[Gotham Dark Knight]

Who was the better defense. the Steelers of 74-78 or the one year wonder Bears of 1985?

I think I would take the Steel Curtain in this one.

[Lefty Noob]

Same here. Chicago was able to do it for one year. That Steeler D was dominant over a much longer period of time.

[Bette]

It drives me nuts when you guys do stuff like this?
The best is when you compare years ago offenses and defenses.
Its like comparing apples and oranges.
Got to be a male thing.

[bears9]

Am I the only one knows this, that the 1986 was statically better the 1985. But that doesn't matter, the Bears are better.

[azrael492]

The Bears defense was the best I have ever seen play even if it was for one year.

[Bette]

Originally Posted by bears9

Am I the only one knows this, that the 1986 was statically better the 1985. But that doesn't matter, the Bears are better.

You would say that anyway. Actually, if the Steel Curtain hung in there for four years, and it sounds like the Bears two at the most----
I have seen the Steel Curtain play. I will go with them.

[bears9]

Originally Posted by Bette

You would say that anyway. Actually, if the Steel Curtain hung in there for four years, and it sounds like the Bears two at the most----
I have seen the Steel Curtain play. I will go with them.

It's not like I'm going say you are nuts because we are comparing the best if it's not like one is that much better than the other.

[Seahawker 562]

Definitly go with Steelers D

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Bette

It drives me nuts when you guys do stuff like this?
The best is when you compare years ago offenses and defenses.
Its like comparing apples and oranges.
Got to be a male thing.

Look through my old posts...I use to run an "Apples and Oranges" title jsut for threads like this...

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Bette

You would say that anyway. Actually, if the Steel Curtain hung in there for four years, and it sounds like the Bears two at the most----
I have seen the Steel Curtain play. I will go with them.

Decide to join our Reindeer games huh?...The Steelers took out Dallas in the Super Bowl twice those years...that's a feat...Dallas had a potent Offense in 1978, and were the 1977 defending champs...the Bears whomped on a sorry Patriots team.

[legend]

The Steelers D had to deal with far superior quarterbacks in its day, players like Tarkenton, Staubach, Pastorini, Sipe, Stabler, etc. The Bears defense faced few players of that caliber during their run. Once they stopped the run, it was all over. A guy like Staubach would have had success against those blitzing looks.

[Bette]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

Decide to join our Reindeer games huh?...The Steelers took out Dallas in the Super Bowl twice those years...that's a feat...Dallas had a potent Offense in 1978, and were the 1977 defending champs...the Bears whomped on a sorry Patriots team.

Yeah, if you cant lick 'em, join 'em. Even if it is apples and oranges.
wasnt mean Joe Green on the Steel Curtain? Shudder! He was spooky. Deacon Jones???? Sorry, dont remember them all. Just remember he was a mean sucker too.

[ThePundit]

That 1985 Bears defense was the best I've ever seen in one year. That year, they were like the Patriots are on offense this year.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Bette

Yeah, if you cant lick 'em, join 'em. Even if it is apples and oranges.
wasnt mean Joe Green on the Steel Curtain? Shudder! He was spooky. Deacon Jones???? Sorry, dont remember them all. Just remember he was a mean sucker too.

Deacon was a Ram...Steelers had Green, Ernie Holmes, Jack Ham, Jack Lambert, Blount, Wagner and a host of other great ones...

[bears9]

Originally Posted by ThePundit

That 1985 Bears defense was the best I've ever seen in one year. That year, they were like the Patriots are on offense this year.

That team could have been .500 or better without an offense. I don't know that about the Steelers