For people complaining on the fake slide, it WAS absolutely legal at the time of the play and was a glaringly awful loophole in the rules. It was changed as a direct result of that play.
It's pretty insane that the touchdown was never called back and there wasn't a penalty enforced at the time, IMO. It was the ACC Championship game, which determines who goes to the Orange Bowl. Those are two insanely big games. Taking advantage of existing rules that protect the QB. If he had gotten tackled on that play, I am sure he and the referees would have had a temper tantrum and thrown a flag.
@@Black_Caucus It was perfectly legal at the time of the game. He knew the rules and the glaring loophole within the rules that allowed that play to be perfectly legal. If anything, him taking advantage of the loophole on a championship game is what allowed the glaringly awful loophole to be closed.
the fake slide is unfair to the defense... you pursue that and get penalized as a defender Edit: since I'm still getting replies for this 6 months later, lemme clarify 1. Yes, I am aware that the rule got changed 2. Yes, it is unfair to the defense who get penalized for breathing in the direction of a QB. The slide is meant to be a method to protect the health and safety of a quarterback; that's why defenders who pursue a sliding player are penalized. Fake sliding was legal at the time, but was certainly abusive of the rulebook and deserved to be outlawed.
2:20 Faking a slide should be illegal. Ten yard penalty from the spot of the foul. Once a QB motions to slide, they're giving up, defense is supposed to back off. This is to prevent injuries to the quarterback, as the defense would kill the QB.
Came down here to say the same thing, I don't really watch american football because I'm English (not a popular sport here) but I know the qb slide rule. Glad to see it changed so quickly
When in high paced type of professions that involve moving around one another a lot you start to pick up on their moves, and make yours work together. Weird but it becomes 2nd nature after about a month.
@@donkzilla2293 truly agree. Mankind has had this weird sick sense to pickup their brothers higher sense around and move almost synchronized without even telling each other.
nobody cares about NFL anymore lmao they are literally writing names of domestic terror groups on their sidelines in the superbowl and have openly racist messaging lmao
Polamalu jumping over the line against the Titans is extra smart, because he knows that even if he's too early, it's a flag, but just half the distance to the goal. They're already so close to the goal line that it doesn't matter.
Incredible timing, and a very smart play. Being a Browns fan I can never root for a Steeler, but I can respect great play from a great player in a great organization. Just like I hate losing to Mike Tomlin, but the man's a great coach and a great guy who does things the right way.
People don't realize exactly how hard that steven adams/russell westbrook play was. Not only did he have to miss the free throw and have it bounce back at him, he had to get the rebound then quickly get the ball out to russ, and russ had to make a rushed deep three
3:37 I’ve never seen Bill Bellichek that excited or animated like ever. Even when they win their 12th Super Bowl he’s like _oh well, whatever._ Here, he’s like a 7 year old on Christmas morning! 😅
3:45 seein bill get all excited like that describing the play… just let’s you know how exciting and high IQ Ed reed was in his time. Him and Troy are the best safeties I’ve seen in my lifetime by far
They were both great, but I was definitely more impressed by Reed. Polamalu sniffed plays out and when he guessed right, he'd blow them up. But he guessed wrong sometimes. Reed never guessed, he just read the play and had it figured out. His football IQ was insane. Case in point, Brady usually had no trouble with Polamalu. Reed gave him fits.
2:20 Faking a slide should be illegal. Ten yard penalty from the spot of the foul. Once a QB motions to slide, they're giving up, defense is supposed to back off. This is to prevent injuries to the quarterback, as the defense would kill the QB.
He was down by rule at the 43. The rule was relatively new, so the refs missed it (similar to the Colorado vs. Missouri game when spiking the ball to stop the clock was first permitted and the refs gave an extra down to Colorado). A bulletin was issued after the game for clarification, which is mistaken as a new rule or new interpretation when it was a clarification for the idiot refs.
@GeoJesse That's a common misunderstanding. The NCAA issued a clarification of the rule following the game, as the wording was considered too ambiguous. However, even under the rule at the time, he was considered down as soon as he initiated the slide, which is why the ball was always spotted at that point. I think it was a stupid rule, to begin with, but it wasn't rolled out correctly, and the refs botched it.
I watched as that happened and it was totally a genius play by Ty Montgomery, but I always felt like that's a BS rule. The Packers got 40 yards because a kickoff was within arm's reach of the sideline. You can give the other team's quarterback a German suplex and they only get 15 yards for that.
first guy i saw do it was leon washington for the jets. still the smartest play i have ever seen cuz when leon did it NOBODY knew the rule. the dumbest football play in history was marty morningweig(it will never be topped) in sudden death overtime the lions won the coin toss, and marty kicked off, cuz the wind was strong and his defense was playing great.
@@fraabru Yep, on sports radio here around southeast Michigan you can hear the reference to that about every other day still lol. Marty was such a genius 😅
I've seen that a few times. Somebody for the Browns did it more recently, maybe Jarvis Landry? Definitely heads-up to know when to rely on an obscure rule like that, not just to know it exists. I like when basketball players use the boundary rules to their advantage too, like when Jokic tossed the ball to Rondo or whomever was standing out of bounds, or passing to yourself off a guy with his back turned. Thinking outside the box.
Great collection. Enjoyed it, thanks! To me, the most heads up play of all was the football play at 8:26 where the guy who was back to take the kickoff saw the ball bounce in the end zone, then backwards onto the playing field at about the 1-yard line, and was smart enough to know it was a live ball and that if he got part of his body out of bounds before he touched it then the ball would come out to the 40. Incredible quick-thinking and presence of mind. That said, all of those hockey plays were amazing - I don't know how they can have such great control of the puck, but then I've never played that game.
The rule should be changed so a returner who goes out of bounds can not be the first to touch the ball. Similar to how a wide receiver who goes out of bounds can not be the first to touch the ball.
