Have you heard the Good News? | The History of the Atlanta Falcons, Part 2

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  • čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
  • Few remember this, but the Atlanta Falcons of the late 1970s and early 1980s were good. As in, “greatest defense in NFL history” good. They were thinking Super Bowl, and you couldn’t blame them, either. Grab your miniature pretzels and lemon drink. We’re about to know God personally.
    This is part two of a seven-part series.
    Written and hosted by Jon Bois and Alex Rubenstein
    Directed by Jon Bois
    Produced by Alex Rubenstein
    Rights specialist Lindley Sico
    Secret Base executive producer Will Buikema
    Secret Base managing editor Ryan Nanni
    Corrections:
    9:00 - Two other teams should be highlighted in green as playoff teams: PHI and HOU.
    12:05 - The title of this chart should read “Adjusted net yards” and not “Average net yards.”
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  • @chancemccoy5744
    @chancemccoy5744 Před 3 lety +3152

    “Although he went undrafted out of Nazareth” has me fucking crying

    • @davidozab2753
      @davidozab2753 Před 3 lety +106

      The scouts agreed that nothing good ever came out of Nazareth.

    • @Steadiestjet920
      @Steadiestjet920 Před 3 lety +7

      I dropped my phone hearing that😭

    • @flyingscotsman32
      @flyingscotsman32 Před 3 lety +9

      Almost choked on my lunch

    • @dyingearth
      @dyingearth Před 3 lety +22

      That's odd, lots of players and coaches depended on him.

    • @PFBM86
      @PFBM86 Před 3 lety +25

      His game had a lot of holes in it

  • @williamlietz7535
    @williamlietz7535 Před 3 lety +2578

    "Although he went undrafted out of Nazareth, Jesus Christ has been credited with many Super Bowl victories" is a sentence I never thought was audible. But here we are.

    • @uncreative5766
      @uncreative5766 Před 3 lety +35

      I'm gonna steal this the next time someone comes from behind to win the Super Bowl.

    • @PlutoTheSecond
      @PlutoTheSecond Před 3 lety +82

      According to some accounts, he is the only player with 55 Super Bowl rings.

    • @staciemohler4624
      @staciemohler4624 Před 3 lety +11

      12:45

    • @psymar
      @psymar Před 2 lety +5

      @@SimuLord 3-7 after super bowl LV

    • @mrmr5580
      @mrmr5580 Před rokem +1

      Fantastic line 😂

  • @Prederick
    @Prederick Před 3 lety +1756

    "Although he went undrafted out of Nazareth..."
    I swear to God, Jon will have one line in each video that is just perfection.

  • @ladsworld
    @ladsworld Před 3 lety +951

    A football team allowing comparable amounts of points as a baseball team on the same field in the same year is the exact kind of ridiculous stats I watch Dorktown for.

    • @MrAtlfan21
      @MrAtlfan21 Před 3 lety +68

      And then not even making the playoffs with said defense

    • @ianalex9062
      @ianalex9062 Před 3 lety +31

      @@MrAtlfan21 "The Falcons and pain are binded at the core."
      -UrinatingTree

    • @thebrotasticbro9465
      @thebrotasticbro9465 Před 3 lety +3

      As a dorky sports enthusiast those stats were soooo satisfying

  • @agent7861
    @agent7861 Před 3 lety +2778

    I’m sorry, did you just describe Jesus Christ as ‘undrafted out of Nazereth’?
    I love this channel

    • @rjhaney2614
      @rjhaney2614 Před 3 lety +30

      This is, as I read on tumblr, that spicy kind of Christian that gets you burned for heresy.

    • @BrianKapellusch
      @BrianKapellusch Před 3 lety +36

      This literally made me shoot soda out of my nose

    • @Temporary_Doctor
      @Temporary_Doctor Před 3 lety +7

      Absolutely brilliant.

    • @Sleeperspeepers
      @Sleeperspeepers Před 3 lety +4

      I came here to say this Lmao.

    • @stevencooke6451
      @stevencooke6451 Před 3 lety +21

      He was a walk-on. Some see him as a miracle worker.

  • @harrisonlee9585
    @harrisonlee9585 Před 3 lety +1241

    "He was now both general manager and head coach"
    I just felt a thousand Houston Texans fan scream.

    • @MazeDaGr8
      @MazeDaGr8 Před 3 lety +60

      Bill O'Brien is a Hack

    • @cookingwitchefzayy8830
      @cookingwitchefzayy8830 Před 3 lety +57

      No one will ever convince me that Bill o Brian didn't have naked photos of the owner I swear

    • @OfficialJaguarGator9
      @OfficialJaguarGator9 Před 3 lety +48

      And it gets even worse than that. During that 1976 season with Peppler in charge, the Falcons played the Seahawks, a team that was 1-7, with the lone win coming against the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Seahawks hadn't scored more than 24 points in any game that season. They scored 30 through three quarters and won in a blowout, with the game being so bad that Tommy Nobis briefly quit the team

    • @16ktsgamma
      @16ktsgamma Před 3 lety +1

      Ah Bill O Brien.

    • @coruscant100
      @coruscant100 Před 3 lety +11

      Hundreds of Texans fans are dealing with PTSD from that.

  • @davidwilliams5497
    @davidwilliams5497 Před 3 lety +887

    Everyone: “Defense wins championships.”
    Jon Bois: “The best defense in the last 50 years by points allowed went 7-7.”

