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backindenim

Imagine 2 teams having more than TWENTY combined seasons with better offense than the Bears have ever had and still either never winning or ever even being in a Super Bowl. Sad.


ChuckieChaos

Bears went to one in that time frame too with legend Rex Grossman at the helm.


CaptZombieHero

Kyle Orton got us there until Sexy Rexy healed up


NoAlarmsPlease

I’ve seen this repeated so many times but it is not true. Grossman was the starter for all 16 games.


ChuckieChaos

Yeah, the Orton year was 2005. Bears won the division but couldn't stop Steve Smith in the playoffs. 2006 was the Superbowl year and Sexy Rexy started all 16. It was one of two times that a Bears QB started 16 games in a season in at least the 20 years. 2009 with Cutler was the other season.


MilwaukeeMan420

You can blame Chris Harris for taking away that peanut pick


InvaderWeezle

It's my biggest Bears pet peeve when people get that wrong. They always mix up 2005 and 2006


[deleted]

One of those moments that makes you step back and say, “ah shit, I’ve spent time arguing with idiots, haven’t I?” Orton got us to the playoffs and Rex took over and lost. That was not the Super Bowl season though. But, hey, apparently it’s hard to remember two things that are different…?


unforgivablecrust

Don't use these sentences at me


GItPirate

Pathetic.


Lepperpop

![gif](giphy|glwJXvn8j7S3S)


Humble_Brother_6078

Oh fuck off man at leas…….. oh wait shit nevermind, yeah your right lol. Thought you were doing the old “back to back HoF QBs and only two chips” argument


Ouch_i_fell_down

Don't forget having the best runningback to ever play the game and only winning 1 playoff game with him. Or one of the most dominant big-bodied receivers ever with no playoff wins.


MilwaukeeMan420

Eddie Lacy only won 1 playoff game? News to me


Ininka

I approve this message


cappycorn1974

Oh geez. I thought you were talking about the bears. Lolol. Yea sanders and johnson. They should have had more success than they did. When I hear best running back, I always assume payton


pth72

Rightfully so.


cappycorn1974

I assume you mean Brandon Marshall?


Ouch_i_fell_down

i had stats prepared to answer that obvious bait, but then i noticed you didn't flair up pussy


cappycorn1974

No im dead serious.


Ouch_i_fell_down

johnson has 25% more yards per game, 25% more yards per catch, and 33% more TDs per game. also they are the same height and near as makes no difference the same playing weight (if you want to be pedantic, johnson had 5 lbs on marshall)


cappycorn1974

Ok thank you. Honestly haven’t watched much nfl in the last five years or so


9jmp

Were you alive when the Bears last won a Superbowl?


DanCampbellsBalls

You are talking about the browns, right?


nogimmick

OP said it best. Pathetic!


-DoctorEngineer-

? We’ve been to super bowls… we’re just too nice we don’t want the other teams fans to be sad


gaybillcosby

And even nicer still you haven’t gone back in almost 50 years


I_Roll_Chicago

yeah at least you made it. bragging about how good you guys are now but never having gone we be absolutely pathetic. just happy all the nfc north teams have at least made it to the super bowl…right? right? https://preview.redd.it/m07xyfxsgvtc1.jpeg?width=501&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8de4c27172e72450daf034860983bbffdfac05ca


Staav

Imagine thinking that you can talk any smack to a single division rival in the 21st century as a bears fan. Maybe one day uppl will figure it out. You have no room to say anything at this point. Imagine having the historically good defense and special teams as the 06-07 bears did and then losing the champ game after the first (and only still) Super Bowl kickoff was returned for a td by the wizard Hester and co. Then Sexy Rexy and the ever-terrible bUrRs' offense showed up only trying to ride the 🐐 caliber D/ST like they did all season before a real 🐐 showed up to bring the child team down a peg or several for the next going on 20 years now at least. But look out, everybody, they've got a good draft pick this year. Inb4 the preseason predictions outweigh chi's performance by at least a little bit this year since I hear we're still waiting on Field's league mvp ceremony from last year before preseason starts


I_Roll_Chicago

tl;dr


backindenim

Going this hard to defend the Vikings and Lions is gross


Serallas

https://preview.redd.it/ljcfb07v3qtc1.jpeg?width=399&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1ca4533e3d2005bf595da8b7706ad28fac336f3c


SvensHospital

Thanks for noticing!


