For everyone moaning about us talking... this was 2 years ago nearly, violently high and new to reactions, stop flapping your gums about us "not paying attention" 😂😂 go watch some of the new videos as well. Love you guys.
If you have ever stood right next to a professional football player, it makes those impacts so much more horrifying. Those guys are like the Clydesdales of the human race.
@@ExploringTheSmoke I had an Ex NFL Defensive End as a youth football coach. When you see these guys in person it's a totally different perspective. Greek Gods would shy away from playing a game against them.
@@ravex24 oh the statues are probably true if not a little inflated for their ego's, but historically they'd have been shorter, less muscular, worse diets, no healthcare, I mean yeah they were treated like god's.....but I'd rather be an NFL player with a comfy bed and good food at home 😂. Thank you for watching also man, means a lot!
Most of these are actually college games. I never played in the NFL, but definitely played as a kid through high school in a state where football is everything. They start us young. I mean we have 15 year olds that are 6'7 320 lbs (200cm 145kg). I had 3 surgeries by my senior year, but in the end, as crazy as it sounds it was worth it.
Honestly I'm so glad I got to see a reaction video with someone who understands the rules and knows when there's a foul. Too many times people are like: "Oh that's crazy", while it's blatantly illegal. Yes it's a physical sport but it does have rules.
Thank you for understanding....some comments clearly didn't hear me say I watch NFL 😂😂 Thank you again for the kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed, and yeah, a lot of people seem to think "oh yeah it's NFL, anything is allowed" ....ya know including CTE 🙄😂 have a great day 💪🏻
Many of the hits in this video were legal at the time of the hit. The rules are different now. The face mask tackle became illegal specifically because of that hit in the video. That lineman was nasty.
@@obcane3072 Yeah you can't compare hits from seasons long ago to rules nowadays, especially with the CTE discovery. But it's good to be aware that you won't be expecting a lot of these hits in today's football.
The stomach area is often not very protected. The shoulder pads are basically to protect the area around the heart and lungs along with, obviously, the shoulders. What protection players have is based on position, preference, and injury history, as long as it meets league minimum. With smaller more agile players usually being less protected in general. Flak jackets can be used to protect the ribs (primarily) and stomach area. Often by quarterbacks but is also used when coming back from an injury.
@@samsonitejet7 you see that with a lot of players after a career injury free that take one hit, sit out a few months and boom 20 years of mindset, just gone
the shoulder pads cover the chest, but not the belly or back. You'll sometimes see someone with extra pads on to cover those areas but that's usually because they have bruised ribs that need protection for that game. But the belly, sides and back aren't usually covered by "armor".
At the 2:49 mark. I met Ray Lewis (#52) at the Baltimore airport, oddly enough on our flight out to the UK in the summer of 2005. When these players are amongst their teammates on the field, especially around the linemen, they do not look that big. But damn, Ray Lewis was one intimidating specimen. I swear the guy's shoulders could literally block a doorway. Yes, hyperbole I know, but these guys are monsters.
Oh no I can imagine, I have a 56 inch chest and I train nowhere near like these guys so a door frame is the bare minium I'd expect to be a logical size comparison 😂😂 thank you for watching and glad you enjoyed 💪🏻
Ages ago when I was a kid, we would anecdotaly notice that among our friend group, when people were in bad car accidents, they often had unexplained personality changes. Nowadays we have a greater understanding of what is happening in these seemingly minor head traumas. I am a sports fan, l hope the info helps the players be more safe.
Something else most folks don't fully understand when they're just watching it on TV is how MASSIVE many of these guys are... So when you see some of these guys getting launched in the air or flipped by a hit or whatever, the guy getting hit may be WELL over six foot (1.8m) and 300 pounds (136kg).
When a lot of these happened they were perfectly legal hits and considered good plays. With the changes over the last 5-10 years most of these would get you a penalty for either head contact or blindside blocking backwards instead of blocking in front(Hine's Ward rule).
Clooliss welcome! Glad you found our little plot on the world wide web and happy you're enjoying, currently just seen the Bears take our pick in the draft, now to bed as it's 2:30 am ahaha 😂
Yes there is some NFL, a lot of this is also College or (University) Football and High School and even popwarner/peewee (kids) and a few clips were Canadian football as well
Most football players you see outside in public and their necks are the size of my thigh. They are solid muscle everywhere. Except linemen. 350 pounds and can run very fast. They are equipped to take these hits. But, can still hurt.
Man oh man, Cash, welcome back, one of my favourite things in life is seeing NFL players that look "small" on the field, standing next to a regular like water boy and it's like....they are GARGANTUAN 😂
We talk about how much people get injured but it's actually more amazing to me how well the human body protects itself against injury. Every shot to the body has the chance of damaging that little cavity of organs and yet our muscles tighten on their own and protect us 99.99% of the time
Yes. I read a study a few years ago about collision impacts on NFL football players. They likened them to car crashes. Concussions occur fairly regularly. Sometimes severe injuries like a lacerated spleen ( Dallas Cowboys Jason Witten) sometimes broken bones ( Dallas QB Tony Romo suffered broken rib and punctured lung against San Fran in 2011 or 2012)
There is just no getting around the physics. Every tackle is a little concussion and some of these players have been in the game since they were children.
When I played nothing scared me more than the sound of a helmet to helmet hit even more than actually getting hit! It’s like a car crash inside your head!
As a college football player, the shoulder pads are pretty minimal they don't even go below my chest, about halfway. I am fairly big tho since I'm a DE tho but yah no we have no pads around the stomach. Some people wear padding on their ribs but 99% of the time, that's only QBs.
Soccer ⚽️ is a game for hooligans to get paid like gentlemen. Rugby is a game for gentlemen to act like hooligans. Football 🏈 is a game for men to act like soilders ( lineups for set plays ) going to gladiator matches. ( hits & tackles )
As a former player is learned from childhood that a perfect tackle was helmet to chest wrapping the arms around the person with the ball and pulling the buttocks toward you as to explode through their chest. At 3:47 when he said look at that, that was a perfect form tackle. Most tackles in the NFL are with a shoulder. Hits to the head are now illegal, but at the time of this video most were still allowed. Most of the ones you see were legal. But also note these weren't just the NFL. They were college, high school, and elementary school as well as pro.
Welcome Benton! Thank you for watching firstly and thank you for the information, we know they aren't ALL like this but these compilations are bloody brutal, glad you enjoyed 💪🏻
@FitnessAddict44 to a certain extent, folks will take that big hit any chance they got. I went from having scholarships to never playing again my junior year from multiple concussions, to last dirty hit that gave me a brain bleed/swell (KO’d for almost 2 weeks). Especially QB, folks are targeting you. I’d say 65-70%. If they can catch a reel, they’re taking it. Always prepared for the worst when taking a slide
When your in a state of forward motion and are instantly stopped everything inside of you slams right into the back of your frontside no matter how many pads you have on those hits hurt! And I noticed a lot of the clips in that video were high school football games to!!
Oh yeah for sure it's the old unstoppable force meets immovable object 😂😂 And yeah it definitely a sign of love and commitment to the sport to be that prepared from such a young age
I wasn't always a fan of NFL. My man just sounded like he was having more fun than I was. I learned. Now Basketball is fun. I was able to see the Portland Trailblazers a few times. Rip City!
It doesn’t seem like the shoulder pads protect much but it’s been shown the the hard tackles especially these hit with the force of a car wreck and the pads absorb somewhere around 55-60% of the impact force so it doesn’t always feel as bad as it looks. Trust me as someone who played for years they still hurt but it’s a temporary hurt
I always felt that my shoulder pads were the one pad that actually did it's job fully. Every other part of my body was hurt but my shoulders could give and take any hit.
tackling is allowed from the feet up to and including the head, so long as you don't 'target' his head with your forearm, shoulder, or helmet. Shoulder charge him out of bounds and into the cameraman, it's all good. No arm wrap required. Dump tackles acceptable, as many guys dumping him as you can get.
It's actually very hard to get these type of hits, hence why they celebrate after big hits like those since a lot of NFL/NCAA players are really fast and athletic so it's hard to get hit. So when these big tackles do happen, it gets very hyped. Like those rare moments when The Cayote actually catches to Road Runner.
You have seen the power and explosive nature of the game...now we need to show you the speed and agility some of these guys have...look up Amazing catches or players like Barry Sanders or Jerry Rice (or insert other HoF players below)
We had reacted to most athletic plays in the NFL but the video file corrupted and we feel like it's cheating if we watch it again and react all over again.....but....that's not to say there's other videos!! Thank you for watching!
People can get hurt playing the game, but keep in mind that a part of the training is dedicated to how to tackle and how to take a hit. As the saying goes, "it looks far worse than it feels".
Yeah I guess that's what's taught in the fundamentals if you can tackle correctly, 99.9% of the time the sight and sounds are far worse than the tackle it's itself, it's that 0.1 that ruins it for everyone
I played Football from age 8 to 18 my Pop Warner Coach taught us when you go to Tackle don't Aim for the Player Aim for a Spot like you're going through him!
All of the players live to play football,they breath it,eat it,that's all they focus on that's how intense they get,when you see them jump up from a good it's them being pumped up and want more.
The padding is actually part of the problem. That hit that was "old school" was actually the toughest one on here because back then they didn't have the "armor" like today, which is why hits like that back then were extremely rare. All the padding does is allow them to go harder and faster. Thus, now, all the injury is coming for velocity and whiplash, not impact. If they removed padding and let the hits hurt a lot more, the hits would back off in speed like the old school and lots of less brain injuries.
That's been a few of my friends takes and I can definitely understand the differences, and I do agree, slowing the game down a touch and letting the hits HURT! Would definitely make players like Burfict think before full body slamming people skulls 😭😂
It is more so that the padding has aloud bad tackling to exist in football. Rugby players run full tilt at each other as well. However since they have no pads it is either learn to tackle correctly or get corrected quick and painfully.
The padding is a result of how dangerous the game was 100 years ago as there use to be multiple deaths per year from the game. The deadliest year in American football history was 1905, with 19 reported player deaths due to injuries sustained while playing the sport. This resulted in some rule changes. With the helmet introduced in the 1930s. Football was American rugby players having fun with the rules in the 1850s.
Do more USA reactions 👍💯 love watching comparisons and reactions (also not just for me, your channel will blow up 😉 ) but to be fair, most UK channels I've found that do those sort of reactions seem very...... Posh/sheltered ???? And y'all smoke so y'all are chill 🤣💯
Appreciate the kind words! I also think a lot of channels are trying to fit into the family friendly side for revenue. I don't care if people see this and get offended either, we all know why people "Make" videos 😂 we're just ourselves, I guess the dynamic works as we're from different sides of the tracks so to speak. Have no fear we've got some more US stuff coming (who doesn't like getting views!?) And not just NFL, Pro bull riding seems to be the next sporting video and it looks wild 😂
I've got my helmet from high school and there are deep grooves all through the forhead above the face mask from hits bc that's how we were taught to tackle. That was before the helmet to helmet rules changed. Now it's illegal to lead with your head, they teach guys to use their shoulder but people still get jacked up bc of the abrupt stop, like a car crash
Some of the footage (black and white videos for example) is from earlier days where the rules weren't as defined on where and how you could tackle somebody. The primary goal is to prevent the offense from forward progress by any means necessary. Throughout the years there have been improvements in the rules and personal equipment to minimize injury, this also extends beyond the field into sports medicine on how to treat the injured in regards to head trauma. Bones break and heal but traumatic brain injuries are a slippery slope.
As you mentioned, 'leading with the head' would make a lot of these hits illegal, today. The NFL changed the rules on tackling due to concussion concerns several years ago.
They changed the rules so there are less violent hits but you can still get fucked up . A LB running full speed is 35-45mph car crash worth of force and more if they are going opposite direction. People used to try and cripple the other players lol people used to use their helmet as a spear but now you can't aim for knees or the head
Here's a crazy fact, at the 7:20 mark of the video, the Quarterback that is getting smashed is Matt Schaub. He got hit so hard his helmet came off and he lost part of his ear!
When I played in high school depending what position you played your shoulder pads were bigger. Offensive and defensive lineman had those huge shoulder pads/chest protector you were talking about. Quarterback wide receivers and maybe tight ends would have less padding
I have to say the modern sport has come a long way in downsizing the armour just goes to show the real size and athletic ability of these guys and it's incredible
Imagine running at full sprint, leaning forward to catch a pass, and smacking into a wall of bone and muscle moving equally fast in the opposite direction. Oww.
Some of these hits would draw a penalty in today's game and maybe even a financial fine....one's where the player is "blind sided" or if the defensive player launches himself towards the offensive player are not tolerated any more.
