I remember this year well; I was 10, and not only did I go to my first Saints games that year, my neighbor was none other than Hank Stram himself - he built a huge house at the end of our road. We kids, while waiting for the school bus, would see him drive by in his Lincoln, on his way across the lake to practice - he'd wave at us. He ended up staying in that house after getting fired by the Saints, and he's buried in the same cemetery as my parents in Covington, Louisiana. One of his sons is big in real estate in this area.
@@markgardner9460 The Saints were much more competitive in l978(7-9) and 1979(8-8,) they were 4th in yards and 6th in scoring 1979 they pounded Tampa Bay at Tampa 42-14 and Tampa Bay had a good defense and made the NFC Championship Game against the Rams losing 9-0 they liked throwing option passes! Galbreath 2-3 70 yards but a interception! And Muncie 1-2 40 yards and a TD to go along with his 19 TD rushing, they looked like they were turning a corner,but they flamed out in 1980! The "Aints" finished 1-15 losing their first l4 before beating the Jets at Shea Stadium 21-20 , the week before they coughed up a 35-7 lead at halftime and the Joe Montana led 49ers scored 4 second half TD to tie the game and won in overtime on a Ray Wershing FG!
The old uniforms are where it's at! I imagine that Gumbo preferred the hard bristles of the artificial turf as opposed to the natural grass, although the players most certainly did not.
They should have made the owners play a few games on that before having their players play on it....or have the players tackle the owners on it. They still probably would have kept that artificial turf.
I couldn't agree with you more! That smooth green field looked so nice on TV but imagine going over the middle in the freezing cold at the vet and having Bill Bergy or some grizzled old school player planting you into the turf! OUCH
It was after his awesome 1981 season with the Chargers that he became one of my all-time favorite players. He was an incredible leaper at the goal line.
@@markgardner9460 Yes, he was terrific. I was disappointed and saddened to learn years later that he had a huge drug addiction during his playing days and later
Thanks for this trip down Nightmare Lane! John Mecom was the main reason the Saints sucked so bad during my childhood and teenage years. He was always meddling, always super cheap, always petty. The team didn't have a winning season until he sold it in the mid-1980s. For example, he fired Stram after the 1977 season, but Stram had assembled a solid framework (the team went 8-8 in 1978 under Dick Nolan, Stram's ultimate replacement) and may have started winning if he had been allowed to stay in New Orleans. For instance, it was Stram who drafted Muncie and Galbreath, a formidable rushing duo the fans dubbed Thunder and Lightning. They, along with a healthy Archie Manning, were the heart of the Saints offense in 1978 and '79.
Thanks for your comments. I think that teams fire some Head Coaches too soon. No Head Coach was going to have anywhere near a winning record with that '76 team. You've got a proven Head Coach, so give him 5 years and see what shakes. Galbreath was listed at 228 when he was with the Saints, but by the time he was with the Vikings, he must have added 15 pounds cuz his legs were like tree stumps. Yet he was a terrific receiver.
Was about to comment almost verbatim what you already said. And yes - the Saints curse was real - it's name was John Mecom Jr. Just want to add that Tom Myers and Derland Moore were pretty under-rated. Might throw Joe Federspiel in there too as one of the better players on that horrible defense. Jim Merlo is still the Saints All-Time Interception Leader among Saints linebackers - I think it's 8.
8! That's crazy. Yes, Federspiel was a solid Linebacker, but he might have as well played on Mars because the Saints received little, if any, national attention.
The footage of the Saints playing the Detroit Lions triggered reminded me that Bill Bellicek (pardon the spelling!) began his pro coaching with the Lions in 1976! Nice footage again here Mark! The 1976 Buccaneers weren’t the only bad team that year!
Ahhh, the memories of my Junior year of high school. I was a huge Baltimore Colts fan but I was always drawn to the underdogs like the Oilers, Saints, and the two new expansion teams Bucs and Seahawks. Always loved the Gold & Black uniforms and that beautiful Fleur De Lis logo of the lowly Saints. Thanks for another entertaining video.
You're welcome - I'm glad that you enjoyed the video. I also rooted for the underdogs or any team that opposed the Steelers, Raiders or Cowboys in the 1970's.