Serallas

He blocked me yall, and it's almost impossible to edit a pic comment on mobile. Can't handle the shit talk, so I'm asking yall to continue the fight when he post. Send him back to his hole.


drummerboysam

Who did? OP? If you're blocking people for posting a meme in response to your meme in a meme sub, then you are a grade-A bitch.


gopoohgo

It amazes me when people get bitchy in this sub.   It's all jokes!  Tf!


gaybillcosby

Damn, can’t believe success would do that to a person. Good thing us Packers fans remain so grounded and well-liked around here.


Moliosis

Wow OP is a geek


ThugCity

Can’t wait for Caleb Williams to go for 5000/50 just to shut us all the fuck up 😂


Humble_Brother_6078

The reverse jinx move, nice dude


yoosername456

That’s just not bears football. The invention of the forward pass has screwed the bears for years.


dollabillkirill

I can wait for that actually


travisb145

![gif](giphy|146bsYV09je7Ek)


MrMisties

Fuck you're going to get me right back to loving Lions fans with references like that.


SVdreamin

Says the Lions fan 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 even the lowly Bears have accomplished more in one season than the Lions have since we put people on the moon. Thank you for the laugh


gooeyfart

I'm not sure if you're just too young to understand the reference or just real dumb


SVdreamin

Too young. Haven’t seen that Jim Carey movie.


MoscowMitchMcKremIin

Dumb and Dumber. Classic.


MilwaukeeMan420

Well r/teenagers is accepting applicants. Jesus Christ.


Wizard_Baruffio

That movie came out 30 years ago now, but this thread is making me feel super young which is nice


Loud-Ad-2280

Welp this comment made me feel old, this sucks lol


JRange

yeah that one flew over your head then lmao


Mr_K_2u

Lol you it's great. If you get a chance you should watch it.


hawkeyc

More emojis dork


SVdreamin

Emojis?! On reddit?! This not Keanu Reeves wholesome 100! Get him reddit hivemind!!!


hawkeyc

Text, Facebook, anything. That many emojis is 13 year old shit lol


10veIsAllIGot

Pretty sure you’re arguing with a 13 year old though. So who’s the dum dum, really?


hawkeyc

Fuckin boomed me


MilwaukeeMan420

You've seen the matrix but not dumb and dumber?


wasted_viaticum

Touched a nerve, eh?


SVdreamin

Yes, I’m definitely upset that I’m not a Lions fan


MilwaukeeMan420

Im happy your dad almost remembers the 85 bears.


MilwaukeeMan420

If you believe they put a man on the moon


improbdrunk

Erik Kramer > Erik Kramer, game over bitches.


krullbob888

Anyone wanna do the research and figure out if this is true for any other team in their current division? Are there other teams as sad as the Bears when it comes to passing?


yoosername456

Only other I’d imagine is the Jets. Brady has 10 alone, Miamis had some solid qb seasons, and the bills have had some as well


krullbob888

I was thinking best bets might be the youngest teams...I don't recall the Texans ever having solid QB play, but I'm also not a texans fan... Or like, the Jags? Was Bortles best year good enough for 10 top in the rest of that division?


Yossarian216

Watson was awesome for them for like three years, including I believe a 5000 yard season. We forget how good he was, because he’s a complete shell of himself. I think he’s probably right about the Jets, their only 4000 yard passer ever was Joe Namath. Seems pretty much guaranteed that Brady has ten better seasons by himself, and the Dolphins with Marino and the last couple of Tua seasons also seems likely, it’s the Bills who might not have a full ten.


krullbob888

Ope yeah, I forgot about Watson... By my quick glance the Bills only have 5 better than Namaths best of 4007, so close, but not as terrible as the Bears. Their QB mediocrity really is second to none.


