Gang Green: The 1991 Eagles Defense | Philadelphia Eagles
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- The vaunted 1991 Eagles defense led the league in seemingly every category. Five years ago, we caught up with key members from that squad to reflect on that defense's place in history.
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RIP Jerome Brown and Reggie White..defensive dominance at the highest level..
Amen
Andre Waters & Wes Hopkins as well 🙏
It gets no better than this 🦅
The reason I became an Eagles fan, all the way from England 💓
I wasn't even from Philly but because of this defense and Buddy and bud Carson, I've come to love them as a kid! Loved them ever since! 👍
Both led purple people eaters and steel curtain
Exactly the same. That and Randall and Tecmo Super Bowl
Same here!! I’ve been to Philadelphia twice in my lifetime. But when the Eagles played a road game within driving distance, I will go to a game. I’ve loved the birds since Randall, Reggie, Buddy Ryan era!!!
Buddy Ryan wasn’t there in 1991
Yes you're correct Rich kotite was the coach but he inherited that team from Buddy Ryan And they also had a great defensive coordinator in Bud Carson in 91 but Rich being the coach was like a forgetful dream. Win or lose, buddy Ryan was the man in Philly.
Those jerseys, helmets and colorway are some of the best looking of all time. It's no wonder these guys had swagger out there on the field
Miss this era
The hit on Hill by Hopkins - Wes saw it coming a mile away and actually crouched down and exploded through him - such a vicious hit. That D was great.
One of the best defenses to every play. Another great job by Buddy.
Gary Stone....Yeah, Buddy was great at building a defense. He was terrible at building a offense. I mean TERRIBLE.
Buddy wasn’t there in 1991 but why let facts get in the way of your stupidity
If Randall didn't get hurt this team would have won the Super Bowl.
Best defense in the league. 10 Wins playing largely with 3rd string QBs all season. Barely missed the playoffs. If Randall is there nobody was beating them.
Well done documentary, well done defensive efforts. Fly Eagles fly.
That and NFL films yearbook is gold !
RIP🥀
🦅Jerome Brown🕊
🦅 Reggie White 🕊
🦅 Andre Waters🕊
🦅 Wes Hopkins 🕊
🦅 Mike Pitts. 🕊
👼🏿FlyAngelsFly👼🏿
Buddy's lesson: the ball, the ball & the ball. This Eagles/Dallas game is the reason we refer to him as Ache-man to this day.
You’re a loser. Those Eagles never won a thing but you celebrate a regular season game. Pathetic you are
I feel like every player that played for the Eagles deserve a ring, I can't imagine how happy everyone will be when they finally win one
They finally got a ring now
Well you're happy now but that team deserve the ring that was the team that I was in love with. That's the team I grew up with I didn't even really mind Rich kotite Ray Rhodes was The Nightmare. And then I moved to Boston when Brady started so I'm a Patriots fan but I always like the eagles too so I had to pull for them since the Patriots I already had so many titles we needed one so bad
Aaron Bradley Les Go!
@@aaronbradley3232 buddy Ryan eagles and Andy Reid eagles deserved one ring each
Goodluck with that buddy but hope it happens just to see cowboys fans sick to there stomach
I love the Eagles. These old videos are the best . They bring back such great memories .Thank You . Reggie White was the King , Randall Cunningham , Andre Waters and so many more .
Yes they were the only defensive unit to lead the league in every defensive category
I'm old enough to remember this game. Seth saying Aikman was making noises like a little girl was hilarious. I remember playing in Dallas and Aikman getting concussed. He talked about that game and how he was on the sideline having no clue where he was.
Great defense, they helped the cowboys become the best the following year too , it was a great time for football not like it is now ✌️👍
I remember seeing Aikman win. Seth never won a thing
@@TL2354 He won a superbowl with the Broncos
So many current fans lament that Jim Johnson is no longer around, but in my book Bud Carson was THE MAN! I was at the House of Pain game and it is one of the greatest moments of my life. Got into a scuffle with a bunch of Oiler fans ( I was wearing my Eagles Jersey ) and ended up on camera as the game was in the progress. BTW, #48 Wes Hopkins is my all time favorite Eagle. Played safety but hit you with a horrific viciousness. Reminds me of Jack Lambert with some hits in this game.
When Mr. Hopkins hit people it was like a violent collision.
You have a book?
One of the best defenses in NFK history. Often overlooked by the league and media for what they did. 1st in every defensive category.
I just remember hitting Troy and hearing him squeel like a girl that was worth 10
Sacks to me -Seth Joyner 🤣💚🦅
Troy actually won in the league
Troy Vincent?!
