Who has seen that 30 for 30 on them? I just watched it for the first time & man...what an unlikable team from top to bottom. Obviously Ditka & Ryan...both total SOBs.
Then you got Dent, McMichael, & Otis Wilson saying that they should have won 3 Super Bowls in a row? GTFO. You didn't because Ryan left, McMahon was a walking MASH unit, & other NFC teams (Giants, WFT, & 49ers) were just flat out better, evidenced by all 3 of those teams beating Chicago in the playoffs between '86-'90. Also, the Bears played in a division that was a complete joke during the '80s, with the Vikes being the only non LOL team.
Also, Payton crying in a broom closet after Super Bowl XX because he didn't get a TD? Dude, you just won the Super Bowl, a game you thought you'd never even get to. Completely lame.
All that said, I enjoyed it, especially the Friday Night Lights like music at the end & how all of them-even if they have CTE like McMahon-would do it all again in a heartbeat.
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Opening Monday night in 1987? Giants win in SB'86 Bears win SB in '85 -
This would be the playoff game that didn't happen in '86 thanks to the Redskins beating the Bears in '86
Well we got humiliated 34-19 and it was no where near that close. That Bears team was excellent for years - that they didn't win more probably had to do with the handling of egos.
As for Walter Payton - the man was a genuine hero, and an amazing human being off the field. I get that he could have handled the post game of his only super bowl better - but there's a reason it's the Walter Payton award.
A game in 1987 has fuck-all to do with the 1986 playoffs. The team that beat the dynasty-era 49ers and the 1987 champ Redskins by a combined score of 66-3 would have lost at home to the Bears?? My ass they would have.
I didn't say the Bears would have beat us in '86 -That's not my point - the point is they weren't an over rated one year mirage. They were a damn good football team for years.
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In comment 15169231 Gmanfandan said:
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Opening Monday night in 1987? Giants win in SB'86 Bears win SB in '85 -
This would be the playoff game that didn't happen in '86 thanks to the Redskins beating the Bears in '86
Well we got humiliated 34-19 and it was no where near that close. That Bears team was excellent for years - that they didn't win more probably had to do with the handling of egos.
As for Walter Payton - the man was a genuine hero, and an amazing human being off the field. I get that he could have handled the post game of his only super bowl better - but there's a reason it's the Walter Payton award.
A game in 1987 has fuck-all to do with the 1986 playoffs. The team that beat the dynasty-era 49ers and the 1987 champ Redskins by a combined score of 66-3 would have lost at home to the Bears?? My ass they would have.
I didn't say the Bears would have beat us in '86 -That's not my point - the point is they weren't an over rated one year mirage. They were a damn good football team for years.
Damn good, largely because of the D and Buddy Ryan
Ryan wasn't a great HC and always seemed to overlook, even alienate his offense because he was so egotistical about his D (was even quoted saying something like "my D is so good, we don't need an O").
But he never adjusted and got smoked 21-7 by Jim Everett and the Rams at home in Philly in '89 playoffs (at least we took them to OT). Then they got smoked again, 20-6 in '90 playoffs to Mark Rypien and the Skins.
Another beautiful thing (for a Giant fan who suffered living in Philly at the time, like meself) was how Buddy and the eagles got matched up against the Bears 4 out of his 5 seasons as HC.
It was obvious Buddy hated Ditka and always claimed the Bears won bc of "his D". But Buddy and the eagles went 0-4 against the Bears, including the infamous "fog bowl" in the '88 playoffs. Ha ha!
They were a physically talented team of bullies who beat up (and padded stats) against weaker competition. The NFC Central was pitiably weak, with only the Vikings being competitive.
Ask yourself, who did those Bears teams lose to in big spots? In 1985 their lone lass was Miami and Don Shula. As mentioned above, what could have been if the Dolphins hadn't lost the AFC CG to New England and gotten a rematch with Chicago in the Super Bowl?
Who did the Bears lose to on their home field in the post season following their title? Washington and Joe Gibbs in 1986 & 1987, followed by San Francisco and Bill Walsh in 1988.
For good measure, the tandem of Bill Parcells and Bill Belichick put Chicago in their place in the 1990 post season at Giants Stadium The Bears were stupefied by the Giants change-up to a 4-3 defense. They were never able to make a counter adjustment and never found the end zone.
Ditka is not in the HOF as a coach, he's in as a player (deservedly so) and the myth of Buddy Ryan being some kind of genius makes me nauseous. He was a one-hit-wonder who caught lightning in a bottle. Even Ditka himself compared Ryan's intelligence to a "half empty beer can."
