This is some next level play design for the 1930s
Incredible play by the 1933 Chicago Bears
byu/captainthepuggle inCHIBears
This is some next level play design for the 1930s
Incredible play by the 1933 Chicago Bears
byu/captainthepuggle inCHIBears
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Apparently Ben Johnson was also designing plays in the 1930s
Maybe the secret to winning another title is throwing more behind-the-back passes.
https://preview.redd.it/y9mnldoym5yf1.jpeg?width=4312&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3b2668ee95d3d22e712c0be91783ea9631a29278
Bears after the 80s
If I didn’t know the source of the video, I’d wonder if this was AI. How does one throw a behind-the-back strike nearly 50 yards?!
What a wild ass play. Today’s game, a safety is destroying that WR
Caleb would throw that same pass 20 yards left out of bounds.
Is this real? I’m really bad at determining AI these days
where in the hell do you find this footage, i watched the whole 85 bears season on youtube and i was curious to watch the namath jets but i cant find shit
Fake
Ummmm is he available to QB?
Honestly thought it was going to be a check down for a loss🤣
They were thrilling the nation
Bear down!
Grange (77) and Nagurski (3) in the same backfield 🔥
Wild play design! 🐻🔽 FTP
That was the Bees Knees! And How!
# THIS IS FAKE:
From a simple Google search:
AI Overview
No, a Chicago Bears player did not complete a behind-the-back pass in a 1933 game, despite footage that has circulated online. The story stems from a tall tale told by a former player and appears to be a hoax using modern, edited video.
The origin of the legend
The story: The legend is most commonly associated with Bears quarterback John Doehring. Teammate Luke Johnsos described a preseason practice where Doehring, facing pressure, threw a 40-yard pass behind his back that landed “right into my hands”. Johnsos claims he was so surprised that he dropped it.
The reality: In a 2012 New York Times article, sports writer Richard Whittingham and others confirmed that the behind-the-back pass was a legendary sideshow feat for Doehring, not a move used in official NFL games. A check of game records and newspaper accounts found no evidence that such a play was ever attempted or completed in an official capacity.
The footage: The video footage that circulates periodically on social media (including TikTok and Facebook) is not genuine. It uses modern, high-quality footage that has been edited to look like aged film from the 1930s.
Why a behind-the-back pass was so notable
A different NFL: The NFL in 1933 was a different game. On February 25, 1933, the league officially changed the passing rule, allowing a forward pass to be thrown from anywhere behind the line of scrimmage for the first time. Previously, the ball had to be thrown from at least five yards behind the line, as was the college rule.
The first championship game: The 1933 season also featured the first official NFL Championship Game, where the Bears defeated the New York Giants 23–21. The win was sealed on a final-minute play involving a lateral, which was more common than a forward pass at the time.
Don’t let Mahomes see this or hes going to be doing it next week.
Some folks think this is some AI thing and can’t believe that players back in the day couldn’t do trick passes and stuff apparently.
It wasn’t in a game or anything but it was in a promo video the bears made wayyyy back in the day [full clip here](https://youtu.be/l20KGer31Ys?si=_hqfKwLRtWMiP9aA)
And for those doubting the authenticity of the full clip. Some of the slo mo shots of red grange were used in the NFL films blurb on Red as far back as 2010 [here](https://youtu.be/Or6gjYpiUGY?si=lgUnzLp5OI-Z8HuZ)
I thought it was going to be a screen for no yards and was thinking, “Yep, that’s bears football”
Imagine stepping back in the pocket and getting chased down unblocked by Doug from HR
*Decatur Bears
Your move Ben Johnson