@@rfahlsing I agree, I think it should have been an illegal touching call. Doesn't really seem fair that the kicker absolutely stamped that shit in the corner and the returner dragged it out of bounds to make it a penalty
@@rfahlsing This used to bother me, too, but the rule is a receiver can't go out of bounds and be the first one to touch the ball in bounds. There's nothing about catching or touching a ball while remaining out of bounds. If there were, there'd be a penalty every time a receiver misstepped and ran out of bounds and was even hit by the ball incidentally.
11:40 Saw this play live. It was a bad season for the Seahawks and it was the one game I got to see that season. I thought it was gonna be another 3 & Out, the shift in energy after that play was incredible and they carried that energy to the win.
ALL DAY!!! Sean Payton went for the throat on that one and I seriously believe we (Yes I'm a Saints fan) were likely gonna see a quick Peyton Manning TD drive if he hadn't done it. It completely threw the Colts off. If you remember, Dwight Freeney was nursing a badly sprained ankle with a Hyperbaric Chamber to reduce swelling so he didn't have his shoes or anything on when Sean did that. Ballsy as hell and still, in my opinion, the biggest gamble in Super Bowl history. WHODAT!!
I'm a Mobilian (so naturally a Saints fan). Everyone on my street was inside their houses with the windows and doors shut, when this happened you could hear the cheers!!! There was an impromptu party after that game right out in the middle of my neighborhood. I did my part that season....I had to have my Saints hat upside-down on my coffee table, and I didn't miss one play all season. I even pissed out the window once while watching just so I wouldn't miss anything. My wife was a big Saints fan, she would always say "The Saints are gonna lose this one". That was her way of making sure the Saints won. Her brother was leaving our house in week 4 that season with his hand on the doorknob when the Saints scored. He wound up buying a doorknob and held it in his hands for every game for the rest of the season! Who Dat!! Being a lifetime Saints fan was usually heart-breaking, but it sure came together that season. Now the entire NFL is "Woke". I just don't give a damn about any of them anymore. Sad.
16:41 this is amazing by rondo; he will always be one of my favorite players He puts Boogie to guard the closest corner which eliminates any 3 point shot from there He puts a man on the close wing and a man on the top of the key to pick up anyone coming off any screens The man on the top of the key can also rotate to help on the far wing if the man on the far wing gets caught on a screen He purposefully leaves the far corner open because it would be the farthest and most difficult pass to make He puts himself in the middle to help close out on any location if someone gets caught up on a screen This is why i love rajon rondo
In case you’re wondering why the clock didn’t stop at that obj play, the rule states that if you aren’t gaining yards while going out of bounds, the clock keeps running. This is a great example of OBJ- he can’t just catch, but he can run, throw, kick, you name it.
@@smeagol-bp3wr It was 3rd and 8, I don't think the intent of the play is to tick the clock. If they wanted to tick the clock, he could have just went down on the ground instead of going backwards and losing a yard. I think something else went wrong with play (because it was awful, OBJ had no chance at all) that Stafford is frustrated about.
@@chachmon5180 Nice job speaking for the entire population of the world. It's amazing hwo you know for a fact every single person in the world would know that piece of trivia. INCREDIBLE knowledge. You freak.
@@alphamaccao5224 I mean, the announcer in the video literally explained. so although not everyone knows the rule, he probably is right about nobody wondering lmao.
Can’t believe this list didn’t have 05 Devin Hester catching a missed field goal by the Giants, faking like he’s gonna walk off the field, and then returning it 108 yards for a touchdown
Can't believe it was LB Grant Morgan who let that North Texas returner get away with that first play, but then again he was just a walk-on at that point, and still ended up becoming All-SEC 1st Team with an amazing end to his career last year. He was a huge part of Arkansas' dramatic turnaround over the past two seasons.
My understanding was that North Texas looked at their schedule and did some scouting before determining that Arkansas would be the team that would give them the best chance for success with that play. Maybe having a walk-on LB played into that choice. They met with the ref's before the game and also reminded the ref's right before the play, so there wouldn't be any accidental whistles.
Like him? No. You are correct. However, there have been many great FS that did it their own way and we're also amazing. Ronnie Lott played CB, FS and SS. He was best at FS. A total ball hawk. Rod Woodson had a HoF caliber career career at CB, then moved to FS and had another HoF caliber career at that position as well. What he did at either would have earned him a gold Jacket without having had done the other. Some guys are so great, they could earn a their bust twice or three times over.
Faking a QB slide is a good reason to get rid of rules protecting QBs. You want to use rules made to protect you to trick someone then you get no protection.
2:20 Faking a slide should be illegal. Ten yard penalty from the spot of the foul. Once a QB motions to slide, they're giving up, defense is supposed to back off. This is to prevent injuries to the quarterback, as the defense would kill the QB.
That tiny movement he did with his left hand would never be called a fair catch, otherwise tons of people would get accidentally whistled as fair catches. You suck at your job.
@@rayahnsingleton3215 The first glimpse of the player catching the ball, he waves his hands at about stomach high. The argument was, he was waving his teammates off. I think it's very similar to the fake slide. The fair catch signal is there to protect the player. He used a similar motion to his advantage to make the defense hold up. The play should have been whistled dead.
Unless there is something I am missing 13:23 is textbook infield fly rule. • Runners on first and second • Less than two outs • Pop-up that could be easily caught by an infielder with normal effort. That play shouldn't have ever happened.
I was thinking at first that the pitcher is not considered an infielder for this rule, but I was incorrect. MLB infield fly rule considers catcher, pitcher, all regular infielders and any outfielder who stations himself in the infield for that pitch to be infielders. Plate umpire blew the call.