They were a physically talented team of bullies who beat up (and padded stats) against weaker competition. The NFC Central was pitiably weak, with only the Vikings being competitive.
Ask yourself, who did those Bears teams lose to in big spots? In 1985 their lone lass was Miami and Don Shula. As mentioned above, what could have been if the Dolphins hadn't lost the AFC CG to New England and gotten a rematch with Chicago in the Super Bowl?
Who did the Bears lose to on their home field in the post season following their title? Washington and Joe Gibbs in 1986 & 1987, followed by San Francisco and Bill Walsh in 1988.
For good measure, the tandem of Bill Parcells and Bill Belichick put Chicago in their place in the 1990 post season at Giants Stadium The Bears were stupefied by the Giants change-up to a 4-3 defense. They were never able to make a counter adjustment and never found the end zone.
Ditka is not in the HOF as a coach, he's in as a player (deservedly so) and the myth of Buddy Ryan being some kind of genius makes me nauseous. He was a one-hit-wonder who caught lightning in a bottle. Even Ditka himself compared Ryan's intelligence to a "half empty beer can."
well done Larry
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In comment 15169014 Matt M. said:
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that was intimidating that year. But, I felt we played right with them in that playoff game. They had a shot until Carpenter fumbled in similar fashion to how Rice fumbled on the opening drive of the 86 divisional round against us. That fumble took the wind out of the sails for us. But, we would have been right in the game if he held the ball.
Didn't the Giants also have a muffed punt that somehow screwed them?
Landeta whiffed on a punt in his own end when there was a gust of wind and the Bears returned it for an easy TD. Though I've talked to Byron Hunt in the past who was on the field on that play and he said he didn't remember a wind gust, he thinks Landeta just blew it.
I was sitting in that end zone about 12 rows up, it was brutally cold but there was no wind during that punt. Landetta just plain whiffed it.
They were a physically talented team of bullies who beat up (and padded stats) against weaker competition. The NFC Central was pitiably weak, with only the Vikings being competitive.
Ask yourself, who did those Bears teams lose to in big spots? In 1985 their lone lass was Miami and Don Shula. As mentioned above, what could have been if the Dolphins hadn't lost the AFC CG to New England and gotten a rematch with Chicago in the Super Bowl?
Who did the Bears lose to on their home field in the post season following their title? Washington and Joe Gibbs in 1986 & 1987, followed by San Francisco and Bill Walsh in 1988.
For good measure, the tandem of Bill Parcells and Bill Belichick put Chicago in their place in the 1990 post season at Giants Stadium The Bears were stupefied by the Giants change-up to a 4-3 defense. They were never able to make a counter adjustment and never found the end zone.
Ditka is not in the HOF as a coach, he's in as a player (deservedly so) and the myth of Buddy Ryan being some kind of genius makes me nauseous. He was a one-hit-wonder who caught lightning in a bottle. Even Ditka himself compared Ryan's intelligence to a "half empty beer can."
That's one thing Gilbride alluded to when he talked about the 46 defense actually contributing to their downfall. He also said that the eagles D was insanely talented when Ryan coached there too and they couldn't handle the WC/spread offenses because they were tied to the 46.
The Giants won at Minnesota while the Bears got smoked in the Metrodome. The Bears were taken to OT at home by an Eagle team that the Giants crushed at home, 35-3.
That point differential you're so impressed by is mostly the product of two games - Cincinnati (44-7) and Tampa (48-14), and Tampa was a HORRENDOUS team.
You seem to be hung up on comparing the 1986 Bears and Giants. That wasn’t my point. I just used the PD to show that the Bears were hardly a one year wonder, not that they were better or worse than the Giants that season.
The Bears won 10+ games in 7 of 8 seasons from 1984 to 1991. They’re not a one year wonder because they won just one Super Bowl. WINNING SUPER BOWLS IN THAT ERA (AND CONFERENCE) WAS REALLY DIFFICULT. The Bears lost 3 playoff games to the eventual champions. Joe Montana lost 3 playoff games to the Giants. The John Robinson Rams had good teams, but got smoked twice in the conference championship game by the 85 Bears and Joe Montana. The Giants had to beat the greatest QB ever twice to win Super Bowls. I haven’t even mentioned Joe Gibbs. The Bears weren’t overrated. The conference was just insanely competitive.
In '86, the Giants had the 12-4 Redskins in the division. 3 teams in the Central had 5 wins or less.
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