique styles I would take Howard Cosell over any of these bums you have now.

Just because Renfro’s catch should have been ruled a touchdown doesn’t mean that the Oilers would have won

Super Bowl V (January 1971) was the first Super Bowl played on artificial turf.

The NFL NEEDS to get back to the 70's, 80's and 90's. It has become TOO PUSSIFIED.

4:49... the 70's porn music tho' 🤣🤣🤣

For helmet safety, that attachment on Larry Csonka's helmet would be outlawed today... fractured fingers a plenty.

10:07 still hard at work looking for the real killer!

Running backs win Championships..Go ask Jimmy Johnson.. When your drive consume 11 mins off the clock...That leaves the other side just 4mins to answer back///

Spatted or taped cleats, used quite a bit from 1968-73.

WTF was on that Eagles QB face, sunscreen?

Men aren’t built like they used to be most modern players would get pounded into dust back then

I hear so much crap about concussions and improving helmets but what happened to the kneepads? Players don't wear kneepads anymore.

70s NFL looks awesome

70's thru 90's were the golden years of football. No defense anymore= "meh" product.

1970s NHL was fun too, lotta drama

In 1972 grieve didn’t start every game for the dolphins tho

...The Raiders...nuff said. I love my Raiders but the 70s Raiders all around wouldn't fly today

I'm going to tell my grandkids this was the NFL.

When best record did factor in homefield advantage for playoffs. Undefeated Dolphins had to play first round in Pittsburgh.

You cant even tackle now.

Congrats on being the first person to call O.J. Simpson a victim.

Cancel culture...? Is that what we’re calling murder now 😂😂

Before his Vegas arrest OJ lived in Miami. I went to highschool with his son

8:13 What. The. Fuck

1. Astroturf was the Devil, just ask Bobby Bouche's momma. 2. Even if the hairstyles looked bad, few (if any) players dressed up like fashion nightmare Scam Newton.

The astro turf thing is fucked but hilarious

8:14 🤯

Nice WalMart employee line.

The juice fell victim to his own wrong doings ,like murder . Despite the verdict ,everyone but the jury looked at the evidence and knew it was obvious

“Before OJ succumbed to cancel culture” 💀

Day number 46,853 of looking at all 9 CFL venues and thus hearing dad jokes about the Eskimos becoming the Elks.

What is going on with that dudes face at 8:31? I would much appreciate it if someone can explain it to me

Instant replay would have made a lot of playoff games different including superbowls.

Can you imagine Jack Lambert or Mean Joe Green being told to talk to the team shrink because they have anger issues.

The "You Can't Play If I Kill Your Quarterback" Bears are on this list.

Hitting the QB wouldn't fly today. Even two hand touching is probably a no-no and would get the flag thrown because of how big of pussies QBs are :P Cheap tickets probably wouldn't fly today either :P I wonder if Replay helped or hurt Cowboys and Jets chances? Probably hurt seeing as how they can't win :P

Well done on the vid..

O.J. used to absolutely kill it at running back....

Great video

Monday night football the original (3) Cosell, Dandy Don ,Gifford ,the best

Running backs have no shelf life at all now its literally like hear today gone tomorrow.

Lineman wear teany weany shoulder pads now days yea like that makes sense.

Wow Snoop Dog! WHERE DO I SIGN UP?

1970's football was great, because players would get buried by defenses and zero penalties were called. Dom Meredith and Cosell were absolute gold!!

1:37

I'm just here for the raycons

OJ cancelled lol good one.

THE BALD(ISH) GUYS WERE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL THEN LOL!

The pay wage.

Watching Lawrence Taylor highlights looks like you’d be watching the most penalized player of all time highlights. He would be the holding king in today’s league. I miss the violence

Yesteryear's players weren't better, Khalil Mack would easily body Dick Butkus. They could just get away with more.

The game is a lot poorer due to the pass-happy mentality of today. Defense has to practically play w/ one hand tied behind their backs.

"Before the Juice fell victim to cancel culture..." Well yes, but actually no.

Trivia fact: the year after the 'Mel Blount Rule' was instituted Mel Blount had a career high in interceptions.

I saw NFL games in the 1970s at Shea Stadium and Giants Stadium. When the Jets and Giants were both awful. Kinda like today

The entire Raiders teams of the 70's would be cancelled...

If you look at the statistics, 70’s passing offenses were pretty grim. Obviously the play calling affects the number of attempts, yards, and touchdowns, but they were so inefficient compared to pretty much anything post Bill Walsh. Even the best QB’s were completing about 55% of their passes, and the TD-INT ratios were close to even.

2:00 There is an angle from the nbc broadcast, on RU-vid, that clearly shows the ball went off Tatum

What I also love about the 1970’s was John Fesenda’s voice for NFL Films

You forgot the Unitas as a Charger, OJ as a 49er, and Namath as an LA ram

My Dad use to tell me Monday Night Football was comedy show back in the 70s. Alex Karras Iowa Legend

You overlooked having to wait until Monday night to see the highlights of Sunday's games.

I rememeber reading a while ago that either Joe Buck or Troy Aikman admitted to drinking tequila during games.

This is the first video from five points I'm actually clicking on. Please don't let me down.

Where did you get your Bluetooth cassette player for those books on tape though?

The Immaculate Reception didn’t propel The Steelers to a Lombardi Trophy. They lost to the ‘72 Dolphins in the AFC Championship Game

There are many sports that require playing near the edge of some lines or a physical zone. Two examples would be tennis and the sidelines and, pitching to a strike zone. Big time professional tennis has adopted the technology. I look for the day when pitches will be called with technology too.

70s porno-esq music will always be cool 😎

Ernie Holmes once sacked John Hadl and then ran to the stands and grabbed something from a screaming woman. He then spiked it right on top of John Hadl's bald head. What was it that he spiked onto the quarterback? It was a 6 month old Roger Goodell. The game has suffered ever since.

What about the Raiders' "Holy Roller" play against the Chargers in 1978? 😜

Renfro's TD would have only tied the game early in the 4th quarter. Was it a big missed call? Sure. Did it cost the Oilers a trip to the Super Bowl? No.

I guess anyone could commentate back then. Then again I’m fairly sure they wouldn’t let Joe Buck commentate back then

You forgot about smoking in the locker room before, during halftime, and after the game.

Love the 70's thanks for this Vid Fivepoints

I’ll include one thing: 💉

My grandad was the biggest NFL fan i had ever known..i miss him dearly but part of me is thrilled that he didn't see what an absolute JOKE the NFL has turned into.