There was more emotion in that one football season than all the Bulls' championships combined--not that the Bulls' run wasn't fantastic--but basketball is fairly repetitive and is less memorable to me. I loved the Bulls glory years,just not as much as the Bears of '85.
@@voiceguy3635 I'm a diehard fan of the Indiana Pacers, but I agree with you; the Bears magical 1985 season in which they won their first 12 games before bowing to the Dan Marino led Dolphins 38-24 on the way to soundly thrashing the New England Patriots 46-10 in Super Bowl 20. Sadly that margin of victory didn't last as the Joe Montana led 49ers beat the John Elway led Denver Broncos in, I think, Super Bowl 23.
Nope....... Mike was a jerk through and through. He was a horrible coach , the players all knew it which is why nobody listened to him , took a dominate team and crushed them . Mike's firey demeanor was him being pissed off the offense didn't do what he wanted to do . Run run run punt . The bears were buddy Ryan's team, Mike knew it and it ate him up. Mike didn't discriminate, he was an ahole to everybody After he was fired nobody would give him a job , the NFL knew what a tool he was . It took 5 years before someone would take a chance on him . The saints hired him , as per Ditka he was given complete control . He had no Buddy Ryan , Ditka was horrible , made awful decisions went 15 and 33 . Ditka most famous was to trade the entire 2000 draft for smoke another bowl Ricky Williams . Ditka would not listen to anybody telling him this was seriously insane . He didn't have to , Mike had the power to do anything he wanted and did . He single handedly destroyed the saints and got ran out of town . That was the nail in his coffin, nobody would touch him , he was a never hire in the NFL again . Ditka was a really bad coach , and a horrible talent evaluator , worse in the history of the game and a despicable human being .
I remember the play, night game vs Vikings. McMahon giving Ditka hell,” Put me in, Dammit!” McMahon was injured, and wanted to go in. I guess , to teach him a lesson, Ditka put him in. They were losing. Payton throws a Textbook block, and Jim hits Willie Gault on the prettiest pass ever. The Momentum of the moment, helped get them to SB XX. Like it happened, last night. Just beautiful. Chalkboard perfect.
I got to work with Jim McMahon back in 2009 With the Chicago Slaughter Indoor football team. He had talked about that 1st play. It was supposed to be a TB screen-Left. ( walter was to get the in a short dump off) Payton was to only shadow block for a 2 count, then release left and let the pass rush pass him, but Walter - being the heady player he was, realized the Vikings had a blitz called and the middle LB came storming right past the center on the snap - untouched. Walter also knew that there was NO WAY that screen was going to work in a blitz. Had Walter done what the play called for, McMahon would've gotten destroyed. Walter squares up instead, doesn't release and give the LB a shot that slows him up. McMahon stumbled on the drop back, but as he got his feet, the rush was already 2-3 yards deep coming towards him. He happened to look down field, and there was Gault, running a release route ( a 9 or deep pattern - only designed to draw the DB away from the screen) and a good 2 steps behind the corner. Jim, saw and threw it - 6 points. Mind you - all this took place in less than 3 seconds from snap to throw.
Yeah... Harbaugh has turned into a total scumbag, liar and cheater. McMahon may not have been perfect but at least his integrity is intact, unlike Harbaugh.
When Harbaugh played he was a real a_hole now decades later he is a hell of a coach & seems like a stand up guy. Guess we all mature eventually. As for McMahon? What you see is what you get and it’s been that way since day one lol
players today make infinitely more than coaches make. and coaches themselves make 3-5M minimum. some are making 12M. in those days coaches made 200K.. about the same as a dr specialist made and really good players made around 200K a year with the average being only 75K. also you are wrong that players in those days were like this. McMahon was a huge outlier. 99% of players in those days would never talk like this running their mouths would hurt them. instead i would argue if McMahon was around today he would have his own podcast like Pat Mcafee, and he would be pretty damn good at it too and McMahon is right. they should have won multiple super bowls. but ditka was a lousy coach and alienated his players .. look at what he did in New Orleans, giving up 2 drafts to move up 3 spots for ricky wlliams. wow .. most bonehead move in NFL history
Seahawk fan here but loved watching "Da Bears" with my fellow soldiers back in the mid to late 80's! That team will always have a special place in my heart!
Refreshing to hear someone not hold punches. He wasn't perfect either but I kinda get sick of all of the pc interviews. Without a doubt Jim is one of the most interesting people to ever play.