    • @hiddenleafguy4576
      @hiddenleafguy4576 Před 3 lety +100

      That's fair, defense is half the game. If the other half sucks, you'll only be able to win half the games with the greatest defense of all time.

    • @marcus813
      @marcus813 Před 3 lety +16

      When your offense and special teams aren't the least bit reliable, it's hard to win even with that D.

    • @WearingGoldluck
      @WearingGoldluck Před 3 lety +21

      Defense only wins chanpionships if the offense isn’t ranked in the bottom 5.

    • @andracatheduckking257
      @andracatheduckking257 Před 3 lety +28

      says a lot though that a team could go 7-7 with one of the worst offenses of all time

    • @JoeyMetcalf80
      @JoeyMetcalf80 Před 3 lety +7

      Gritz Blitz was better than the steel curtain. But, since it’s Atlanta , at the same time you had an offense that was living under a steel curtain…

  • @oceanflan_
    @oceanflan_ Před 3 lety +612

    absolutely loving how that sax theme just keeps kicking in whenever the saints come up, it’s such a great touch

    • @EdSmith313
      @EdSmith313 Před 3 lety +20

      A motif, if you will.

    • @domukaz
      @domukaz Před 3 lety +18

      I love it. The cue is "Urban Saxman," for anyone going nuts scrolling back and forth from the music credits at the end: czcams.com/video/J5nhX7cyvFs/video.html

    • @austinthesan-antonian3932
      @austinthesan-antonian3932 Před 6 měsíci +1

      This channel uses music with a transcendent degree of precision.

  • @ConnorEatsPants
    @ConnorEatsPants Před 3 lety +1261

    what a killer ending

  • @brittlebrit187
    @brittlebrit187 Před 3 lety +1641

    First summoning salt and now the Bois, what a wonderful day to have eyes!

    • @stoozdee
      @stoozdee Před 3 lety +48

      Hahaha legit tho. SB&SS 👀

    • @harrisonendicott906
      @harrisonendicott906 Před 3 lety +67

      A man of culture

    • @Stephen_Th
      @Stephen_Th Před 3 lety +34

      Now all we need is a crossover episode

    • @lillieampurra
      @lillieampurra Před 3 lety +67

      speedrun of super mario 64 16* vs slowrun of trying to fix a bad football team

    • @claytheenemy
      @claytheenemy Před 3 lety +2

      Eyeless lives matter

  • @datsko6339
    @datsko6339 Před 3 lety +369

    "Although he went undrafted out of Nazareth, Jesus Christ has been credited as the driving force behind many Super Bowl victories."
    😂 Never change, Jon

  • @averageman7769
    @averageman7769 Před 3 lety +232

    “They named him Peachtree Bart, named after the street he was seen partying.”
    Anyone in Atlanta: Do you know how little that narrows it down!?

    • @tommythomason6187
      @tommythomason6187 Před 3 lety +26

      And, not a damned peach tree to be found. They once planted some downtown, but they all croaked.

    • @chuck9380
      @chuck9380 Před 2 lety +3

      Exactly

  • @OfficialJaguarGator9
    @OfficialJaguarGator9 Před 3 lety +842

    I think no better game exemplifies how bad the 77 Falcons defense had it than their 3-0 loss to the Buffalo Bills. The defense played lights out, and yet, still lost to a Buffalo team that had dropped 14 straight games. And that's because the Falcons offense did the following:
    - Went 9-for-20 through the air
    - Averaged just 2.9 yards per carry
    - Had starting quarterback Scott Hunter finish with a passer rating of 12.9
    - Went for it on 4th and 1 with three minutes left and didn't get it because nobody could pick up their blocking assignment
    The Gritz Blitz deserved so much better

    • @JWex-jy7sk
      @JWex-jy7sk Před 3 lety +78

      That ‘77 Falcons defense is possibly the greatest in NFL history, but it's largely forgotten because of the horrible offense that year and that they didn’t even make the playoffs.
      The performance of that defense was wasted so many times throughout that season!

    • @Alex_Off-Beat
      @Alex_Off-Beat Před 3 lety +82

      A passer rating of 12.9? That's worse than if you just spiked the ball into the ground on every single play!

    • @DeosPraetorian
      @DeosPraetorian Před 3 lety +11

      @@JWex-jy7sk so a very falcons season

    • @jaycosper8048
      @jaycosper8048 Před 3 lety +6

      I wanna like this more times. They don't get their praise as an all time unit, and that is not good for them or the fans.

    • @dijohn17
      @dijohn17 Před 3 lety +6

      We either have a great offense and shit defense, or an amazing defense and a shit offense. For some reason it can never be both

  • @cassandranugent2443
    @cassandranugent2443 Před 3 lety +316

    I went from never having heard of Steve Bartkowski to believing he should be a Hall of Famer in 45 minutes.

    • @mmgen1711
      @mmgen1711 Před 3 lety +10

      crazy arm

    • @JoeyMetcalf80
      @JoeyMetcalf80 Před 3 lety +37

      If he had a offensive line, there’s no doubt he would’ve been a hall of famer. His career was plagued with injuries.

    • @davidcarlton7191
      @davidcarlton7191 Před 3 lety +17

      Bart had a great arm, but because of his injuries, he was not very mobile. Which, of course, means he was always in danger of being sacked. Even though Ryan is today not what he used to be, he is still able to get out of trouble with his feet. Bart really never had that ability.