@@markgardner9460 After my beloved Colts left Baltimore I kinda followed the Redskins and when my favorites like Riggo and Monk retired I tried rooting for the Cowboys (UGH! BLECK! YUK! that still leaves a taste...) then I tried rooting for the Indy Colts, then I tried rooting for the Baltimore Jailbirds but couldn't because we did the exact same thing to the Cleveland fans that Indy did to us! So now I root for whoever is playing against the Jailbirds...needless to say I am very happy this week!!!
Mark excellent job ! Love these so much , you’re superior to NFL Films and ESPN , I was just a kid in 76 but loved all the players and teams . Your knowledge of all the teams and players is just so amazing , you seem to know and love the game , and it’s cool learning about very good players I was unaware of . ❤😎
@ Hopefully soon. It is irritating. On someone else's blog, someone said that it is that way because of ratings, and that we should just accept that. No, we don't. We can turn it off and stop going to the games and paying for tickets and merchandise.
The Saints were a team where a lot of “over the hill” veteran players and coaches went to play the last year or two of their careers. New Orleans being a fun town, with a warm climate, and a lot of good music, good food, and a lot of parties. As they say, “Le Bon Temps Roulez”. 😉
You're right. Stram kept a lot of veterans on that roster, as evidenced by only 4 rookies making the team in '76 even though the Saints had lost 12 games the year before. I will need to research what your last comment means, but I have a good idea!
"I can believe"Chuck" could "see very well" ..with a "full set"of glasses.."Bobby Douglas" had a "QB"name"..very "thorough"deep dive" on the Saints".."Mark""💯💯
@markgardner9460 "As far"as "Old-school..."Sayers.. Brown..Sanders..Dickerson"..New-school"..Henry..Barkley...just to " name a few"!! "Thanks for "asking "Mark"!!💯💯
Ironically, Hank Stram won Super Bowl 4 in New Orleans, in the Saints first home, Tulane Stadium. This is reminiscent of Mike Ditka winning the Super Bowl as a Dallas Cowboys player and Chicago Bears coach in New Orleans, then flopping as the New Orleans Saints head coach. I believe the Saints first year in the Superdome was 1975 rather than 1976. Finally, in addition to Chuck Muncie, Wes Chandler starred for the Saints, beginning in 1978, before showing his true skills with Air Coryell.
Those mid-70s Saints teams were HORRIBLE! Remember - just 2 years later they were the first team to lose to Tampa Bay. I used to say that you couldn't make a comedy show and capture the level of incompetence that those teams had.
To me, the lesson to be learned is to build a team with a respectable offensive line, then defensive line, THEN you can think about drafting a hot shot QB.
I believe the Saints messed up firing Stram. He knew football. He was way too obsessed with dressing and physical looks for me but a great coach none the less. Great video so much info I had never known. Muncie running the same time as Haynes. That is amazing considering how big Muncie was. Muncie and Galbreath were both outstanding players.
I agree with ya, Boom. Can't can Hank that soon. Gotta let him work his magic over time - 5 years, I say. If players today are bigger and faster than the ones before, then why hasn't some RB grown to 6'5", 255 pounds and run the hundred in 9.2? It's been 50 years since Muncie, so why hasn't it happened? Cuz there's a limit...and it was met a long time ago. Sorry for the rant - just needed to get that nonsense off my chest.
@@markgardner9460 This is a great point Mark. I remember hearing Pat Summerall say you had guys in the 1950s who were just as big as guys today. As for speed how much faster can you get than Bob Hayes or Ollie Matson for that matter? The only difference today is guys get to train all year round. Where most of those guys back then had to go and get an off-season job. That's it. Today's generation are certainly not better football players.
Thank you for providing those insightful comments! Then there is now the curious recurring instances of players refusing to play. What could be worse? A Head Coach has a brand new Corvette (so to speak) but he can't drive it because he doesn't have any gas it. Those situations would have never happened back in the day. Give me the player who puts out 100% of the time - not the player who plays only when he feels like it.