They were good enough to make 3 SB’s and win 2. The Skins, Giants, 49r’s, Broncos, Dolphins n Browns had excellent teams in that era. Don’t forget the 85 year we beat a soft Rams team n a soft Pats team in playoffs. 🤔
😢I was in Tahoe in the mid 80s and the marquee in front of the Horizon casino read “welcome Raiders celebrating John Maddens 50th birthday.” Me being a raiders fan I entered the turnstile and immediately realized Mike Ditka was in the same section as me. I proceeded to follow Mr. Ditka to a blackjack table where he sat at 1st base, so I sat next to him at 2nd base. After a while I said to him, “ why don’t you trade Jim McMahon to the Raiders?” He replied “ I would trade him for a six pack of Shlitz” then I said “ he would be a great raider!” Then he replied “ he would be great for a lot of teams if he had a lobotomy!”
Ditka seriously underperformed with the talent he had. Buddy Ryan made the defense so legendary. Jim finks brought most of the talent to the team as GM.
Jim McMahon is the best Quarterback the bears ever had and you cant keep from liking a guy like McMahon he went to play and didnt back down to anyone and only if he was on a different team he may have won more than 1 as a starter glad to see him get 1as Favre back up both rings against Patriots
Jim was not the best because he could not stay healthy.. Too many of Jim's injuries cost the Bears a repeat of the WORLD TITLE. He got injured when the Bears needed him most..
huge fan of jim but it seemed like his body wasnt the same after that dirty pile driver he took about 1 min after the whistle but I live the attitude jim you rock man
Jim McMahon just told the whole world the reason why the Chicago Bears haven’t won a Super Bowl since 1985 and that is because of the whole damn McCaskey family. Since this was videotaped the jinx owners of the Chicago Bears found a way to go to the Super Bowl but without a quarterback. I hope to God they take their franchise out of Chicago!!!!!
They need to sell the team or there will be more 3-14 seasons like this past one. Playing the kiss-butt games doesn't help win games. Right now it's a train wreck.
All that Lovie Smith needed to do was to put Brian Griese into the ball game I also believe that you really could have won it all if Wannstedt would have stuck with Steve Walsh .
Watched a story about the bone in Jim's neck that was broke, and cutting off the flow of spinal fluid getting to his brain. Probably one reason why he always wore the shades. Said it immediately felt like all the haziness in his head just flushed like a toilet. I think he's an advocate of marijuana over opiates in the NFL. I'm glad he's able to find some NATURAL and HELPFUL relief for the toll his body paid over his career. Very intelligent guy.
The shades were because he accidentally stabbed himself in the eye with a fork as a kid severing his retina. He write about it in his book back in the 80’s.
McMahon wore #9 for the Bears, won a Super Bowl and went to the Eagles. Foles wore #9 for the Eagles also won a Super Bowl and went to the Bears. No one with the Eagles will ever wear #9 again. That's a certainty.
Eagles aren't retiring foles jersey or not letting anyone use it. Yes they are glad af bout the run he had and winning a sb but it's not like he had a career
@Octavian As a Packer fan, I was always "greatful" toward the Bears because they had Jay Cutler and we...didn't. Seriously??? Cutler was a *knob*(...& a horrid quarterback)!
Tomzack and Fuller both not only sucked, they both swallowed! McMahon and a lot of the players weren't happy about Ditka bringing in Flutie but he was a better QB than either of them 2. He is not the reason they lost that game to the Redskins either.
McMahon makes negative comments about Harbaugh but look at the difference in football life careers.....Mcmahon was so stupid to literally butt heads with his offensive lineman he has CTS from stupidity, and Harbaugh is a football genius
Maskey was a bum! He taught at Yale! 0 football business acumen.Dismantled the team(Gault world class sprinter, Wilber Marshall all pro to name a few).
McMahon throwing shade on Harbaugh....”from what I’ve heard around the league, there’s not a whole lot of respect for the guy”....those were MY exact feelings when he benched Alex Smith for Colin Krappernick....and THAT is why he’s back in college and not the NFL...
Besides what the other comments said about Kaepernick going to the Super Bowl and the three NFC championships, Jim McMahon stunk. Awful. Jim Harbaugh had a much better playing career than McMahon so it is pretty funny that a back bencher like McMahon would throw shade at anyone's QB ability.