    • @jluchette
      @jluchette Před rokem

      @@davidcarlton7191 Ryan’s otherwise HoF-worthy legacy is forever marred by owning those two dang records. Fans will forever remember him for that, but if the it keeps him outta Canton that will be a shame.

    • @firstroundboxing7649
      @firstroundboxing7649 Před rokem +3

      @@jluchette Sorry what records?

  • @sr.silverado5277
    @sr.silverado5277 Před 3 lety +180

    jesus christ is canonically in the secret base cinematic universe

    • @FURBjr
      @FURBjr Před 3 lety +12

      ¡Hallelujah!

  • @NotForLongNFL
    @NotForLongNFL Před 3 lety +188

    That introduction they gave to Deion at the end was masterful

    • @Ishkur23
      @Ishkur23 Před 3 lety +10

      The Falcons and Mariners have one thing in common: Shit teams, epic players.

    • @ForelliBoy
      @ForelliBoy Před 3 lety +4

      @@Ishkur23 Home cities with a seething hatred for the Patriots

  • @brickwallblitz
    @brickwallblitz Před 3 lety +122

    NFL: “Kurt Warner was maybe the greatest undrafted player in NFL history.”
    Jon Bois: “Actually that was Jesus out of Nazareth.”

  • @NateMcCoy1194
    @NateMcCoy1194 Před 3 lety +77

    Never in my life, even as a student at a Christian college, did I ever think I would hear “Jesus Christ may have went undrafted out of Nazareth” this series and this channel are awesome

  • @academygarden4313
    @academygarden4313 Před 2 lety +50

    Not religious but when Greg Brezina went to Michel to comfort him after the missed kick I broke down and cried. Forever will love this series and dorktown.

  • @12packersfan
    @12packersfan Před 3 lety +223

    Jon: Wanna see the Falcons defense in 1977?
    KTO fans: *my time has come*

    • @bmac4
      @bmac4 Před 3 lety +3

      I have watched so many sports videos from SB, KTO, UTree, and a bunch of other people on this platform over the past few years that I knew going into this series how weird the Falcons were gonna be lol

    • @ianalex9062
      @ianalex9062 Před 3 lety +2

      @@bmac4 SB, KTO, U-Tree, FivePoints, Flemlo, Stark Raving Sports, Brett Kollmann, Set The Edge, and others.

    • @thebrotasticbro9465
      @thebrotasticbro9465 Před 3 lety

      I seen that KTO video back in the day and never knew i needed this after but god we did lol

  • @robg8203
    @robg8203 Před 3 lety +52

    “As offensive linemen who never scored a touchdown, these two have no highlight reels. Just like how you never tell a bridge good job when you go across it.”
    I always dig your similes and metaphors
    Mr. Bois. Thank you for your hard work and determination.

  • @EvaIowaCubsFan
    @EvaIowaCubsFan Před 3 lety +235

    That tease for Deion Sanders was amazing.
    Hell this whole video was amazing. I can't wait for the next part!

  • @chuckpoore
    @chuckpoore Před 3 lety +152

    As a Falcons fan who started watching them in 1973 when my Dad had season tickets, this series has so far been wonderful and nostalgic, as well as sad at times, thinking what could have been. I just wanted to add a few notes of things I didn't see mentioned. This is not a criticism, I know if you included every tidbit, it would be 4 hours long! But I do think when discussing the 1980 season, while Bart's rocket arm was the biggest part, I'm surprised you did not mention the ground team of William Andrews and Lynn Cain. Andrews especially, was a beast. Before his career-ending injury, he simply could not be brought down. I remember in particular the Redskins game where he dragged four tacklers about 15 yards before they could get him down. It was said that trying to tackle him was like tackling a bowling ball, all you got was helmet, knees and elbows. He did not have blazing speed, but if he got into the open with a head of steam, he was almost unstoppable. There were a lot of tough yards on the ground that set Bart up for his bombing attacks. I remember how many times Andrews would get them a tough first down at mid field, and you just KNEW the next play was a bomb to Jenkins or Francis. When he was healthy and had protection (he was no scrambler) he was basically Dan Marino before Marino. Nobody could throw it farther with greater accuracy than him.
    Also, regarding the 1978 last second tip-ball play at NO, one thing you didn't mention, was that during the game everyone assumed it was a Hail Mary, and what happened was a fluke. But after the game, Bartkowski claimed it was a designed play called Big-Ben that they actually practiced, and they used it more than once. Nowadays, that's pretty standard, a tip-drill play is in every teams playbook. But this may be the first instance of it being a planned play, rather than just a desperation fluke.
    Lastly, regarding the 1977 defense, and the drop-off in 1978, while Coryell's "figuring it out" may have played a role, I would add something else, more fundamental. The defensive rule changes. Prior to 1978, defenders could hit and maul receivers almost with impunity. This was what made the Falcons' corners so effective in 1977, Rolland Lawrence was a very physical player. This is why they could risk the all-out blitzes, because the receivers rarely got into the open. However, once the rules changed and you had to keep hands-off the receivers most the time, Lawrence simply did not have the speed to stay with the receivers. He was a physical tormentor, not a speedster. So once freed by the rules changes, the receivers ran all over the Falcons secondary, and scored big when they blitzed. However, even into 1980 they still blitzed A LOT. They got burned a lot, but they also got a lot of sacks and knocked out a lot of QBs (like Staubach in 1978, who was never the same after that game.) And you still could not run against them. Very few RBs ever got near 100 yards against them. They were also very opportunistic and picked off a lot of interceptions. So I think it's unfair to say that they became bad in 1978, they just became a different kind of threat than in 1977.
    Again, not criticizing, I know you can't cover EVERYTHING! Really enjoying this.