@@NewFrontier4.0 more players allowed to suit up for game now then back in the day. In the 70s players had to play their position the whole game due to this. No mass substitutions for certain situations. So endurance/toughness came into play a lot more back then. Thus offenses couldn’t drop back and throw every play also they couldn’t go deep so often. 1st downs and possession mattered so the Defense could get some rest. Players like Chuck Bednarik called the players in the 60s and 70s wussies for not playing their position full 60 min. But even in the 70s era they would fine players for being as big as they play now. Throw in more taxi squad members per team and playing hurt. Every player and coach knew there was a difference between hurt and injured. Hell I even remember in the 70s when a player went down on the field his teammates would grab their legs or arm and drag them off the field to save a timeout. Unfortunately those days are gone and won’t ever come back. It is only going to get worse. With head trauma diagnosis and treatments being improved at the rate they are, it’s a matter of time before physicality is limited even further. Easy example look at Archie Manning and compare him to Peyton and Eli. Archie was more athletic than either of his sons. Oh well sorry, I will get off the soapbox now. Just glad for channels like this to remember the old days.
Great stuff, Boom. I'm in agreement with all of your takes - makes perfect sense. I'll also add that in 1976 the NFL changed the play clock to 30 seconds, thereby speeding up the game. Of course it's been 40 seconds now which makes for nauseating pre-snap Quarterback pointing and instructions to his teammates and perhaps one or even two audibles. All that play clock change did was slow down the game, make it more boring, and give yet another advantage to offenses (as if they needed any more).
Good choice! He was one of the nastiest players of all-time. I heard that he once threw a cat 50 yards and that he sold caskets to funeral homes after retiring from the NFL
7:20: I never knew Bobby Douglass ended up in New Orleans. After having coached Len Dawson, Hank Stram must have felt must have felt he was being punished. He was actually walking on the fire set by the devil in you know where.
Douglass ended his regular season career with the packers in '78. I think that he went to training camp with the Raiders in '79, although I'm not certain of that.
He also had a great 81 season at San Diego! Over 1000 yards NFL leading 19 TD! I was surprised he only had 2 1000 yard rushing years!; Love the Tarkenton scramble at 12:30!
The Gatecrasher. I was unable to locate a photograph of him that linked his name to it. That photo in the video may very well be him though. Good catch!
I just wish that Washington would have given him the ball a lot like he deserved. The Giants took the same approach with Csonka when they paid him the big bucks, but then didn't give him the ball enough either.
Every franchise goes through the down years. Things got so bad in New Orleans, the fans would start putting bags on bags, with "Aints" written on them, over their heads.
6:18 If I use a 14-game schedule for each of these games, this averages out to about 2.6 sacks taken per game. Also, you have to consider the basic fact that non-sack hits occur more frequently, so Archie must have been absolutely getting his brains knocked out. Damn...
Chuck Muncie (and his shades) was an amazing back (unfortunately) I watched him work the Broncs defense w/San Diego in Mile High. I don't like comps usually but Muncie - Derek Henry. I remember watching the poor Saints qb's tossed like rag dolls...all of them saw ghosts. Do you think the usually hard driving Stram was completely burned out after KC. He seamed to be miserable at NO and lost his intensity. Very good color guy though. Thanks brother, appreciated.
I like your Muncie/Henry comparison, although I'm unsure as to whether Henry had Muncie's leaping ability. I remember Muncie's '81 season quite well - he was a touchdown machine.
If only quarterback Archie Manning's team mates where as good playing their respective positions, the New Orleans Saints would've been a Superbowl dynasty.
The owner of the New Orleans Saints in 1976 was John Mecom (pronounced MEECH-um). And even with Hank Stramm as HC, they we're going to be any good because they had no talent and Archie Manning spent the season on injured reserve (and having a son named Peyton).
Riggo only had a short list of teams that he was interested in - the Vikings and Redskins were at the top of his list. He wanted to play on a winning team and the Saints were far from that.
I remember this year well; I was 10, and not only did I go to my first Saints games that year, my neighbor was none other than Hank Stram himself - he built a huge house at the end of our road. We kids, while waiting for the school bus, would see him drive by in his Lincoln, on his way across the lake to practice - he'd wave at us. He ended up staying in that house after getting fired by the Saints, and he's buried in the same cemetery as my parents in Covington, Louisiana. One of his sons is big in real estate in this area.
Thank you for sharing those awesome comments!
@@markgardner9460 The Saints were much more competitive in l978(7-9) and 1979(8-8,) they were 4th in yards and 6th in scoring 1979 they pounded Tampa Bay at Tampa 42-14 and Tampa Bay had a good defense and made the NFC Championship Game against the Rams losing 9-0 they liked throwing option passes! Galbreath 2-3 70 yards but a interception! And Muncie 1-2 40 yards and a TD to go along with his 19 TD rushing, they looked like they were turning a corner,but they flamed out in 1980! The "Aints" finished 1-15 losing their first l4 before beating the Jets at Shea Stadium 21-20 , the week before they coughed up a 35-7 lead at halftime and the Joe Montana led 49ers scored 4 second half TD to tie the game and won in overtime on a Ray Wershing FG!