McMahon was an average QB at best. Sort of a Trent Dilfer kind of QB. Jim was always more interested in drumming up controversy and having all the attention on him vs. the team. Ego maniac to the inth degree. He was fortunate to be on a team with an AMAZING defense and of course, the GREATEST OF ALL TIME Walter Payton.
Jim simply would not put up with nonsense and called it like it was ,he wasn't going to repeat the party lines because that's what's expected . Perhaps your unfamiliar with people who speak their own minds , not influenced by others interpretations etc The entire team routinely laughed at ditka and would not listen to that nasty idiotic incompetent moron . Thanks Buddy for 85 The D won 85 no doubt , Jim was not a superstar qb but was far above average , your trent comparison is clearly nonsensical .
@@ynot6781 I'm not here to trade jabs with you. I am simply speaking my mind. I lived in Chicago when the Bears were on their historic run. I remember what a prima dona McMahon was, and how he LOVED the media attention (often times to the detremt of the team). McMahon was just not reliable, plain and simple. Each week, we weren't sure if it was going to be Mcmahon, Fuller, Tomczak, or Harbaugh. McMahon was in fact a prima dona, hell the first meeting he had with George Halas, he was incredibly disrespectful. When Halas said he would not have drafted him, McMahon responded, "well why did you old man?" This was an interview with Johnny Morris. You don't say something like that to the owner of the team. You are supposed to be humble and respectful. Maybe that's why Michael McCaskey was never a fan of yours Jimmy.
Little more than average. When McMahon came to the Bears, Ditka called his buddy Dan Reeves and told Reeves he has the guy that can take them to the Super Bowl. Ditka wouldn't say that about Dilfer.
It's been three years since this interview and the Bears are a train wreck. They sadly finished at 3-14 in 2022. The McCaskey's from what I hear don't know how to put them back winning and really need to sell the team. Since 2006 it's been a rough road. The 80s will always be remembered for the great teams the Bears had then.
@@dapunkyqb1679 That really sucks. Money over a winning program. Perennial losing teams are often giving tickets away. All someone has to do is watch a game and notice all the empty seats.
@@rogerbunnell8769 Damn! That's even more ballsy! Damn! Can't feel bad about Marino to Mark Clayton & Mark Duper that Monday night, but there's only one Dan Marino, and when he was on... But 18-1 with a Superbowl win, beats 18-1 with a Superbowl loss. And we'll never know if the '72 Dolphins could've won another two games! Thank for that!
Da curse of Da Coach. Ever since they fired him, the franchise hasn't been a yearly contender (which they were while he was in charge), and have plummeted to national laughing stock.
Can you imagine, McMahon having to put up with this abusive coach! It's hard enough to play the position! And even Buddy Ryan couldn't stand him, remember the great defense! That was Buddy's team! I respect Mr. McMahon! For not sucking up to that nutty coach!
This dude was so entertaining, miss those days, that era of football, life,,,,, 🥺😢
There will never be another jim McMahon
Best QB Da Bears have ever had
he was a complete ass
Sid luckman?
drug addicts dont play for BYU anymore. all due respect however
Great competitor and winner…..also arrogant, monumental douche
It was fun watching football in 1985.
Being a lifelong Bear's fan,1985 was the most fun I could possibly have AS a fan.What a defense and what great personalities.
That was cool but Jordan’s epic run was cooler
There was more emotion in that one football season than all the Bulls' championships combined--not that the Bulls' run wasn't fantastic--but basketball is fairly repetitive and is less memorable to me. I loved the Bulls glory years,just not as much as the Bears of '85.
Sweetness not getting a chance at a TD in the Superbowl was a travesty and I'm from the Fridge's hometown.
@@MrMattyswift Agreed.
@@voiceguy3635 I'm a diehard fan of the Indiana Pacers, but I agree with you; the Bears magical 1985 season in which they won their first 12 games before bowing to the Dan Marino led Dolphins 38-24 on the way to soundly thrashing the New England Patriots 46-10 in Super Bowl 20. Sadly that margin of victory didn't last as the Joe Montana led 49ers beat the John Elway led Denver Broncos in, I think, Super Bowl 23.
“My fondest memory of BYU was looking at it in my rear view mirror” - Jim McMahon
LOL
Lmao someone like Jim doesn’t belong at BYU🤣🤣🤣
I remember something like that in the 'They Said It' feature of Sports Illustrated, when Jim was asked, 'What was the best part of BYU?': *Leaving*
@@blackdonaldtrump3869 I agree. Jim was better than that.