    • @jgottula
      @jgottula Před 3 lety +15

      @Fries I appreciate the extra information and context provided by both of you!

    • @spaghettibrad4297
      @spaghettibrad4297 Před 3 lety +7

      @Chuck Poore @Fries - good read guys, thanks for providing those smaller stories and stats that didn’t find their way into the video

    • @jgottula
      @jgottula Před 3 lety +1

      @Fries Honestly I couldn’t tell you! 😄
      Never been much of a football person really. I’ve definitely watched enough football (mostly college level I think) on TV with the family (and in high school, I was in the band) that I know enough about the game and its rules to generally understand and appreciate it. Never been very drawn into particular teams or players or fandom though. If asked to name any five NFL players on the spot, I probably couldn’t do it. (The NBA on the other hand… now *that* was my jam [pun intended?] for a looooong time.)
      In any case, I still find videos and comments like these, about sports I’m not personally deeply into, to be endlessly fascinating. I know enough about the basic rules of the game, and the very general context, for all the little details and the stories to be super interesting. 😛

    • @allanmacmillan7823
      @allanmacmillan7823 Před 2 lety

      @Fries Mine is William Andrews who was a blocking FB at Auburn for Joe Cribbs and James Brooks. Turns out, he was a better RB than both of them, but the imbecile coaching at Auburn wouldn't let him carry it.

  • @bluemonkjd
    @bluemonkjd Před 3 lety +72

    Still amazes me how y'all manage to make watching a GameCast from 1979 exciting.

  • @capt.jaylenbrown8534
    @capt.jaylenbrown8534 Před 3 lety +121

    I had to pause for a solid 10 minutes to laugh after that jesus christ bit.

  • @chrisrosevids
    @chrisrosevids Před 3 lety +74

    The one thing I look forward to in these series is the music. The song from 16:02 to 21:31 is a BANGER.

    • @kamonbr1
      @kamonbr1 Před 3 lety +9

      francis monkman contrapunkt

    • @serraramayfield9230
      @serraramayfield9230 Před 3 lety +8

      @@kamonbr1 Original song: czcams.com/video/HLYnVuanZAk/video.html
      Also I now realize I heard this when I was little...what a good song.

    • @mimipeahes5848
      @mimipeahes5848 Před 3 lety +3

      The choice in tracks has been so perfect for this series.

    • @brickwallblitz
      @brickwallblitz Před 3 lety

      Would sound right at home in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.

    • @jdixie2010
      @jdixie2010 Před 3 lety +2

      Does anyone else get a NFL Films vibe from this song? 😊

  • @moyasi22
    @moyasi22 Před 3 lety +81

    “Get yo popcorn ready”-Terrell Owens

  • @ethangallup565
    @ethangallup565 Před 3 lety +30

    The NFL should pay these guys millions of dollars to do these for every team, so people can learn the history of their team and others. These are so great.

    • @matthewconnors1011
      @matthewconnors1011 Před 3 lety +2

      I hope they stay right here and never change.

    • @badger6728
      @badger6728 Před 2 lety +5

      Bengals documentary when? I’d love to hear the tale of a team created by and fueled by spite of the league and the Browns

    • @tjestirr
      @tjestirr Před rokem

      The NFL is currently looking to hire ppl to dig through statistics as they happen in order to build storylines, I saw it while looking at job postings the other day

  • @mikejennette8478
    @mikejennette8478 Před 3 lety +58

    "Although he went undrafted out of Nazareth"
    Had to pause for a good 2 minutes there to stop laughing

  • @RockHoward
    @RockHoward Před 3 lety +71

    As a 64 year old life long Falcons/Braves/Hawks fan this series is like doubling down on the PTSD. Perhaps it will be good for me though. Professional therapy is a lot more expensive and not nearly as entertaining.

    • @joebrinson5040
      @joebrinson5040 Před 2 lety +3

      As a Falcon fan since 1966 I share your PTSD

  • @cdubb1245
    @cdubb1245 Před 3 lety +71

    “Although he went undrafted out of Nazareth” is a statement that I never knew I needed to hear spoken

  • @StarkRavingSports
    @StarkRavingSports Před 3 lety +37

    He is risen

  • @PauloSSBM
    @PauloSSBM Před 3 lety +30

    crazy that jesus went undrafted after hearing how much he influences some of the all time greats

    • @tommyl.dayandtherunaways820
      @tommyl.dayandtherunaways820 Před 3 lety +10

      @@SimuLord he also had serious anger issues. I mean Ryan Leaf shouting a reporter is one thing, but this Jesus guy supposedly walked into a temple and totally flipped out. Not a good image.

