The origins of the NFL's QB communication system

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7 жыл бұрын

In 1956, two Cleveland Browns fans invented the first quarterback helmet radio, but the NFL banned the technology for almost forty years. Find out how the sideline communication system works (and sometimes doesn’t) from Warren Moon, Trent Dilfer, and Brian Billick, who were all part of the league's first season with the technology in 1994.
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@rascalguy60 6 жыл бұрын

"the first quarterback to use a helmet"

@Blankenboom77 7 жыл бұрын

The Browns probably spend a lot of money on radio helmets for their QBs

@malcolmcox18 4 жыл бұрын

This has aged well😄😄

@alexconnor9680 7 жыл бұрын

awww, remember when the Browns were innovative and good? those were the days

@loveboatisamazing7951 7 жыл бұрын

Alex Connor no

@alreadyused3884 7 жыл бұрын

Love boat Is amazing they were good in the 80s lmao

@macmac5973 6 жыл бұрын

Already Used no the 50's 😂😂😂

@MisterJay0623 6 жыл бұрын

Mac Hawkins the 80's as well as the early 90's before they moved to Baltimore they had a SuperBowl ready team with Bill Belichick, please go back & know your football history I bet your a bandwagoner just waiting for a team with a good record and say your a "life-long fan"

@thelegang2759 6 жыл бұрын

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@mattbrigidi 7 жыл бұрын

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@nsc_ronan 7 жыл бұрын

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@1minuteorless882 6 жыл бұрын

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@TheAlfrulz 7 жыл бұрын

I thought there were two main things that led to the NFL ban on the helmet radio. One was the opposing teams immediately in the following weeks tried their own equipment to listen in on the browns calls or to intentionally scramble the signal. Two, the technology still hadn't been perfected and ratterman the qb swore he was getting intermittent transmissions from local taxi cabs as well as the coaches plays.

@dark11er 7 жыл бұрын

I've honestly always wondered how this technology evolved. great video

@SecretBaseSBN 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! We thought the story was pretty incredible too.

@derekdonahue5633 2 жыл бұрын

I love that it cuts out with 15 seconds left on the play clock. Which means it's then left to the QB to read the defense and audible, and vice versa.

@HisDudeness_69 Жыл бұрын

They still can use hand signals once it hits 15 seconds

@scottjones9973 7 жыл бұрын

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@richpeianus6555 6 жыл бұрын

Never thought I would hear Browns and Championship in the same sentence ever

@Thin03 5 жыл бұрын

They won 7 back in the 50's it was 10 years of nonstop browns in the finals

@brodiewheldrake8020 7 жыл бұрын

If one guy with the green dot gets injured does the next guy have to wear his sweaty helmet?

@andrewsmith3014 7 жыл бұрын

Brodie Wheldrake they have more than one player or helmet they could use probably

@SecretBaseSBN 7 жыл бұрын

There are backup helmets on the sidelines in case of injury or malfunction. They're locked up to prevent tampering.

@christophersilva5085 6 жыл бұрын

Brodie Wheldrake if all else fails I'm sure they probs have hand signals too haha

@mikeiswhite3 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Browns......never thought I'd say that.

@seattleseahawksrboss6342 6 жыл бұрын

mikeiswhite3 you could say it when your team plays the browns and get an easy win

@boredsoimakevideos12 6 жыл бұрын

mikeiswhite3 more like thanks Ravens. The team in the video went to Baltimore lol so you still can’t thank the Browns

@chunnjos 6 жыл бұрын

Fascinating. Great video!

@zaneprice2228 6 жыл бұрын

I never knew that the frequency cut off. That's actually a cool tidbit to know

@wtblack5 7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the radio doesn't speed up the game as much as how the game is played. Just look at college football, no radio, plenty of speed...

@UltimateBreloom 6 жыл бұрын

*Harambe* You say the game is played different which is true as compared to the college game. But this is not because of the radio. College ball without radio vs Pro ball with radio. There's another variable there. The only thing you can compare it to is pro ball without a radio. Which was slower. NFL is faster with radio than NFL without. College tempo is not related.

@jukka-pekkatuominen4540 6 жыл бұрын

I don't think the comparison is fair. NHL is now faster too. Is that also because of radio?