LOL......that's classic. BYU frowned upon him drinking beer in his dorm.
I laugh because Ditka treated Halas the way McMahon treats Ditka. I think they actually respect each other but won't admit it.
Nope....... Mike was a jerk through and through. He was a horrible coach , the players all knew it which is why nobody listened to him , took a dominate team and crushed them . Mike's firey demeanor was him being pissed off the offense didn't do what he wanted to do . Run run run punt .
The bears were buddy Ryan's team, Mike knew it and it ate him up. Mike didn't discriminate, he was an ahole to everybody
After he was fired nobody would give him a job , the NFL knew what a tool he was . It took 5 years before someone would take a chance on him . The saints hired him , as per Ditka he was given complete control .
He had no Buddy Ryan , Ditka was horrible , made awful decisions went 15 and 33 . Ditka most famous was to trade the entire 2000 draft for smoke another bowl Ricky Williams . Ditka would not listen to anybody telling him this was seriously insane . He didn't have to , Mike had the power to do anything he wanted and did . He single handedly destroyed the saints and got ran out of town . That was the nail in his coffin, nobody would touch him , he was a never hire in the NFL again . Ditka was a really bad coach , and a horrible talent evaluator , worse in the history of the game and a despicable human being .
"George Halas throws nickles around like manhole covers."
LOL
Either Mike Ditka said that or Dick Butkus.
When Ditka first coached McMahon in '82, Mike told Dan Reeves, "I think we have the quarterback that can take us to a SuperBowl."
He literally said how much he respected Ditka here.
I remember the play, night game vs Vikings. McMahon giving Ditka hell,” Put me in, Dammit!” McMahon was injured, and wanted to go in. I guess , to teach him a lesson, Ditka put him in. They were losing. Payton throws a Textbook block, and Jim hits Willie Gault on the prettiest pass ever. The Momentum of the moment, helped get them to SB XX. Like it happened, last night. Just beautiful. Chalkboard perfect.
I remember that. Was the first Bears game I ever watched!
I was at that game on a Thursday night with my father. I hated seeing him come into the game. 80 yard pass play to Gault to start the second half.
I got to work with Jim McMahon back in 2009 With the Chicago Slaughter Indoor football team. He had talked about that 1st play.
It was supposed to be a TB screen-Left. ( walter was to get the in a short dump off)
Payton was to only shadow block for a 2 count, then release left and let the pass rush pass him, but Walter - being the heady player he was, realized the Vikings had a blitz called and the middle LB came storming right past the center on the snap - untouched. Walter also knew that there was NO WAY that screen was going to work in a blitz.
Had Walter done what the play called for, McMahon would've gotten destroyed.
Walter squares up instead, doesn't release and give the LB a shot that slows him up.
McMahon stumbled on the drop back, but as he got his feet, the rush was already 2-3 yards deep coming towards him. He happened to look down field, and there was Gault, running a release route ( a 9 or deep pattern - only designed to draw the DB away from the screen) and a good 2 steps behind the corner.
Jim, saw and threw it - 6 points.
Mind you - all this took place in less than 3 seconds from snap to throw.
I remember that game, too.
McMahon throwing shade on Jim Harbaugh...”from what I’ve heard from his teammates, there’s not a lot of respect for the guy”....🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂
Jim Harbaugh's done a lot more with his career and life than McMahon did with his.
@@zyxwut321McMahon is a champion. Harbaugh never won the big one as a starting player.
Yeah... Harbaugh has turned into a total scumbag, liar and cheater. McMahon may not have been perfect but at least his integrity is intact, unlike Harbaugh.
@@zyxwut321 As a coach ? Jim H has done very well Indeed. As a player, Harbaugh is and was no match for Jimmi Mac 😉
When Harbaugh played he was a real a_hole now decades later he is a hell of a coach & seems like a stand up guy. Guess we all mature eventually. As for McMahon? What you see is what you get and it’s been that way since day one lol
man you just don't hear this kind of honest responses from players like this today
players today make infinitely more than coaches make. and coaches themselves make 3-5M minimum. some are making 12M. in those days coaches made 200K.. about the same as a dr specialist made and really good players made around 200K a year with the average being only 75K.
also you are wrong that players in those days were like this. McMahon was a huge outlier. 99% of players in those days would never talk like this running their mouths would hurt them. instead i would argue if McMahon was around today he would have his own podcast like Pat Mcafee, and he would be pretty damn good at it too
and McMahon is right. they should have won multiple super bowls. but ditka was a lousy coach and alienated his players .. look at what he did in New Orleans, giving up 2 drafts to move up 3 spots for ricky wlliams. wow .. most bonehead move in NFL history
Yes you do.
