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In Reply to: RE: The Bears &... posted by DeKay on November 03, 2016 at 19:34:58
On this night, the San Francisco 49ers played at Soldier Field. Fearful of the Bears' pass rush, the Niners kept in extra blockers. However, that meant that they couldn't run the ball, and didn't have enough receivers to get open. The Niners struggled, and lost, 9-10.
The NFL of the 80s, just like the music, was unforgettable. If those '88 Bears were to appear to today, they'd CRUSH all of today's teams.
Who would have known, back in '88, that in 2016, Chicago's best pro franchises would be the Blackhawks and Cubs?
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The 1988 Bears were a good team, but I think your thinking of the 1985 Bears when you say they would have destroyed today's teams.
The 1988 Bears were 12-4 or 11-5, my memory is a little foggy.
I do know that they beat Philly that year in the first round of the playoffs, but then got destroyed by the 49ers 28-3 in the NFL Championship game to avenge their 10-9 loss.
Meat; It's the right thing to do. Romans 14:2
When interviewed about his playing career, Mike Singletary consistently says that, while the '85 team is always celebrated, the Bears should have won more championships. In particular, he has stated that the 3-28 loss to the Niners in early '89 was his greatest disappointment.
That January 1989, with the freezing temperatures at Soldier Field, everyone assumed that we'd get a repeat of the 10-9 Monday night game. McMahon was undefeated as a playoff starter. But no, the Niners made adjustments, and ran their normal offense. They ran plays briskly, mixed runs with passes, and kept moving the chains. And then, Montana hit Rice with a curl. Rice made the DB miss, and Rice then took off for a touchdown.
The Niners played pretty much mistake-free ball, and scored one touchdown in each quarter. To this day, this game stands as one of the franchise's greatest ever. On the flip side, it also stands as one of the Bears' most painful and disappointing losses.
Hey, never mind the '88 Bears. Most of the NFL's teams then were far superior to any of today's. Due to the stiff competition, Mike Shanahan's L.A. Raiders went 7-9. Yet, that same team would reduce today's Patriots to mediocrity. That 7-9 team was the same, which put the clamps on Montana and Young, in a 9-3 victory at the 'Stick.
Bill Belichick himself knows that his Giants teams of the 80s and early 90s, and the division rivals, were far superior to any of today's outfits.
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I no longer have the prolonged focus (still messing with you;-) and/or the eyesight to make it through many of your posts, but I truly suspect that most are as informative as they are fascinating.
The reality is that I have zero interest in organized sports (aside from darts and table soccer), which according to my my wife is my only redeeming quality.
My knowledge of sports (aside from following Vida and Tennis when they played for the Iowa Oaks) is pretty much limited to watching SCTV reruns.
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