Players You FORGOT Were Elite! | Episode 2 

There was a period where Bob Sanders WAS the Colts defense, period. Dude had the ability to put an entire squad on his back.

Bob Sanders is definitely one of those players where you wish you could turn off injuries.. he was LEGIT 💯

@@thehermitwizardOut of curiosity, what was it about their defense that led to him being so impactful? What did they lack when he couldn’t play?

@@codyhess5390In the Bob Emergency, Jon Bois points out that the Colts win percentage over 2004-2007 was virtually identical to the percentage of games Bob Sanders played.

Big Dick Bob never made the dawg beeting team though. Make A Wish Mike Vick never let him in on the basement dawg beetng seshes.

I hated Matt forte as a packers fan. In today’s game he’d average 70 rushing yards and 60 receiving yards a game

Fred Jackson was so good. First and I’m pretty still the only player in league history to run for 1000 yards and get 1000 KO returns yards in the same season.

Don’t forget who MJD replaced. Fred Taylor. Dude just took over games. As Goff as MJD was, he was never better than Taylor. Pretty sure he said this himself.

@@JolteOnWisconsin He would've perfect for today's game. He'd have similar production to a guy like Alvin Kamara.

prime forte was unstoppable

💯💯

He was one of the best receiving backs ever. Criminally underrated indeed

Yup, might be the most versatile blacks in history.

@@AndrewReevesArtI’m gunna assume you meant to say *backs* in history, right?😂

@@MrDH8😂😂😂 that too 😂😂😂

Agreed. I still remember the fantasy football commercial where he breaks through drywall to catch a football

Christian Okoye was elite for a few years, until he met Steve Atwater!!!😂😂😂😂

Facts, Chris got clout to talk

Definitely! A very good player. And he played on concrete covered with a carpet too!

Who had the longest TD pass as a Florida Gator?

Briggs deserves to be in the HOF and im a Packers fan saying that

He would've been up there with the all time best at his position imo. Short career due to injuries is the only thing that stopped that. Gregg Lloyd, and Spielman tho??? How in the hell is that justified! They had the stats and longevity

Indeed, my favorite player.

I agree Greg Lloyd should definitely be in the Hall of fame . It’s crazy he hasn’t even been in the running.

There's no question about that

Probably hurt by not being cozy with the media like a lot of other great players not in the hall from other sports.

Yelp remember it like it was yesterday, that playoff run was crazy for the defense!

🔥🔥💯💯

We never won without him and it's just sad that people don't know about him. Bob used to get so low on his tackles he would flip guys on their head. I referred to him as "the human torpedo" I had a big fathead sticker of Bob in my room when I was a kid

Won them the Super Bowl that defense was nasty in the playoffs

I remember Steve Jordan n Minnesota played w Herschel Walker n 1990

Damn I didn’t know that or that Cams Father played in the NFL. Thanks

Not a Bears fan but I have a lot of respect for what Forte did on the field! If you were to play the Bears and not respect Forte's play, you don't deserve to be playing on that field because Matt would carve you up!

@@edwardx4979 sophomore year of high school my history teacher was telling us about the NFL draft. He said ‘look out for this kid from Tulane named Forte, Bears just got a good one.’

For a few years...now his playing career is mainly known for "That Time He Got Knocked Into Next Week"

And because Cunningham was the quarterback of the 98 team, and that team is talked about much more than the early 2000’s Viking teams Culpepper was on.

Culpepper...there's a few reasons. Short Prime. Every time the Vikings failed back then it was usually because of Culpepper...and his end of career years were Bad...horrifically Bad.

And he played same time period as Donovan McNabb so was overshadowed by a very similar QB that did all the same things...only better.

Amani Toomer: Bronco killer. Ended two Bronco perfect season runs in 1998 and 2005. also played a big role with the first giants super bowl win over the pats

Another four: Leslie O’Neal: One of the highest sack totals by anyone who’ll probably never make it to Canton, and a second team all pro for the Chargers Super Bowl team in 1994. Rick Casares: At his peak was arguably the best player on an offense that averaged 30 points per game. Great power runner for the Bears in the mid 50’s. Dennis Harrah: Made six pro bowls as a lineman for the Rams, and was a first team all pro in 1986. Part of a very good line in LA. And Joey Browner: An all decade team safety that somehow wasn’t mentioned in the recent Dorktown Vikings documentary.

Yes Leslie O'Neal should be in the HOF. Great player!!! @@fortynights1513

Another one Eric Metcalf great all purpose player.

I watched a lot of NFL Top 10 clips about 3-5 years ago. Saw him on that show a good amount, as well as Ray Didinger, and Jody MacDonald (who if I’m not mistaken are also from Philly).

​​@@fortynights1513his appearance in the top 10 worst team talking about his experience on the '95 jets was my favourite lol "I went to warm ups thinking 'boy how much are we gonna lose by today' hahahaha"

Honestly I mainly remember Hugh Douglass for his weird Body. Dude's Ass and Thighs were absolutely massive in the weirdest way on his body. As Kids, none of us could make sense of it.

Record-setting machine? I don't think that's an accurate statement. He had one record by a single reception for 4 years... and that was only because he played for the Marc Tressman-led Bears that year where throws behind the line of scrimmage were almost the norm... the team's overall yards per completion was one of the lowest in the NFL in decades. After that specific year Matt never caught more than 44 balls in a season. And when we let him walk in FA to the Jets no one was crying over that decision... and his replacement, Jordan Howard (5th round rookie) was way more productive. Matt Forte was a slightly above average RB who's best asset was consistency, guys like him are not rare in the NFL, the best GM's get about the same production from late round picks.

​@jennyanydots2389 don't be a lame. Man wrote a book..just to try and shit on one of the best backs of his time frame.