Seahawk fan here but loved watching "Da Bears" with my fellow soldiers back in the mid to late 80's! That team will always have a special place in my heart!
Has there ever been a QB cooler than Jim McMahon?
@@scottk568 I think winning 6 superbowls is cool.
@@scottk568 Joe Cool. Joe Montana
@@scottk568 Namath. Maybe Stabler. That’s about it.
God I love Mac's honesty. He was right on all points, including Iron Mike and Hardbaugh
Refreshing to hear someone not hold punches. He wasn't perfect either but I kinda get sick of all of the pc interviews. Without a doubt Jim is one of the most interesting people to ever play.
Very true. He was refreshing. Smart guy too. He was on point about McCaskey and he has single handedly hurt the franchise all these years.
That 85 team should have won 5 Super Bowls
They were good enough to make 3 SB’s and win 2. The Skins, Giants, 49r’s, Broncos, Dolphins n Browns had excellent teams in that era. Don’t forget the 85 year we beat a soft Rams team n a soft Pats team in playoffs. 🤔
Vikings fan here. We may be rivals but even I will admit that the 85 Bears D was the best in my lifetime.
damn he was spot on almost 30 years ago!
McMahon was so fun to watch as a quarterback
You've got to give McMahon the love. No one else has been able to lead the bears to a Super Bowl win.
Philly fan here...man i remember when he was our qb.....he was soo friggin taped up and beat up....he was like our RoboCop
I didn’t realize just how tough he really was until that season.
😢I was in Tahoe in the mid 80s and the marquee in front of the Horizon casino read “welcome Raiders celebrating John Maddens 50th birthday.” Me being a raiders fan I entered the turnstile and immediately realized Mike Ditka was in the same section as me. I proceeded to follow Mr. Ditka to a blackjack table where he sat at 1st base, so I sat next to him at 2nd base. After a while I said to him, “ why don’t you trade Jim McMahon to the Raiders?” He replied “ I would trade him for a six pack of Shlitz” then I said “ he would be a great raider!” Then he replied “ he would be great for a lot of teams if he had a lobotomy!”
What a shitty life you had
He looks like PC Principal from Southpark
No. The PC Principal looks like Jim.
How dare you
Yep, funny stuff. Go strong woman.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 omg he does
@Psycho you bast@rd! Lol
Ditka seriously underperformed with the talent he had. Buddy Ryan made the defense so legendary. Jim finks brought most of the talent to the team as GM.
3:56 Harbaugh BURNED!!!
Smoked
Also 1991 comeback player of the year with Philadelphia
Jim Mcmahon is like a pro wrestling character
I love watching videos like this
As good as the defense was in 85 I don’t think they would of without jim McMahon.
What if there was a Doctor Phil to be the mediator between Ditka and Flutie , or Ditka and Harbaugh ?.
This stuff that McMahon talks about as far as players go is STILL a problem for the Bears today.
Please elaborate ?
Jim McMahon is the best Quarterback the bears ever had and you cant keep from liking a guy like McMahon he went to play and didnt back down to anyone and only if he was on a different team he may have won more than 1 as a starter glad to see him get 1as Favre back up both rings against Patriots
Sid Luckman was the best
Sorry.
Jim was not the best
because he could not stay healthy..
Too many of Jim's injuries cost the Bears a repeat of the WORLD TITLE.
He got injured when the Bears needed him most..
@@TheSilvergold45 because his offensive line couldn't protect him 🤣🤣🤣
You crazy . They won it all because of their defense . Maybe the best defense ever
@@lesgobrandon9444 you should probably rewatch the first month and a half of that season.
Jim was a cool cat. Not a Bears fan but liked his style.
If Namath is in the HOF so shouldn't be Jim McMahon
Imagine this interview today. A QB on one team talking trash about another QB.
