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re: How would the best football teams from decades ago do today?
Posted on 5/1/25 at 6:48 am to TriStateAreaFootball
Posted on 5/1/25 at 6:48 am to TriStateAreaFootball
Prove it bitch.
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Posted on 5/1/25 at 6:49 am to cjohn
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You do know that the nickel was invented in the early 60s right?
Yeah idk where he pulled that from. I googled it and the Eagles won the 1960 NFL championship with it. The Steelers were running split safeties in the 70s as well.
Posted on 5/1/25 at 8:11 am to UFFan
Depends on several factors:
1. How much prep time do the coaches of the past teams get? If they have film on the current teams, then I believe they could scheme against the spread.
2. Which set of rules are we playing with? Old school football was more physical. Targeting was allowed. Going across the middle was a risky decision. I’m all for the new rules ( I’m a parent and see these players from a parental standpoint) but the fact is that if today’s players played under former rules, it would be a shock.
1. How much prep time do the coaches of the past teams get? If they have film on the current teams, then I believe they could scheme against the spread.
2. Which set of rules are we playing with? Old school football was more physical. Targeting was allowed. Going across the middle was a risky decision. I’m all for the new rules ( I’m a parent and see these players from a parental standpoint) but the fact is that if today’s players played under former rules, it would be a shock.
Posted on 5/1/25 at 8:29 am to UFFan
The size and athleticism across the board is astronomically different today.
Posted on 5/1/25 at 9:05 am to UFFan
BUT, to be fair, what rules have changed between the older team & current team?
&, should they play, which rules would you use?
&, should they play, which rules would you use?
Posted on 5/1/25 at 9:18 am to UFFan
It depends on which rules they play under. Under the rules from decades ago, modern era teams could not physically compete. Under the newer rules, the older teams would be heavily penalized.
Posted on 5/1/25 at 9:29 am to UFFan
This isn't a fair question because it's no different than asking "What if the MLB players of 1950's played in today's MLB?". You have to factor in a lot of advancements (nutrition, technology, equipment etc.) they didn't have during that time, the fact that many of them couldn't train year-round because the money didn't allow them to stay at home and train.
Great players and teams of any era would succeed in the current era because they would have available to them all of the resources the teams in today's era have.
Great players and teams of any era would succeed in the current era because they would have available to them all of the resources the teams in today's era have.
This post was edited on 5/1/25 at 9:29 am
Posted on 5/1/25 at 10:12 am to JayAg
But what about the defense? Would the current defenses, geared for rushing the passers and defending the pass, be able to stop the running game. Do you think a current defense could stop a wishbone or veer?
Posted on 5/1/25 at 11:13 am to RTRnFlorida
Posted on 5/1/25 at 11:21 am to TriStateAreaFootball
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Prove it
Well, here is the 1968 Ole Miss roster with weights.
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And if you were to bring that team forward in time to today's culture they would have been exposed to all of today's advancements and resources and not been that same weight. We want to play "Marty McFly" and Back to the Future, but it doesn't work that way. You have to adjust for environmental changes that those teams would have had access to that you're portaling from the past. That's why comparing different era's of teams and players is a waste of time.
This post was edited on 5/1/25 at 11:22 am
Posted on 5/1/25 at 12:37 pm to IAmNERD
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Yeah idk where he pulled that from. I googled it and the Eagles won the 1960 NFL championship with it. The Steelers were running split safeties in the 70s as well.
Also many modern WR routes were developed in the late 30's and early 40's by Don Hutson. They still get used today.
Side note: Don Hutson played on the same teams as Bear Bryant.
This post was edited on 5/1/25 at 12:40 pm
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Posted on 5/1/25 at 12:55 pm to UFFan
as Hoyt would say, “NOT TOO GOOD.”
Posted on 5/1/25 at 2:46 pm to Leopold
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you're not going to convince me that today's defenses are going to have any more luck trying to stop Eric Dickerson and the lot than the teams of that era.
SMU had one offensive lineman on their team that was listed at 260 pounds in 1982. All others were below that weight.
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Meaning that they would give up about 50 pounds per man on along the line of scrimmage against ANY modern-day SEC team.
This post was edited on 5/1/25 at 2:50 pm
Posted on 5/1/25 at 2:51 pm to TriStateAreaFootball
So? There were many athletes back then that were superior to ours. The fastest and strongest men in even your own gym are probably the same guys from 20 years. With your logic, it would be broken every year.
Posted on 5/1/25 at 3:02 pm to JayAg
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With your logic, it would be broken every year.
No, but 43 years is much too large of a time gap. The Pony Express would get beat to death.
SMU getting in the I-formation and running toss sweep would look very similar to the LSU offenses under Les Miles (who struggled mightily at times).
Now take 50+ pounds off of all of LSU's offensive lineman and have them play against a defense with 40+ more years worth of strength/conditioning and schematic advancement.
Ya'll. This is isn't hard to grasp.
Posted on 5/1/25 at 3:11 pm to UFFan
Doesn’t matter. 2019 LSU
Posted on 5/1/25 at 3:32 pm to TriStateAreaFootball
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SMU getting in the I-formation and running toss sweep would look very similar to the LSU offenses under Les Miles (who struggled mightily at times).
You mean more like DiNardo's I-bone offense.
Posted on 5/1/25 at 3:55 pm to UFFan
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How would the best football teams from decades ago do today?
Best teams of today would win easy. Teams from decades ago are old as shite today.
Posted on 5/1/25 at 4:05 pm to atlanta917
Football 20 years from now is going to look like the Jetsons.
Posted on 5/1/25 at 6:21 pm to Lizardman2
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The size and athleticism across the board is astronomically different today.
The best defensive player in football for years has been Aaron Donald. He is 6’ 1” and 280 pounds. If you look at the best players at most positions, they aren’t significantly bigger than comparable players 30 or 40 years ago.
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