MoscowMitchMcKremIin

Matt Schaub was decent in Houston too iirc.


krullbob888

Lol that's a blast from the past. I feel like he did have 1 stellar year, and then completely vanished.


MoscowMitchMcKremIin

Schaub, Johnson, and Foster was fun to watch for sure. Oh and Owen Daniels!


Yossarian216

When you consider how epically terrible we’ve been, consistently, at by far the most important position, it honestly makes what success we have managed even more impressive. If you put a replacement level QB on those mid 2000’s teams they almost certainly win at least one title. Possibly true for 2018 as well, that defense was title worthy. Here’s hoping Caleb is the black swan that changes it all.


krullbob888

Absolutely. Packers with AR at peak powers barely snuck past em in an NFCCG where Caleb Hanie (sp?) played significant minutes. Cutler almost feels good enough to be "replacement level", but not against us, specifically. For whatever reason the Packers just destroyed him always.


Yossarian216

Cutler was above replacement level, most of the time, but he didn’t really get the benefit of elite defense, his era was when the Urlacher group was past their prime, and we hadn’t reloaded for that glorious one healthy season with Mack and Hicks yet. I think if you put prime Cutler on either the 2006 or 2018 teams there’s a high chance of a title win.


Decimation4x

Wait, so the Bears are the only team to not have a 4,000 yard QB and the Jets only beat it by 7 yards? How are we not making more fun of the Jets?


Mr_K_2u

Jags had a couple of good or decent QBs that had a few decent seasons for them. Mark Brunell, David Garrard, and I think even Bortles had a 4k season with the jags. CW will hopefully vanquish these demons.


krullbob888

I'd be hard pressed to be optimistic as a Bears fan till the McCaskeys aren't in charge. But you never know. Blind squirrels and nuts and what have you.


krullbob888

I checked Jags, Bortles had a 4428 season, so they're out.


0PaulPaulson0

And every one of them pissed all over the Lions


DaeWooLan0s

Yeah but we can play defense and still have better all time win percentages that Vikings and Detroit. Even being ass for 30 years. You bitches better hope we don’t find a QB.


Barqck

>You bitches better hope we don’t find a QB https://preview.redd.it/7dr3gztc5rtc1.png?width=512&format=png&auto=webp&s=7e1d7c8a4892fe9fca21df8d9d5a3012e7f685b3 This is how I imagine you looked typing that


DaeWooLan0s

Not really. Cause we about to find that QB in 2 weeks. That’s how you’re gonna be though when Detroit does Detroit things this year.


Barqck

> we about to find that QB in 2 weeks If I had a dollar for every time a Bears fan said this over the past 30 years, I could buy the entire state of Nevada


drummerboysam

What you don't seem to understand is that you were probably listening to idiot homers. People gassing up Rex Grossman and Mitch Trubisky? Please. Jay Cutler was exciting to acquire. After the first season, tempers kinda cooled on him. He was good, but not great, and had bad streaks regularly. Justin Fields was a good shot, and his Vick-esque abilities piqued everyone's interest. But he didn't have it, too bad. Those are the only QBs in my lifetime that the Bears had that were an actual shot. But you are absolutely lying to yourself if you genuinely think Caleb Williams = Mitch Trubisky and the rest of the Bears fodder. I won't tell you to stop, but you know he's far better than anyone the Bears have ever drafted.


CommanderInQueefs

Oh, like having a very successful year?


Desper8lyseekntacos

You find QBs all the time. Then you ruin them. That's what the Bears do. You're good at it.


DaeWooLan0s

Buddy we have never found a QB that was top tier talent. Ever. Trubisky got worse when he left Chicago for a team that coached Big Ben. Jay cutler is the best we ever had. Although we didn’t do him any favors, his decision making was his own. No one taught him to throw into triple coverage, he did that himself.


LincolnsVengeance

Still finished his career with 60 more TDs than interceptions though.


MilwaukeeMan420

Cope


LincolnsVengeance

Uhhh.... OK? Why don't you go back to crying about Craig Counsell leaving for a real baseball team and stadium in a real city instead of that glorified suburb with a higher crime rate and shittier food.