That's insane! I used to be involved with All star cheer and now I think of it, I've seen more concussions at one event than a season of football 😂 thank you for watching 💪🏻🙏🏻
I was thinking about the high tackles where you can muckle on to the runner's head (don't grab the face mask though) and I think you would like this hair-tackle video that has a good example of it, at about 0:47 into the video. th-cam.com/video/pK__Cbff2zk/w-d-xo.html tackles and high tackles are legal in the NFL. In the video, Ndamukong Su (about 315 lbs) grabs the hair of the running back, clamps onto his head, and gets all of his body weight onto the little guy's shoulders as he crushes him into the ground. At about 2:35 in the video one of the tacklers holds up a handful of ripped-out hair like it's a prize cabbage at the county fair. Anyway some of the tackles in this video are definitely cringe-worthy! Tell us what you think!
I've actually seen this in like a "craziest sports injuries" video and I gotta say I never thought it was possible to be scalped.....with a helmet on 😳😂
i'd say at least 2/3 of these hits are illegal nowadays (for obvious reasons). blindside blocks and targeting were implemented after all the suicides and early deaths of NFL players. i know people miss those types of hits, but I like the game much better now. the only problem is now the quarterback is so protected that even touching him seems to result in a massive penalty.
I will admit even in the last 18 years I've known above the NFL the difference in safety measures has come on leaps and bounds! But I will kind of agree, the last 5 years alone, QB penalty flags seems to be getting called faster and faster
We Americans as kids growing up play football in our neighborhoods without pads most times. Granted we aren’t that size yet , but we know what’s coming as we get bigger. Most times you get up, shake it off and keep playing.
2:08 Clean hit at the time, rule changes may not allow for it now, somebody will know. Since the hit was basically chest to chest it's fine. If he'd been hit from behind it would have drawn a flag. My understanding is also that Rugby doesn't allow for such off the ball hits, which is one of the key differences.
In reality, on most Sundays dudes are technical tacklers. They know about injuries and life-altering hits. They’ll usually take you out at the knees (like a pro). When you see THESE hits, somebody is trying to “send a message.” Or maybe justifying their salary. This isn’t “typical” but it does happen.
Oddly saw it in the recommended yesterday, I've seen it over the years through memes and the internet being the internet 🤣, as everyone has, weird concept....but hey it sells 😂
Players at this level work on neck strength to provide more protection to the spine. In past eras, running backs usually ditched the hip and thigh protection to let the have easier movement and be sble to change direction quicker. Walter Payton was notorious forbit andtacklers tried to hit him on the hips to slow him down or even sideline him for a few gsmes. Tried. The pads vary widely, especially the shoulder pads. The linemen, who hiit on every play and usually don't raise their arms, have the biggsst pads, extending past the shoulders and up to about the ears in layers. Defendive backs and running backs are next, with less bulk so they have more range of motion to catch passes and cover receivers as needed. Everyone else has very compact shoulder pads to be able to catch snd throw. Kickers also wear the comlact pads because they rarely make contact with anybody anyway.
The shoulder pads are hard plastic with foam inside. The knee pads are soft foam and the thigh pads are a hard plastic with foam on the outside. The real weapon is the helmet. It is hard plastic with foam or air pads inside, and the face mask is actual iron covered in hard rubber.
The goal of a tackle is to prevent a catch, dislodge the ball so you can recover, and then take down to restart play. You also are allowed to hit off the ball of it's in the front, which is called a block. The harder you hit your opponent the less likely they are going to want to go near your zone or have a successful catch due to fear. Your QB should be looking where you are running and not throw it to you if youre going to get smashed or at least in a way to prevent a collision
My son played in high school and I made the mistake of watching this video before one of his games, bad idea lol Luckily he played defense so he was doing the hitting instead of getting hit but it still freaked me out.
@@ExploringTheSmoke thankfully he never had any bad injuries but one time he dislocated his finger and they popped it back in place and he finished the game (with a record setting 4 sacks 😁) I had to take him the next day to get it x-rayed and he had actually broke it. Thank you for responding to my comment and I did enjoy your video, keep doing what you do
Rugby is a contact sport. American Football is a high speed collision sport. The reason they wear protective gear is because if they didn't they'd have many deaths on field. Even with the gear that does sometimes occur.
New Sub here!!! Love the way you guys are together, and honestly you are one of the first people from across the pond who aren't always saying Rugby is more dangerous. Don't get me wrong, Rugby is for real men for sure without most padding, BUT how often do you see a half field run up and just laying 1 player out? Keep it up and I will keep watching!
Thank you for the kind words! And thank you for understanding at NO point were we shitting on the NFL, I'm a bears fan 😂 but some comments show they skipped the beginning 😂 thank you for watching and there's more coming and hey you may find something else you like in the mean time 💪🏻
They are not ready for the body bag game lol Six injured Redskins (now known as the Commanders) in the entire game. Five of those injuries were game-ending injuries and the other was a career ending injury if I remember that correctly.
Most hard hits nowadays will be penalize as unnecessary roughness or targeting. So it don't happen too often. The player will get a fine and/or rejection. Back then it takes alot more. There were specific players(not going to give names) that will use their helmet to hit other players head. Which isn't allowed
Welcome Haha, glad you enjoyed and thank you for the information, as much as we all like seeing the "big" hits, I'm glad players AREN'T leading with the helmet any more, safety is just as important as the violence 💪🏻
Back in the day, we could "butterfly" our shoulder pads to make the top plate sit high, but the game was softened, like basketball, to make it more friendly to non-Americans. From what I remember, British moms & dads were NOT remotely interested in considering allowing their sons to even learn the game. In fact, in the 1700's, colonizers were writing about how hard we played our ball games, then everyone partied together afterwards. It shocks me that many people around the world have no clue that America is the home of all ball sports, hockey, snow shoes, etc...😂 The games are kinda hard to watch now, simply because there are way too many penalties that are actually clean football or basketball plays. Compared to the NBA & NFL, a neighborhood pickup game would seem savage.
Like the man said, it's not always like this. This is just like a highlight reel. A LOT of these hits WERE legal at the time the video was shot. It included NFL, College, High School and Pee Wee. The game is really about finesse, athleticism and strategy. You should watch The Most Athletic Plays to see how athletic many of these players are. Also another person commented on seeing Lawrence Taylor's vid. I was a big Giant's fan in the days of LT, mostly because the QB (Phil Simms) was from my alma mater. And yes he would put the fear of God into you!
