Jim McMahon was he good or over-rated ? If Mitch is healthy will be way better.

[Tariq]

Jim McMahon is one of the most overrated quarterbacks in NFL history. He is overvalued and gets way too much credit for the Bear's success in the mid to late 1980s

Though he won games, McMahon was really the beneficiary of great teams. He wasn't the catalyst for greatness.

His career TD-INT ratio is 100-90, and even in '85 he had 11 interceptions against 15 touchdowns. That was the only year McMahon made the Pro Bowl.

To prove that McMahon’s winning had more to do with the team than him, look no farther than back-up Steve Fuller’s record in 1985. He tossed five interceptions to one touchdown with an abysmal 49.5 completion percentage, but he finished 4-1 in five starts.
One of the greatest football team of all time greatly inflated McMahon’s actual value.

 

[Tariq]

That's what happens when you come into training camp out of shape and 35 pounds overweight. Jim McMahon got lazy and complacent after Super Bowl XX. He has nobody to blame, but himself.

He shouldn't have been playing at all. He had a shoulder injury before Martin tore him up. He played 6 games that year before Martin tore him up in the season finale. He threw more than 13 passes once because he couldn't throw He toughed it out because even with his inability to throw, he still gave the team it's best chance to win because he was smart and instilled confidence in the O.

 

[Bearly]

That's what happens when you come into training camp out of shape and 35 pounds overweight. Jim McMahon got lazy and complacent after Super Bowl XX. He has nobody to blame, but himself.

How do you really feel, LOL. It was 1986 with longer camps with 2 a days and hitting to get back into shape. Not the offseasons they have now.

 

[cubby chubby]

Two things the Bears can take solace in. They had the best one-eyed QB in NFL history, and the best diabetic QB in NFL history. So there's that.

 

[run and shoot]

pts For: 456 (28.5/g) 2nd of 28 .....in 1985. Today, in 2019 with our "D".... ranking 2nd in pts. scored would put us in the SB.

Was McMahon "overrated"? No. For what he did for us at the time, he was a good Qb and a winner. Going into his 3rd season, I think it doesn't make sense to compare Trubz to McMahon ( regardless of
health).

 

[Omeletpants]

Grossman was better than Mitch

 

[Toast88]

Mitch is better than Grossman, and he’s better than Jay. Everyone, chill.

 

[Chicago Staleys]

He could throw the ball 70yds and it was a rocket. Always felt he was underrated on his arm strength.

 

[cubby chubby]

He could throw the ball 70yds and it was a rocket. Always felt he was underrated on his arm strength.

Clearly he was a sexy *****.

 

[ijustposthere]

Yes, he's overrated because he just happened to be the QB of one of the best teams of all time that also happens to be the only SB winner in this city. His best season was 85, and it's debateable, even in that time, whether he deserved to be in the Pro Bowl. Make no mistake though, he was good, and he had talent, but this city elevates him to a status he never really earned.

 

[Bearly]

He was never the same after 85 due to injuries but he was great in 85 and you could see it coming before that..