Originally Posted by dannyj View Post
Originally Posted by tableplay View Post
Originally Posted by dannyj View Post
Ryan’s 85 Bears defense.
Greatest of all time!
IIRC, Ditka used to punt early sometimes (i.e. 3rd down) just to have his D on the field, LOL.
I had not heard that lol.
Really wasn't a Bears fan growing up in San Diego, but I knew I was watching a once in a lifetime defense.
Poor Patriots. Never had a chance.
It was a long time ago Danny, but I think I remember watching at least a couple games where Ditka thought the Bear's offense was playing poorly enough to justify them punting on 3rd down to get the other teams pinned way back inside their 10 yard line so that the Bears could get a safety,fumble or force a punt to get the ball back deep inside the other team's half. He did this more than once in at least one of the games. I guess he did it on 3rd down rather than 4th because he didn't want the other team to at least get close enough to get a field goal and to have one less down for the Bear's offense to turn the ball over in a dangerous position. Or maybe he just wanted to send a message to Mcmahon and the rest of the offense to get their shit together.