Thank you Jennifer for the kick arse information, I (Jack) have a video on the most athletic plays: th-cam.com/video/_BQNXewlq08/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zGy8awhwaOTs9T3d And of course had to do one on LT: th-cam.com/video/gIxpsFOC2eU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=TtefVk_VyLxdLbyp Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed
i played (american) football from "Pop Warner Leagues" (about 6~7 years old) up to semi-professional. padding isn't worn to protect players. it's worn to *_WEAPONIZE_* players. i played almost exclusively defensive line. i became a 192cm, 140Kg beast who was often the team executioner. it was my job to remove opposing players from the game. and even wearing over 20Kg of gear, i could still run 37m in the mid 5 second range. not terribly fast by track & field standards, but not bad for a big lineman. EDIT : i forgot to mention that the gear is different depending on the position played. For example, Linemen are the bulldozers and wear heavier, more rigid padding so they can hit harder. Wide Receivers, etc usually have lighter, more flexible padding to allow them freedom of movement and high speed. the only padding that is in the abdominal area is the rare Kidney Pads. most players don't bother with those, and just go in with an al fresco abdomen. (and yes, i am simplifying a bit so this is not strictly, 100% accurate.)
For everyone moaning about us talking... this was 2 years ago nearly, violently high and new to reactions, stop flapping your gums about us "not paying attention" 😂😂 go watch some of the new videos as well. Love you guys.
If you have ever stood right next to a professional football player, it makes those impacts so much more horrifying. Those guys are like the Clydesdales of the human race.
It's funny when you see like a water boy stood next to even the smallest players and they still look TINY 😂😂
@@ExploringTheSmoke I had an Ex NFL Defensive End as a youth football coach. When you see these guys in person it's a totally different perspective. Greek Gods would shy away from playing a game against them.
@@ravex24 Greeks were notoriously smaller than movies make them out to be anyway 🤭 but I can imagine even fully grown most adults pale in comparison!
@@ExploringTheSmoke *Looks at the statues of Greek men* Umm.... I'm not sure how you mean that but I think you understand what I'm saying.
@@ravex24 oh the statues are probably true if not a little inflated for their ego's, but historically they'd have been shorter, less muscular, worse diets, no healthcare, I mean yeah they were treated like god's.....but I'd rather be an NFL player with a comfy bed and good food at home 😂. Thank you for watching also man, means a lot!
What's insane is Damar Hamlin's tackle wouldnt even make it on this compilation. Im glad the man is recovering!
I was also happy to read he sent a message to his team, hoping him a speedy recovery
This is probably because it wasn't the tackle that put him out.
@@WOranos It most likely was as it’s implied he might’ve been hit around the heart which could cause sca if done in between heart beats
@Camilla B most likely blood clots in his chest lol that hit was weak
@@WOranos if you know you know lol
Most of these are actually college games. I never played in the NFL, but definitely played as a kid through high school in a state where football is everything. They start us young. I mean we have 15 year olds that are 6'7 320 lbs (200cm 145kg). I had 3 surgeries by my senior year, but in the end, as crazy as it sounds it was worth it.
I feel like it's one of those coming of age things, yeah the pain sucked at the time but damn the memories!
Just be happy you came out relatively unscathed.
@@thelegacyofgaming2928 you're not wrong! 😂💪🏻
I grew up in Southern California and play defense in high school. The rush I would get from laying a big hit on somebody wass up there with sex.
@@mikeyjordan420 😂😂💪🏻
Honestly I'm so glad I got to see a reaction video with someone who understands the rules and knows when there's a foul. Too many times people are like: "Oh that's crazy", while it's blatantly illegal. Yes it's a physical sport but it does have rules.
Thank you for understanding....some comments clearly didn't hear me say I watch NFL 😂😂 Thank you again for the kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed, and yeah, a lot of people seem to think "oh yeah it's NFL, anything is allowed" ....ya know including CTE 🙄😂 have a great day 💪🏻
Many of the hits in this video were legal at the time of the hit.
The rules are different now.
The face mask tackle became illegal specifically because of that hit in the video. That lineman was nasty.
@@obcane3072 Yeah you can't compare hits from seasons long ago to rules nowadays, especially with the CTE discovery. But it's good to be aware that you won't be expecting a lot of these hits in today's football.
If you watch the original before they added music you can hear them talk when it was a bad hit
The stomach area is often not very protected. The shoulder pads are basically to protect the area around the heart and lungs along with, obviously, the shoulders. What protection players have is based on position, preference, and injury history, as long as it meets league minimum. With smaller more agile players usually being less protected in general.
Flak jackets can be used to protect the ribs (primarily) and stomach area. Often by quarterbacks but is also used when coming back from an injury.
Wow!! Thank you for the knowledge! Glad someone helped so quick!
At 02:20 the player was not unconscious. There is another video showing him get up and walk to the sidelines. He was shaken but not unconscious.
Incredible resilience
Iirc, that hit knocked him out for the rest of the season because his knee was shredded on that play
@@samsonitejet7 damn that's as heartbreaking as being knocked out....if not more 😭
@@ExploringTheSmoke he did make it back the next season, but he wasn't quite the same player as he was before
@@samsonitejet7 you see that with a lot of players after a career injury free that take one hit, sit out a few months and boom 20 years of mindset, just gone
Thanks for doing this video. Like you said: This IS the CORRECT video with the biggest hits.
Glad we got it right haha! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
the shoulder pads cover the chest, but not the belly or back. You'll sometimes see someone with extra pads on to cover those areas but that's usually because they have bruised ribs that need protection for that game. But the belly, sides and back aren't usually covered by "armor".
It's usually QB's that have the belly flak jacket things right? Thanks for the information and glad you enjoyed 🙏🏻💪🏻
At the 2:49 mark. I met Ray Lewis (#52) at the Baltimore airport, oddly enough on our flight out to the UK in the summer of 2005. When these players are amongst their teammates on the field, especially around the linemen, they do not look that big. But damn, Ray Lewis was one intimidating specimen. I swear the guy's shoulders could literally block a doorway. Yes, hyperbole I know, but these guys are monsters.
Oh no I can imagine, I have a 56 inch chest and I train nowhere near like these guys so a door frame is the bare minium I'd expect to be a logical size comparison 😂😂 thank you for watching and glad you enjoyed 💪🏻
Ages ago when I was a kid, we would anecdotaly notice that among our friend group, when people were in bad car accidents, they often had unexplained personality changes.
Nowadays we have a greater understanding of what is happening in these seemingly minor head traumas. I am a sports fan, l hope the info helps the players be more safe.
Honestly I got one am glad about all the research being looked at for brain traumas in these young men
Something else most folks don't fully understand when they're just watching it on TV is how MASSIVE many of these guys are... So when you see some of these guys getting launched in the air or flipped by a hit or whatever, the guy getting hit may be WELL over six foot (1.8m) and 300 pounds (136kg).
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In this day-and-age someone might have some VR footage where you can get immersed in a game. There oughta be.
@@throughthoroughthought8064 there's a QB simulator on VR if I remember rightly....might be something to look into!
