Author, you don’t know Chicago very well. In the second quarter of an eventual 12-10 Chicago win, Bears quarterback Jim McMahon dropped back to pass. The hit on McMahon by Ronnie Lippett. April 15, 2021 at 11:53 am. Ironic: the packers are the team that ended his career with the worst cheap shot in nfl history. The more things change, the more things stay the same. ZERO playoff wins! Like him or not McMahon has always told it like it is. That season, McMahon made his lone Pro Bowl appearance. Found inside – Page 58The Patriots earned their first playoff win since 1963 when Tony Franklin ... the NFL's all - time rushing leader , and quarterback Jim McMahon , coach Mike ... Found inside – Page 130It looked as if it would be the first time the Packers beat us since we won the Super Bowl. The place was going crazy. I remember Jim McMahon, ... Guy had to completely sacrifice his body for Chicago and they didn’t do much to recognize or take care of him after they used him up. After releasing, he and Martin stood together in the backfield for a few seconds. He did win a Super Bowl with the Bears after all, and he didn’t die there. Without McMahon that team doesn't win the Super Bowl. Found inside – Page 63... Walter Payton and Jim McMahon , but they've still got game . ... We have a bunch of guys who can make plays and really do believe we can win . Found inside – Page 19Super Bowl III , Joe video , featuring crazy quarter- Broncos win over the Packers . Willie Namath , a name that will back Jim McMahon , William Elway ... And that's a huge reason why he has so many rings. _________________________________________. Here's everything you need to know. I remember watching him late in his career once and thinking they probably would have won the Super Bowl if he could have played like that when he was still a Bear. And then for no apparent reason, they ditched Mitch, and replaced him with Andy Dalton. After the Packers Super Bowl XXXI victory, McMahon was released, but was invited to attend with the team to the White House to celebrate the win. I don’t think actual Bears fans will hate on Jim for that. *********** On the Monday before the Super Bowl, Packers head coach Mike Holmgren asked the two players with Super Bowl experience, Beebe and legendary bad boy Jim McMahon, to address the team. W, 42-10. When the Browns released him a few months later, though, McMahon signed at last with Green Bay to serve as Brett Favre‘s backup. Though it rubbed a few fans the wrong way he had his reasons. Found inside – Page iThe first book by New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady--the five-time Super Bowl champion. Use of this website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your acceptance of these. Yes u won a super bowl but if you can see reality youve gotta know that was due to the defense. Found inside – Page 522In their quest for Super Bowl XXXI , the Packers opened the playoffs on a cold , muddy day ... Marc Wilson , Jim McMahon , Steve Young , and Robbie Bosco . You clearly got dropped on your head at a young age. Found inside1989, turning to Mike Tomczak (and Jim Harbaugh) that season, but ultimately kicking off ... It was 11 years to the day of the Bears' own Super Bowl win. Outrageous was the word most associated with him, and it described what he did before games, during, and after. The NFL will find out next week against the Packers (12-6), who have beaten third-seeded Philadelphia and top-seeded Atlanta on the road this month. “I think it’s where quarterbacks go to die,” McMahon said. Found inside – Page 130It looked as if it would be the first time the Packers beat us since we won the Super Bowl. The place was going crazy. I remember Jim McMahon, ... If you thought that THE RIVALRY was intense before, it was just on simmer. Jim McMahon played the 1993 season for the Vikings and broke his neck in the final game. I guess all you guys do look at is wins. Then they brought it Foles – who they sort of half committed to, like everyone does with Foles, then went back to Trubisky. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. They will never not suck. I bet that caught some attention in Chicago and Green Bay. He sounds very bitter. Even Rex Grossman played a lot better after he left Chicago (when he got his chances in Washington) than he did when he was there. Found inside – Page 36(Record) Super Bowl Player Team Conference Result 3 (0-1) II Daryle ... Loss 9(1-1) XX Jim McMahon Chicago Bears NFC Win XXXIV Steve McNair Tennessee Titans ... One reputation he always lived up to was being an instigator. “Jim, the 85 Bears could have had a Mop or Broom at the QB position and still would have destroyed the Patriots in Super Bowl XX.”, — Tell that to Mike Tomscak, Steve Fuller or Doug Flutie…. He drank beers with his O-Linemen and they would run through a brick wall to protect him. Ironically, it was Packers’ Charles Martin who slammed him into the ground that injured his shoulder and that was the beginning of his decline that derailed his career. I don't know how many of you all know that McMahon pulled this move so I wanted to talk about it here because we all need that energy. All rights reserved. The Packers had two back to back HOF QBs in those 30 years, that was what I was pointing out. Here is how Maxymuk describes McMahon’s time with the Packers: Twice the Packers came calling on Bear nemesis Jim McMahon and twice he signed with another team. It was maintained by such great rivals as Clarke Hinkle/Bronko Nagurski and Ray Nitschke/Dick Butkus; • Great games – so many hard-fought battles going down to the let minute with so many great performers like Don Hutson, Sid Luckman, Walter Payton, and Brett Favre; • Irreconcilable grudges – it’s big city vs. small city in neighboring states Illinois and Wisconsin. In a series that explores the logic-defying comebacks and tough losses, the dramatic interceptions, fumbles, game-winning field goals, and touchdowns that shape a fan’s greatest memories of their beloved team, this book does not ... His Chicago is where the QB’s go to die comment is more truth than not. Coach Ditka vividly describes the emotion, humor, and inner turmoil of his team from quarterback Jim McMahon's arrival in training camp with a Mohawk haircut through the team's hit single, "The Super Bowl Shuffle" through their eventual ... Somehow, this portion of McMahon’s career wound up landing him in Green Bay, where he won his second Super Bowl ring with the Packers as Brett Favre’s backup. I think it’s a yes, Derek Carr 31-yard touchdown pass to Zay Jones lifts Raiders to 33-27 OT win over Ravens, Packers pull Aaron Rodgers, Jordan Love makes his debut as Saints obliterate Packers, Lamar Jackson mad at himself after two lost fumbles, Announcement is coming Thursday about the future of Hard Knocks, Damien Harris’ red-zone fumble allows Dolphins to escape 17-16, Steelers’ defense makes a statement with big win in Buffalo. Keith Jackson 7 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Chris Jacke kick) 13. He has never won a Superbowl ring - he won two USFL titles as coach of the Philadelphia Stars in 1984 and the Baltimore Stars in 1985. Who was the QB for the Bears in the Super Bowl? Never forget that Jim work a Bears jersey to the White House after the Packers won the Super Bowl. Huge ego…lack of talent…and injuries did that. ———–. Almost all former players loved their time in Minnesota so much that they ended up moving there and being a part of the local community after their careers ended. The Steelers had Franco Harris and the Steel Curtain. McMahon was the Bears’ first-round draft pick in 1982, won Super Bowl XX with the 1985 Bears, and stayed in Chicago through the 1988 season. He then had stints with the Chargers, Eagles, Vikings, Cardinals and Browns before going to the Packers, where he won a Super Bowl XXXI ring as Brett Favre’s backup. A long history of below average Bears QBs makes it more more likely that they were just never any good to begin with. Ouch Chicago, to have your hero just trash you like that. Jim McMahon won a Super Bowl with the Bears despite being a very average QB. And Jim McMahon, easily the best quarterback the Bears had calling the shots since the swashbuckling Sid Luckman, started to come into his own as the offensive focal point. Life after football 90. interception. Found insideOne thing Ditka did as a public service for Bears fans and no doubt in ... a former Packers 1960s' player in charge Jim McMahon throws against the New York ... He sounds very bitter. Sure the defense and Walter Payton did most of the heavy lifting, but it was McMahon’s leadership and quality play in … Vikings were best team he played on. But the Packers