Still a heads up play to realise the ump didn't call it and to immediately take advantage, but yeah, if I were a twins player I'd be pretty pissed at the ump
10:10 Question on the American Football 🏈 play: If the score was hypothetically 33-27..and the TD (6 points) would have tied the game...and with time Already expired...would the Dolphins been eligible for a free kick (or two points) to win or would it just automatically go into overtime?
The very first one is real sus. He waves his arm in front of his body before he caught the ball, so if #31 blows him up it's absolutely a flag. He's just abusing a rule meant to protect him, and that's not good for the game at all.
Should have been called back, even at the time IMO. It was a big game (ACCCG), and the winner was moving on to a big game (Orange Bowl) as well. Abusing existing rules that are meant to protect YOU and other QB's isn't what championship teams do. If he had gotten leveled on the play, the defense would have gotten a penalty. There was no way for Wake to win on that play. Wish we could see the outcome of that game had that been waived off.
@@olololo4807 Umm think we're talking about the same kicker, the one that played for the Colts, the guy who actually did it more than once. The same kicker who audibled plays and did not lose his job, the same kicker who probably has made everybody's list for hardest hits not by a defensive player, the same kicker you get the point
Wow what an incredibly well researched video, so many great moments and some I haven't even seen before! Only wish you would've included when Alex Smith hid the ball from the refs, but great video nonetheless!
2:20 this and any variation, which we see a lot, should be outlawed. as soon as a defender sees that, he HAS to disengage, for fear of a penalty or even worse. when a QB commits to running, they should be like any other ball carrier. also not a fan of QBs being allowed to take their time to down the ball from scrimmage. should be an automatic delay of game and clock stoppage.
12:29 lmao playground rules. Man I remember being in grade school and everyone just trying their best to throw the ball at the other guy's shin to make it go out of bounds
Cant's see the feet, so I'm not SURE you're correct - but it looked VERY likely you are correct and the ref right there DID have a good position to see it.
If you look at the exact frame he makes contact with the ball, the question is did he land even 1 foot in. Second foot was out, so he was out of bounds.
13:23 That wasn't really a "1000 IQ" play. They have the infield fly rule [at the ump's discretion] to waive it off because it is an obvious thing to do. The umpire simply didn't choose to invoke the rule.
19:31 Best part of this play is the hustle of #15. First, he fields the kick. Then after handing it off to #14, he keeps sprinting downfield and ends up throwing the TD-preserving block at the opponents' 35-yard line.
@@tylerbinning8968 he was down there cuz they thought it was gonna be a hail mary and like u said he's a TE and huge so they're expecting a jump ball. U see other teams do similar things in those situations except its usually a receiver and not a TE they put back there.
Baez letting the ball bounce to get the double play is especially impressive given the fact it was the playoffs. you mess that up, and the whole game couldve changed which wouldve changed the series too. Crazy
That Baez one, I coached a team where a similarly lazy liner that the 1B had to go back on was called an infield fly. That was bull shit, but so was not calling this one. The play is literally the reason for an infield fly. Now, the one where there was just the one runner, that's fair game. The reason they got the double play there was because the runner made a stupid decision to run to second instead of just stepping on first base which was literally two feet from where he was standing.
@@Carter.sanders1 Nope. Fewer than two outs and a force at third possible. It's been in the rule book for over a hundred years. In the Angels-Twins game, the first base ump raised his right arm but stopped at his head. This confused the rest to not make the right call. And umps are embarrassed if they are seen admitting to a mistake so the morons didn't overturn it.
@Hank Fairchild as an american (wealthy and relatively low cost of living) who did play high school club hockey for a year, I can tell you why you're way off: youth hockey is the most expensive, time consuming youth sport in the world. why on earth would someone buy their 10 year old a full set of gear that he'll outgrow in 1 year for the next 5-8 years? do you realize how absurdly expensive youth hockey is even before you get into travel leagues and parent time sinks? I enjoy hockey as a sport, but it's cost prohibitive in ways that soccer and baseball are not. then there's accessibility of rinks. The only time my team was able to even get ice time for practice was at 5am on week days before school. That makes it 5x-10x more difficult to play than football (also a sport that is cost prohibitive) depending on where you live. unfortunately, hockey just just not going to ever be soccer, baseball, or basketball. even american football is a lot more accessible (and it suffers a lot of the same issues as hockey).
i remember that one lakers player that snuck and stole the ball from Dragic. His name was Marcelo Huertas, yall might remember him when he tried to shoot the ball backwards 😂😂😂
14:08 Jeez. This is uncanny. That exact same thing happened to me. Same side, same position. They did an onside kick and it came straight at me. I dove on ball and bloop it bounces right out, there was a pileup, and they recovered it. This happened thirty years ago and it's stayed fresh in my mind ever since.
The basketball play where he threw the inbounds pass off the back of the opposing player should have been whistled dead, and the ball given to the team in white. The foot of the player making the inbound pass was still on the ground OUT OF BOUNDS when he caught the ball. I’ve had this exact play in a college game and made that call, which was the CORRECT call. Refs missed that one.
For people complaining on the fake slide, it WAS absolutely legal at the time of the play and was a glaringly awful loophole in the rules. It was changed as a direct result of that play.
It's pretty insane that the touchdown was never called back and there wasn't a penalty enforced at the time, IMO. It was the ACC Championship game, which determines who goes to the Orange Bowl. Those are two insanely big games. Taking advantage of existing rules that protect the QB. If he had gotten tackled on that play, I am sure he and the referees would have had a temper tantrum and thrown a flag.
@@Black_Caucus It was perfectly legal at the time of the game. He knew the rules and the glaring loophole within the rules that allowed that play to be perfectly legal. If anything, him taking advantage of the loophole on a championship game is what allowed the glaringly awful loophole to be closed.
I think loophole is the wrong terminology used on this give the man credit for learning the rules and thinking outside the box
@@daniellewis2542 "an ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a set of rules." That's the definition of 'loophole'. you LOOK for them.