@@ExploringTheSmoke QB would be neater. I'll look into that.
When a lot of these happened they were perfectly legal hits and considered good plays. With the changes over the last 5-10 years most of these would get you a penalty for either head contact or blindside blocking backwards instead of blocking in front(Hine's Ward rule).
Thank you for the info
One English guy told me it looks like astronauts jumping on top of each other.
Hahah he must have been referring to the 1980s style players
@@ExploringTheSmoke 1982 actually.
@@williamjordan5554 you gotta admit looking back they were GIGANTIC 😂
That "dirty" hit was actually a legal block. There's no blocking in rugby.
That's insane to think that's legal though! 😂
LOVED IT! YOU GUYS ROCK! THIS IS A GREAT VIDEO WITH A GREAT SOUNDTRACK TIMING THE HITS! YOU GAINED A SUBSCRIBER!
Thank you Tim! Glad you enjoyed!
All you needed to watch is Lawrence Taylor's highlights. He is regarded as one the most feared men ever in the NFL.
Hmm I thinkkkk, he may be on the list if not added to the list!
Oh, God....
Yep, he pretty much retired Joe Theisman with a double compound leg fracture.
Him and Jack Lambert.
TH-cam has recognized that I like other countries reacting to all things American. Thank you for being a part of the journey. LOL
Clooliss welcome! Glad you found our little plot on the world wide web and happy you're enjoying, currently just seen the Bears take our pick in the draft, now to bed as it's 2:30 am ahaha 😂
Yes there is some NFL, a lot of this is also College or (University) Football and High School and even popwarner/peewee (kids) and a few clips were Canadian football as well
You are correct 🙏🏻
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450th?
Most football players you see outside in public and their necks are the size of my thigh. They are solid muscle everywhere. Except linemen. 350 pounds and can run very fast. They are equipped to take these hits. But, can still hurt.
Man oh man, Cash, welcome back, one of my favourite things in life is seeing NFL players that look "small" on the field, standing next to a regular like water boy and it's like....they are GARGANTUAN 😂
@@ExploringTheSmoke when I get a chance I check you out! Always good!
@@Cashcrop54 I appreciate you!
We talk about how much people get injured but it's actually more amazing to me how well the human body protects itself against injury. Every shot to the body has the chance of damaging that little cavity of organs and yet our muscles tighten on their own and protect us 99.99% of the time
For as fragile as we are, humans are stubborn bastards to kill sometimes 😂
Always remember, American Football is not a contact sport. It is a collision sport.
Cheers 🙏🏻
Better days ahead for Bears fans worldwide my friend!
From Chicago, Illinois
BEAR DOWNNNNNN BABY!! this season could truly be a turning point in the franchise, I just hope the front of house don't fuck it up this time
Good Video Peeps, I know American Football is strange at first, but it is a Gladiators game
It is indeed!
5:34 if the helmet comes off and the head isn't still in it, you're not hitting hard enough. 😁
A few others have said this too haha
When the players are running at full speed, they’re going around 20 mph or a little bit more, so it’s like being in a car crash.
Especially when some of them weigh in the 300 lb region! No thank you 😅😂
Yes. I read a study a few years ago about collision impacts on NFL football players. They likened them to car crashes. Concussions occur fairly regularly. Sometimes severe injuries like a lacerated spleen ( Dallas Cowboys Jason Witten) sometimes broken bones ( Dallas QB Tony Romo suffered broken rib and punctured lung against San Fran in 2011 or 2012)
There is just no getting around the physics. Every tackle is a little concussion and some of these players have been in the game since they were children.
@@mabutoo no dispute here 😂🙏🏻
@@lindaeasley5606 My personal favorite was matthew stafford playing with a dislocated shoulder.
I was at 4 of these games including that opening hit, which was glorious.
@@topherwhite370 you are a VERY lucky man Topher!! Thank you for watching 💪🏻
Dustin Byfuglien here comes the boom NHL players skate at 30 plus MPH two bodies colliding at that speed OUCH
Damn I never thought the speed they hit on ice and I used to ice skate/roller blade in my teens 😂
I LOVE THOSE HITS! Go Lions! Let's DO it!
Exciting season for the lions!
TH-cam recommended y’all’s channel to me without watching this style of content often so y’all must be doing something they like!
Well we hope you enjoyed haha, we've had a huge influx on this video it's crazy
When I played nothing scared me more than the sound of a helmet to helmet hit even more than actually getting hit! It’s like a car crash inside your head!
If it's loud enough to ring out inside a packed stadium, I can only imagine the sound inside the helmet!
Like shooting a handgun with no ear pro. Ringgggggg
@@hollywoodcole3678 done that! Not fun!
Hate to say it but some of those hits are from collage football, the second hit was from a nebraska corn huskers game. I was there it was awesome!
Husker Power! There's a lot of mixed hits in there but they're all pretty damn good 😂 Thanks for watching 💪🏻 glad you enjoyed
As a college football player, the shoulder pads are pretty minimal they don't even go below my chest, about halfway. I am fairly big tho since I'm a DE tho but yah no we have no pads around the stomach. Some people wear padding on their ribs but 99% of the time, that's only QBs.
Thank you for the the information and hope you enjoyed our reaction!
Most athletic plays is a must and best jukes of all time also
We had most athletic plays and the video file corrupted 😭😭
Soccer ⚽️ is a game for hooligans to get paid like gentlemen. Rugby is a game for gentlemen to act like hooligans.
Football 🏈 is a game for men to act like soilders ( lineups for set plays ) going to gladiator matches. ( hits & tackles )
Nice
just so you know, this was not just NFL hits, there were many college games in this. first time to the channel.. not bad. hi from the States!
Thank you for watching! Hope you enjoyed and yeah some comments have already told us this as well 😂 it leaves us open to find more to watch!
As a former player is learned from childhood that a perfect tackle was helmet to chest wrapping the arms around the person with the ball and pulling the buttocks toward you as to explode through their chest. At 3:47 when he said look at that, that was a perfect form tackle. Most tackles in the NFL are with a shoulder. Hits to the head are now illegal, but at the time of this video most were still allowed. Most of the ones you see were legal. But also note these weren't just the NFL. They were college, high school, and elementary school as well as pro.
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As a teenage American Football player I can confirm that this video makes football look much more violent then it is 90% of the time.