@jon-unicorn-doxxer 5 жыл бұрын

NHL has smaller field than NFL...almost similar size of basketball court

@opannefrank1986 5 жыл бұрын

I'm gay.

@diskeyes 4 жыл бұрын

Literally all they need in college football is 3 signs with random emojis on them to play call. College is quicker because the offense is much MUCH more simplified.

@collinghood6828 7 жыл бұрын

I need that for my math quiz

@marcweinstein7257 6 жыл бұрын

Ndudi Enwereuzor lol I can imagine you sitting in class with a football helmet on

@lucastodd9903 6 жыл бұрын

Ndudi Enwereuzor how?

@mcwave3588 6 жыл бұрын

Great Quality Video.

@gabejackam1403 7 жыл бұрын

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@bennettwitt6449 7 жыл бұрын

great video

@wargasm74 7 жыл бұрын

Great vid...I knew it already, but thanks for putting it out there for those that didn't know. SF

@twincities60 Жыл бұрын

Neva knew they had ear pieces in them helmets at all that’s crazy. U noe I’m a NBA guy not much on nfl tbh but that’s dope

@cannonfrye5683 2 жыл бұрын

Dilfer is the most powerful last name i’ve ever seen

@jakedoc4610 6 жыл бұрын

thx for initiating the hey cortna feature of my windows with the hey coach brown saying lol

@Phillyisalwayssunny 6 жыл бұрын

Finally! I have my answer on time. 15 seconds before play clock hits zero's, transmission cuts out

@bennybarri2524 6 жыл бұрын

Anyone else notice right at the very start how Griffin was used as an example for not being able to hear because of the crowd even though he's wearing a radio helmet. He's got the green sticker.

@itstherealbrace6424 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's the point... The crowd is too loud to hear the radio, QBs are the ones with the radio

@MrSafer 7 жыл бұрын

lol trent dilfer interview i bet that was the only one he got in years. guy was carried so hard by the monster ravens defense.

@bruinsfan8845 7 жыл бұрын

didnt the middle linebacker backers get headsets like last year. idk

@drivventodrumm1 8 ай бұрын

I believe all the helmets are used to communicate. I’ve been taking clips of random players, not the QB or a D player covering the ear holes exactly like you would if you were trying to hear something

@c956rubber 6 жыл бұрын

If I were a headcoach in the NFL I'd use different Baseball signals for every single play each week that I'd show my QB.

@HisDudeness_69 Жыл бұрын

They still do that but it's last resort

@dietwater6823 6 жыл бұрын

Bradshaw called his own plaus and still got 4 rings.

@Rushmore222 4 жыл бұрын

One glitch was the vacuum tubes required for the '56 model helmet.

@marwth9032 4 жыл бұрын

Im from Asia and usually football here is soccer but when I found out about American Football mann I’m in love

@marksmadhousemetaphysicalm2938 3 жыл бұрын

Wonder if they'll use something like the hololens or another VR device to communicate in a few years...

@keiferrich6792 6 жыл бұрын

What happens if the defensive player gets subbed out or when both designated defensive players are on the field

@carbonzo6 7 жыл бұрын

The Browns should now put in Radio as their starting qb.

@tristankennedy9673 7 жыл бұрын

Holy shit that's crazy

@UnQualsiasiUtente 7 жыл бұрын

so there is also a player in the defense team with the radio on the helmet? didn't know that

@dylanf3108 4 жыл бұрын

UnQualsiasiUtente They have a green dot on there helmet.

@rampage241 7 жыл бұрын

nice video

@aarondenny8984 6 жыл бұрын

2:11 yes. That is coach bill belicheck. For the Cleveland browns.

@rylanblacketer-frazier3802 6 жыл бұрын

He was the first line to wear a helmet in game da heck

@kevinohrr1603 6 жыл бұрын

So the browns did do something wow!

@dababy8490 5 жыл бұрын

What if every player has a radio in their helmet so they could do the play without even huddling

@igaraider Жыл бұрын

Perfect

@Berb4336 3 жыл бұрын

Is this still used today?