Tight End Henry Childs and Wide Receiver Wes Chandler really broke out and finally opened up that stubborn Saints offense.
@markgardner9460 Childs was definitely underrated!
@@ianjones6910 cool story 🏉
I love them old Saints uniforms!
And who could forget Ol'Gumbo the Dog!
The old uniforms are where it's at! I imagine that Gumbo preferred the hard bristles of the artificial turf as opposed to the natural grass, although the players most certainly did not.
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Exactly, there was a Sea of hard ass concrete under that plush carpet
They should have made the owners play a few games on that before having their players play on it....or have the players tackle the owners on it. They still probably would have kept that artificial turf.
I couldn't agree with you more! That smooth green field looked so nice on TV but imagine going over the middle in the freezing cold at the vet and having Bill Bergy or some grizzled old school player planting you into the turf! OUCH
@@Qbert2803 Or Deacon Jones or Butkus? OUCH!
is my TH-cam channel, favorite, great job, thank you and congratulations
Thank you - I appreciate that! I'm glad that you enjoy the channel.
Chuck Muncie! Terrific with the Chargers
It was after his awesome 1981 season with the Chargers that he became one of my all-time favorite players. He was an incredible leaper at the goal line.
@@markgardner9460 Yes, he was terrific. I was disappointed and saddened to learn years later that he had a huge drug addiction during his playing days and later
Yep. He was their ground pounder for that classic playoff game against the Dolphins.
My family knew Hank Stram in Indiana. I never met him but my grandma loved him. So courteous! That’s what she would say if you said his name.
From what I've read and watched, Hank was extremely personable and a gentleman. Thanks for sharing.
I love this expose on a subject matter off the well travelled and over travelled topics! Lots of stories lurking. Thank you sir
Glad you enjoyed it! I've been digging into a lot of 1970's Sport and Sports Illustrated articles lately which offer a lot of interesting anecdotes.
Thanks for this trip down Nightmare Lane! John Mecom was the main reason the Saints sucked so bad during my childhood and teenage years. He was always meddling, always super cheap, always petty. The team didn't have a winning season until he sold it in the mid-1980s. For example, he fired Stram after the 1977 season, but Stram had assembled a solid framework (the team went 8-8 in 1978 under Dick Nolan, Stram's ultimate replacement) and may have started winning if he had been allowed to stay in New Orleans. For instance, it was Stram who drafted Muncie and Galbreath, a formidable rushing duo the fans dubbed Thunder and Lightning. They, along with a healthy Archie Manning, were the heart of the Saints offense in 1978 and '79.
Thanks for your comments. I think that teams fire some Head Coaches too soon. No Head Coach was going to have anywhere near a winning record with that '76 team. You've got a proven Head Coach, so give him 5 years and see what shakes. Galbreath was listed at 228 when he was with the Saints, but by the time he was with the Vikings, he must have added 15 pounds cuz his legs were like tree stumps. Yet he was a terrific receiver.
Was about to comment almost verbatim what you already said. And yes - the Saints curse was real - it's name was John Mecom Jr. Just want to add that Tom Myers and Derland Moore were pretty under-rated. Might throw Joe Federspiel in there too as one of the better players on that horrible defense. Jim Merlo is still the Saints All-Time Interception Leader among Saints linebackers - I think it's 8.
8! That's crazy. Yes, Federspiel was a solid Linebacker, but he might have as well played on Mars because the Saints received little, if any, national attention.
The footage of the Saints playing the Detroit Lions triggered reminded me that Bill Bellicek (pardon the spelling!) began his pro coaching with the Lions in 1976! Nice footage again here Mark! The 1976 Buccaneers weren’t the only bad team that year!
Whitsell was a 24th round draft pick in 1958. I didn't know that there were that many rounds back then!
Good one! The Saints were truly a mysterious team to me growing up in Michigan. I recall being surprised whhen they traded Muncie to SD.
The Saints received a 2nd round 1981 draft pick for Muncie and they used it to draft future Hall of Fame Linebacker Rickey Jackson.