Welcome Benton! Thank you for watching firstly and thank you for the information, we know they aren't ALL like this but these compilations are bloody brutal, glad you enjoyed 💪🏻
@FitnessAddict44 to a certain extent, folks will take that big hit any chance they got. I went from having scholarships to never playing again my junior year from multiple concussions, to last dirty hit that gave me a brain bleed/swell (KO’d for almost 2 weeks). Especially QB, folks are targeting you. I’d say 65-70%. If they can catch a reel, they’re taking it. Always prepared for the worst when taking a slide
When your in a state of forward motion and are instantly stopped everything inside of you slams right into the back of your frontside no matter how many pads you have on those hits hurt! And I noticed a lot of the clips in that video were high school football games to!!
High School, college, NFL, and CFL (Canadian Football League)
Oh yeah for sure it's the old unstoppable force meets immovable object 😂😂 And yeah it definitely a sign of love and commitment to the sport to be that prepared from such a young age
Comparing the two, Rugby is a contact sport and our NFL is a collision sport.
That's the best way people have described it for sure! Thank for information and hope you enjoyed!
I wasn't always a fan of NFL. My man just sounded like he was having more fun than I was. I learned. Now Basketball is fun. I was able to see the Portland Trailblazers a few times. Rip City!
I guess once she understands the rulings a little better I think she'll enjoy it greatly!
subbed great reaction
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It doesn’t seem like the shoulder pads protect much but it’s been shown the the hard tackles especially these hit with the force of a car wreck and the pads absorb somewhere around 55-60% of the impact force so it doesn’t always feel as bad as it looks. Trust me as someone who played for years they still hurt but it’s a temporary hurt
I mean everyone would choose temporary hurt over hurt HURT 😂
I always felt that my shoulder pads were the one pad that actually did it's job fully. Every other part of my body was hurt but my shoulders could give and take any hit.
@@doreybain shoulders....fiiiiine, body.... destroyed 😂😂
Rugby is a tackling sport, American football is survival of a collision sport .
You're not wrong
tackling is allowed from the feet up to and including the head, so long as you don't 'target' his head with your forearm, shoulder, or helmet. Shoulder charge him out of bounds and into the cameraman, it's all good. No arm wrap required. Dump tackles acceptable, as many guys dumping him as you can get.
Thanks for the information! 🙏🏻
It's actually very hard to get these type of hits, hence why they celebrate after big hits like those since a lot of NFL/NCAA players are really fast and athletic so it's hard to get hit. So when these big tackles do happen, it gets very hyped.
Like those rare moments when The Cayote actually catches to Road Runner.
Tai! Welcome and thank you for the comment! It's bloody good fun to watch the hits that DO connect! Glad you enjoyed 💪🏻
I also suffer through the bears games.. because I was born in the area. Haha love to see others enjoying the game.
BEAR DOWNNNNN!!! Next season we HAVE to be a contender.... right?? 😂 Thank you for watching and hope you enjoyed!
You have seen the power and explosive nature of the game...now we need to show you the speed and agility some of these guys have...look up Amazing catches or players like Barry Sanders or Jerry Rice (or insert other HoF players below)
We had reacted to most athletic plays in the NFL but the video file corrupted and we feel like it's cheating if we watch it again and react all over again.....but....that's not to say there's other videos!! Thank you for watching!
People can get hurt playing the game, but keep in mind that a part of the training is dedicated to how to tackle and how to take a hit. As the saying goes, "it looks far worse than it feels".
Yeah I guess that's what's taught in the fundamentals if you can tackle correctly, 99.9% of the time the sight and sounds are far worse than the tackle it's itself, it's that 0.1 that ruins it for everyone
I played Football from age 8 to 18 my Pop Warner Coach taught us when you go to Tackle don't Aim for the Player Aim for a Spot like you're going through him!
Good fundamentals to learn
Some just get broken legs and other stuff 😂
Better than death....I guess 🤷🏼♂️😂😂
Lawrence Taylor. Won’t be disappointed. The most feared guy in the nfl.
💪🏻 thank you for watching and glad you enjoyed
Those hits are now outlawed in both College and the NFL for Player safety
Thank you for the knowledge Sean! Always good to be taught new things
All of the players live to play football,they breath it,eat it,that's all they focus on that's how intense they get,when you see them jump up from a good it's them being pumped up and want more.
Oh I know the mindset the have for sure and they definitely bounce back from hits that would take you or me a month to recover from 😂
The padding is actually part of the problem. That hit that was "old school" was actually the toughest one on here because back then they didn't have the "armor" like today, which is why hits like that back then were extremely rare. All the padding does is allow them to go harder and faster. Thus, now, all the injury is coming for velocity and whiplash, not impact. If they removed padding and let the hits hurt a lot more, the hits would back off in speed like the old school and lots of less brain injuries.
That's been a few of my friends takes and I can definitely understand the differences, and I do agree, slowing the game down a touch and letting the hits HURT! Would definitely make players like Burfict think before full body slamming people skulls 😭😂
It is more so that the padding has aloud bad tackling to exist in football. Rugby players run full tilt at each other as well. However since they have no pads it is either learn to tackle correctly or get corrected quick and painfully.
@@lordhawkeye love this comment thank you for watching!
The padding is a result of how dangerous the game was 100 years ago as there use to be multiple deaths per year from the game.
The deadliest year in American football history was 1905, with 19 reported player deaths due to injuries sustained while playing the sport.
This resulted in some rule changes. With the helmet introduced in the 1930s.
Football was American rugby players having fun with the rules in the 1850s.
Do more USA reactions 👍💯 love watching comparisons and reactions (also not just for me, your channel will blow up 😉 ) but to be fair, most UK channels I've found that do those sort of reactions seem very...... Posh/sheltered ???? And y'all smoke so y'all are chill 🤣💯
Appreciate the kind words! I also think a lot of channels are trying to fit into the family friendly side for revenue. I don't care if people see this and get offended either, we all know why people "Make" videos 😂 we're just ourselves, I guess the dynamic works as we're from different sides of the tracks so to speak.
Have no fear we've got some more US stuff coming (who doesn't like getting views!?) And not just NFL, Pro bull riding seems to be the next sporting video and it looks wild 😂
I've got my helmet from high school and there are deep grooves all through the forhead above the face mask from hits bc that's how we were taught to tackle. That was before the helmet to helmet rules changed. Now it's illegal to lead with your head, they teach guys to use their shoulder but people still get jacked up bc of the abrupt stop, like a car crash
Damn hopefully no long term injuries!! But I can imagine, running full speed and getting stopped in your tracks is never fun 😂
My son played in high school football at 6ft and 300lbs. Stsnding on the sidelines you could feel the ground shake on the tackles
Oh lord that's a big boy!
