Dent blames Ditka for Bears not winning more Super Bowls

[polamalubeast]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000088475/article/richard-dent-mike-ditka-mishandled-chicago-bears-qbs

[bayz101]

How many rings would Dent have without Ditka?

[fansince'76]

I still haven't forgiven Ditka for giving fatboy the ball on the goal line in Super Bowl XX instead of Payton. Absolute bullshit.

[tube517]

Da Bears!

http://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1123666/snl-super-fans.jpg :chuckle:

[fansince'76]

Da Bears!

http://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1123666/snl-super-fans.jpg :chuckle:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xzVOsYGRp8

:chuckle:

[steelreserve]

I still haven't forgiven Ditka for giving fatboy the ball on the goal line in Super Bowl XX instead of Payton. Absolute bullshit.

Do you remember how he knocked that guy the fuck out with his thigh, though? That was one of the greatest fatass moments in sports history.

[BnG_Hevn]

Why would you start a QB that was with the team for just 3 weeks? Did he honestly beat out the other two in Tomzcak and Fuller?

That does sound like a bush move, but only in hindsight. Had they NOT won with their current QBs like Dent says they could have, then it would be "Ditka didn't do enough to get a quality QB in here so we could win" argument.

I like that Ditka stuck to his guns, he is in a no-win situation.

[tube517]

Why would you start a QB that was with the team for just 3 weeks? Did he honestly beat out the other two in Tomzcak and Fuller?

That does sound like a bush move, but only in hindsight. Had they NOT won with their current QBs like Dent says they could have, then it would be "Ditka didn't do enough to get a quality QB in here so we could win" argument.

I like that Ditka stuck to his guns, he is in a no-win situation.

Tomczak was the main backup and he sucked. He was just enough w/that defense, to win, but looking at his stats, he had 2 TD's and 10 Int's/49% completion ratio. Yet, they were 7-0 in the 7 games he started. Even if they had beaten Washington, they were not going to get past the '86 Giants w/Tomczak or even McMahon. The Giants had a great defense of their own and Simms was a much better QB than any of the Bears QBs. Going back to Flutie, I remember the other Bears hated him. I think McMahon got the others to basically try and back Tomczak.

[fansince'76]

Tomczak was the main backup and he sucked. He was just enough w/that defense, to win, but looking at his stats, he had 2 TD's and 10 Int's/49% completion ratio. Yet, they were 7-0 in the 7 games he started. Even if they had beaten Washington, they were not going to get past the '86 Giants w/Tomczak or even McMahon. The Giants had a great defense of their own and Simms was a much better QB than any of the Bears QBs. Going back to Flutie, I remember the other Bears hated him. I think McMahon got the others to basically try and back Tomczak.

I forgot Tomczak was on those Bears teams. It's amazing how long he lasted in the NFL for as lousy a QB that he was.

[st33lersguy]

Maybe Dent should put some blame on himself and his defensive teammates for giving up 27 points to a Redskins team that started Jay frickin Schroeder in that playoff game he is so bitter about

[BigNastyDefense]

I don't see how it was Ditka's fault at all. The Bears didn't have a great QB at all, even in '85 McMahon was good but nobody outside of Chicago would have ever considered him great. For his career he was average at best.

Hell, Jay Cutler is probably the best QB the Bears have had IN THEIR HISTORY!

Dent has one ring, and he should be happy about having one. There are plenty of great players who have NONE!

[Count Steeler]

Hard to get there. Hard to win. Even harder to get back.

[Edman]

Hard to get there. Hard to win. Even harder to get back.

Especially when you don't have a Quarterback.

The 1985 Bears, much like the 2000 Ravens were a once-in-a-while team, but not a dynasty-caliber team.

[polamalubeast]

Especially when you don't have a Quarterback.

The 1985 Bears, much like the 2000 Ravens were a once-in-a-while team, but not a dynasty-caliber team.

same for the 2002 buccaneers