Yes......refreshing isn't it
@@ynot6781😂😉
True what Jim had to say even now. Wow 🤦🏻♂️
huge fan of jim but it seemed like his body wasnt the same after that dirty pile driver he took about 1 min after the whistle but I live the attitude jim you rock man
I know. Sadly.
Jim McMahon just told the whole world the reason why the Chicago Bears haven’t won a Super Bowl since 1985 and that is because of the whole damn McCaskey family. Since this was videotaped the jinx owners of the Chicago Bears found a way to go to the Super Bowl but without a quarterback. I hope to God they take their franchise out of Chicago!!!!!
They need to sell the team or there will be more 3-14 seasons like this past one. Playing the kiss-butt games doesn't help win games. Right now it's a train wreck.
All that Lovie Smith needed to do was to put Brian Griese into the ball game
I also believe that you really could have won it all if Wannstedt would have stuck with Steve Walsh .
I love that he wises he could've played with Ditka!
Wow, I'm in Cherry Hill now watching this.
Is that a good neighborhood?
@@bearpayton34 it's fairly nice. I don't live there though, but I do live next to it basically.
@billybaggins1443 Please forgive my ignorance but is that a neighborhood in Chicago?
@@crmay72 no, it's located in New Jersey.
@@billybaggins1443 Gotcha, thanks!
I recall a painted bedsheet hanging over a pedestrian overpass near Soldier Field at the time:
McCASKEY'S
GOT NO
DITKA
Watched a story about the bone in Jim's neck that was broke, and cutting off the flow of spinal fluid getting to his brain.
Probably one reason why he always wore the shades.
Said it immediately felt like all the haziness in his head just flushed like a toilet.
I think he's an advocate of marijuana over opiates in the NFL. I'm glad he's able to find some NATURAL and HELPFUL relief for the toll his body paid over his career.
Very intelligent guy.
The shades were because he accidentally stabbed himself in the eye with a fork as a kid severing his retina. He write about it in his book back in the 80’s.
Try again
McMahon wore #9 for the Bears, won a Super Bowl and went to the Eagles. Foles wore #9 for the Eagles also won a Super Bowl and went to the Bears. No one with the Eagles will ever wear #9 again. That's a certainty.
You think eagles won't let anyone wear nick files jersey number ever again!?!?!
Eagles aren't retiring foles jersey or not letting anyone use it. Yes they are glad af bout the run he had and winning a sb but it's not like he had a career
Why?
Ditka was the reason the Bears won the Super Bowl and was the reason the Bears never won another one- Ditka was not a good coach
Wow. That was awesome.
McMahon buried McCaskey and Harbaugh 😂
I still can't believe he went to BYU. That had to be the oddest fit.
Hahahaha right?!?!
it's as if God has a sense of humor..
In Sports Illustrated in the mid-'80's, Jim was asked, "What was the best thing about BYU?"
"Leaving," he said.
I have always been the same way, and I'm proud of myself!
Jim was the LAST GREAT Q B the Bears have had-to date!(2020). Grossman, Kyle O. et al...all overrated College Q B.s. that eventually sunk in the Pros.
They don't come along too often,do they?
Cade Mcnown
@@gp8229 Case McNown? Not even close.
@Octavian As a Packer fan, I was always "greatful" toward the Bears because they had Jay Cutler and we...didn't. Seriously??? Cutler was a *knob*(...& a horrid quarterback)!
@Jon Connor We'll...see what happens this Sunday.
McMahon didn’t think much of Jim Harbaugh as a quarterback.
McMahon didnt think much of anyone but himself.
That's likely because...Jim Harbaugh *was"t* much of a QB...
@@cardtrix1970 **wasn't**
@@mitchykramer1586 I stand.. corrected! Thanks!
The people in the huddle didn't think much of Harbaugh, ask them.
Jim McMahon my fav
Loved both these guys. And I’m a cowboy fan and the two of them crushed us
Then you remember ditkith’s main attribute with the ‘Boys-throwing clipboards.
McMahon had CTE during his playing days.
It’s not kissing ass Jim it’s called showing respect. You were like a millennial back in the day before millennials existed.
Tried to bait Jim wasn’t happening you can see the interviewer upset he couldn’t get what he wanted out him. My opinion
I think he had to be satisfied with the interview. Mac wasn’t too rough on Ditka, but he ripped into McCaskey and Harbaugh.
Am i the only Bears fan who really doesn’t think Ditka was anything but shit???
Best winning percentage of any Bears coach
Harbaugh was the worst quarterback bears ever had. He barely threw the ball. Was a disgrace!
