But Buddy Ryan+Mike Ditka was the perfect storm of ego maniacs..
But Buddy Ryan+Mike Ditka was the perfect storm of ego maniacs..
That 84 49'er team had the 2nd top O and the number 1 D and won the Bowl..
There you go
However if we compare the QB's that year Montana had 28 tds and 10 picks and 3630 yds to Marino's 48 tds and 17 picks and 5,084 yds.. The 49'ers were a stacked team the Fins had the number 1 offense thanks to Marino who could have won the Bowl with that 49'er team as well IMO..
I beg to differ, sir
This formula, if you have the horses they had, would win a championship in any era.
You couldn't run on their front seven at all, the Patriots had SEVEN rushing yards in SB XX, and you couldn't throw anything other than short passes because downfield routes took too long to develop, they would be taking your QB off the field on a stretcher. Offensively they had a great running game and an opportunistic passing game with one of the fastest deep threats in the league at the time, Willie Gault, who was an Olympic sprinter, and the QB was pretty good too when he was healthy, problem is he played with reckless abandon and was always hurt after 85.
If Seattle could win a championship last year and should have had another one this year if Carroll gives the ball to Lynch, then the 85 Bears could absolutely dominate in any era in my view.
I beg to differ, sir
This formula, if you have the horses they had, would win a championship in any era.
You couldn't run on their front seven at all, the Patriots had SEVEN rushing yards in SB XX, and you couldn't throw anything other than short passes because downfield routes took too long to develop, they would be taking your QB off the field on a stretcher. Offensively they had a great running game and an opportunistic passing game with one of the fastest deep threats in the league at the time, Willie Gault, who was an Olympic sprinter, and the QB was pretty good too when he was healthy, problem is he played with reckless abandon and was always hurt after 85.
If Seattle could win a championship last year and should have had another one this year if Carroll gives the ball to Lynch, then the 85 Bears could absolutely dominate in any era in my view.
The problem is, when teams try to replicate it today, they seem to forget how good the Bears' passing game was. Gault was legitimately great at spreading the field. McMahon could do enough at QB.
The reason I said the game has evolved is because those who have tried to replicate this model have largely ignored the passing game, and the league is much more pass-dependent now than it was then.
best team I ever saw:
