OT: Any Unbeaten Teams VS '72 Dolphins

[onlydarksets]

Indy if anyone, but I don't think it's going to happen this year. The Bears can't survive the playoffs.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

Indy if anyone, but I don't think it's going to happen this year. The Bears can't survive the playoffs.

Who (other than the Skins) are going to challenge them in the playoffs?

(look at my previous post with an NFC rundown...)

[onlydarksets]

Originally Posted by Buster

Who (other than the Skins) are going to challenge them in the playoffs?

(look at my previous post with an NFC rundown...)

Indy, at a minimum. Gotta win the big game, too.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

Indy, at a minimum. Gotta win the big game, too.

Wrong conference...but if the Bears can make it through the playoffs, they have a chance in the big game. Any team does, really.

So you can admit the Bears are good enough to win the NFC after saying they can't survive the playoffs? Make up your mind!

[onlydarksets]

Originally Posted by Buster

Wrong conference...but if the Bears can make it through the playoffs, they have a chance in the big game. Any team does, really.

So you can admit the Bears are good enough to win the NFC after saying they can't survive the playoffs? Make up your mind!

"Wrong conference"? You make no sense. Perhaps you misunderstood the question in the first post.

We're talking about a perfect season. The '72 Dolphins went 17-0, which includes the Super Bowl. If the Bears reach the SB, which is far from certain, they would still have to get through the AFC champ. If that's Indy, which is as likely as anyone else getting there, the Bears will lose, IMO.

[onlydarksets]

Originally Posted by Buster

So you can admit the Bears are good enough to win the NFC after saying they can't survive the playoffs? Make up your mind!

I said no such thing - quit making stuff up.

[Dogtag]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

Well, which unbeaten team (so far) has the best shot at giving those Dolphins from '72 a run for their money? I don't believe it's Indy again this year.

Any of today's teams would have a better than average chance to beat the 1972 Dolphins. The reason is the size of their respective Offensive and Defensive lines.

The 1972 Dolphins relied heavily on their running game (Larry Czonka) get help get their passing game moving. The passing game in 1972 was based on a 5 - 7 step drop by the QB. Today most QBs are using a 3 step drop. Today's game moves faster and the lines are much larger.

I think the 1972 Dolphins would lose the contest just based on the fight in the trenches. Compariing a 1972 team to a 2006 team is comparing apples to oranges. But that does not take away anything from the accomplishment of the 1972 Dolphins.

[onlydarksets]

This is a funny argument, since we both agree that nobody is going undefeated...

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

This is a funny argument, since we both agree that nobody is going undefeated...

Yeah it is. We should both drink some more coffee and I should get a CP avatar.

[LBrown43]

By week 7, everyone will have a loss.