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Have to wonder how all this would have played out if George "Mugs" Halas Jr. hadn't died in 1979. He was the president/GM at the time. If he stayed in relatively good health over the years we probably wouldn't have known much about the name McCaskey. The greatest blunder may have been committed by Papa Bear himself. After 60 years of building one of the greatest franchises in the history of sports at the time, he left the team to his sister, Ed and her sons. It's understandable family was important to Papa Bear but it is interesting he left all he built to his sister. I assume he believed Ed would be able to take over the reins since he was VP of operations for 10 years before Papa Bear passed. Once Papa Bear died, Ed move on to chairman of the board and gave the reins to his son Michael, making him team president. This is basically where the McCaskey legacy begins. I would not give Michael much credit for the great teams of the mid 80's. Finks built the core of that team before he left. Actually, Finks left a much bigger footprint on the Bears teams from the 80's than any McCaskey, including Ed. Everyone knows what the Bears have accomplished since the 80's. Would have been interesting to see how the last 30 years would have went if Mugs didn't die and would have been running the team.
The content of your message was informative, but the formatting is a nightmare. I started reading, got up, got a coffee, then had the ability to fight through the block of solid text. IMHO you put a good amount of thought in your post. The odd return key would help that message be read by dummies like me.
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