The next few games were typical of the way the '85 Bears handled their opponent. Get an early lead, let the defense dominate the opposition's offense, and give the ball to Walter Payton and let him grind the time off the clock.
Payton was the perfect compliment to the Bears' defense. The defense would hold the opposition to three plays and out, then Walter would keep the clock moving as he moved the chains down the field.
This combination of a great defense and a great running game kept the other teams defense on the field most of the game making it nearly impossible for them to score. The Bears consistently dominated their opponent in time of possession, limiting their chance of scoring against the leagues best defense even more.
I'm thinking that indy doesn't keep the opps defense on the field long enough...3 plays touchdown!
panzade wrote:The Bears consistently dominated their opponent in time of possession, limiting their chance of scoring against the leagues best defense even more.
I remember I said something similar to that one time and you said:
Quote:Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is very interesting, but what they conceal is vital.
What's up with that?
You said Indy did it...I said the Bears did it...and I'm saying Indy scores too quickly...
But I'm flattered that you save all my posts.
I have an insane memory, I seriously remember everything. I remember when I had a spanish thread and you tried to help me with my spanish and I said something that could have been taken as an insult(but it wasn't) and you said "BYE!" and you left the thread.
McMahon delivered and Sweetness played a huge roll too, but that defense is considered one of the best of all time by most experts. So good that Ditka preferred kicking over receiving.
Peter King said it well.
Quote:The Bears, many of you will recall, had the best defense between the mid-'70s Steelers and the 2000 Ravens. And Walter Payton made the team peerless, though for far too short a period.
Who beat Da Bear's ass in 84? Was it Joe Cool and The Niners? The glory days indeed.
Congratulations, Child, on winning Week 17. Why, oh why, did I pick Dallas! I hate Dallas.
So I get home this afternoon and yall seem to be on the verge of a virtual foodfight. Some strutting, some dissing, some grumping about real or imagined insults on other threads. Yall weren't doing all of this at work, were you?
Pan, I was thinking about some sort of parallel game thingee where we would pick this weekend's games and then also have an "all of the marbles" picking that would take us through the Super Bowl. But I didn't know whether to start with whatever this weekend's games are or wait a week. Yall have decided that for me. We start now!
Good to see fbaez back. And welcome to Occum Bill who, of course, goes with the Packers. A bet from the heart but doomed, alas, to disappointment. Johnboy feels a bit superfluous. But that's cool.
realjohnboy wrote:And welcome to Occum Bill who, of course, goes with the Packers. A bet from the heart but doomed, alas, to disappointment. Johnboy feels a bit superfluous. But that's cool.
Oh no RJB
that was no bet from the heart. That's my
unbiased opinion. The one from the heart has us winning by way of blowout. :razz:
Johnboy...remember you're talking to O'Bill.
Way to roll it up into one enchilada.J-Boy..I figured why bet on just 4 games a week...tho I didn't mean to usurp your thread authority...
And Child, we all have our skeletons...just don't move that flashlight around too much.
Okay. Everyone stand still for a few seconds. Please correct me if I am wrong about the schedule. This coming weekend:
St Louis Rams @ Seattle Seahawks (the winner will be @ Philadelphia Eagles);
Minnesota Vikings @ Green Bay Packers (winner to be @ Atlanta Falcons);
Denver Broncos @ Indianapolis Colts (winning team to be @ New England Patriots);
NY Jets @ San Diego Chargers (winner to be @ Pittsburgh). And then we need to pick on from there. Seems pretty simple. -johnboy (trolling for new players)
Okay, resume whatever it was you were doing. The bizarre thing is I really don't know squat about nfl football. I have a tv but it hasn't been turned on in months. I am a Steeler's fan only because one of my employees is. He's a Steeler's fan only because his girl friend is from there and her dad is a fan and Andy was looking for something, anything, they could talk about together. My family is from, long ago, Wisconsin. So I reckon I'm a bit of a cheesehead but my roots are now firmly in the red, red clay of Virginia. Anyway, I took over running this thread, after Kicky ran out of steam, despite my knowing very little about the topic. That's all true! Wierd, aint it?
I''m picking Seattle, San Diego, Green Bay and Indy. Then I have Philly, Atlanta, Pittsburg and New England. New England vs Philly at the end with 47 points - favor NE.
Does anyone Know where I can find a premade playoff pool sheet with the spread and everything that I can print out for work?
I found this...all the home teams are picked to win with the point margin listed.
Wild Card Game Picks
1/8 4:30 PM STL- SEA
SEA 6.97
1/8 8 PM NYJ- SD
SD 5.32
1/9 1 PM DEN- IND
IND 3.02
1/9 4:30 MIN -GB
GB 4.92
LAST CALL for the idiot's guide to NFL. Most of us don't know much about the subject, but we're Americans. Knowing nothing means, um, nothing.
If anyone else would like to play, you are more than welcome to join Child, Pdiddie, Fbaezer, Occum, Johnboy and (I hope) Pan. But you need to join before game time on Saturday. -rjb-
im guessing we pick for the whole post season, right?
Yes, you'd better hurry too.
I say the Packers lose.
Nothing else matters.
San Diego
Seattle
Green Bay
Indianapolis
Philly
Green Bay
New England
Pittsburgh
Philly
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh wins the Super Bowl which is a Pennsylvania shoot out 28-24 (52)
I wanted something different!
