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I was in the Navy at the time and was consumed with shipboard life aboard USS Fletcher. I only watched a few games that year and was underwhelmed by one of the games, and the media in LA wasn't that complimentary? Yet, we beat the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs and that was my Super Bowl of sorts, because we had rarely done so in my life before 1985.Too much focus on the NFC Championship game ... the 85 Bears were one of the best ever -- any season where you make the playoffs is considered good - when you make the NFC Championship that is a great season. Brock was outstanding in 1985.
Narrator says fans turned on Brock ... How many old fans on this forum turned on Brock at the time?
Holy Fuck amazing vid! Thank you @LoyalRam ! Always wondered what the obsession was about Dieter Brock and users naming themselves after him but makes sense now!
Not that I'm a football savant but watching that vid of the Bears mauling our offense I'm screaming " run a TE or WR quick screen or quick slant!" lol I don't know if they were in the NFL back then. So many things could be used that was used to beat the 46 D that is common for me even 15 years ago.
To the older conscious members, the next season did film study unravel the Bears 46?
RIP Dave
Looks like flyboy's in Ohio had a lot of time off with 14 section duty in the 80'sDave was and still is the best, however, the Rams tried to run several slants in 85, but Brock just could not complete the passes as they were knocking them down at the line of scrimmage and when Brock did get them to the receiver, they were under thrown. Got to the point I actually wanted Robinson to try Jeff Kemp because he was far more mobile then Brock and might have been able to complete that pass.
It's too bad, the Ram defense was special in 85, but the Bears were at home and their offense was better, would have loved Warren Moon in that game, but again, they lost out to him in 1984.
As to the Bears in 86, keep in mind, that their renowned Defensive Coordinator Buddy Ryan, father of both Rex & Rob Ryan left after the Bears Super Bowl victory to take over the Philadelphia Eagles and the Bears hired Vince Tobin as the new DC and kind of like when Chuck Pagano took over for Vic Fangio last year the Bear defense was never the same & Bear QB Jim McMahon was truly never healthy again and the Rams in 1986 defeated the Chicago Bears by the score of 20-17 on a 51 yard FG by Mike Lansford.
The Quarterback for the Rams that Monday Night was Steve Dils, who's jersey always look like it read Oils. Dils, only completed only 6-25 passes for 137 yards, but one of those was a 65 yard bomb to Ron Brown.
Looks like flyboy's in Ohio had a lot of time off with 14 section duty in the 80's
I had 4 section duty with weekend duty one week end a month while the ship was in port. I guarantee you there was no cable/satellite TV when we we were "haze gray, and underway!"Combat Controller and when not deployed was just an ATC that worked the 6am - 3pm shift because nobody wanted to wake up early. However, the thing that is really going to piss you off is that was Monday - Friday and it came with weekends off and the ability to go to night school at the University of Dayton.
Wow that’s very interesting and informative to read Den!Dave was and still is the best, however, the Rams tried to run several slants in 85, but Brock just could not complete the passes as they were knocking them down at the line of scrimmage and when Brock did get them to the receiver, they were under thrown. Got to the point I actually wanted Robinson to try Jeff Kemp because he was far more mobile then Brock and might have been able to complete that pass.
It's too bad, the Ram defense was special in 85, but the Bears were at home and their offense was better, would have loved Warren Moon in that game, but again, they lost out to him in 1984.
As to the Bears in 86, keep in mind, that their renowned Defensive Coordinator Buddy Ryan, father of both Rex & Rob Ryan left after the Bears Super Bowl victory to take over the Philadelphia Eagles and the Bears hired Vince Tobin as the new DC and kind of like when Chuck Pagano took over for Vic Fangio last year the Bear defense was never the same & Bear QB Jim McMahon was truly never healthy again and the Rams in 1986 defeated the Chicago Bears by the score of 20-17 on a 51 yard FG by Mike Lansford.
The Quarterback for the Rams that Monday Night was Steve Dils, who's jersey always look like it read Oils. Dils, only completed only 6-25 passes for 137 yards, but one of those was a 65 yard bomb to Ron Brown.
You were a CCC? If so, my respect to you good sir. When I was 16-17 my step mom used to hang out with the CCC guys at McChord AFB as a recruiter promoting etc. They were pretty damned cool to be around, plus all their gear was really neat to.Combat Controller and when not deployed was just an ATC that worked the 6am - 3pm shift because nobody wanted to wake up early. However, the thing that is really going to piss you off is that was Monday - Friday and it came with weekends off and the ability to go to night school at the University of Dayton.
I guarantee you there was no cable/satellite TV when we we were "haze gray, and underway!"
Flyboys always had it good. Only reason I didn't go into the Air Force was that I heard it was hard to advance (because no one got out!) lolWell, we've been over this, had my own apartment with two bathrooms and a patio with an extensive cable TV Package. Then was married, purchased a duplex and rented both of those out after attending OTS and then receiving base housing for Officers and the house was off the 27 hole golf course on Wright-Patterson AFB. Really don't know why I got out.
Wow that’s very interesting and informative to read Den!
Thank you!
So seriously? We almost had a chance of getting Moon in 84’? Wth happened? Damn! We would of probably won 1-2 Championship there!
You were a CCC? If so, my respect to you good sir. When I was 16-17 my step mom used to hang out with the CCC guys at McChord AFB as a recruiter promoting etc. They were pretty damned cool to be around, plus all their gear was really neat to.
Flyboys always had it good. Only reason I didn't go into the Air Force was that I heard it was hard to advance (because no one got out!) lol
you need some blue font with that post...My ASVAB was off the chart you bastid!Yeah, I tried to go into the Navy and they told my I scored too high on the ASVAB and suggested the Air Force.