Ahhh, the memories of my Junior year of high school. I was a huge Baltimore Colts fan but I was always drawn to the underdogs like the Oilers, Saints, and the two new expansion teams Bucs and Seahawks. Always loved the Gold & Black uniforms and that beautiful Fleur De Lis logo of the lowly Saints. Thanks for another entertaining video.
You're welcome - I'm glad that you enjoyed the video. I also rooted for the underdogs or any team that opposed the Steelers, Raiders or Cowboys in the 1970's.
@@markgardner9460 After my beloved Colts left Baltimore I kinda followed the Redskins and when my favorites like Riggo and Monk retired I tried rooting for the Cowboys (UGH! BLECK! YUK! that still leaves a taste...) then I tried rooting for the Indy Colts, then I tried rooting for the Baltimore Jailbirds but couldn't because we did the exact same thing to the Cleveland fans that Indy did to us! So now I root for whoever is playing against the Jailbirds...needless to say I am very happy this week!!!
I hear ya!
Mark excellent job ! Love these so much , you’re superior to NFL Films and ESPN , I was just a kid in 76 but loved all the players and teams . Your knowledge of all the teams and players is just so amazing , you seem to know and love the game , and it’s cool learning about very good players I was unaware of . ❤😎
Thank you so much, Dennis! I really appreciate your comments. Is there a topic, team or game that you'd like to see a video related to?
@ no thanks ! I just look forward to next like a nice surprise , like 76 Saints , just so interesting
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Right on!
🤣 at the 4:56 mark. Tony Galbreath fumbled the ball before crossing the goal line. Touch back Rams ball. 🤣
Enjoyed watching Chuck Muncie play. 👍🏾
I noticed that, too. The refs weren't too picky back then
I sit back enjoy your video's old time football, old names love it, lived it,
Glad you like them! Thanks for commenting!
@@markgardner9460 Way better than today's fixed NFL.
I wonder how long it will take before fans check out in droves.
@ Hopefully soon. It is irritating. On someone else's blog, someone said that it is that way because of ratings, and that we should just accept that. No, we don't. We can turn it off and stop going to the games and paying for tickets and merchandise.
Stram deserved one more year
Or two or three, in my opinion.
@@markgardner9460 I guess losing to Tampa Bay was the last straw,fairly or not;
@@stevenzimmerman4057Don Coryell with the Cardinals could have been fired for also losing to Tampa Bay
@michaelleroy9281 I believe he was fired for losing to Tampa Bay
That Pick 6 by Merlo was amazing!
Yes it was! He showed good wheels running down the sideline.
The Saints were a team where a lot of “over the hill” veteran players and coaches went to play the last year or two of their careers. New Orleans being a fun town, with a warm climate, and a lot of good music, good food, and a lot of parties. As they say, “Le Bon Temps Roulez”. 😉
You're right. Stram kept a lot of veterans on that roster, as evidenced by only 4 rookies making the team in '76 even though the Saints had lost 12 games the year before. I will need to research what your last comment means, but I have a good idea!
"I can believe"Chuck" could "see very well" ..with a "full set"of glasses.."Bobby Douglas" had a "QB"name"..very "thorough"deep dive" on the Saints".."Mark""💯💯
I'm interested as to who are some of your favorite pro Running Backs. Do you have a few that you could share?
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"As far"as "Old-school..."Sayers.. Brown..Sanders..Dickerson"..New-school"..Henry..Barkley...just to " name a few"!!
"Thanks for "asking "Mark"!!💯💯
I wish that I had seen more of Dickerson, but I was in high school and college during his best years and my time was mis-spent studying.
Ironically, Hank Stram won Super Bowl 4 in New Orleans, in the Saints first home, Tulane Stadium. This is reminiscent of Mike Ditka winning the Super Bowl as a Dallas Cowboys player and Chicago Bears coach in New Orleans, then flopping as the New Orleans Saints head coach. I believe the Saints first year in the Superdome was 1975 rather than 1976. Finally, in addition to Chuck Muncie, Wes Chandler starred for the Saints, beginning in 1978, before showing his true skills with Air Coryell.
Those mid-70s Saints teams were HORRIBLE! Remember - just 2 years later they were the first team to lose to Tampa Bay. I used to say that you couldn't make a comedy show and capture the level of incompetence that those teams had.
