The CRAZIEST PUNTER DRAMA in Detroit Lions HISTORY

The CRAZIEST PUNTER DRAMA in Detroit Lions HISTORY | Lions @ Bears (1977)

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After week 1 of the 1977 NFL season, when the Detroit Lions lost to the Chicago Bears, Lions head coach Tommy Hudspeth decided that it would be a good idea to bash his punter, Mitch Hoopes, in the postgame press conference, and pin, quite literally, the entire loss on him. What followed was an absolutely chaotic scene, where the players revolted against their head coach, the head coach had no idea what to do, and Hoopes had some not-so-nice things to say to the man in charge. This is a breakdown of the 1977 Detroit Lions, and the chaos that arose after opening day
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Members of the 1977 Lions:
Wilbur Summers
Greg Landry
Steve Mike-Mayer
Joe Reed
Gary Danielson
Mitch Hoopes
Lem Barney
Walt Williams
Levi Johnson
Dexter Bussey
Horace King
Dick Jauron
James Hunter
Randy Rich
Rick Kane
Eddie Payton
Leonard Thompson
Charlie West
Reggie Pinkney
Andy Bolton
Marv Hubbard
Ray Jarvis
Paul Naumoff
Jim Laslavic
Mike McGraw
Ed O'Neil
Garth Ten Napel
Tony Daykin
Charlie Weaver
Gary Anderson
Lynn Boden
Jon Morris
Melvin Mitchell
Mark Markovich
Craig Hertwig
Ernie Price
Russ Bolinger
Larry Hand
Jim Yarbrough
Rocky Freitas
John Woodcock
Doug English
Dave Simonson
Herb Orvis
David Hill
Ken Sanders
Jim Mitchell
JD Hill
Bill Larson
Charlie Sanders
Luther Blue
Tom Wickert
Tommy Hudspeth (head coach)

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@SteelerFanInRI Жыл бұрын

I recognized the name Mitch Hoopes immediately; he had a punt blocked in SB 10 that helped change the momentum of the game, giving the Steelers a safety and a free kick.

@tonythomas2391 Жыл бұрын

When I heard Ed O'Neill, I thought of Al Bundy scoring four touchdowns for Polk High😄

@user-cv8qe9ru8c Жыл бұрын

I was gonna say that!!

@a.grimes4202 Жыл бұрын

Bro, same LOL

@johnnybehounek4482 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact Ed O'NEAL was a really good football player and tried out for the steelers

@daveconleyportfolio5192 9 ай бұрын

@@johnnybehounek4482 One of those "Penn State Linebackers" the broadcasters always liked to talk about. Solid player.

@quantumfootball Жыл бұрын

In 1978, the Lions drafted punter Tom Skladany, who had six great seasons including being a two-time All-Pro before a career-ending injury.

@joedavis4257 Жыл бұрын

Welcome to Detroit Lions Football.

@studogable Жыл бұрын

Hudspeth was wrong to say what he did where he did. That's a conversation you have behind closed doors with your coaches. Cutting Hoopes was the right move, though. He was clearly worse than a replacement player by that point. Doing it after his press conference and later walk back made Hudspeth look like an idiot, but it was clearly the right thing to do.

@mrmonty86 Жыл бұрын

I looked at Tommy Hudspeth's coaching record, and it's horrible. His time at BYU and UTEP, when he only had two seasons over 500. What's funny is the notable future head coaches that were on Hudspeth's staff with the Lions, Bill Belichick, Joe Bugel, and Jerry Glanville.

@Tubewings Жыл бұрын

He actually had four seasons over .500, all at BYU--1965, 1966, 1967, and 1969.

@larrystroh233 Жыл бұрын

The Lions signed Hudspeth to a 3 year contract. We Lions fan are still questioning this move.

@mrmonty86 Жыл бұрын

@@Tubewings I miss those two, thanks.

@cdjhyoung Жыл бұрын

He fired Glanville as offensive coordinator after one season because of his run and shoot offense. The Lions seemed to be able to score at will, but the defense couldn't stop anyone. Owner WCF hated the offense. He wanted to see good old smash mouth football, not this fancy throw the ball to everyone kind of play.

@brucedavis3816 Жыл бұрын

Back in 73 Utep lost to Utah 82 6 and Colorado Stae 74 26!!! They didn't win a game all year and got clobbered by ridiculous scores! How Hudspeth landed as a head coach in the NFL is beyond me!! We in El Paso were cracking up!

@arizonawrestlinginterviews1040 Жыл бұрын

The Detroit Lions and idiotic head coaches- truly an American tradition

@larrystroh233 Жыл бұрын

The Lions have a tendency to sign sup-bar players in order to save money.