    • @Noah_Tindell
      @Noah_Tindell Před 3 lety +2

      @@SimuLord Also tax collectors and ordinary fishermen. He was also potentially responsible for getting people drunk at a wedding by turning the water into wine. One too many character concerns are what hurt his draft stock, I mean, have you ever seen him on Mel Kiper's draft board? 😂

    • @austinfletchermusic
      @austinfletchermusic Před 3 lety +5

      @@SimuLord Don't forget, he was a /really/ wacky character. Not that football hasn't had nore than it's fair share of wacky characters. But when you start claiming you're the savior of mankind and the son of God ... yeah, the only list you're getting put on is a government watchlist.

  • @bartonallenlewis6012
    @bartonallenlewis6012 Před 3 lety +8

    Did not expect Secret Base to convince me God exists today but here we are

  • @bebislol2899
    @bebislol2899 Před 3 lety +37

    14:06 are we gonna talk about the fact that Steve Bartowskis stats make out an “LI” for super bowl LI?!?

  • @Cavitt
    @Cavitt Před rokem +6

    “Although he went undrafted out of Nazereth…”
    “Relying on a punter to make an emergency pass is like handing a paintbrush to an elephant: it’s just interesting to see what they will create.”
    This is why Jon is the best sports writer, period.

  • @g-rated3514
    @g-rated3514 Před 3 lety +32

    24:14 Now that's a man of God right there! What a awesome scene I'm glad you all brought light to

  • @brigadermovies
    @brigadermovies Před 3 lety +53

    I can't stop rewatching the wild card round vs the eagles section. Contrapunkt is such a great backing track to this insanity. Is it insane? I don't know. I don't watch enough football. But Jon and Alex could present tablesetting in a way that has me at the edge of my seat.

  • @SuperNuclearUnicorn
    @SuperNuclearUnicorn Před 3 lety +10

    Gotta say I appreciate this series for sharing that story about Brezina going over to help Michel. I'm not religious, but we need more folks to interpret the word of God in this way and not use it to shit on other people and to make people feel superior.
    What a great guy. That's the definition of sportsmanship and the understanding that after everything it's still just a game and there are bigger things going on.
    I love those stories. Kinda like Bartolo Colon giving Dee Gordon a total meatball in his first AB after Jose Fernandez passed

  • @OzymandiasWasRight
    @OzymandiasWasRight Před 3 lety +28

    I'd never even heard Claude Humphrey's name before, it's part of why I love these documentaries. Lost his mentor, his wingman, and had knee surgery just to crank out 18 sacks the following season. That's why I love football. That's superhero stuff.

    • @allanmacmillan7823
      @allanmacmillan7823 Před 2 lety

      Claude was a master of the "head slap" which was outlawed in the 70s.

    • @allanmacmillan7823
      @allanmacmillan7823 Před 2 lety

      @Fries Do you remember Frank Nunley of the 49ers? The "Fudge Hammer" could head-slap with anybody.

    • @allanmacmillan7823
      @allanmacmillan7823 Před 2 lety

      @Fries Yes...wore the single-car facemask into the 70s. He was among the last of his kind...a throwback to earlier times.

    • @allanmacmillan7823
      @allanmacmillan7823 Před 2 lety

      Single-bar

  • @JohnSmith-mk1rj
    @JohnSmith-mk1rj Před 2 lety +9

    That Falcons player comforting the Eagles punter who wasn't a kicker while even the crowd was on the field celebrating was such a great little moment.
    And here I swore I wouldn't cry...

  • @EricTann
    @EricTann Před 3 lety +30

    Hearing that ending music, which was last used to introduce Ichiro, made me very excited to meet someone special.

    • @alperensengun6832
      @alperensengun6832 Před 3 lety +3

      It’s the meeting someone special music

    • @HipsterShiningArmor
      @HipsterShiningArmor Před 3 lety +1

      I mean its Deion Sanders so... "someone special" is if anything an understatement.

  • @tiagocardoso5106
    @tiagocardoso5106 Před 3 lety +56

    Jesus Christ went undrafted out of Nazareth. Goddamnit you did it again

  • @CodeineAbdulJabbar
    @CodeineAbdulJabbar Před 3 lety +30

    As a saints fan I can't believe you had me rooting for the falcons there for a second lmao

    • @munichhelles
      @munichhelles Před 3 lety +2

      I felt similarly as a Panthers fan honestly

    • @Shawn6751
      @Shawn6751 Před 2 lety +5

      Now you know how it feels to be a Falcons' fan.

  • @serisothikos
    @serisothikos Před 3 lety +32

    12:43 is simply flawless. Perfect sports storytelling.

  • @Technochaos03
    @Technochaos03 Před 3 lety +32

    Jon really knows how to introduce star players. I don't even know who Deion Sanders is but I got full body goosebumps.

    • @Eidenhoek
      @Eidenhoek Před 3 lety +2

      How do you not know PrimeTime?

    • @matthewconnors1011
      @matthewconnors1011 Před 3 lety +10

      @@Eidenhoek i know it seems odd to anyone who knows anything about football but jon and alex have a huge following of viewers who literally don't know sports, don't follow sports, weren't exposed to them. It's an incredible thing. You'll see many comments under their productions from people saying just that but they watch these things over and over.

    • @Technochaos03
      @Technochaos03 Před 3 lety +4

      @@Eidenhoek My family was ride or die Steelers fans so I don't know much about other teams at all. Now that I've grown out of my cringe phase I'm just starting to learn about other teams.

    • @Eidenhoek
      @Eidenhoek Před 3 lety +5

      @@Technochaos03 He's considered one of, if not THE, best cornerbacks ever.