So basically, " the player is so good, they had to change the rule" moment.
the fake slide is unfair to the defense... you pursue that and get penalized as a defender
Edit: since I'm still getting replies for this 6 months later, lemme clarify
1. Yes, I am aware that the rule got changed
2. Yes, it is unfair to the defense who get penalized for breathing in the direction of a QB. The slide is meant to be a method to protect the health and safety of a quarterback; that's why defenders who pursue a sliding player are penalized. Fake sliding was legal at the time, but was certainly abusive of the rulebook and deserved to be outlawed.
Yup I agree. It appeared as tho he was giving himself up. Should have either been a penalty or down at the spot or something.
Thanks to the fake slide, it’s now banned
2:20 Faking a slide should be illegal. Ten yard penalty from the spot of the foul.
Once a QB motions to slide, they're giving up, defense is supposed to back off.
This is to prevent injuries to the quarterback, as the defense would kill the QB.
They actually changed the rule the week after that happened. There's a really interesting TH-cam video about the QB and that specific play.
Came down here to say the same thing, I don't really watch american football because I'm English (not a popular sport here) but I know the qb slide rule. Glad to see it changed so quickly
The dude that sat on the puck just took that beating like “yeah I know I deserve it, let it out” 🤣
😆
Hes lucky he didnt get some sticks between the legs
Lol that one guy was digging under his ass with his stick like "where the fuck is it! there is only 2 seconds left!"
Dumbest cheapest move I've seen...how's that not illegal
@@NatronFatumallafalla I guess it is enforced by ass kickings?
I'm not into sports at all, but, damn I am so amazed at how these guys can act like one mind with a single thought. just incredible cooperation
its the cerebral part of sports thats so underrated
A lot of practice. Sports are a brotherhood
Hundreds of hours of training man. And that is just with that team.
When in high paced type of professions that involve moving around one another a lot you start to pick up on their moves, and make yours work together. Weird but it becomes 2nd nature after about a month.
@@donkzilla2293 truly agree. Mankind has had this weird sick sense to pickup their brothers higher sense around and move almost synchronized without even telling each other.
2:34 he hit ‘‘em with the ✨💅💍faKe SLidE💅🤸♀️✨
Boi hit those notes so naturally 😂
nobody cares about NFL anymore lmao they are literally writing names of domestic terror groups on their sidelines in the superbowl and have openly racist messaging lmao
drake if he was a commentator
Speeed
The problem with faking a slide is that next time this QB goes for a run the defence might just decide to pulverise him. Just in case.
Polamalu jumping over the line against the Titans is extra smart, because he knows that even if he's too early, it's a flag, but just half the distance to the goal. They're already so close to the goal line that it doesn't matter.
It has since been banned!
Troy did that once against the Ravens on a game tying PAT. The ball wasn't snapped and the crowd had a good natured laugh.
@@AEMoreira81 Only for kicking plays
Incredible timing, and a very smart play. Being a Browns fan I can never root for a Steeler, but I can respect great play from a great player in a great organization. Just like I hate losing to Mike Tomlin, but the man's a great coach and a great guy who does things the right way.
He’s never not working
2:35 he hits em with the 🎵🎶fake sliddeeee🎶🎵
So cheap. Shouldn’t be allowed
Next time he tries to slide, you know he is getting nailed
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@@ghosty775 your mom
@@reeves1001 ur a no life
People don't realize exactly how hard that steven adams/russell westbrook play was. Not only did he have to miss the free throw and have it bounce back at him, he had to get the rebound then quickly get the ball out to russ, and russ had to make a rushed deep three
Just surprised Russ made the three in general.
Deep analysis bro......deep.
I don't think anyone thought it was easy
@@DrDoerk i never said that
No, I think people realize.
3:37 I’ve never seen Bill Bellichek that excited or animated like ever. Even when they win their 12th Super Bowl he’s like _oh well, whatever._ Here, he’s like a 7 year old on Christmas morning! 😅
Troy Polamalu was a stud. Played the game relentlessly and ferociously. Smart and tough. Respect from a Cowboys fan.
New video idea: can you do “The game is not over yet.” Moments
This one, please
Yes
I'd like to see chiefs vs bills afc divisional in that vid
Smart
This ^
3:45 seein bill get all excited like that describing the play… just let’s you know how exciting and high IQ Ed reed was in his time. Him and Troy are the best safeties I’ve seen in my lifetime by far
He's describing the play but Reed is sitting there having made it! It's clear that Bill studied video.
They were both great, but I was definitely more impressed by Reed. Polamalu sniffed plays out and when he guessed right, he'd blow them up. But he guessed wrong sometimes. Reed never guessed, he just read the play and had it figured out. His football IQ was insane.
Case in point, Brady usually had no trouble with Polamalu. Reed gave him fits.
@@dbonifant587 brady won more superbowls than reed
@@tonysteel9502 Says who?
@@dbonifant587 it's my opinion that brady won more superbowls than ed reed
2:20 Faking a slide should be illegal. Ten yard penalty from the spot of the foul.
Once a QB motions to slide, they're giving up, defense is supposed to back off.
This is to prevent injuries to the quarterback, as the defense would kill the QB.
It is illegal
@@braydenkimsey7404 Good, then why was there no penalty on that play?
@@AvangionQ That play is what prompted them to make it illegal. They changed the rules like a week after it happened.
@@tomherschberg Thank you.
It wasn't illegal then. However, the play became illegal after that week. So genius that the rules got changed.
Lmao the way the announcer says *fake sliiide* at 2:34 is so good
I literally listened to it 10 times I love it
He was down by rule at the 43. The rule was relatively new, so the refs missed it (similar to the Colorado vs. Missouri game when spiking the ball to stop the clock was first permitted and the refs gave an extra down to Colorado). A bulletin was issued after the game for clarification, which is mistaken as a new rule or new interpretation when it was a clarification for the idiot refs.
