Bears unveil All-Time Defense team

[Rory Sparrow]

https://www.chicagobears.com/news/butkus-anchors-all-time-bears-defensive-team

DE: Atkins, Dent
DT: Hampton, McMichael
OLB: Fortunato, Connor
MLB: Butkus
CB: McAfee, Tillman
S: Fencik, Petibon




Here is what I had earlier from the All-Time Bears team thread:


DE: Atkins, Dent
DT: Hampton, Musso
OLB: Turner, Connor
MLB: Butkus
CB: McAfee, Tillman
S: Fencik, Petibon

Musso is a HOFer while McMichael is not, but Musso played both ways and maybe Pierson-Pompei did not think of him as a DT. Not sure how Fortunato made it over Bulldog Turner.

 

[anotheridiot]

as long as Danimal made the list, pro bowler at all 4 defensive line spots

 

[FirstTimer]

Surprised no Roosevelt Taylor in the DB area.

 

[Outlaw Josey Cutler]

Most of these I do not know. Before my time of paying attention and/or being alive.

But that's why I am a fan of threads like these. Good stuff here.

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

Once again Warrick Holdman is being slept on

 

[Rory Sparrow]

Once again Warrick Holdman is being slept on

Leonard Floyd = poor man's Warrick Holdman

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

Who was the poster that said Oscar Robertson was a poor man’s Marburg?

 

[Rory Sparrow]

Surprised no Roosevelt Taylor in the DB area.

He was mainly a cover guy and not a hitter/run supporter. He was by all accounts a very good player. George Allen got him for the last year of his career because Allen had coached Rosey with the 1963 Bears, and Rosey made the Super Bowl at age 35 as a starter for the 1972 Redskins.

Weird career. Had a big 1963 season with 9 interceptions, but only picked off 23 passes in the other 12 years of his career. Fencik and Petibon were better against the run and also had more INTs.

 

[FirstTimer]

Who was the poster that said Oscar Robertson was a poor man’s Marburg?

RamiTheBullsFan

He also gave us the "Diaw is as versatile or more versatile than Lebron James" take

 

[FirstTimer]

He was mainly a cover guy and not a hitter/run supporter. He was by all accounts a very good player. George Allen got him for the last year of his career because Allen had coached Rosey with the 1963 Bears, and Rosey made the Super Bowl at age 35 as a starter for the 1972 Redskins.

Weird career. Had a big 1963 season with 9 interceptions, but only picked off 23 passes in the other 12 years of his career. Fencik and Petibon were better against the run and also had more INTs.

Sounds like Mark Carrier

 

[Rory Sparrow]

Sounds like Mark Carrier

Yeah. Interesting Carrier tidbit...his rookie year when he had 10 INTs, he only had 39 total INT return yards. He was like the Jordan Howard of INT runbacks.

 

[gilder121]

I can't argue with Butkus, but it's crazy that first ballot guys like Urlacher and Singletary don't even crack the list.

It's also amazing that I've watched numerous top 5 defenses over the past 20 years and the only one from those teams on that list is Charles Tillman who was only really highly regarded nationally later in his career.

 

[Bort]

I'd take Mike Brown over Fencik. I loved both players, but Brown was better.

 

[bamainatlanta]

I thought Tillman should be a FS on this list

 

[BearClaw55]

This list needs a make over

 

[legendxofxlink]

Packers fans opened the thread looking for Amos.

 

[modo]

Packers fans opened the thread looking for Amos.

 

[Omeletpants]

I'd take Mike Brown over Fencik. I loved both players, but Brown was better.

TODD BELL WAS BETTER THAN BOTH

 

[modo]

TODD BELL WAS BETTER THAN BOTH

Bell had one good year and dropped off the planet the year after he sat out.

 

[bamainatlanta]

TODD BELL WAS BETTER THAN BOTH

This is the nicest thing you've ever said about a black person