    • @kvltizt
      @kvltizt Před 3 lety +1

      PRIME TIME
      I hope you watched the next episode!

  • @jamespatton9806
    @jamespatton9806 Před 3 lety +3

    Everyone talking about the jesus joke but that PHI - ATL playoff music was FIRE

  • @foramoreperfectamerica8490

    The music during the Falcons Eagles play-off match is epic.

  • @shawdowsanddust5301
    @shawdowsanddust5301 Před 2 lety +10

    The 24:00 min mark is why to this day Greg Brezina is one of my favorite Falcons. Very solid LB for Atlanta for a long time, but a truly great man.

  • @Ambivalence18
    @Ambivalence18 Před 3 lety +33

    The anime fight music for the Falcons first playoff game was awesome.

    • @AQUAPHREESH193
      @AQUAPHREESH193 Před 3 lety

      Lol it’s anime music? 😂😂

    • @Ishkur23
      @Ishkur23 Před 3 lety

      Sounded more like a Monday Night Football theme ripoff.

    • @Swordopolis
      @Swordopolis Před 3 lety +2

      czcams.com/video/HLYnVuanZAk/video.html

  • @kz-be3ri
    @kz-be3ri Před 3 lety +78

    Thank you for making this series and the Mariners one I love learning about the history behind teams especially my Ms.

    • @blakelip3
      @blakelip3 Před 3 lety

      Having Internet helps

    • @FalcoNat
      @FalcoNat Před 3 lety +1

      I’m hoping for a miniseries on the recent history of my Pirates. They’ve generally sucked for longer than I’ve been alive.

    • @FalcoNat
      @FalcoNat Před 2 lety

      @Fries Oh yeah, I’ve heard about that game. Down 6 runs in the 9th and coming back to win 9-8 on a Brian Giles grand slam. I was only a few months old at the time, so I obviously wouldn’t remember it lol, but I know of it.

  • @ParsnipPizza
    @ParsnipPizza Před 3 lety +8

    The sequence with Cloud Traveler starting with the final Eagles kick is honestly one of the best pieces of multi-media story telling Jon and SB have ever done. Great parallels with the background story with Neil Diamond, great payoffs on the segments themes of kickers, the creativity and eye to notice Brezina's act of faith caught on camera, and Atlanta's final elation at this first ever playoff win. An early peak in the series, which still also had fantastic insight on Mike Vick, the idea to compare Lisa Lopes to the 2 Legit teams and with all the Matt Ryan/Dan Quinn episodes to go.

  • @jtherealmccoy9450
    @jtherealmccoy9450 Před 3 lety +54

    Great work so far on this series. Yall are already getting to the heart of what makes it so tough to be a Falcons fan, hell to be an Atlanta sports fan in general. They can't just lose normally, they can't just be bad, they have to give you hope first before dashing said hope spectacularly.

    • @hurgcat
      @hurgcat Před 3 lety +6

      The Mariners sail a boat through choppy waters, the Falcons drive a train that has one stop: Pain.

    • @garrettMk3
      @garrettMk3 Před 3 lety +2

      Even though i was born in the 2000s, i will never forget the years 1995 or 1958

    • @garrettMk3
      @garrettMk3 Před 3 lety +1

      @Fries Hawks won the nba championship (even though they weren’t in atl yet, its still a w)

    • @AQUAPHREESH193
      @AQUAPHREESH193 Před 3 lety +2

      At least you got the Braves 😂🤷🏾‍♂️ who usually kick my Mets azz up and down the block 😂🤷🏾‍♂️

    • @DeosPraetorian
      @DeosPraetorian Před 3 lety

      @@AQUAPHREESH193 They haven't done anything either in the last 25 years

  • @lolotroll2
    @lolotroll2 Před 3 lety +48

    That Pearson “catch” against the Vikings is so clearly out of bounds - poor vikes can’t catch a break!

    • @alexthegreat38
      @alexthegreat38 Před 3 lety +25

      They might've ruled he was forced out, which refs were allowed to do until like 2007

    • @janconner2087
      @janconner2087 Před 3 lety +18

      At that time, if the defender pushed the receiver out, the refs called it a catch. Only recently did the NFL change that rule

    • @michaelsvoboda8380
      @michaelsvoboda8380 Před 3 lety +7

      Don't forget the push off on the defender for the hailmary catch

    • @nalgene247
      @nalgene247 Před 3 lety +1

      @@michaelsvoboda8380 Watched an NFL films highlight reel when I was 6. I excitedly showed my dad the catch when he came home, to which he only commented that was the point that he realized the NFL is rigged.

  • @alexcroninvgc
    @alexcroninvgc Před 3 lety +21

    Jon and Alex (and Kofie, and everyone else involved) please keep doing your thing. It is entirely unique and brilliant. I can’t get enough of this content

  • @Kylora2112
    @Kylora2112 Před 3 lety +14

    If this is going to be a 6 hour documentary on one of the most okay teams in any sport, I'm all in.

  • @mpaulm
    @mpaulm Před 3 lety +12

    I had a tear in my eye at the 24 minute mark. Thank you for sharing this part of the story.