@@therealjohneasonuh no it wasn’t. That is the play that caused the rule change.
@GeoJesse That's a common misunderstanding. The NCAA issued a clarification of the rule following the game, as the wording was considered too ambiguous. However, even under the rule at the time, he was considered down as soon as he initiated the slide, which is why the ball was always spotted at that point.
I think it was a stupid rule, to begin with, but it wasn't rolled out correctly, and the refs botched it.
Football : great play!
Basketball : nice.
Baseball : okay...
Hockey : what happened? did you see anything? i missed it... where's the f-n puck?
The one where he started a fight by sitting on the puck as time ran out kinda ruled
How I feel every time I try to watch hockey
bro dead ass, i stg i actually said that quote almost word for word minus asking another person.
That Packer touching the ball while out of bounds is pure 🔥🔥🔥
I watched as that happened and it was totally a genius play by Ty Montgomery, but I always felt like that's a BS rule. The Packers got 40 yards because a kickoff was within arm's reach of the sideline. You can give the other team's quarterback a German suplex and they only get 15 yards for that.
first guy i saw do it was leon washington for the jets. still the smartest play i have ever seen cuz when leon did it NOBODY knew the rule. the dumbest football play in history was marty morningweig(it will never be topped) in sudden death overtime the lions won the coin toss, and marty kicked off, cuz the wind was strong and his defense was playing great.
@@fraabru Yep, on sports radio here around southeast Michigan you can hear the reference to that about every other day still lol. Marty was such a genius 😅
Randall Cobb did the same as a rookie, I think. It was a bit farther from the end zone I think but same rule.
I've seen that a few times. Somebody for the Browns did it more recently, maybe Jarvis Landry? Definitely heads-up to know when to rely on an obscure rule like that, not just to know it exists. I like when basketball players use the boundary rules to their advantage too, like when Jokic tossed the ball to Rondo or whomever was standing out of bounds, or passing to yourself off a guy with his back turned. Thinking outside the box.
The more I watch professional hockey players the more in convinced they are absolute wizards at putting the puck exactly where they want it to go.
Nah... completely random. No one knows what is happening...
Agreed.
Are you kidding. Too many turnovers and no control of the put and no scoring
@@greer2402 Not kidding. Being able to so accurately manipulate a small puck at the end of a stick takes some talent.
Great collection. Enjoyed it, thanks! To me, the most heads up play of all was the football play at 8:26 where the guy who was back to take the kickoff saw the ball bounce in the end zone, then backwards onto the playing field at about the 1-yard line, and was smart enough to know it was a live ball and that if he got part of his body out of bounds before he touched it then the ball would come out to the 40. Incredible quick-thinking and presence of mind. That said, all of those hockey plays were amazing - I don't know how they can have such great control of the puck, but then I've never played that game.
That football play has only been done one other time it’s insane the rules
The rule should be changed so a returner who goes out of bounds can not be the first to touch the ball. Similar to how a wide receiver who goes out of bounds can not be the first to touch the ball.
Years of practice when it comes to the hockey plays. People would be surprised with the things you can do with a small object with that shape
@@rfahlsing I agree, I think it should have been an illegal touching call. Doesn't really seem fair that the kicker absolutely stamped that shit in the corner and the returner dragged it out of bounds to make it a penalty
@@rfahlsing This used to bother me, too, but the rule is a receiver can't go out of bounds and be the first one to touch the ball in bounds. There's nothing about catching or touching a ball while remaining out of bounds. If there were, there'd be a penalty every time a receiver misstepped and ran out of bounds and was even hit by the ball incidentally.
watching these hockey moments makes me realize how much skill you have to have to play hockey. crazy
Look up Pavel Datsyuk, that man was ridiculous
It's just guys skating around on a rink. And turnovers
The fact chris paul knew that rule is impressive
4:11
Shit like that why he is head of the players association lol
The fact that he pulled that Mickey Mouse garbage to get an advantage in the game is pathetic
Ikr
And what it lead to was cool
11:40 Saw this play live. It was a bad season for the Seahawks and it was the one game I got to see that season. I thought it was gonna be another 3 & Out, the shift in energy after that play was incredible and they carried that energy to the win.
That play in Seattle must have been deafening and maybe a mini earthquake being registered?
did you see 11 slap that guy in the back of the head
@@uritarted9349 caster couldn’t even think of something to say about it lmao
Nullified by passing on the one yard line in the Super Bowl on third down against New England. A play that will go down in infamy
Yep, that was definitely the right time for that play, and it was a momentum changer. You got your money's worth being at that game!
That Saints onside kick is one of the greatest moments in Super Bowl history.
ALL DAY!!! Sean Payton went for the throat on that one and I seriously believe we (Yes I'm a Saints fan) were likely gonna see a quick Peyton Manning TD drive if he hadn't done it. It completely threw the Colts off. If you remember, Dwight Freeney was nursing a badly sprained ankle with a Hyperbaric Chamber to reduce swelling so he didn't have his shoes or anything on when Sean did that. Ballsy as hell and still, in my opinion, the biggest gamble in Super Bowl history. WHODAT!!
I'm a Mobilian (so naturally a Saints fan). Everyone on my street was inside their houses with the windows and doors shut, when this happened you could hear the cheers!!! There was an impromptu party after that game right out in the middle of my neighborhood. I did my part that season....I had to have my Saints hat upside-down on my coffee table, and I didn't miss one play all season. I even pissed out the window once while watching just so I wouldn't miss anything. My wife was a big Saints fan, she would always say "The Saints are gonna lose this one". That was her way of making sure the Saints won. Her brother was leaving our house in week 4 that season with his hand on the doorknob when the Saints scored. He wound up buying a doorknob and held it in his hands for every game for the rest of the season! Who Dat!! Being a lifetime Saints fan was usually heart-breaking, but it sure came together that season.