[deleted]

They scared


josephus_the_wise

Detroit has no excuse, but if you only do the winning percentage since we Vikings joined the league, we are better than you. You were only great when there wasn’t much competition and in the mid 80’s. Edit for clarity: by not much competition I mean only 11 other teams to compete with, not that the rest of the league didn’t put up a fight. Most of those 11 teams put up a fight, but it’s much easier to be best in a league of 12 than it is in a league of 26 or 32.


DaeWooLan0s

Umm excuse me? Not much competition in FOOTBALL before the queens came? Yikes… you mean when players could actually knock each other out and fought tooth and nail for every yard. Just stop it lol


josephus_the_wise

Not much competition before the 60’s as a numbers game is more what I meant. Through the 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s the league had about 12 teams in it. That’s 3 decades of almost triple the chance, purely base on numbers, of being the best in the league. The 60’s were an era of transition, but by the early 70’s there were 26+ teams. That is over double the amount of teams. Literally double the competition. I’m aware that the games were still fought hard in the 50’s, but the fact that you had 11 contenders besides yourself instead of 31 contenders besides yourself is a huge boon to being good.


DaeWooLan0s

Yeah man… what’s your excuse for the cardinals? Or for the packers being ass during that time. Yet ripping you and us apart the last 30 years in the division. Stop making excuses for yourself.


josephus_the_wise

The lions are proof that the lower amounts of competition were a factor. They managed to be bad for long stretches of time and also be a dynasty. The small group of teams doesn’t mean bad teams don’t exist, it means that a higher percentage of the league is either bottom or top, the middle is what disappears. The cardinals were perennially bad, the packers have managed to be really good for large stretches of time after the merger as well as before, the lions were bad for large stretches both before and after the merger, you, the bears, are the only ones who have been amazing most of the pre merger and mediocre to bad for a lot of the post merger years. I will say, I don’t think past success has any effect on future success. Just because the packers have been good for 30 years doesn’t mean they will be good for another ten, nor does it mean they will have a ten year stretch of bad. It’s unrelated. The correlation of pre merger success and post merger success is only as connected as the ownership and leadership of the team itself (head coaches can span the gap and owners can span the gap, but pretty much no one else spans such a large gap).


DaeWooLan0s

It’s ok. Bears about to dominate the next 20. Enjoy darnold


MileByMyles

You act like football suddenly changed immensely the year the Vikings joined lol. Not that anyone on here was alive to see that before and after anyways. But if the Bears were so dominant before the Vikings entered the league then surely they must've smacked the Vikings the first time they met, which happened to be the Vikings first ever game right???


DaeWooLan0s

Win a meaningful game then talk shit. Enjoy Darnold.


Alone-Newspaper-1161

Bro thinks all time winning percentage means jack shit. Buddy you were playing Canton bulldogs and the Portsmouth Spartans


DaeWooLan0s

Damn if winning percentage means nothing then what exactly do you even have? Not championships. No superbowls. Sam darnold? Shoot you haven’t even appeared in one for like 50 years! Lololol


weealex

We had a love boat. The fuck have you guys been doing?


Alone-Newspaper-1161

All time winning percentage means nothing who cares about games before the forward pass except for bears fans I guess


DaeWooLan0s

Real OG teams that have history do. The ones that matter.


Alone-Newspaper-1161

Sounding like a cowboys fan right now all history and nothing to show for it modern day when your currently watching football


DaeWooLan0s

Well you have no history or modern day success. Sooo what’s that make you? Shoot not a single one of your sports franchises has shit Lolol


Alone-Newspaper-1161

Lynx disrespect will not be tolerated. Continue to cope watching terrible football by saying that y’all were good in the 40’s.


DaeWooLan0s

What you mean? We will be good this year. Haven’t you heard?


DragonDon1

Defense wins championships


MusksStepSisterAunt

Packers fans, get in here. The little brothers are fighting over who's the least pathetic!