Still coming back in 2023… bring it home for Jerome!! Fly eagles fly
sad that 4 of the members are no longer with us
andre waters
reggie white
jerome brown
wes hopkins
Amen
War eagle Auburn tigers
RIP to some of the greatest who ever did it.
Amen
I remember when Jerome died like it was yesterday.
WE FINALLY BROUGHT IT HOME FOR JEROME!
Fly High Mike Pitts it's a sad day for the family but you'll always be my hero 🥺 💚🤍🦅🦅🦅 #74
I loved that whole defense but especially Eric Allen
I absolutely loved watching THAT defense every week!
Wish they won a ring ....
Of all years for Randall to get hurt!!! Damn it!!!
Remember the game he got hurt against the jets I believe.
Eric had a 60+ yrd int for a td and handed him the ball . he was in the tunnel on crutches
@@luvmenow33 Yes, that was in the '93 season, but the defense wasn't as good. Reggie White and Jerome Brown were gone by then. That '91 defense was so dominant it wasn't fair, but the offense was dysfunctional with a QB carousel all season long after Randall went down.
@@hammer3353 I believe we would have won it all one of those years between 88/89 to 92/93 if Randal played a whole season.
@@luvmenow33 me too. I've always felt that way with these teams. Take care 🙂
I agree. That defense was vicious. Its still respected today but not nearly as much as it would have been if they won it all.
White and Brown next to each other and Simmons rushing of the edge with one guy blocking him because everyone had to block White and brown.
Clyde had like 15 or more than year
Great Defense all around
Eagles 1991 "Gang-Green" defense is still their best ever!
Love watching this
Hearing Seth say it wouldn’t have carried the weight had it had an Eagle on the ring is all you need to know how much he loved playing here for the Eagles and how much I still idolize those teams from 86-93
THIS was in my humble opinion the greatest one year Defense of alltime....you can have the Purple People Eaters, the Doomsday, the Fearsome Foursome and the great Iron Curtain....for this one year, NO D was better....if you recall they lost Cunningham in the first game...McMahon lasted about two more and then it was a parade of waiver wire rejects...they had NO offense...nothing, nada, zilch zero and the D was on the field the whole damn game....but they STILL won 10 games and if they would have made the playoffs I have no doubt they would have won the SB....they DESTROYED teams....what they did to that "run and shoot" Houston team on that Monday night was unbelievable....I think they put out three of their Wideouts...THAT was the REAL "Bodybag" game.....Once Bud Carson got ahold of that D and installed a "sane" defensive system they were just scary.....people still think Buddy Ryan was the greatest, but his system was outmoded and he was incompetant, calling zero blitzes on almost every play was insane and RYAN is the reason they never won a playoff game...those teams SHOULD have won AT LEAST TWO SBs! This 91 team would have won 14 games and the SB EASILY if Randall doesnt get hurt....such a shame....
Them guys are Super Bowl champs in the mind of every Philly fan that watched that team play..if we had a different owner they would have won a Super Bowl..doesn’t even matter ,too this day that was the best time watching eagles football..
I will never forget what they did to a dominant Houston Oilers offense on Monday Night Football. Absolutely incredible!!!!
Hey Sean Desai, THIS is what we want our new defense to look like.... !
This defense was and always will be legendary! I’ll always say this buddy Ryan culture brought up some gems! Especially the best bird to ever bear the midnight green!!.. Brian BDAWK Dawkins. Top 5 all time defenses of all time. FLY EAGLES FLY
I was 20 yrs old in 1991. So much fun watching this team. GANG GREEN. Bad Ass defence. Watching this, I almost forgot how amazing they were. And Randell. Oh my. Most entertaining Eagles squad.
Who was better then or the 2002 team ?!
As an Eagles fan from Philly, all due respect to Troy Aikman. One of the toughest quarterbacks to EVER play. Great announcer too. Dallas sucks but I hate the Giants even more. That goes back to the 80's.
We need our defense to have The Body Bag Game mentality!
i remember one game pre game warm ups the whole d line just sat on one knee watching the other team..putting fear in them..
I agree what they said if they would have won the superbowl they would've been the greatest defence in history
I was 19 that year and I was so saddened they didn’t get to the super bowl that year
I have to give that defense credit even though we won a couple of Super Bowls the Eagles owned us in the late 80’s & early 90’s...
lets get that ring!
War eagle
Buddy put “ALL” his resources into the Defense.
The best defense to not win a super bowl besides 2006 ravens imo
1991 Philadelphia Eagle defense without Buddy 😢😢😢😭😭😭
If Randell didn’t get hurt we would have won the Super Bowl without a doubt.
Greatest Eagles defense ever💪🏽
Yeah, but that Cunningham-less offense did them in.