Now the entire NFL is "Woke". I just don't give a damn about any of them anymore. Sad.
16:41 this is amazing by rondo; he will always be one of my favorite players
He puts Boogie to guard the closest corner which eliminates any 3 point shot from there
He puts a man on the close wing and a man on the top of the key to pick up anyone coming off any screens
The man on the top of the key can also rotate to help on the far wing if the man on the far wing gets caught on a screen
He purposefully leaves the far corner open because it would be the farthest and most difficult pass to make
He puts himself in the middle to help close out on any location if someone gets caught up on a screen
This is why i love rajon rondo
Never realized you could just turn basketball into dodgeball whenever you felt like it
Hahahahaahah
In case you’re wondering why the clock didn’t stop at that obj play, the rule states that if you aren’t gaining yards while going out of bounds, the clock keeps running. This is a great example of OBJ- he can’t just catch, but he can run, throw, kick, you name it.
No one was wondering, we know football
@@chachmon5180 Matthew Stafford didn't apparently
@@smeagol-bp3wr It was 3rd and 8, I don't think the intent of the play is to tick the clock. If they wanted to tick the clock, he could have just went down on the ground instead of going backwards and losing a yard. I think something else went wrong with play (because it was awful, OBJ had no chance at all) that Stafford is frustrated about.
@@chachmon5180 Nice job speaking for the entire population of the world. It's amazing hwo you know for a fact every single person in the world would know that piece of trivia. INCREDIBLE knowledge. You freak.
@@alphamaccao5224 I mean, the announcer in the video literally explained. so although not everyone knows the rule, he probably is right about nobody wondering lmao.
Pat McAfee's onside kick to himself should have definitely been on here.
You know you're the best at the position you play when bill belichick gives you props
Can’t believe this list didn’t have 05 Devin Hester catching a missed field goal by the Giants, faking like he’s gonna walk off the field, and then returning it 108 yards for a touchdown
Ding Productions, This video is fantastic! I liked it a lot!
Most enjoyable 20 minutes & 9 seconds I've had in decades.
Can't believe it was LB Grant Morgan who let that North Texas returner get away with that first play, but then again he was just a walk-on at that point, and still ended up becoming All-SEC 1st Team with an amazing end to his career last year. He was a huge part of Arkansas' dramatic turnaround over the past two seasons.
My understanding was that North Texas looked at their schedule and did some scouting before determining that Arkansas would be the team that would give them the best chance for success with that play. Maybe having a walk-on LB played into that choice. They met with the ref's before the game and also reminded the ref's right before the play, so there wouldn't be any accidental whistles.
@@sascotttx5145 LOL -- Sounds plausible.
Ed Reed was an absolute MASTER of the FS position there’s no one that will ever do it like him again
Like him? No. You are correct. However, there have been many great FS that did it their own way and we're also amazing. Ronnie Lott played CB, FS and SS. He was best at FS. A total ball hawk.
Rod Woodson had a HoF caliber career career at CB, then moved to FS and had another HoF caliber career at that position as well. What he did at either would have earned him a gold Jacket without having had done the other. Some guys are so great, they could earn a their bust twice or three times over.
@@PaulGaither As a steeler fan. Rod Woodson is a legend.
Faking a QB slide is a good reason to get rid of rules protecting QBs. You want to use rules made to protect you to trick someone then you get no protection.
Ding Productions, You're the best! I subscribed because I love your content!
“Hit em with a fake slide 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶”
Then the fact the banned fack sliding
@@joseongfuel69 understandable due to player safety but damn what a play by pickett!
@@Thrasher0411 for real though
@@Thrasher0411 I think it objectively needs to be banned but I wish something like that could work without being free yards or an increase in injury
2:20 Faking a slide should be illegal. Ten yard penalty from the spot of the foul.
Once a QB motions to slide, they're giving up, defense is supposed to back off.
This is to prevent injuries to the quarterback, as the defense would kill the QB.
As a ref. That partial wave is a fair catch. But sure okay 😂
i said the same thing. Competent refs would have stopped that play
That tiny movement he did with his left hand would never be called a fair catch, otherwise tons of people would get accidentally whistled as fair catches. You suck at your job.
I thought so too but I rewatched it there was not even a partial wave.
@@rayahnsingleton3215 Well, he's doing some kind of "hand jive" below his waist!
@@rayahnsingleton3215 The first glimpse of the player catching the ball, he waves his hands at about stomach high. The argument was, he was waving his teammates off. I think it's very similar to the fake slide. The fair catch signal is there to protect the player. He used a similar motion to his advantage to make the defense hold up. The play should have been whistled dead.
Unless there is something I am missing 13:23 is textbook infield fly rule.
• Runners on first and second
• Less than two outs
• Pop-up that could be easily caught by an infielder with normal effort.
That play shouldn't have ever happened.
Sure the only reason it isn't is that the ump didn't signal it, by rule that means that the play operates as normal.
@@deathstar008 Yeah, my point mainly was that the umps dropped the ball by allowing the pitcher to...drop the ball.
I was thinking at first that the pitcher is not considered an infielder for this rule, but I was incorrect. MLB infield fly rule considers catcher, pitcher, all regular infielders and any outfielder who stations himself in the infield for that pitch to be infielders. Plate umpire blew the call.
Glad I don't have to say it
Still a heads up play to realise the ump didn't call it and to immediately take advantage, but yeah, if I were a twins player I'd be pretty pissed at the ump
Props to that security guy for protecting that person from the team celebrating lol. 10:30
never seen bill that excited. hes an absolute sicko for the game. love it
10:10
Question on the American Football 🏈 play:
If the score was hypothetically 33-27..and the TD (6 points) would have tied the game...and with time Already expired...would the Dolphins been eligible for a free kick (or two points) to win or would it just automatically go into overtime?