  • @MRjuggerNAUT77
    @MRjuggerNAUT77 Před 3 lety +3

    I can’t believe that some simple music at 16:03 turned bars moving across the screen into a heart pumping battle of the ages

  • @DjPyro2010
    @DjPyro2010 Před 3 lety +3

    The 80s background music is the best part of the video

  • @kylekishimoto9150
    @kylekishimoto9150 Před 3 lety +6

    ok the part about the eagles using a punter as a kicker even after he sucked for 4 weeks has me rolling lmao

  • @korbyrhodes8349
    @korbyrhodes8349 Před 3 lety +4

    This has already been said, but the "undrafted out of Nazareth" line may be the best Bois line yet, and that is saying a lot.

  • @xxy8198
    @xxy8198 Před 3 lety +37

    LETS GOOO ive been waiting on this and I’m not even a falcons fan. Anything with multiple parts from Jon is like waiting for christmas

  • @davidowen4816
    @davidowen4816 Před 3 lety +2

    "The Falcons defence applying as much pressure as the atmosphere atop Mount Everest" Lol.

  • @Tulad_Shorts
    @Tulad_Shorts Před rokem +2

    when that playoff music kicked in bro

  • @samcrowe5990
    @samcrowe5990 Před 2 lety +3

    The music at 16:02 reminds me of late 80s/early 90s NFL Films productions. Awesome.

  • @glts8146
    @glts8146 Před 3 lety +7

    The falcons are a team I’ve never really cared about yet here I am extremely invested into this series and the entire history of the team. Cant wait for part 3

  • @jonesy279
    @jonesy279 Před 3 lety +4

    As a former O lineman thank you for the fantastic bridge metaphor!

  • @tedmur
    @tedmur Před 9 měsíci +1

    Coming back to watch this after already having seen it multiple times. All I can say is a sincere thankyou to Jon, Alex and all of Secret Base for being the single best story tellers on CZcams. You guys have given me countless hours of enjoyment. You’re amazing.

  • @TheSpartanWin
    @TheSpartanWin Před 3 lety +32

    I know they’re going to stop at Super Bowl 51, but I still want them to talk about the 2020 season

    • @brucedillon8358
      @brucedillon8358 Před 3 lety +15

      they didn't stop at 2001 on the mariners

    • @TheSpartanWin
      @TheSpartanWin Před 3 lety

      @@brucedillon8358 yeah but between the trailer and the start of part 1, they are very clearly going to have Super Bowl 51 as the climax. I hope they still continue onto the 2020 season

    • @osaka199
      @osaka199 Před 3 lety +7

      @@TheSpartanWin It's only been 4 years since then, they can do a kind of unwinding after the fact. Half of the last part of the Mariners doc was "wrapping up on accolades" after all.

    • @keenfrizzle
      @keenfrizzle Před 3 lety +13

      @@TheSpartanWin A climax is not the end of a story. I think it would be a disservice to the Falcons not to talk about life after SB 51. Dorktown wouldn't do us like that

    • @brucedillon8358
      @brucedillon8358 Před 3 lety

      @@keenfrizzle exactly

  • @heyitsevan758
    @heyitsevan758 Před 3 lety +15

    Wow! I wasn’t expecting this episode for another 2 weeks! What a pleasant surprise.

    • @serraramayfield9230
      @serraramayfield9230 Před 3 lety

      The episodes are weekly, FYI

    • @heyitsevan758
      @heyitsevan758 Před 3 lety +1

      @@serraramayfield9230 The Cleveland Cavs videos came out two weeks a part. They had a random video that would come out between each part.

    • @ianalex9062
      @ianalex9062 Před 3 lety

      @@heyitsevan758 If you looked at the pinned comment on the first part of the ATL series, it said to come back Saturday for part 2

  • @wallballman8
    @wallballman8 Před 3 lety +1

    Jeff Van Note actually lives in my neighborhood in a suburb north of Atlanta. Super nice and chill dude, might not have ever heard of him if my parents weren't Falcons season ticket holders in the 80's.

  • @kinetic03
    @kinetic03 Před 3 lety +1

    That segment with the wildcard matchup between the Falcons and Eagles was so fucking good. It seemed so damn important...I think the music had a large role to play in that. The Falcons were made to be the main character in this series, and after all the trials and tribulations and failure in the first part and early parts of this video, everything in the team's history had amounted to that one game, which was their biggest and most important to that point. The production quality on these Dorktown series has me questioning if I deserve to be watching this for free

  • @TheAlfrulz
    @TheAlfrulz Před 3 lety +15

    Watching you recap the second half of that 1978 Falcon wild card game, I feel like your planting a seed for future reference to SB LI. The Eagles on the verge of clinching until a turnover. A 3rd and long leading to a fingertip Falcon catch. 19:50
    I'm getting flash forward images of Matt Ryan and Julian Edelman.

  • @ParryThat
    @ParryThat Před rokem +3

    Jon is using his opening monologue to attack everyone who has ever attempted building the IKEA MALM chest of drawers.

  • @domukaz
    @domukaz Před 3 lety +2

    The guy who wrote the music for the playoff game against the Eagles went so much harder than a music-library composer ever needs to do. Incredible

  • @Deeznuts-lm9bg
    @Deeznuts-lm9bg Před 3 lety +2

    2:16 I’m from Paducah Kentucky and I’ve never heard of him thank you, you taught me something today. 😭😭😭😭

  • @yiply42
    @yiply42 Před 3 lety +5

    That track during the Eagles game was absolutely banging

  • @thedude3065
    @thedude3065 Před 3 lety +52

    I'm eager to see us arrive at the moment the Falcons drafted a certain someone
    a QB by the name of Brett Favre

    • @DeosPraetorian
      @DeosPraetorian Před 3 lety +1

      he probably would have had a worse career in Atlanta

    • @christianraines3032
      @christianraines3032 Před 3 lety +2

      @@DeosPraetorian not if he had counseling and a proper head coach.