Some of the footage (black and white videos for example) is from earlier days where the rules weren't as defined on where and how you could tackle somebody. The primary goal is to prevent the offense from forward progress by any means necessary. Throughout the years there have been improvements in the rules and personal equipment to minimize injury, this also extends beyond the field into sports medicine on how to treat the injured in regards to head trauma. Bones break and heal but traumatic brain injuries are a slippery slope.
CTE is DEFINITELY scary, thank you for the knowledge, glad you enjoyed Corps.
"It reminds me of rams going at each other."
Fun fact: In the States, we actually have a football team called the Rams. ;)
LA RAMS BABYYYYY
As you mentioned, 'leading with the head' would make a lot of these hits illegal, today. The NFL changed the rules on tackling due to concussion concerns several years ago.
Thank you B, I thought I was in the right area with what I said 😂 glad you enjoyed my friend
Ray Lewis from the Baltimore Ravens is another beast to watch that was number 52 in the vid
Ray Lewis!! How could I not have known!
gotta love it, 2nd clip "Jesus Christ!" ... then silence for a few clips then the next words are "Bloody HELL"
😂😂😂 Glad you enjoyed Mikyll!
college Football players hit a lot harder cause they have something to prove to scouts.
I hear that! Breaking necks tryna make them cheques!
They changed the rules so there are less violent hits but you can still get fucked up . A LB running full speed is 35-45mph car crash worth of force and more if they are going opposite direction. People used to try and cripple the other players lol people used to use their helmet as a spear but now you can't aim for knees or the head
Thankfully the rules are there now for the longevity of players careers 🙏🏻
@@ExploringTheSmoke well called the No Fun League now lol people like brutal hits
Here's a crazy fact, at the 7:20 mark of the video, the Quarterback that is getting smashed is Matt Schaub. He got hit so hard his helmet came off and he lost part of his ear!
Well I was not expecting that at the start of your comment 😂 thank you for the knowledge
When I played in high school depending what position you played your shoulder pads were bigger. Offensive and defensive lineman had those huge shoulder pads/chest protector you were talking about. Quarterback wide receivers and maybe tight ends would have less padding
I have to say the modern sport has come a long way in downsizing the armour just goes to show the real size and athletic ability of these guys and it's incredible
Imagine running at full sprint, leaning forward to catch a pass, and smacking into a wall of bone and muscle moving equally fast in the opposite direction.
Oww.
Immovable object meets unstoppable force 😂😂
Lots of these hits you don’t see anymore sadly, but when they do. They’re the best. An personally, there’s no bigger hit than the Steve Atwater hit
Atwater!! Damn!! 💪🏻
Some of these hits would draw a penalty in today's game and maybe even a financial fine....one's where the player is "blind sided" or if the defensive player launches himself towards the offensive player are not tolerated any more.
We all gotta be thankful some of these are now illegal at least 😂🙏🏻
My dad wrote concussion awareness.. while these are concussion causing hits, there's one sport that tops all other sports. Competition cheerleading.
That's insane! I used to be involved with All star cheer and now I think of it, I've seen more concussions at one event than a season of football 😂 thank you for watching 💪🏻🙏🏻
I was thinking about the high tackles where you can muckle on to the runner's head (don't grab the face mask though) and I think you would like this hair-tackle video that has a good example of it, at about 0:47 into the video. th-cam.com/video/pK__Cbff2zk/w-d-xo.html tackles and high tackles are legal in the NFL. In the video, Ndamukong Su (about 315 lbs) grabs the hair of the running back, clamps onto his head, and gets all of his body weight onto the little guy's shoulders as he crushes him into the ground. At about 2:35 in the video one of the tacklers holds up a handful of ripped-out hair like it's a prize cabbage at the county fair. Anyway some of the tackles in this video are definitely cringe-worthy! Tell us what you think!
I've actually seen this in like a "craziest sports injuries" video and I gotta say I never thought it was possible to be scalped.....with a helmet on 😳😂
i'd say at least 2/3 of these hits are illegal nowadays (for obvious reasons). blindside blocks and targeting were implemented after all the suicides and early deaths of NFL players. i know people miss those types of hits, but I like the game much better now. the only problem is now the quarterback is so protected that even touching him seems to result in a massive penalty.
I will admit even in the last 18 years I've known above the NFL the difference in safety measures has come on leaps and bounds! But I will kind of agree, the last 5 years alone, QB penalty flags seems to be getting called faster and faster
We Americans as kids growing up play football in our neighborhoods without pads most times. Granted we aren’t that size yet , but we know what’s coming as we get bigger. Most times you get up, shake it off and keep playing.
And mannnn what a way to grow up, you get knocked down, you get up, you keep pushing
2:08 Clean hit at the time, rule changes may not allow for it now, somebody will know. Since the hit was basically chest to chest it's fine. If he'd been hit from behind it would have drawn a flag. My understanding is also that Rugby doesn't allow for such off the ball hits, which is one of the key differences.
Thank you for the information! And you are correct in it being one of the key differences! Thanks for the comment and hope you enjoyed
When you watch this you have to remember the size of these guys! Most Offensive linemen are usually 6'5" and well over 300lbs
Oh we know 😂
In reality, on most Sundays dudes are technical tacklers. They know about injuries and life-altering hits. They’ll usually take you out at the knees (like a pro). When you see THESE hits, somebody is trying to “send a message.” Or maybe justifying their salary. This isn’t “typical” but it does happen.
Yeah I have to say the hits that let someone else know "Yeah, that was me that hit you" can definitely make the game fun!
You need to check out the LFL, originally named the Lingerie Football League, now called the Legends Football League.
Oddly saw it in the recommended yesterday, I've seen it over the years through memes and the internet being the internet 🤣, as everyone has, weird concept....but hey it sells 😂
No field goals in LFL
At the 4:04 mark, that is the University of Georgia. They have one of the nastiest defense's in college football.
Go Bulldog's!!
I screamed with excitement so loud to hear a non-American say they were a Bears fan I scared our 2 year old lol! Daaa Bears!!!!
Da BEARSSSSSS
Daaaaaaaaaaaa BERs! ('85 is all we needed FOR THE LEAGUE WE STARTED! )
Bear DOWNNNNNN!! This off season is going to be huge!!
Players at this level work on neck strength to provide more protection to the spine. In past eras, running backs usually ditched the hip and thigh protection to let the have easier movement and be sble to change direction quicker. Walter Payton was notorious forbit andtacklers tried to hit him on the hips to slow him down or even sideline him for a few gsmes. Tried. The pads vary widely, especially the shoulder pads. The linemen, who hiit on every play and usually don't raise their arms, have the biggsst pads, extending past the shoulders and up to about the ears in layers. Defendive backs and running backs are next, with less bulk so they have more range of motion to catch passes and cover receivers as needed. Everyone else has very compact shoulder pads to be able to catch snd throw. Kickers also wear the comlact pads because they rarely make contact with anybody anyway.