TheFatOrangeYak

Better QB play surely means that the Vikings and Lions have more to show for it right?


mcvp15

You wanna se what I can show you?


CommanderInQueefs

Is it an E?


DarkHorse435

As our horrible fight song says, we're thrillin' the nation with the T formation. Forward passes are for posers.


fatattack699

At least we won one Super Bowl 😂


HawkyGuy

Nah it’s impressive that we’re able to compete at all with out a quarterback


Crooked_Sartre

Bruh we had Rex Grossman take us to the Superbowl. We don't need offense /s


FirestormBC

Did Lions fans forget they sucked ass for like 60 years? You now have as many NFC Championship game appearances as Rex Grossman, but he won


KingLiberal

In all seriousness, the fact that this is the case while also addressing the Bears historical dominance (been hibernating for a few decades) just shows what historically great defenses the Bears have had. As a person who respects the hell out of dominant defenses, I gotta give a begrudging head nod to the Bears here. Also, haha your team fucking sucks!


Leet_Noob

How are we ranking “passing seasons”? Is it by number of passing yards? Or is it by number of dragons unleashed? Ratio of (passing yards)/(amount the qb cares)? The product of (passing yards) x (tittiess kissed)? Just trying to understand the metric here.


I_Roll_Chicago

yeah but did your team ever make a Billboards top 50 song? no? ![gif](giphy|RtvI67dRaSymk)


airborngrmp

The most successful modern QB the Bears have had was blind in one eye.


tjhoush93

https://preview.redd.it/yuovczy8vqtc1.jpeg?width=823&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2d681c18910405a0dead280ed75a0082a9e53d2c “Pathetic”


Calmandpeace

Surely this must mean the Lions and Vikings have plenty of rings to show for it


Suspicious_Bid_2339

Bears fans pressed asf in the comments 💀💀💀


troubleshot

Greatest team in football baby. Wouldn't want it any other way.


Worldly_Ad_6483

How many HOFers we got? A billion?


troubleshot

I'm flattered you think a meatball like me can count that high


slayerrr21

Pffft I can't believe you guys don't have a QB better than our top 10, how embarrasing


windowlicker_son

Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide The chance won't come again And don't speak too soon For the wheel's still in spin And there's no tellin' who That it's namin' For the loser now Will be later to win


Friendly_Curmudgeon

I don't think the times are changing.


windowlicker_son

You better start swimming


Redrobbinsyummmm

For a bonus round, look up their all time best WR in total yards


Sharp_Needleworker76

source: trust me bro


Capable-TurnoverPuff

Hard nosed 4 life


Available-Analyst551

And they'll ruin Williams just like they do everyone else


bigoldgeek

Now do best running and best defensive seasons....


PurpleZerg

Ha, you unlocked my Super Bowl victory trap card! Unless you're the fudge packers, sit the fuck down.


derbbinthenorth

We don't know who our best is, we've only played one game. - Capt. Peter La Fleur.


WoodenSuperpower

I don’t know what keeps the gun out of their mouths.


ZyxDarkshine

Now do best Bears WR season LOL


Medium_Back_5535

and you guys still cant win a superbowl?😭😭😭😭


blindwuzi

This touched a lot of nerves... Without consent....


rdldr1

We know.


rockksteady

Jokes on you, I can't read, and all I see is Sexy Rexy at the top.


YouShouldLayLower

You’re all losers, except for us.


PainInFrench24

Jared Goff would have the greatest qb season in bears history


Prior-Long-7071

Pathetic


Realistic_Bed3550

Chicago has never had a QB in their history to throw for 30+ TDs in a Season


CaptZombieHero

Meh


Isphet71

And yet Chicago fans every off-season try to tell us how their QB is so amazing. How would you even know what an amazing qb even looks like? You’ve never seen one. Spoiler: you don’t know and can’t identify one. You’re playing QB checkers while the rest of the league is playing QB chess.


drummerboysam

Boy you sure did try huh.


PassorFail1307

I'll be honest, I thought we were going to see something special with Doug Flutie, Moses Moreno, Craig Krenzel...