Point after "free kick" isn't timed so it would be allowed
you get to kick or go for 2 after every TD unless the TD auto wins you the game I believe
Scoring a touchdown you always get a chance to go for the kick. Unless it’s just not needed. (No time and winning by that point.)
@@kelbyschultz1877 correct
Those Rondo behind the back passes were nasty.
12:12 god you can hate the Steelers but you can't hate Troy. He's one of the best defensive players ever
10:28 the way the security guard gets crushed by the players always gives me a good laugh
Some of these plays were SO good that they forever changed the rules of the sports. Epic video
The very first one is real sus. He waves his arm in front of his body before he caught the ball, so if #31 blows him up it's absolutely a flag. He's just abusing a rule meant to protect him, and that's not good for the game at all.
That play is also illegal now. You can not fake a fair catch just to avoid getting hit and then run when opponent gives up the play.
@@RoyalMela -- That got the rule changed too?
“#31”. His name is grant Morgan btw
@@bonjourphoenix7487 cool, nobody asked
13:23
can someone tell me how this doesn't qualify the infield fly rule?
exactly what i was thinking, i think just a missed call?
@@whyhatt3247 Yep, just poor umpiring. Gardenhire barely even complained. Twins would have easily won that game with two on and zero outs.
@@joelwillems4081 even our JV middle school umps called infield fly rules, wow…
Umps are dogshit. Courtesy of the 2012 braves.
@@whyhatt3247 yeah. Maybe because it wasn’t high enough and had dropped before they could make the call? Idk
2:35 "Hits em with the FAAAAKE SLIDE, then hits em with the cha Cha" 😂😂😂🤣🤣😭😭😭
Immediately ruled an illegal maneuver after that, as it should be. He got the one free use but that's it.
Should have been called back, even at the time IMO. It was a big game (ACCCG), and the winner was moving on to a big game (Orange Bowl) as well. Abusing existing rules that are meant to protect YOU and other QB's isn't what championship teams do. If he had gotten leveled on the play, the defense would have gotten a penalty. There was no way for Wake to win on that play. Wish we could see the outcome of that game had that been waived off.
I like how Gordon slams the entire staff and Felix still cares about the Pizza- Fork army.
That last clip tho 🤣 even the camera guy almost got duped haha props to u my man
That first one was from the University I graduated from. Nice!
The only good play we've ever had 😭
How can you have 1000 iq plays and not have Pat McAfee's onside kick that he recovered. He called that play
because pat also made that one -1000 iq kick once
@@olololo4807
Umm think we're talking about the same kicker, the one that played for the Colts, the guy who actually did it more than once. The same kicker who audibled plays and did not lose his job, the same kicker who probably has made everybody's list for hardest hits not by a defensive player, the same kicker you get the point
2:55 "Russell Westbrook from just inside half court!" Lol. He was like two ft off the three point line
A lot of Larry Bird ESQUE type of plays W/O a single clip of the Legend.
INCLUDING NCAAF 7:51 that interception by OKst
iQ off the charts
Wow what an incredibly well researched video, so many great moments and some I haven't even seen before! Only wish you would've included when Alex Smith hid the ball from the refs, but great video nonetheless!
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@@Carter.sanders1 what do you mean? It was a great play
11:43 it looks like that defender just bitch slapped the blocker, lmao
Its the best slap I've seen all week lol
@@ManMilff considering will Smith's slap was last week 😂
2:20 this and any variation, which we see a lot, should be outlawed. as soon as a defender sees that, he HAS to disengage, for fear of a penalty or even worse. when a QB commits to running, they should be like any other ball carrier. also not a fan of QBs being allowed to take their time to down the ball from scrimmage. should be an automatic delay of game and clock stoppage.
One of the best Highlight vids ive ever seen!! Great Job!!
12:29 lmao playground rules. Man I remember being in grade school and everyone just trying their best to throw the ball at the other guy's shin to make it go out of bounds
1:12 The player was still technically out of bounds. His foot was still in the air when he took back control of the ball.
You're right. Good call.
Cant's see the feet, so I'm not SURE you're correct - but it looked VERY likely you are correct and the ref right there DID have a good position to see it.
@@bricefleckenstein9666 It's not even close, his back foot is still on the floor out of bounds when he gathers it, never mind in the air.
@@kingcactus9535 His feet are not visible in the video, though I suspect you are correct given what IS visible.
If you look at the exact frame he makes contact with the ball, the question is did he land even 1 foot in. Second foot was out, so he was out of bounds.
2:29 commentary got me crackin up already 😂
Great vid man, never been a sports watcher, id rather play. but this was entertaining as hell to watch
Some really great plays in this compilation. My favorite was the snapped football and then re-snap with fake hand off @5:16. Hilarious!
Haha I love the fake throw back to the pitcher. What a great play.
Do best “ forced fumble” moments aka (best strips and punches etc)
Should Call it Hit stick moments
13:23 That wasn't really a "1000 IQ" play. They have the infield fly rule [at the ump's discretion] to waive it off because it is an obvious thing to do. The umpire simply didn't choose to invoke the rule.
I was wondering about this. In my opinion, infield fly rule should have been called. This is quite literally the play it's designed to prevent.
@@birch5757 I said the exact same comment
Ehh. I didn't think the ball went high enough to invoke the rule.
Was it a bunt or line drive? No? Then it’s an infield fly.
@3:06 not a hockey fan at all but is it actually legal to kick an opponent's stick?? Love the play lol
19:31 Best part of this play is the hustle of #15. First, he fields the kick. Then after handing it off to #14, he keeps sprinting downfield and ends up throwing the TD-preserving block at the opponents' 35-yard line.
I've lost count to the amount of times I've watched this... A better highlight reel than the NFL does.