Michael, welcome! And thank you for the incredible information, glad you enjoyed
The shoulder pads are hard plastic with foam inside. The knee pads are soft foam and the thigh pads are a hard plastic with foam on the outside. The real weapon is the helmet. It is hard plastic with foam or air pads inside, and the face mask is actual iron covered in hard rubber.
Damn thanks for the info mate, appreciate it! 💪🏻
It's called a "ragdoll" when the go droopy.
Thank you Chris
tackle zone from shoulders to knees , any where else is a penalty. No helmet to helmet either. Everything else though, fair game.
Thank you for the knowledge Mikey 💪🏻
The goal of a tackle is to prevent a catch, dislodge the ball so you can recover, and then take down to restart play.
You also are allowed to hit off the ball of it's in the front, which is called a block.
The harder you hit your opponent the less likely they are going to want to go near your zone or have a successful catch due to fear.
Your QB should be looking where you are running and not throw it to you if youre going to get smashed or at least in a way to prevent a collision
Thank you Obcane! Glad you're here and enjoying
My son played in high school and I made the mistake of watching this video before one of his games, bad idea lol Luckily he played defense so he was doing the hitting instead of getting hit but it still freaked me out.
Hopefully no real injuries came to him while playing!! Hope you enjoyed our reaction!
@@ExploringTheSmoke thankfully he never had any bad injuries but one time he dislocated his finger and they popped it back in place and he finished the game (with a record setting 4 sacks 😁) I had to take him the next day to get it x-rayed and he had actually broke it. Thank you for responding to my comment and I did enjoy your video, keep doing what you do
@@amandaduke8555 sore fingers for a few weeks is easy enough!! Thank you for the kind words, have a great day
Keep in mind that most of these types of hits are now illegal and will get a penalty nowadays.
And thankfully so! 😂🙏🏻
Rugby is a contact sport. American Football is a high speed collision sport. The reason they wear protective gear is because if they didn't they'd have many deaths on field. Even with the gear that does sometimes occur.
Damar Hamlin being case and point, I'm just glad he's on the road to recovery now!
There's nearly 300 NFL games a year & these are highlights taken from many years so these big hits are not often
As a fan of the sport I'm grateful! Good to see how safety measures have improved over the years
New Sub here!!! Love the way you guys are together, and honestly you are one of the first people from across the pond who aren't always saying Rugby is more dangerous. Don't get me wrong, Rugby is for real men for sure without most padding, BUT how often do you see a half field run up and just laying 1 player out?
Keep it up and I will keep watching!
Also can you two, or you and your brother watch the worst NHL hits. Hockey is almost like Football on skates. th-cam.com/video/5fA_Enl2FCc/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for the kind words! And thank you for understanding at NO point were we shitting on the NFL, I'm a bears fan 😂 but some comments show they skipped the beginning 😂 thank you for watching and there's more coming and hey you may find something else you like in the mean time 💪🏻
Oh and the NHL hits are already in the pipeline 💪🏻
Safety Player Best of :D ^^
Welcome and thank you Dr Jotta
Dude sounds almost American accent wise 😂😂😂
First person ever to say that to me that's for sure 😂 thank you for watching Dylan! Glad you enjoyed
They are not ready for the body bag game lol Six injured Redskins (now known as the Commanders) in the entire game. Five of those injuries were game-ending injuries and the other was a career ending injury if I remember that correctly.
Fuckin hell.....do we...do we even add it to the list 😂
Most hard hits nowadays will be penalize as unnecessary roughness or targeting. So it don't happen too often. The player will get a fine and/or rejection. Back then it takes alot more. There were specific players(not going to give names) that will use their helmet to hit other players head. Which isn't allowed
Welcome Haha, glad you enjoyed and thank you for the information, as much as we all like seeing the "big" hits, I'm glad players AREN'T leading with the helmet any more, safety is just as important as the violence 💪🏻
Back in the day, we could "butterfly" our shoulder pads to make the top plate sit high, but the game was softened, like basketball, to make it more friendly to non-Americans. From what I remember, British moms & dads were NOT remotely interested in considering allowing their sons to even learn the game. In fact, in the 1700's, colonizers were writing about how hard we played our ball games, then everyone partied together afterwards. It shocks me that many people around the world have no clue that America is the home of all ball sports, hockey, snow shoes, etc...😂
The games are kinda hard to watch now, simply because there are way too many penalties that are actually clean football or basketball plays. Compared to the NBA & NFL, a neighborhood pickup game would seem savage.
Thank you undisputed, glad you enjoyed!
Like the man said, it's not always like this. This is just like a highlight reel. A LOT of these hits WERE legal at the time the video was shot. It included NFL, College, High School and Pee Wee. The game is really about finesse, athleticism and strategy. You should watch The Most Athletic Plays to see how athletic many of these players are. Also another person commented on seeing Lawrence Taylor's vid. I was a big Giant's fan in the days of LT, mostly because the QB (Phil Simms) was from my alma mater. And yes he would put the fear of God into you!
Thank you Jennifer for the kick arse information, I (Jack) have a video on the most athletic plays: th-cam.com/video/_BQNXewlq08/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zGy8awhwaOTs9T3d
And of course had to do one on LT: th-cam.com/video/gIxpsFOC2eU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=TtefVk_VyLxdLbyp
Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed
That tackle at about 3:22 is called horse collaring. It might have been legal back then definitely not now.
Thank you for the knowledge Sean, glad you enjoyed the reaction
i played (american) football from "Pop Warner Leagues" (about 6~7 years old) up to semi-professional. padding isn't worn to protect players. it's worn to *_WEAPONIZE_* players. i played almost exclusively defensive line. i became a 192cm, 140Kg beast who was often the team executioner. it was my job to remove opposing players from the game. and even wearing over 20Kg of gear, i could still run 37m in the mid 5 second range. not terribly fast by track & field standards, but not bad for a big lineman.
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i forgot to mention that the gear is different depending on the position played. For example, Linemen are the bulldozers and wear heavier, more rigid padding so they can hit harder. Wide Receivers, etc usually have lighter, more flexible padding to allow them freedom of movement and high speed. the only padding that is in the abdominal area is the rare Kidney Pads. most players don't bother with those, and just go in with an al fresco abdomen. (and yes, i am simplifying a bit so this is not strictly, 100% accurate.)
Damn you've given me more info in a few comments than I'd gathered over a few years of watching! Thank you