I've been a Bears fan for many years. I've seen Dick Butkus play, Doug Buffone, some great Bear defenders. Of course, the '85 Bears defense was the best defense I've ever seen period. They were like a steamroller, destroying everything in their path. You want to run the ball. The runner would be swallowed up in a maelstrom of tacklers, practically frothing at the mouth. Names like Singletary, Otis Wilson, Dan Hampton come to mind. All were great players. If you were a quarterback, witness Tony Eason in the Super Bowl XX, they went back to pass and it was over. The QB would either throw an incompletion, interception, or get the ball tipped out of bounds or out of play. The pressure a quarterback faced by the '85 Bears was relentless and pounding. In essance, the Bears Defense, became an offense.
They forced teams into bad field position, turned the ball over, and to give it up on downs. Then Walter Payton went to work. And the Fridge, of course. That was a magical team.
The Giants front line on Defense was great...they way they rushed Brady, knocked him down, sacked him, let him know he didn't have all the time in the world. If a QB, no matter how good he is, and Brady is great, doesn't have time to throw the ball, then the receiver is not going to get the ball where he wants it, or if he does, his route will be disrupted. A great defense disrupts the timing of the offense. Pass routes can't be run accurately. Balls sail over the heads of everyone. That is what happened in the Super Bowl, and that is what happened in Super Bowl XX. This year, Giants "D" rules!