@JoJoe MC I agree, they sucked
👐 #flyeaglesfly
11 SACKS 😯😐😲😮WTF?!?! What was Troy Aikman thinking and feeling after that game lol??😅🤣😂
I love you all!
I'd put NO Defense in their too. They were statistically right there with the Eagles in 91. Sam Mills, Ricky Jackson, Pat Swilling weren't a joke either.
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It is a DAMN shame that this team missed the playoffs because at that time only 5 teams from each conference made the playoffs. The 6 and 7 were Philadelphia and San Francisco who both would have been trouble for the Redskins who won the Super Bowl
Sidney Brown and Carter would have fit right in on that defense!
Gang green in 1991
Jonathan Gannon needs to watch this video and take notes no cap!
Bud Carson perfected when Buddy Ryan's D gave up the big play.
Im a Cowboys fan.. Seth to be in the Hall Of Fame. With Jack lambert and jack ham
Who would think that Reggie White and Jerome Brown especially Reggie White would be the ones that are dead
Andre Waters and Wes Hopkins too
4:25 - 4:28 Badass Hit
House of Pain game... they had the house but we brought the pain.
You quoted Jerome Brown perfectly!!
@mongoslade277 Jerome is my all time favorite Eagle.
2:40 equals 2022 🦅
Squealing like a little girl!! HAHAHAHA... I love it, go eagles 24/7
War eagle Auburn also lol
And then we beat you ass for like the next 5 years
IM
I'm pretty sure he felt better the next year holding up the Lombardi Trophy and SB MVP TROPHY
Missing the playoffs was the best thing that could've happened to Gang Grene...because their legacy would be a lot different if the last memory of them had been their sideline misery as the RFK faithful have gleefully waved body bags after watching the offense of the greatest TEAM ever make them look ordinary for the third time...
If only the eagles didn’t lose Randall that season. If they had him then they would have had a good or atleast average offense and most likely make the superbowl.
The best defense ever they had no quarterback that year Randal McMahon got hurt they had Jeff fucking kemp
This legendary defense would be penalized out the gazoo in today's sanitized game.
Wes destroyed Drew Hill on that hit so much so I remember Hills cage on his face mask was actually BENT. ALL legal hits too.
No one took the Eagles highschool level offense from this era seriously. Randall or not.
Funny thing, those great Wash teams ran the same four plays, just out of different formations. The Eagles finally figured it out in 1992. But what if they had a playoffs surprise for Washington?Probably not but you never know.
Squealed like a little girl bwaaaaaa
How did that team not make the playoffs?
All the great teams that year was in the NFC except Buffalo. The 49ers was 10-6 that year just like the Eagles and they didn't make the playoffs either!! The only time that's ever happened
This team was a band of brothers 😂, very close
Too bad they played in the same Division with the #1 offense and #2 defense in the League
Imagine if Randall was healthy and Buddy was never fired by dopey Norman Braman!
If Buddy was there, nothing would have happened. Carson gave the defense discipline and they were better. Carson won more championships so he knew what to do.
Lol Buddy couldn't win a playoff
@@daveduffy2823 Buddy was there for 2 years and won the division after the team was garbage like a decade just like the current Cowboys, they were a mess, all talk. Buddy turned that Eagles team into a monster in a division with 2 SB Champs, and had them winning 10-11 games in a stacked division the Giants and the Redskins of the 80s. Not Kotite. Not Carson. Buddy picked them players. Not Carson. Buddy should have fired kotite, hired Carson, and had more time. This coaching turnover is a joke, when they trend up, YOU KEEP THE COACH, when they go 4-12 to 3-13 you make a change, not when they are making the playoffs and winning the division every year. Not Norman Braman that idiot fired Buddy and it became a shitfest, like the current Cowboys and Jerry Jones. Total joke until Lurie bought the team and hired Andy Reid, and they owned the division, pretty much since. The Giants got a few and the Cowboys 1 or 2, but the Eagles got like 12 they been to a few SB they been to 6 NFC Championships, they won a SB under Lurie all in past 20+ years, SINCE Cheapskate Norman Braman sold the team. I dont think the Redskins got 1 since Snyder bought that team. Shows you what Ownership means. And Robert Kraft, he is willing to cheat, film other teams, steal other teams plays, pay all the fines when they get caught and keep cheating in 2019 then visit a washy washy afterwards. BC Roger Goodell allows it to happen over and over and over.
Super Bowl victory over Buffalo is what happens.
Imagine if Brian Dawkins was on this team
Why they didn't go to the playoffs? Do the offense was really bad?
Gang Green Defense, championship caliber defense, but no championships, so sad, maybe.