@drewdixon5556 Жыл бұрын

Coaches too it seems.

@a.grimes4202 Жыл бұрын

Who cares? Can’t we just go on keeping our heads tilted back and laughing non-stop at them and their teams for making Bobby Layne’s 50 year curse a 65 year one? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

@lewiske Жыл бұрын

The late Mitch Hoopes, died 2020. RIP.

@CTubeMan Жыл бұрын

This unofficial Official Jaguar Gator 9 historian will remind everyone you made videos about the following: 1. Hoopes getting his punt blocked for a safety in Super Bowl 10, continuing the Steelers comeback against the Cowboys that started under unusual circumstances. 2. A fake punt called by the Lions in a game against the Saints in 1988.

@markgraham2312 Жыл бұрын

That story was excellent and excellently written.

@cdjhyoung Жыл бұрын

Hudspeth was just one in a long line of comically bad Lion coaches. But to be fair, what ended Hoope's pro career was that he wasn't very good at his position.

@aaronholcomb237 11 ай бұрын

Hoopes, for what it's worth, was 10th in the NCAA in punting in 1974.

@royveteto4134 Жыл бұрын

who hasn't worked for a jerk that turns you into the company scapegoat

@nickdarr7328 Жыл бұрын

Aaron Rodgers would call out an individual player for sure during a press conference

@daveconleyportfolio5192 9 ай бұрын

The punter's name was pronounced "Hupps." I remember the broadcasters pointing this out during Cowboys games.

@rubberneckinc.8937 Жыл бұрын

I never saw Hoopes play, but watching this tape now his body language & his technique (?) are ugly to say the least. You're right on the block. That was inexcusable. Hudspeth sounds like a jerk at the minimum. I was happy to read the other comments about how his college career went. Lol.

@arthur131313 Жыл бұрын

Hoopes in SB10 had a punt blocked by Steelers that changed momentum of game

@Kd4c Жыл бұрын

You should get together with Tom graci or Brandon perna and do something

@bigcock8900 Жыл бұрын

To be fair Mitch Hoopes was god awful

@hughgurney8686 Жыл бұрын

Mitch Hoopes is a 3-step punter. From what I've read that was the standard until Ray Guy turned up and started taking only two. It's part of why Hoopes was getting blocked. But geez, you look at the punts in this video and they're barely covering 35-40yds and that can't be because of hang time as the coverage unit haven't reached the returner

@AnimalClans Жыл бұрын

I feel honored to be the first person to watch this!

@ButtmunchCookie Жыл бұрын

Dang! I was so close!

@Phateagle262 Жыл бұрын

This Hoopes fella reminds me of this kicker who played in AF2 who had this really slow kicking motion that would never have flown outdoors. Can't remember his name, but I remember he was with Quad City.

@marcus813 Жыл бұрын

Hoopes was no great shakes as a punter, but Hudspeth did himself no favors in the locker room with how he handled that situation. I can understand why Hoopes had nothing nice to say about the Lions' so-called coaching staff and why the Lions ran Hudspeth after that season.

@dmitrifailla6408 Жыл бұрын

Hudspeth in 1981 would replace Willie Wood ( Prior to his HOF induction) as coach of the Toronto Argonauts after Woods' 0-10 start. Would finish the season for them with 2 Ws and 4Ls one of which was a 61-7 blowout loss to the Warren Moon led Edmonton Eskimos.

@mikenoodle100 Жыл бұрын

You went all that way to make THAT joke???

@sjdrifter72 Жыл бұрын

Was hoping you'd go back to making your usual content as opposed to the Historically Bad videos and dumping all over the Rams, both of which I've grown tired of.

@topdogalpha Жыл бұрын

Rams fan

@Fencellisk Жыл бұрын

@@topdogalpha sounds like someone who wants the content that most of the subscribers prefer. A lot of us are tired of him whining while bashing coaches and cherry picking stats to show teams and players may or may not be horrible. Pretty sure everyone would rather hear stories from the past that no ones ever seen our didn't notice. There's plenty of people on KZfaq who can talk about today.

@runrafarunthebestintheworld Жыл бұрын

The Rams is historically bad sorry. Also as long as Thursday night football exists he's still gonna be making present day football videos. Pfft

@runrafarunthebestintheworld Жыл бұрын

@@Fencellisk sorry you don't like facts and stats.

@Fencellisk Жыл бұрын

@@runrafarunthebestintheworld 1. They aren't facts. They're projections. 2. No. I do not like subjective stats. Taking only the numbers you want to fit your narrative is especially a stretch when we know the problems with these teams just by looking at them.