As a dolphins fan I always love seeing that play against the patriots
why was gronk playing defense?😂 did he always play defense or what? because i always thought he was just a tight end lol
@@tylerbinning8968 he was down there cuz they thought it was gonna be a hail mary and like u said he's a TE and huge so they're expecting a jump ball. U see other teams do similar things in those situations except its usually a receiver and not a TE they put back there.
Baez letting the ball bounce to get the double play is especially impressive given the fact it was the playoffs. you mess that up, and the whole game couldve changed which wouldve changed the series too. Crazy
More impressive because it should have been called an infield fly but wasn't.
@@The_Diesel4 you're kidding right? 🤣
@@The_Diesel4 shall i read the rule to you? Lol
I was at the hawks vs niner game, none of us in the stadium knew what was going on until he was half way down the field, it was nuts
These highlights are exactly why I watch sports.
Your outlook on life is a direct reflection on how much you like yourself.
The only hockey one I understood was "sit on puck, let time run out". That I can understand.
It's better than the timeout abuse sports so you should start watching.
@@obscurereference6298 imma fan of Aussie rules football . Also chaotic, but the ball is big enough to see!
The very first hockey one they player banked it in off of the goalie cuz of how far out the net he was.
LMAO! Well played.
That was a bitch move.
A bunch of the Baseball ones could be considered the infield fly rule.
That Baez one, I coached a team where a similarly lazy liner that the 1B had to go back on was called an infield fly. That was bull shit, but so was not calling this one. The play is literally the reason for an infield fly. Now, the one where there was just the one runner, that's fair game. The reason they got the double play there was because the runner made a stupid decision to run to second instead of just stepping on first base which was literally two feet from where he was standing.
No because bases have 2 be loaded
@@Carter.sanders1 Nope. Fewer than two outs and a force at third possible. It's been in the rule book for over a hundred years. In the Angels-Twins game, the first base ump raised his right arm but stopped at his head. This confused the rest to not make the right call. And umps are embarrassed if they are seen admitting to a mistake so the morons didn't overturn it.
Rondo was by far my favorite player at Kentucky. He was criminally underutilized there imo. I'm glad he had success at the NBA level.
Agree 100% If Tubby had one more player around him besides Morris and Bradley they make a final four.
kentucky is stil a good team look atshebwe
I love this TH-camr so much I mean he puts in so much work
Watching the bits of the NBA with the passes I had one thought every time: Bird did that and Bird did that, etc...
I was thinking "was that Bird or Magic" on some of them.
11:07 I didn't know they had long snappers in basketball too.
Looks like y'all don't watch a lot of hockey. "Bank it off the goalie" gets tried all the time and works about once a week. 101 IQ.
Looks like y'all don't watch a lot of TH-cam videos.
@Hank Fairchild as an american (wealthy and relatively low cost of living) who did play high school club hockey for a year, I can tell you why you're way off: youth hockey is the most expensive, time consuming youth sport in the world. why on earth would someone buy their 10 year old a full set of gear that he'll outgrow in 1 year for the next 5-8 years? do you realize how absurdly expensive youth hockey is even before you get into travel leagues and parent time sinks? I enjoy hockey as a sport, but it's cost prohibitive in ways that soccer and baseball are not. then there's accessibility of rinks. The only time my team was able to even get ice time for practice was at 5am on week days before school. That makes it 5x-10x more difficult to play than football (also a sport that is cost prohibitive) depending on where you live. unfortunately, hockey just just not going to ever be soccer, baseball, or basketball. even american football is a lot more accessible (and it suffers a lot of the same issues as hockey).
@@daneg what are you smoking?
I'm so grateful for this! ❤❤❤
So much fun. Have watched this so many times! I know it was a lot of work. Thanks for posting!
i remember that one lakers player that snuck and stole the ball from Dragic. His name was Marcelo Huertas, yall might remember him when he tried to shoot the ball backwards 😂😂😂
I thought that was him, glad to know my instincts were correct 😂😂
5:35 heads up play by the DT- he just missed the tackle
the most impressive play in this is the fact that they got belli to speak that much
when you even trick the cameraman in nfl, thats when you know its a good trick play
insane plays that all these sports did good work on the video ding productions keep up the good work
Simmons still had a foot OOB when he caught the ball after bouncing it off the opponent's back.
Can u make a video on clutch blocks? by the way i love your videos man
That fake slide tho and the cha cha ha ha! Had me dead 😂😂
Great collection. Enjoyed it, thanks!
that fake on the steal was so good my brain filled in the ball being there thats insane
14:08
Jeez. This is uncanny. That exact same thing happened to me. Same side, same position. They did an onside kick and it came straight at me. I dove on ball and bloop it bounces right out, there was a pileup, and they recovered it. This happened thirty years ago and it's stayed fresh in my mind ever since.
When moments in sports happen to you when you play that stand out,good or bad,you never forget..
The basketball play where he threw the inbounds pass off the back of the opposing player should have been whistled dead, and the ball given to the team in white. The foot of the player making the inbound pass was still on the ground OUT OF BOUNDS when he caught the ball. I’ve had this exact play in a college game and made that call, which was the CORRECT call. Refs missed that one.
And it's not a new play, seen it pulled (usually correctly) a few times over the decades.
11:28 mans slapped the hell out of him
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7:38 Back when we were the hornets 😂
At 8:00 thats what we call a "greatest" in ultimate frisbee. Its a pretty sick thing.
8:30 is just the smartest football play on this vid. Incredible awareness, and ref was right on top of it.
Blowing the rolling baseball to foul territory is next level 🫡
The most impressive play out of all these is Westbrook hitting a 3.
He’s really not that bad
@@bonjourphoenix7487 He used to be not that bad.
But his style of play does not age gracefully.
🤣 too true. 🤣