The name "The Aints" may have been more well known in Louisiana but let's not forget "The Dome Patrol". Ricky Jackson, Pat Swilling, Von Johnson and Sam Mills, 4 Linebackers that tore it up. All became Pro Bowlers at the same time
The Dome Patrol was named the #1 linebacker corps of all time on one of these NFL Top Ten lists. They were dominant. Absolutely dominant. If we could have paired our D with even a serviceable offense back then we could have made some noise. Archie Manning was an amazing QB that no one ever talks about because he had one of the worst teams in history surrounding him for a decade.
2:04 Chicago's Monsters of the Midway. 4:27 Washington's Over-the-Hill Gang. 9:32 Miami's No-Name Defense. 13:30 Don Air Coryell. 17:03 The Greatest Show on Turf. 21:25 Minnesota's Purple People Eaters. 23:37 The Fearsome Foursome. 27:50 Washington's Hogs. 33:12 Pittsburgh's Steel Curtain. 39:16 Dallas Cowboys: America's Team.
I am so sick of people making it about winning superbowls. The reason Barry is number 1 because he changed the game! 15k yds 109 TDs in 9 seasons and a 2,000 yd rushung season in Detroit?! He was so special!
This is how the Bears got the ‘Midway’ in their nickname: The nickname used to belong to the University of Chicago Maroons. The stretch of grass that connects Washington Park and Jackson Park that UChicago borders is called the Midway Plaisance, hence Monsters of the Midway. When the Maroons stopped playing football in 1939, the Bears adopted the nickname when they were hitting their stride at the same time
Arrogant primadonna nickname. Who is France's team? Or Argentina's? Oh that's right...they play that OTHER football. America's team is a lame nickname.
Damn I loved the Chargers back then. Fouts and those three receiving. Plus Brooks and Muncie were really good backs. What a fun team. Great uniforms also, any version of the uniform. Dark blue or light blue . And they are from SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. COOL,COOL and more COOL!!!😎😎😎
Just an interesting breakdown: 2 of the nicknames were for the entire team, The Over-the-hill-gang and America's Team. 5 were for the defense and 3 for the offense.
Fun fact, down here in New Orleans we had a full on Mardi Gras band and funeral procession with a casket and everything. We “buried the Ain’ts” when we finally won one back in 2009. It was a big deal. We needed it down here badly.
Isaac Green- How come during some parts of this episode, it looks like either the image is frozen, or, things got pixelated & out of whack, or, something like that?...
Born and raised in Michigan. Back in 1964. Started watching the Lion's with Dad around 72. Realized by 74 that if I wanted to enjoy a Superbowel I needed to root for another team also. The Dallas Cowboys and their white jerseys. Their DOOMSDAY defense and they were AMERICA'S TEAM. With a moniker like that back then, they probably could have run for president and won. Great vid guys.😎😎😎
I had a nickname from playing basketball and football when I was a kid, just before I went into the military. It was Masochist, though my teammates all called me Mas. I got the name because in basketball I played under the rim and fought for rebounds against guys who were much bigger than I was. Once a guy who was almost 7 feet tall hit me in the chest, full force. But, having trained in Wing Chun, I knew how to take a punch and a fall. I popped right back up. The guy got tossed from the game, I made my foul shots and we went on to the 3 on 3 championship, which we won. 😅
The hogs the greatest o line of all time also The Gibbs disrespect nowadays is ridiculous he won 3 Super Bowls with 3 different QBs and not one QB was a hall of famer never will happen again ever
It was about Riggins knocking defenders over. I always think of the late "Chief Zee" urging on Riggins in Super Bowl XVII "crank up that diesel...vroom...vroom...vroom"
Just an interesting breakdown: Only 2 team nicknames were about the whole team, The Over-the-hill-gang and America's Team. 5 were about the defense: Monsters of the Midway No-Name defense Purple People Eaters Fearsome Fooursome Steel Curtain 3 about the offense: Air Coryell Greatest Show on Turf The Hogs
Monsters of the Midway comes from the location. Long before the Vikings were even born the Bears, Lions and Packers were division rivals. Chicago is located midway between Detroit and Green Bay.
Fun fact Steelers we’re originally offered to be “americas team” after their first Super Bowl and “The Chief” Art Rooney responded “Were not americas team.We’re Pittsburghs team”
Always been Broncos,and the Cowboys. But the Steel Curtain. Was the best , it fit the team, and they were so good, they had to change the rules, for offensive lineman, because they were unable to block the Steelers. The 70’s and 80’s were the best.
@Harry Engel I flipped flopped this and I’m not sure why, my original comment acknowledges that the song was from 58 so the second comment is a head scratcher.
Perhaps not known outside of Chicago, but the '85 Bears O-Line were the Black 'n Blues Brothers. (Hilgenberg, Bortz, Van Horne, Thayer, Covert). btw.. America's Team- THE lamest of all the nicknames. That should've been #10 and Steel Curtain should've been #1.
I remember the Redskins 'Hogs'....And I hated it! But in Super Bowl XVIII, when the Raiders dismantled them, they carved up the Hogs so bad (How bad did they?) The carved up the Hogs so bad, that for the moment they re-named old Tampa Stadium 'Pork Chop Hill'. The bleachers were 336 ft. high, from end to end was 230 yards but the field after that Super Bowl was about 18 Cents a pound.
I remember that song but I was sure it was the inspiration for the Vikings D but the song was released in 1958, it has to be on the Mt Rushmore of dumbest songs all time.