To me, the lesson to be learned is to build a team with a respectable offensive line, then defensive line, THEN you can think about drafting a hot shot QB.
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I believe the Saints messed up firing Stram. He knew football. He was way too obsessed with dressing and physical looks for me but a great coach none the less. Great video so much info I had never known. Muncie running the same time as Haynes. That is amazing considering how big Muncie was. Muncie and Galbreath were both outstanding players.
I agree with ya, Boom. Can't can Hank that soon. Gotta let him work his magic over time - 5 years, I say. If players today are bigger and faster than the ones before, then why hasn't some RB grown to 6'5", 255 pounds and run the hundred in 9.2? It's been 50 years since Muncie, so why hasn't it happened? Cuz there's a limit...and it was met a long time ago. Sorry for the rant - just needed to get that nonsense off my chest.
@@markgardner9460 This is a great point Mark. I remember hearing Pat Summerall say you had guys in the 1950s who were just as big as guys today. As for speed how much faster can you get than Bob Hayes or Ollie Matson for that matter?
The only difference today is guys get to train all year round. Where most of those guys back then had to go and get an off-season job. That's it. Today's generation are certainly not better football players.
Thank you for providing those insightful comments!
Then there is now the curious recurring instances of players refusing to play. What could be worse? A Head Coach has a brand new Corvette (so to speak) but he can't drive it because he doesn't have any gas it. Those situations would have never happened back in the day. Give me the player who puts out 100% of the time - not the player who plays only when he feels like it.
@@NewFrontier4.0 more players allowed to suit up for game now then back in the day. In the 70s players had to play their position the whole game due to this. No mass substitutions for certain situations. So endurance/toughness came into play a lot more back then. Thus offenses couldn’t drop back and throw every play also they couldn’t go deep so often. 1st downs and possession mattered so the Defense could get some rest. Players like Chuck Bednarik called the players in the 60s and 70s wussies for not playing their position full 60 min. But even in the 70s era they would fine players for being as big as they play now. Throw in more taxi squad members per team and playing hurt. Every player and coach knew there was a difference between hurt and injured. Hell I even remember in the 70s when a player went down on the field his teammates would grab their legs or arm and drag them off the field to save a timeout.
Unfortunately those days are gone and won’t ever come back. It is only going to get worse. With head trauma diagnosis and treatments being improved at the rate they are, it’s a matter of time before physicality is limited even further. Easy example look at Archie Manning and compare him to Peyton and Eli. Archie was more athletic than either of his sons.
Oh well sorry, I will get off the soapbox now. Just glad for channels like this to remember the old days.
Great stuff, Boom. I'm in agreement with all of your takes - makes perfect sense. I'll also add that in 1976 the NFL changed the play clock to 30 seconds, thereby speeding up the game. Of course it's been 40 seconds now which makes for nauseating pre-snap Quarterback pointing and instructions to his teammates and perhaps one or even two audibles. All that play clock change did was slow down the game, make it more boring, and give yet another advantage to offenses (as if they needed any more).
The Giants are the new Saints!
Looks that way!
Talk about your no-name defense. The only guys I heard of were Jim Kearney and Pete Athas.
Castoffs and has-beens. It was going to take some time to right that ship.
Chuck Muncie and Tony Galbreath! I remember getting my Pro Football Football 🏈 Preview
I couldn't wait until those magazines hit the shelves!
Hi Mark - time to wear my Doug Atkins white 1969 Mitchell and Ness for this one
Good choice! He was one of the nastiest players of all-time. I heard that he once threw a cat 50 yards and that he sold caskets to funeral homes after retiring from the NFL
@@docnoc66 You have a Doug Atkins jersey? Nice!He definitely had attitude!
He was super athletic for a really tall football player - he'd leap over Tackles who tried to cut block him.
7:20: I never knew Bobby Douglass ended up in New Orleans. After having coached Len Dawson, Hank Stram must have felt must have felt he was being punished. He was actually walking on the fire set by the devil in you know where.
Douglass ended his regular season career with the packers in '78. I think that he went to training camp with the Raiders in '79, although I'm not certain of that.
It seems funny seeing Bobby Douglass in a Saint uniform!
Muncie was the first Saint to rush for 1000 yards and ( 1198) and 14 TD in 79! Him and Galbreath were a good tandem!
Oh wow " Tinker" Owens! A name I'd almost forgotten ( if only because of his college career at Oklahoma!
