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From: dpb@philabs.UUCP (Paul Benjamin)
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Subject: Re: Re: PATS IN SEVEN
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Date: Mon, 3-Feb-86 15:23:03 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb  3 15:23:03 1986
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> > 	However, before you Bear fans talking about dynasty,
> > just look at the 1984 Raiders and the 1985 49ers. These
> > teams, when sweeping the playoffs, were by no means inferior
> > to the Bears of this year. Their defenses were just as AWESOME as 
> > the 46! What did they do for an encore?
> >
> > 	I predict a lot of injuries to the Buddy Ryan-less
> > Bears in 1986. They will just become the 49ers of 1985. 
> 
> Although I'm a Raider/Niner fan, I must disagree with the statement
> that their defenses were as awesome as this year's Bears.  Two
> shutouts in the playoffs and holding a team to negative yardage into
> the 3rd quarter of the Super Bowl, along with their general play all
> year (e.g., 44-0 against Dallas) was a better performance than either
> the '83 Raiders or the '84 Niners.  Your point is well taken, however,
> that funny things can happen to a team (especially a Super Bowl winner)
> in one year, especially now that Ryan is off to Philadelphia.
> 
> 		Steve Vegdahl

It's curious that all discussion seems to assume that football did
not exist before Superbowl I. Just because they didn't call their
championship game "Superbowl" does not mean that it was inferior.
If we want to see a great romp, and a defensive gem, how about the
'62 Packers over the NY Giants by 37-0? That's a bigger margin than
this year's Bears, and a shutout, too.

Of course, that WAS a dynasty, so maybe the Bears are going to be one,
too. But it's awfully tough to repeat. This isn't hockey, where
everybody who wins a Stanley Cup repeats for a few years. This is
the NPL (National Parity League), and next year EVERYBODY will have
a version of the 46 defense (two linebackers on one side, etc.)
and every offensive coach is spending the off-season designing
schemes to deal with such defenses. Things always even out.
And it's difficult to imagine the Bears winning several Superbowls
in a row, unless Payton plays until he is 40.

				Paul Benjamin