Hmm Buddy wasn't coach in 1991 😥😥😥
Three major factors cost the Eagles a chance to get to the Super Bowl during those glory years between 1988-to-1994. 1. The firing of Buddy Ryan. 2. The unfortunate and sad death of Jerome Brown. 3. The Philly offense just didn't know how to score during the playoffs. I know this is about the greatness of the Eagles defense. But the Dallas Cowboys officially put that defense out to pasture during the 1992 playoffs. From all of the years, the Philadelphia Eagles pounded the Dallas Cowboys from '89-to-'92, that 1992 Dallas Cowboys team practically submitted that Eagles defense in the 1992 Divisional Playoffs.
Imagine if Randal Cunningham stayed healthy......
War eagle 🦅
Eagles had a great year in 1991.I think they would have been 12-4 if Randall Cunningham didn't get injured.Nobody was not going to touch the 1991Redskins no matter if Cunningham was there.The Eagles would might made it to the NFC title game at the Redskins but the Washington Redskins would have still won.
I think the Eagles would've been 14-2. Your right about that Washington team though. They started 11-0 that year. Clearly the best team
What a waiste of an all time defense.
Best defense besides 2006 ravens to not win a title in my opinion!
They had a top defensive mind back then. Sean Desea stinks.
Izell Jenkins at corner and the MLB was the weak links...those defensive teams got shredded by weak teams in the playoffs...lmao
Was this the year we suffer with the likes of Bubby and a couple other horrible QB'S?
No Bubby Brister wasn't there yet. This year the reigning MVP Randall Cunningham had a torn ACL in the 1st game. His backup was Jim McMahon of the Bears and he was always hurt. He missed 5 games. They had 3rd string quarterbacks like Pat Ryan & a rookie & some other dude. The Eagles only lost 1 game that Jim McMahon played. Those 3rd string bums lost every game
Seth,,,Troy sqwelled to 3 Superbowl rings!!!lol what did you do?????????¿
Your mother
Troy, Michael,Smith won 3 in 4 years. What did you do?????????
Have fun watching those on video cassette.
What happen in the playoffs in the 90s when cowboys beat eagles with that defence why they don show that lol eagle fans are comedians
That the Redskins kicked the Body Bag Eagles' ass in the playoffs tells you all you need to know about Gang Grene.
That was 4 years later ya clown, they were all gone. See Cowboy fans, probably not even from Texas or Dallas for that matter, talk like they know Football. Hows it feel waiting decades for a SB? Ahhh feels good our players still on the field.
As an Eagles fan I hate to say it but you're right, those Eagles players talked a lot of trash but couldn't back it up on the field. They totally choked in big games and in crucial situations. That Eagles team wasn't even close to a Super Bowl. They had no offensive line, no running game, average wide receivers, and terrible head coaches with Buddy Ryan and Rich Kotex. 1-4 all time in the playoffs with that Gang Green defense. Doesn't sound like a great team to me
@@johndolejsch5102 fraud
That’s funny coming from a guy who’s team hasn’t made it past the divisional round since the 95 season
Buddy Ryan was awful
head coach and he could not win a playoff game as a head coach.
I remember that Dallas game and wow did Dallas get the last laugh in 92!!! How bout them Cowboys!!!!
Why are you as a Dallas fan on an eagles history page talking shit? I hate Dallas with a passion but you guys don't matter. It'd be a genuine waste of time to watch any of your history...lol and then comment on it. FOH
Meanwhile the only way you get to relive a Cowboys Superbowl victory is if you went in your grandparents basement and search for their VHS tapes and find a VCR that actually works good luck hooking it up to your TV.
Get off our page cowgirl
Yeah boi, and Tupac, Mariah Carey and Ace Ventura AHHHH the days the Cowboys were all dat and a bag of chips hahaha Beat it troll from outside of Dallas. at least our players are still on the field wearing their ring. And more coming.
Eagirl fans excited over a 1991 meaningless win! Bahahaha later that 91 season we all know the cowboys won and it began an early 90’s DOMINANCE OVER THE LEAGUE! This is hilarious reading ya’ll’s “we deserved a ring “ talk bahahaha girls, you have to win more than a bunch of meaningless games that don’t end up w a Lombardi. Should we post those 90’s playoff debacles against us??? Just say it and I’ll do it girls. Gtfoh eagirls fans! Bahahaha
Sorry but nobody was beating the Foreskins in 91 period!
That Oilers game was on Monday Night. I'm Philly born and raised. I actually started to feel sorry for Moon...That D was other-worldly...Joyner was the absolute lynchpin. Fu@k the NFL and their politics.
Seth Joyner for President!!
I would put that defense up against ANY offense from any year. They destroyed teams.