Tomzack and Fuller both not only sucked, they both swallowed! McMahon and a lot of the players weren't happy about Ditka bringing in Flutie but he was a better QB than either of them 2. He is not the reason they lost that game to the Redskins either.
😂 He was not the worst.
@@jsanders9975 who was the worst? It’s either him or flutie
That takes in a lot of bad quarterbacks.
@@junaidahmed8519 cade Mcnown, Shane Mathews, Steve stenstrom..I can keep going. Harbaugh at least took us to the playoffs.
Im sure that the thing Jim remembers best is the night on the plane where Mike got hammered then got arrested for DUI.
Yeah I remember that. The players all drove by and honked their horns at him lol
@@jackkitchen737Right! I think that was in '85 after the team had gotten back from a game in San Francisco!
Jim like I seen Ditka’s Firing coming a mile away😁😁😁
McMahon makes negative comments about Harbaugh but look at the difference in football life careers.....Mcmahon was so stupid to literally butt heads with his offensive lineman he has CTS from stupidity, and Harbaugh is a football genius
Wow. He torches Harbaugh!
And rightfully so.
Wow thanks for that clip. Forgot some of the things that were said at times. Surprised McMahon picked at Harbaugh.
Why would you be surprise?McMahon picked on Doug Flutie too.
Those were facts.
@@geewhizz1970 players don’t respect a kiss ass. Especially when they’re kissing the ass of the coach that most have already lost respect for.
Did Jim M. play any Packers game when he played for the Packers????
Just in clean up roles after the Packers were way ahead.
Jim Kelly also disliked Harbaugh, not sure why he got so much hate
What year is this from?....mid 90's
Jan 5, 1993
Jim loolike that Hellraiser Cenobite w the glasses 🤓
I love both of them Warriors...Matt Mad Dog 🐕 Sweeney
I remember when Ditka got fired. I said it was a good thing because the bears sucked that year, then my mom yelled at me for saying that.
Maskey was a bum! He taught at Yale! 0 football business acumen.Dismantled the team(Gault world class sprinter, Wilber Marshall all pro to name a few).
So he lived in cherry hill, nj when he played for the eagles!! Shout out to south jersey!!
Does Jim McMahon remember when he played football?
Right before Philly got crushed by Dallas (McMahon& Reggie White's last games with the Eagles)
02:36 Wow, thought I was immune, but no, this dudes rug is shocking
Morrie’s wigs don’t come off!
@@TL2354 I did my caper,
Jim is one smart dude...cool 😎" guy. Matt Mad Dog Sweeney 🐕
"Outrageousness"
I have done the "Jim McMahon Scowl."
Mike is an overrated coach his offense sucked he won cause of buddy, look at what happen afterwards his teams never won shit.
Why didn’t YOU play better and won more?
Howard sudberry.mike and jim where meant for each other
They were facetiming back in 1993
The bears didn’t win more games because they didn’t like flute so they decided to not play well, that’s according to Tom Thayer
Did they like trombone?
McMahon throwing shade on Harbaugh....”from what I’ve heard around the league, there’s not a whole lot of respect for the guy”....those were MY exact feelings when he benched Alex Smith for Colin Krappernick....and THAT is why he’s back in college and not the NFL...
Colin took them to the Super Bowl..
Will Drucker What? Smith was a bust in SF. Kappernick took them to the SB and nearly another one.
Besides what the other comments said about Kaepernick going to the Super Bowl and the three NFC championships, Jim McMahon stunk. Awful. Jim Harbaugh had a much better playing career than McMahon so it is pretty funny that a back bencher like McMahon would throw shade at anyone's QB ability.
@@travismcdonald6576 they lost
@@bmore24t56 and lost
As long as you win, you can get away with a lot.
Jim was a great q.b what a shame .he could have won 1 or 2 more Superbowls.
The McCaskey’s ruined the bears.
Yup; spoiled brats who know nothing about running an NFL franchise. 💀🔥
Why does Jim McMahon always wear dark shades? Is there an issue with his eyes??
Yes.
@@rogerbunnell8769 what's the issue with his eyes?
You can Google it. He was accidentally stabbed in the eye with a fork as a kid.