He also had a great 81 season at San Diego! Over 1000 yards NFL leading 19 TD! I was surprised he only had 2 1000 yard rushing years!; Love the Tarkenton scramble at 12:30!
Hank needed to trade for defense like George Allen did
He needed RB's bad, so can't fault him for trading his first two picks in '76, but he could have traded the rest.
Billy 'White Shoes' Johnson: The Chicken Dance!!!
To me, it's the greatest td celebration of all-time
@@markgardner9460 Yes, I agree. Love your videos, Mark, keep 'em coming!
At 1:02, that guy on the left kind of behind Stram may be Skipper McNally. You should do a "Skipper McNally NFL Films" search.
The Gatecrasher. I was unable to locate a photograph of him that linked his name to it. That photo in the video may very well be him though. Good catch!
Thanks Mark your right about john Riggins 😊
I just wish that Washington would have given him the ball a lot like he deserved. The Giants took the same approach with Csonka when they paid him the big bucks, but then didn't give him the ball enough either.
Why did Stram hire Buchannon as defense coordinator😮
Buchanan was his Defensive Line Coach and he probably figured that Buck would be more effective than the current coach, in my opinion.
Chuck muncie was a good one 🏉👏
He had phenomenal skills, as he was also an incredible leaper in addition to his size, speed and strength.
Every franchise goes through the down years. Things got so bad in New Orleans, the fans would start putting bags on bags, with "Aints" written on them, over their heads.
The trouble was that the Saints had nothing but down years.
I’m not sure if Galbreath crossed the goal line before dropping the ball at the 4:57 mark.
I'm not sure either. Back then they gave 'em the benefit of the doubt most of the time because they were looking for high-scoring games.
6:18 If I use a 14-game schedule for each of these games, this averages out to about 2.6 sacks taken per game. Also, you have to consider the basic fact that non-sack hits occur more frequently, so Archie must have been absolutely getting his brains knocked out. Damn...
...and back then not only did they hit QB's with more regularity, but with greater fervor. Thank you for commenting!
Yes I agree the tampa loss got him pink slipped Tampa o for 26 😢
Chuck Muncie (and his shades) was an amazing back (unfortunately) I watched him work the Broncs defense w/San Diego in Mile High. I don't like comps usually but Muncie - Derek Henry. I remember watching the poor Saints qb's tossed like rag dolls...all of them saw ghosts. Do you think the usually hard driving Stram was completely burned out after KC. He seamed to be miserable at NO and lost his intensity. Very good color guy though. Thanks brother, appreciated.
I like your Muncie/Henry comparison, although I'm unsure as to whether Henry had Muncie's leaping ability. I remember Muncie's '81 season quite well - he was a touchdown machine.
If only quarterback Archie Manning's team mates where as good playing their respective positions, the New Orleans Saints would've been a Superbowl dynasty.
Archie had terrific physical skills, no doubt. The didn't exactly surround him with an abundance of talent during his first five years, did they?
Shame that they won a bowl, much better as the 'aints
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The owner of the New Orleans Saints in 1976 was John Mecom (pronounced MEECH-um). And even with Hank Stramm as HC, they we're going to be any good because they had no talent and Archie Manning spent the season on injured reserve (and having a son named Peyton).
Stram shouldve taken another job
I'd love to know how much he was paid - it could have been the determining factor, as far as where he coached.
It's too bad they didnt try to get john Riggins after 75 George Allen beat out 5 teams for him
Riggo only had a short list of teams that he was interested in - the Vikings and Redskins were at the top of his list. He wanted to play on a winning team and the Saints were far from that.
Meacham Sucked 😢
How many times did Galbraith drop the ball before crossing the goal line and get away with it in his career?
Another viewer mentioned that, too!
Wow Jim Zorn
Yes, as a rookie. He was very thin.
No mention of Joe Federspiel?
I didn't have any footage of him
They were depressing to watch like open heart surgery without anesthesia
I remember watching an NFL Films special on a week with the 1976 Saints. Whatever worked in KC did NOT work with the Saints. Entertaining guy.
As my Grandfather used to say : "You've gotta have the horses"
When I saw the clip of Steve Grogan, it reminded me how much better the Patriots got once they traded Plunkett.
The Patriots got a haul of high draft picks for him and it really helped to turn the team's fortunes around.