    • @DeosPraetorian
      @DeosPraetorian Před 3 lety

      @@christianraines3032 wouldn't have gotten it in Atlanta

    • @christianraines3032
      @christianraines3032 Před 3 lety +1

      @@DeosPraetorian maybe not with glanville

  • @rdthaprariedawg
    @rdthaprariedawg Před 3 lety +1

    1. I was raised by Saints fans, and this is still compelling
    2. I was proud to know who Mike Kenn was before this
    3. I love SB doing deep dives into the history of these marginal teams - Mariners, Cavs, Falcons...and I know soon my Milwaukee Bucks will hit the screen where Alvin Robertson and Frank Brickowski will get the recognition they have long deserved

  • @gnarlyburrito5123
    @gnarlyburrito5123 Před 3 lety +2

    Fun Fact: Atlanta Falcons LB, Jon Rade's daughter was my english teacher Sophomore Year. I was her Aide Junior and Senior year. Pretty Cool Lady

  • @Empress_Evie
    @Empress_Evie Před 3 lety +3

    It's insane how well the music fits at 16:02; I've been listening to this track non-stop since watching this video

  • @vvocky
    @vvocky Před 3 lety +44

    I love you

  • @xhybridnoisebloomx1187
    @xhybridnoisebloomx1187 Před 3 lety +1

    the timing of the Jesus Christ frame absolutely killed me. great work as usual, guys.

  • @eliasmathew797
    @eliasmathew797 Před 6 měsíci +1

    I do not care how many years ago this was, “undrafted out of Nazareth” is my favorite line from any Secret Base video ever 😂

  • @vsauce4678
    @vsauce4678 Před 3 lety +3

    Dude does have a cannon even without amazing footwork. Dude would have top 5 arm talent in the nfl today.

  • @sleepful1917
    @sleepful1917 Před 3 lety +4

    "although he went undrafted out of Nazareth" lmaoooo that one got me good

  • @DDub04
    @DDub04 Před rokem +1

    I only know of Deion Sanders because of the noise he’s making at the University of Colorado but that is honestly really funny to see him be revealed at the end like that.

  • @stephbenson7340
    @stephbenson7340 Před 2 lety +1

    Honestly, my favorite part is the end of that Falcons-Eagles game with Brezina and Michel. I'm not even particularly religious, but the way Brezina took time while his entire team and city were celebrating, and Michel was in the depths of the worst moment of his life (for something he couldn't even really be blamed for), to give an uplifting and kind word to Michele and raise his spirits, and the way you captured and described it, was perfection.

  • @BigSchim
    @BigSchim Před 3 lety +3

    Loved 16:02 to 21:30. I wish I could watch more recaps of ANY game like that.

  • @TheGreatPurpleFerret
    @TheGreatPurpleFerret Před 3 lety +4

    Man I love seeing and hearing about those beautiful little sports moments you guys highlight in the middle of these traumatic histories.

  • @anitalift7546
    @anitalift7546 Před 3 lety +1

    Dear Jon, Alex, and Lindley,
    I stopped in the middle of Steve Bartkowski's rebound while I was watching on my back porch at 3 am. I was smoking fat rips to this video when a fox came up to me in the rain storm, probably for my medical flower. I drove it off by taking a picture, though it didn't turn out great. If you'd like, I can personally email you this picture if desired. Anyway, I feel like this is a sign of good fortune for you and the video series. I really love your work.
    Yes.

  • @nickpowell2524
    @nickpowell2524 Před 3 lety +1

    That ATL-Phi segment was pure magic

  • @carlosgonzalezs1fan346
    @carlosgonzalezs1fan346 Před 2 lety +4

    23:48 my favorite part of the series hands down

  • @Pyrospriter042
    @Pyrospriter042 Před 3 lety +5

    "The two emotions of football are sad and mad."

  • @Emoconnors
    @Emoconnors Před 3 lety +2

    As someone who does not know anything about football people, the amount of suspense you have put in me for the next episode by using the same song for this guy as you did for introducing Ichiro Suzuki in the Mariners series is incredible

    • @DeosPraetorian
      @DeosPraetorian Před 3 lety

      Well sanders is the only player to play in a super bowl and a world series

  • @paulthompkins4150
    @paulthompkins4150 Před 3 lety +2

    I will elways LOVE those Red Falcons jerseys.

  • @TIMAAAY
    @TIMAAAY Před 3 lety +3

    12:48
    "Although he went undrafted out of Nazareth" had me rolling 🤣

  • @Swegballerbob
    @Swegballerbob Před 3 lety +6

    I can’t tell if it’s a good thing or a bad thing that I know the best part of my day will be when these videos come out

  • @MrFindX
    @MrFindX Před 3 lety +2

    That commentary of the playoff game against the eagles is something of pure bliss

  • @XTheJokeDealer
    @XTheJokeDealer Před 2 lety +1

    I come back to this series around once a month… It’s so fire