jersey is a bit much. The man had swagger. He won another Super Bowl as a backup to Brett Favre in 1996 on, you guessed it, the Green Bay Packers. AR bought into Bucks ownership in '18, paid $5.5Mil for 1% ownership (which was the 2014 value of that 1%). This years move from MT to Dalton makes no sense at all. Giants – 2 Super Bowls in the 80s. Rarely does any QB do well right away when moving to a new team – the Bucs didn’t pick up steam until the end of the season. The 85 Bears championship season is the only one-off I will never consider a f*rt in the wind. I think the 85 Bears broke them about quarterbacks. In a 32-14 win over the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI, Stabler passed for 180 yards and a touchdown. McMahon was tough as nails as QB and he brought great leadership qualities. Jim McMahon has always been an honest man. The Cowboys had Emmitt Smith and a great D. Yeah, how did that Trubisky trade work out for you? Which one? The “Modern NFL” in the eyes of any Vikings’ fan attempts to eliminate any of the Packers’ championships or the first two Super Bowls or the Bears 1963 championship. 61 !!! After the Packers Super Bowl XXXI victory, McMahon was released, but was invited to attend with the team to the White House to celebrate the win. The Packers have had two different ex-BYU quarterbacks backup Brett (Jim McMahon and Ty Detmer). Yes, the Packers do have 2 SB wins in the modern NFL. The Bears made it to the Superbowl with QB’s worse than your Raiders B squad QBs on the roster. Funny story, Jim didn’t actually play with The Packers. After releasing, he and Martin stood together in the backfield for a few seconds. When Favre led the Packers to victory in Super Bowl XXXI 35-21 over the New England Patriots – almost eleven years to the day, in the same stadium, the Louisiana Superdome that McMahon had led the Bears over the Patriots – head coach, Mike Holmgren offered McMahon the chance to … MORE: A Big Hit Cracked Steve Largent?s Teeth, So He Exacted Revenge Jim McMahon (first round, 5th overall, Chicago Bears, 1982) BYU coach LaVell Edwards once confided that when the Bears inquired about McMahon, the coach told them he would win a Super Bowl, and that’s what he did in his fourth season. While McMahon didn’t light it up on the stats sheet, he was clutch and had a flair for the game in his prime so, no, he was not Trent Dilfer. It’s on video. Yes, the Packers do have 2 SB wins in the modern NFL. And the Bears have 1. LeRoy Butler 90 yard interception return ( Chris Jacke kick) But not better. The Packers could go on to go 0-16 for the next decade and Packer fans would have that win to hang over our heads. Explains how coaches can use the high-production, low-risk offensive measure popularized by the San Francisco 49ers The Packers have tasted victory in the Super Bowl four times, including the first two editions of the big game after the 1966 and 1967 seasons. The only comparable stability was in the 49ers from Joe Montana(1980-1990) to Steve Young(1991-1999) in the span of 20 years. Maybe too straight. And he gazes down at his Super Bowl Ring Take another bite. "Never die easy. Why run out of bounds and die easy? Make that linebacker pay. It carries into all facets of your life. It's okay to lose, to die, but don't die without trying, without giving it your best." His legacy is towering. Nov. 23, 1986 — Chicago. Jim McMahon was a nonconformist with a wild streak. Jim McMahon is a Chicago icon. They despised each other and pitted the offensive and defensive guys against each other. Bears are a great organization, maybe just not for the QB position. His April comments probably won’t sit well with Chicago Bears fans, but they will certainly make Green Bay Packers fans happy. Brett Favre said the same thing about the Vikings after he had the best season of his career with them. Because EVERY SINGLE BEARS FAN ON THE PLANET knows that Chicago is where QBs go to die. Sunday, Sept. 11, is when the Green Bay Packers travel to Jacksonville to take on the upstart Jaguars. Packers-Bears has been sustained by these factors: • Competitive balance – the Packers and Bears have won more titles than anyone else, 13 and 9 respectively, and have sent the most players to the Hall of Fame, 20 and 25, respectively; • Combatants with character – the personal rivalry and competition between Georg Halas and Curly Lambeau, probably the two most prominent figures in professional football in its early days, fueled the teams’ mutual antagonism. I hate it. Jim is a good dude, he deserved better than that. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Jim McMahon: Packers are the best organization I played for, Bears are where QBs go to die, Aaron Rodgers: I think we were probably a little too high on ourselves, Tom Brady: Can I play until I’m 50? The league needs more Jim McMahon's. After releasing, he and Martin stood together in the backfield for a few seconds. Silliness. McMahon later mentioned the Packers visit was supposed to be his second White House visit, the first being after his 1985-86 Chicago Bears, which won Super Bowl XX. April 15, 2021 at 9:33 am. Good morning. The score wasn’t 46-10 because McMahon was a nothing QB. Remember…Da Bearse Still Suck! So this doesn’t surprise me at all. If a great D and a strong running game wins Super Bowls (just ask the Steelers of the 1970s and the Cowboys of the 1990s), why shouldn’t Chicago try to do the same? Didn’t they have like 25 years of straight futility? In 1936 a Packer fan ran on the field and ended up slugging one of the Bears players; • Tradition – over 90 years and more than 180 ages of history and bad blood exist between these two teams. 4. Advertising InquiriesTerms of UsePrivacy PolicyContent Policy, AppAdvertising InquiriesTerms of UsePrivacy PolicyContent PolicyBest Sports Betting SiteSubscription Terms. They are organizationally dysfunctional about quarterbacks. And my fave … in the regular season game earlier that year (Week 2), the hit in which Payton ran right into the arms of black belt Andre Tippett, who picked him up and dropped him on his head. In the second quarter of an eventual 12-10 Chicago win, Bears quarterback Jim McMahon dropped back to pass. A weekend to get your mind right before...Packers week. Don’t be surprised when whoever comes in to replace Rodgers is another top-5 QB in the league, and the Bears either develop or sign high-priced defensive free agents and surround them with top-notch coaching. One as the starting QB for the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XX and one as the backup QB for the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXI. What I appreciate about McMahon’s comments is that he is consistent–he was a badA then and hasn’t changed. That is a move you do when you truly do not give a fuck. Found inside – Page 9... and , last but not least , “ Punky QB ” for Jim McMahon . ... the Bears ' 23–7 home win over the Packers in a Monday Night Football game on October 21. In the second quarter of an eventual 12-10 Chicago win, Bears quarterback Jim McMahon dropped back to pass. I don’t think anyone has hurt feelings like you do about being wrong about the Lions and Raiders consistently for the past several years. NFL. McMahon played for six different teams and ended his career in 1996. His long career made the kid from New Jersey a millionaire. In all, the Saints have won 49 regular-season games the past four years and don’t have a Super Bowl berth to show for it, having also lost in 2017 at Minnesota. Before the Green Bay Packers reported here for Super Bowl XXXI, they called a meeting back home and turned to one of their own for advice on etiquette, decorum and conduct. His comments speak to nothing but his opinion/feelings/memory/experience at a point in time more than a quarter of a century ago. McMahon was the Bears’ first-round draft pick in 1982, won Super Bowl XX with the 1985 Bears, and stayed in Chicago through the 1988 season. Outrageous was the word most associated with him, and it described what he did before games, during, and after. Jim McMahon won a second Super Bowl ring having been a backup on the Brett Favre-led Green Bay Packers team that won Super Bowl XXXI. The name Charles Martin brings up terrible memories for Jim McMahon and the Bears. 1 playoff win between 1968-1993? The Bears have also, outside of a few random windows, been largely dominated by the Packers for the last 30 years. The Oilers won the game, 37-10. God Bless That Man. Drew Brees is the only quarterback to do it, as Alex Smith and Patrick Mahomes started the games for the Chiefs, and Doug Flutie and Jim McMahon for the Bears. “By far. 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