1985 Bears
<p>Alvis Forrest Gregg of Birthright, Texas, was madder than a steer with an ingrown horn. </p>
<p>In all four of his seasons, the final cut has given Jeff Fisher a close shave. </p>
<p>“I think the Bears pay me to have opinions on people,” said Buddy Ryan.</p>
<p>Coach Mike Ditka expressed displeasure with the lengthy recovery time for safety Gary Fencik’s hamstring strain and, to a lesser extent, defensive tackle Dan Hampton’s knee surgery.</p>
<p>With an entire section dedicated to celebrating the 1985 Chicago Bears, what kind of job would we be doing if we didn’t have a post with the “Super Bowl Shuffle” embedded in it for fans to watch?</p>
<p>Rookie Tom Sanders, whom coach Mike Ditka has called a strong candidate for the No. 2 halfback job, is doubtful for the next two exhibition games because of a pulled hamstring.</p>
<p>PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The Bears’ holdouts are liable to be stay-outs. Their teammates have heard that for the last week. “Hopefully, they’ll start accepting it next week,” general manager Jerry Vainisi said yesterday. </p>
<p>PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – One reason Bears president Michael McCaskey insists on not renegotiating contracts is to keep the team’s credibility with its fans. </p>
<p>PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The talk is brave. Hardly a day goes by that<br />coach Mike Ditka doesn’t say the Bears can get along fine without Mike<br />Singletary and the other defensive holdouts, Todd Bell and Al Harris. </p>
<p>“We don’t have any appliances on our team,” said Tampa Bay Buccaneers spokesman John Gerdes apologetically. But others have been plugging in ever since the Bears’ massive William “The Refrigerator” Perry gained the public’s affections at 330 pounds. </p>
<p>Jim McMahon might not have been the smoothest rapper of all the 1985 Chicago Bears that participated in the “Super Bowl Shuffle” video that was released three months prior to winning the Super Bowl in 1986.</p>
<p>PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Bear coach Mike Ditka has pretty much made up his mind to carry three quarterbacks, but he wishes the NFL owners would encourage that piece of common sense.</p>
<p>For the 25th anniversary of the 1985 Chicago Bears Super Bowl winning team, NBC aired a reunion special revisiting the entire 1985 season. </p>
<p>Following the 46-10 rout of the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX, Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka felt the Bears defense was not given the respect they deserved.</p>
<p>Defensive tackle Dan Hampton plans to begin practicing next week for the first time since his off-season knee arthroscopy.</p>
<p>Coach Mike Ditka has promised something new from the Bear offense in the 6 p.m. home exhibition tonight against the Indianapolis Colts. And no, he’s not talking about touchdowns. </p>
<p>In this 2002 KFC commercial, former Chicago Bears legends Jim McMahon and William “The Refrigerator” Perry appear alongside “Seinfeld” star Jason Alexander promoting KFC’s honey barbecue wings and spicy barbecue wings. </p>
<p>During the 1986 NFC Championship game featuring the Los Angeles Rams and the Chicago Bears, Hall of Fame coach and legendary analyst John Madden kept the fans at home entertained with his animated commentary.</p>
<p>Pre-season games. To most people, they’re yawners. They’re mostly opportunities for coaches to see who is going to be around for the real games. </p>
<p>The lines of authority between the Bears’ head coach and defensive coordinator are no different than they are on most NFL teams. </p>
<p>The fans behind Mike Ditka didn’t like much of anything they saw in the Indianapolis Colts’ 24-13 pre-season victory over the Bears last night at Soldier Field. </p>
<p>The longer the Bears play without a chip on their shoulder, the deeper they dig one into coach Mike Ditka’s. </p>
<p>One of the reasons Walter Payton was such a great running back was his versatility. He was fast and slippery, but he could also run through defenders with his brute strength. </p>
<p>Mike Singletary was put on the “Reserve – Did Not Report” list,meaning he is not in camp and does not count against the Bears’ 59-man roster. The other holdouts, Al Harris and Todd Bell, do not count because they don’t have contracts. </p>
<p>Bell and Harris eventually decided to sit out the entire season, meaning they missed out on becoming part of Bears and NFL history.</p>
<p>Dennis McKinnon, a starting wide receiver on the 1985 Chicago Bears, spoke with Sun-Times Sports about how hungry the team was after losing in the NFC Championship Game the previous season to the San Francisco 49ers.</p>
<p>The only injury coach Mike Ditka mentioned from Saturday night was Ron Rivera’s hip pointer, which he said wouldn’t keep Rivera out of any games. “I’m sure we’ll have some suspicious injuries since we’re cutting 20 guys,” Ditka said, “but we’ll just have to let them heal up on the bus home.” Tomorrow is the deadline for the Bears to trim their roster to 60 from 82, but Ditka plans to do it today. </p>
<p>Dennis McKinnon, a starting wide receiver on the 1985 Chicago Bears, spoke with Sun-Times Sports about how he thinks the 2015 Bears team will play this upcoming season.</p>
<p>Dan Hampton and Dennis McKinnon, two members of the 1985 Chicago Bears, but on opposite sides of the ball, spoke about the divide that existed between head coach Mike Ditka and defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan.</p>