The Chicago Bears Super Bowl era is punctuated a remarkable roller coaster ride that spanned entire decades. For most of the 1970s they were terrible. One of the worst teams in football. Then in the 1980s they flipped the script and became one of the best. Again the switch came in the 1990s where they were perennially bad before bouncing back again in the 2000s. That might explain why the franchise is mired in the mud so far in the 2010s. Ron Rivera though thinks it didn’t have to be that way.
Chicago is set to face off with his Carolina Panthers this Sunday at Soldier Field. It marks the first time the two teams have met since 2014. Rivera is of course Bears royalty. He was on the iconic 1985 team as a backup linebacker and then was defensive coordinator for the 2006 team that reached the Super Bowl. He is the only Bears alum to hold that distinction.
Now he’s coming home to try and get his team another victory. Nonetheless this allowed the Bears media to catch up with him and get his thoughts about this need breed in Chicago. His most interesting comments though were saved for a forgotten part of team history. (continue to next page)