@JeffSharonLive 6 жыл бұрын

Come on man - You botched the story of the helmet radio’s return. The World League experimented with it successfully in 1991 and 1992, paving the way for the NFL to adopt it. And the USA Network, which televised the World League, was even allowed to air the radio conversation LIVE during the game telecast. If you find video of it, it’s pretty awesome.

@ericjones3938 6 ай бұрын

That is absolutely correct. I played QB in the world league when it was first used. No one had heard of it at that time, for the use of one way communication with the QB. We also experimented with cameras on the QB’s helmet to show fans what we were seeing during the play. It was like a Go Pro camera system. 4:42

@alanaguirre801 4 жыл бұрын

Doesnt having communication help the players figure the other team out?

@patrickmartin2689 6 жыл бұрын

The moral of the story less talk more play action...😬🔥😝

@jukka-pekkatuominen4540 6 жыл бұрын

Has it ever been an issue that a team has claimed that their radio system is down just to make it harder for the other team to communicate?

@toku30 6 жыл бұрын

Jukka-Pekka Tuominen Yeah i seen fox sports talking about a coach that got mad that he couldn't use the system after half time because the other team radios were messing up. Coach was heated & asked the ref if they were being honest & telling the truth.

@brockmorgan75 6 жыл бұрын

Wow 😮

@jacobrklein7175 5 жыл бұрын

Maybe someday the NFL will use pictures to communicate plays with players, like they do in college. Maybe.

@exactinmidget92 6 жыл бұрын

won't lie, never knew homeboys had radios.

@carriec2125 5 жыл бұрын

I thought the intro was gonna turn into a cake song

@LeafsFanNHL 6 жыл бұрын

Why were the chiefs fans doing the FSU motion thing

@caency 5 жыл бұрын

Crazy the browns originated it

@GiantsRTheBest1 6 жыл бұрын

Would love to see every player get to have the transmitter and it not have a cut off point. Plus the booth be able to talk to the players. It would certainly help the quality of the sport due to the added strategy. Also they could maybe switch to Bluetooth or something more reliable than a glorified walkie talkie since it usually becomes messed up throughout the game.

@toku30 6 жыл бұрын

GiantsRTheBest1 Bluetooth transmitters would be too easy to hack with the frequency it carries. it'll end up with a bunch of other teams cheating or fans hearing the play call & shouting it to the coach if they have a Bluetooth hearing device capable of hacking or bypassing the v system thru it's frequency. Wi-Fi is very easy to hack & shut down too people don't know.

@MrCubFan415 5 жыл бұрын

Good thing that cop was a Browns fan!

@seanbretherick5517 6 жыл бұрын

Was this pretty good?

@BooserBoi 7 жыл бұрын

Oh no Brian Billick, you have to put TIME and EFFORT into your fucking job!? OH NO!! WHAT HAS THE WORLD COME TO!!! Fuck's sake.

@wyomingptt 7 жыл бұрын

4:15 unless you're the Patriots ;-O

@schloergrape5191 7 жыл бұрын

spygate?

@JuanGarcia-fi8ud 5 жыл бұрын

Mike check

@josealonso7478 5 жыл бұрын

Did the Steelers lose to the Chargers last Sunday also because of radio issues?

@jacobharrr 5 жыл бұрын

Jose Alonso no boswell just sucks ass

@Lordsmalls 6 жыл бұрын

"the first player to use a helmet in the NFL"

@sattlermusic2402 6 жыл бұрын

Should use good ole hand signals.

@aidan7738 6 жыл бұрын

Cue the browns jokes

@TheRisenSoldier 6 жыл бұрын

How do you not mention the radio interference from passing aircraft!?

@vaultsuit 6 жыл бұрын

BUT WHY PAUL BROWN DOES HAVE A PRESS PASS TUCK ON THIS HAT?!!!!!

@CowSaysMooMoo 4 жыл бұрын

It's a feather

@JD-pi3eh 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing insight I’m just really disappointed how technology has taken over the game with instant replay and excessive penalties Endless reviews The referees are communicated with as well

@chilipet5837 6 жыл бұрын

Browns won 2 championships wow that's a first

@ziokz3735 6 жыл бұрын

Chili Pet they won more than 2...