@@jbwanthony3177 A book? That's what's known as a paragraph, genius. Do paragraphs of text bring up images of reading entire books to you? Holy shit that's very pathetic. Enjoy your career in fast food service. And.... Matt Forte was one of the best backs of his era? Maybe if you just look at stats (he still isn't) and do't know anything about watching what those stats represent I could see you seriously thinking that. Genius.... you are clearly a genius.

Don't worry. Ain't nobody reading a bullsh!t essay about bullsh!t

@@Backpackfiles It's sad that anti-intellectualism is seen as "cool" when the conclusions aren't already known to be agreed with. Dissent or disagreement is scary to this generation it seems. You'll watch a 40 minute NFL ad if you know you'll agree with it but a short paragraph is dangerous to your mind if you don't already know what's in it. When you grow up I hope you realize that this is NOT the way to objectively interpret reality. Good luck.

"Saaaaaaaaaaack"

Marshawn Lynch ran him over

@ahkeemspikes8985 I mean it's the nfl. Even the legends had not so great moments.

⁠@@BenEnlet29 exactly I’ve seen Brian Cushing and Justin smith make good hits on beastmode too Lol everyone’s talented

@ock5458 yuup I've also seen Lynch put Ray Lewis on skates lol don't mean Ray trash 😂

I'm a Eagles fan Rob Moore used to kill us when the Cardinals was in the NFC East

It's criminal that Jim Marshall isn't in the Hall of Fame.

It was a fun name to cheer and yell for on your team or fantasy team haha

Colts never should have let him go

@@danielbright8495 they drafted TY hilton

Natrone Means Business in the words of Chris Berman

There’s a lot of overlooked players over the years, and this video showcases several.

​@@fortynights1513 You could go on forever about guys that didn't get enough recognition, but guys like Lawrence McCutcheon in the 70s, who averaged 1,400 yards per 17 games over a 5 year span, would never be remembered today. i love stat/history diving and finding guys like this because i know i would never find a highlight vid dedicated to him. Give me a player you think is highly underrated, i want to see who you come up with!

​@@fortynights1513I literally forgot about Dante Culpeper. He was one of my favorite to watch as a kid. Him and Randy moss was a great duo

@@jamardns77If Culpepper was the quarterback of the 98 Vikings instead of Randall Cunningham, he’d probably be acknowledged more. No knock on Cunningham at all, but let’s face it that team is talked about whenever people mention the best non champions and the early 2000’s teams Culpepper was on weren’t as good, and as such are more forgotten.

Facts

I had, but that was mostly because I’d looked up the 70’s Rams.

I'd love to see Trent Cole make the list.

A couple of them you could maybe make a case for, but I totally see what you mean. There’s definitely a tier of player that isn’t a Hall of Famer, and simultaneously deserves mention of some kind. Kind of like a player in Major League Baseball that will never be in Cooperstown but who made the ballot.

@@fortynights1513 - Yes. Agreed. I just didn't feel the need to write more. 👍

@@paulgaitherFor the record, among those in the video, I would say Harold Jackson probably belongs in Canton. He had the second most receiving yards up through 1983, and was top ten in receptions and receiving touchdowns through that same span, made five pro bowls and two or three all pro teams, and unlike some receivers who put up larger yardage back then he was the best receiver on three or four playoff teams in his prime in LA, and never played with a prime Hall of Fame quarterback. His quarterbacks in Philly were career backups (Pete Liske and John Reaves weren’t very good), his best quarterback in Los Angeles was John Hadl in 1973, and most of the players there were solid but not amazing and per scheme weren’t told to throw much at all. He did play with Joe Namath who is in Canton, but that was in his final season in 1977, and in New England, Steve Grogan was pretty solid but not one of the single best. Jim Marshall may have an argument if only for his sheer longevity and durability. He not only played 20 years without missing any games (would’ve been 21 if not for a career ending leg injury in his free time), but he had 133 sacks unofficially which is in the top 20 all time, and he was a key player on arguably the greatest defensive line ever in the Purple People Eaters. Deron Cherry may have an argument. He was a six time pro bowler, made five all pro teams, and even all decade team in the 1980’s. And after those three, if Bob Sanders never got hurt, and played at the same level for another two or three years at least, he’d probably make it to Canton by consensus. Other than those four though, I don’t know how many others would have a legit case for Canton. But all certainly are worth a shoutout for the careers they had.

Right and why are those type of stats unofficial???

@craiggrayson9036 No Idea cause if it was it be a nfl record that nobody will break

and vonnie holiday as well as eddie kennison

He'll be remembered by two fan bases. The Colts (obviously) and the Texans.

Pretty sure we know why he’s not in.

@@mramisuzuki6962 why?

Some would say the knock on a player like him would be that the only reason he got the yardage he did earlier on was that the teams he played on were trailing and thus weren’t good. But just because the teams in Philly he was on weren’t good doesn’t mean he didn’t play well, after all, quarterbacks are labeled game managers typically, not receivers. Moreover, there’s a lot of receivers in recent generations who are in, or will make it to Canton who didn’t succeed at the highest level either. In Jackson’s case, the fact remains, he parlayed the situations he was in, into the second highest career receiving yardage through 1983, as well as top ten totals in receptions and receiving touchdowns along with five pro bowls, and two AP all pro selections, and he did this without ever having a prime Hall of Fame quarterback throwing to him (his quarterbacks in LA were solid, but rarely the best, the same could be said of Steve Grogan in New England, and in Philly his quarterbacks weren’t good). I say that’s a Hall of Fame career personally.

Tf you talking about??? I got 2 Matt Forte jersey in my closet. My sons have his jerseys, Real Bears fan know and haven't forgotten him