McMahon was an average QB at best. Sort of a Trent Dilfer kind of QB. Jim was always more interested in drumming up controversy and having all the attention on him vs. the team. Ego maniac to the inth degree. He was fortunate to be on a team with an AMAZING defense and of course, the GREATEST OF ALL TIME Walter Payton.
Jim simply would not put up with nonsense and called it like it was ,he wasn't going to repeat the party lines because that's what's expected . Perhaps your unfamiliar with people who speak their own minds , not influenced by others interpretations etc
The entire team routinely laughed at ditka and would not listen to that nasty idiotic incompetent moron . Thanks Buddy for 85
The D won 85 no doubt , Jim was not a superstar qb but was far above average , your trent comparison is clearly nonsensical .
@@ynot6781 I'm not here to trade jabs with you. I am simply speaking my mind. I lived in Chicago when the Bears were on their historic run. I remember what a prima dona McMahon was, and how he LOVED the media attention (often times to the detremt of the team). McMahon was just not reliable, plain and simple. Each week, we weren't sure if it was going to be Mcmahon, Fuller, Tomczak, or Harbaugh. McMahon was in fact a prima dona, hell the first meeting he had with George Halas, he was incredibly disrespectful. When Halas said he would not have drafted him, McMahon responded, "well why did you old man?" This was an interview with Johnny Morris. You don't say something like that to the owner of the team. You are supposed to be humble and respectful. Maybe that's why Michael McCaskey was never a fan of yours Jimmy.
Little more than average. When McMahon came to the Bears, Ditka called his buddy Dan Reeves and told Reeves he has the guy that can take them to the Super Bowl. Ditka wouldn't say that about Dilfer.
I've been a Hawk fan since 1984 and we would never hear Russell Wilson talk like this. I kinda wish he would he's a awesome QB but he's pretty boring.
I'm going to the Packers Seahawks game on November 14th.
4:01 - Jim Harbaugh was a decent QB - but a better head coach.
He looks like Peter Fonda from Easy Rider.
It's been three years since this interview and the Bears are a train wreck. They sadly finished at 3-14 in 2022. The McCaskey's from what I hear don't know how to put them back winning and really need to sell the team. Since 2006 it's been a rough road.
The 80s will always be remembered for the great teams the Bears had then.
“We don’t really care if we’re in the playoffs every year as long as our stadium’s full.”
-Michael McCaskey
@@dapunkyqb1679 That really sucks. Money over a winning program. Perennial losing teams are often giving tickets away. All someone has to do is watch a game and notice all the empty seats.
Always liked Jim, had a stop with my vikes at one point.
The last month of that’93 season was as fun as any.
Is it true that Jim McMahon used to walk around the BYU campus with a BEER in his hand?
If so, that's hilarious!
He showed up at his first press conference after being drafted by the Bears with a beer.
@@rogerbunnell8769 Damn! That's even more ballsy! Damn!
Can't feel bad about Marino to Mark Clayton & Mark Duper that Monday night, but there's only one Dan Marino, and when he was on...
But 18-1 with a Superbowl win, beats
18-1 with a Superbowl loss. And we'll never know if the '72 Dolphins could've won another two games!
Thank for that!
No wonder McMahon stopped playing for the Bears….he went blind!
Howard Sudbeery and Coey McFaren a long time ago
Da curse of Da Coach. Ever since they fired him, the franchise hasn't been a yearly contender (which they were while he was in charge), and have plummeted to national laughing stock.
He and Mike respected each other
Man that reporters hair. Wow.
A better hairstyle than the geeky cuts of today, though. A lot of "guy styles" of today look like something from the late 1800s! Horrid!
@@cardtrix1970 No I was commenting on the guy's black wig. That is not real hair. Man that was ugly! See: 2:37
@@mynameisgladiator1933 You know...now that you've mentioned it(the "wig")...I get(why you said what you said). And...I concur!
Mike Ditka the best Coach Ever.
Can you imagine, McMahon having to put up with this abusive coach! It's hard enough to play the position! And even Buddy Ryan couldn't stand him, remember the great defense! That was Buddy's team! I respect Mr. McMahon! For not sucking up to that nutty coach!
Wow a young Corey
I don’t know if you all noticed this but when the McCaskey’s took over the Bears have been shit ever since
McCaskeys ruin good things still to this day
Bears ran off the best QB they ever had. That Soldier Field parking lot didn't help.
How could Mike Ditka have all that talent on the team and only win one Super Bowl?
The players could not stand Ditka - period...
Agree 100%