@dylanf3108 4 жыл бұрын

Ziokz AAFC records don’t count within the NFL books. The only non NFL records that count are the records of the AFL.

@alexanderlitzinger8519 3 жыл бұрын

Hi I know i'm 3 years late to the party but i'm doing a project on the early stages of the headset and i want to use your video but i need ur name so if your comfortable giving it to me via email or a reply that would be nice thanks

@eustagoout 5 жыл бұрын

Radiohead

@edwarddube5650 6 жыл бұрын

The Patriots should've been strip of every trophy draft picks and ticket sales for the next 10 years after spy gate. And wat makes the NFL think they're not cheating today?

@BooserBoi 7 жыл бұрын

I personally hate the helmet radio. It takes away an element of the game, probably the most important element in sports ENTERTAINMENT, the crowd. As its a radio signal, it could easily be intercepted as well so it just adds another avenue of cheating to the game that has been covered in controversies and accusations recently. The ban for unfair advantage was justified.

@MONSTERxMIRAGE 6 жыл бұрын

Hey we did something good for football

@xdimesx1297 7 жыл бұрын

Finally the browns did something good

@williehardiman6766 5 жыл бұрын

Find it real insulting that you portrayed Warren Moon in a Vikings Jersey. Smh

@bcubed72 6 жыл бұрын

Why can't they use "sign language" like baseball? Crowd noise can't effect it!

@CowSaysMooMoo 4 жыл бұрын

they do that too.

@johndavenport2847 7 жыл бұрын

I hate when people in the industry call football "The product"

@theogcashout 6 жыл бұрын

The browns where good

@arishashraf7529 6 жыл бұрын

And you look at he Browns today......smh

@heel4reel387 5 жыл бұрын

browns still trying to find a way to win to this day. lmao

@sonofhadease058 6 жыл бұрын

The only time the browns did something good.

@amadoseja9140 5 жыл бұрын

Brown have never been to superbowl

@bigmacjack4308 5 жыл бұрын

big peen I think he means championships on like the playoffs

@trejayratliff2307 7 жыл бұрын

Go Browns :/

@Nasalspray5965 6 жыл бұрын

@porter3495 6 жыл бұрын

100th comment

@ryanbeat5828 2 жыл бұрын

As usual, the Browns “discover” something good for their football team only to lose it to the rest of the league.

@50PullUps 6 жыл бұрын

Nerds

@mueenulhuq6968 5 жыл бұрын

Wait browns can actually win

@xdgaming70 5 жыл бұрын

Notice how the Browns are the worst team in the NFL now even with this technology and they INVENTED IT.

@graham9345 5 жыл бұрын

What are you communists Russian 's spys communists russian spys hahaha 1:10

@pasta8793 7 жыл бұрын

LETS GOOOOO

@someabandonedaccount4827 6 жыл бұрын

Tingis Pingis you

@pasta8793 7 жыл бұрын

Fifth

@Zl0N 6 жыл бұрын

Wow the Browns were REALLY good back then too bad they suck now

@mikeclitoris15 6 жыл бұрын

I think foot ball is gonna be dead by 2050

@ichexit2956 6 жыл бұрын

Mike Clitoris why

@user-jm7uf3ws3n 6 жыл бұрын

You might be right but right now you're really fucking dumb

@pasta8793 7 жыл бұрын

First

@drewdl9513 6 жыл бұрын

PettyCrocker I love your profile pic

@juanftw5928 6 жыл бұрын

Celtics Fan47 Like mine?

@davidmansilla9568 6 жыл бұрын

Tingis Pingis shut the fuck up

@pasta8793 7 жыл бұрын

Third

@407hundred 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly this sounds like a whole lotta LIES! Story look a wild left turn so corny

@pasta8793 7 жыл бұрын

Second

@someabandonedaccount4827 6 жыл бұрын

Tingis Pingis kid

@losangelesnative1586 3 жыл бұрын

This is horrible

@pasta8793 7 жыл бұрын

Fourth

@someabandonedaccount4827 6 жыл бұрын

Tingis Pingis Good

@impact302 6 жыл бұрын

All that and the browns are still garbage, can't even fill out the paper work for a trade.