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<blockquote data-quote="milani" data-source="post: 458290" data-attributes="member: 6654"><p><span style="color: #339966">Thanks for posting this. Brought back many memories of bygone days.</span></p><p><span style="color: #339966">Yes, we should have won that game. In some ways it was similar to the 4th and 26 game against the Eagles in that we had a lot of missed opportunities.</span></p><p><span style="color: #339966">Note: 1)Hornung misses a 23 yard FG before halftime. He got hurt and is replaced by Tom Moore in 2nd half.</span></p><p><span style="color: #339966"> 2) We have 4th and 2 twice deep in Eagle territory and we run quick hitter power plays and come up short. </span></p><p><span style="color: #339966"> On the road in post season you kick the FGs. In Starr's later years he was more apt to use play action</span></p><p><span style="color: #339966"> on 4th and short.</span></p><p><span style="color: #339966"> 3) As much as you want a running game in the red zone, nowadays we have a roll out QB who can hit</span></p><p><span style="color: #339966"> athletic receivers in the corner of the end zone. We came up empty this day in the red zone.</span></p><p><span style="color: #339966"> 4) Ref's blew the call on the McGee fumble. Ground cannot cause a fumble. Just as bad as the Rice miscall.</span></p><p><span style="color: #339966"> 5) Lombardi loved to run the ball and he had the machine to do it. But his game plan was a little too </span></p><p><span style="color: #339966"> conservative even on a slick winter field. With Dowler and McGee he had wideouts who could go up and</span></p><p><span style="color: #339966"> get the long ball. If we have a good lead then wear them down. We should have put up 30 in this one.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #339966">In retrospect you must remember that this was 1960, our first Lombardi playoff game. The team was talented and was getting even better in the next couple seasons. We were just a season past going 1-10-1 and in the basement.</span></p><p><span style="color: #339966">What is beautiful to watch is the powerful drive and precision blocking of our offensive line, the swift hitting quick openers of Taylor and Hornung in a SPLIT backfield. ( Not this eye formation in which it takes the RB a week to get to the line of scrimmage.) Defensive linemen like Henry Jordan, Willie Davis, and Bubba Forester who can play EVERY down and go sideline to sideline. Don't see that today.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #339966">Stop to think if Lombardi wins this one he has his 3 consecutive titles even earlier with 1961 and 1962 ahead.</span></p><p><span style="color: #339966">Then move forward to 1963 when we go 11-2-1. The Bears go 11-1-2. We had that season right there also.</span></p><p><span style="color: #339966">The Bears rally for two 4th quarter desparation ties 17-17 and somehow come from behind late to beat the Lions </span><span style="color: #339966">on the final day of the season. The great what ifs.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milani, post: 458290, member: 6654"] [COLOR=#339966]Thanks for posting this. Brought back many memories of bygone days.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#339966]Yes, we should have won that game. In some ways it was similar to the 4th and 26 game against the Eagles in that we had a lot of missed opportunities.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#339966]Note: 1)Hornung misses a 23 yard FG before halftime. He got hurt and is replaced by Tom Moore in 2nd half.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#339966] 2) We have 4th and 2 twice deep in Eagle territory and we run quick hitter power plays and come up short. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#339966] On the road in post season you kick the FGs. In Starr's later years he was more apt to use play action[/COLOR] [COLOR=#339966] on 4th and short.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#339966] 3) As much as you want a running game in the red zone, nowadays we have a roll out QB who can hit[/COLOR] [COLOR=#339966] athletic receivers in the corner of the end zone. We came up empty this day in the red zone.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#339966] 4) Ref's blew the call on the McGee fumble. Ground cannot cause a fumble. Just as bad as the Rice miscall.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#339966] 5) Lombardi loved to run the ball and he had the machine to do it. But his game plan was a little too [/COLOR] [COLOR=#339966] conservative even on a slick winter field. With Dowler and McGee he had wideouts who could go up and[/COLOR] [COLOR=#339966] get the long ball. If we have a good lead then wear them down. We should have put up 30 in this one.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#339966]In retrospect you must remember that this was 1960, our first Lombardi playoff game. The team was talented and was getting even better in the next couple seasons. We were just a season past going 1-10-1 and in the basement.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#339966]What is beautiful to watch is the powerful drive and precision blocking of our offensive line, the swift hitting quick openers of Taylor and Hornung in a SPLIT backfield. ( Not this eye formation in which it takes the RB a week to get to the line of scrimmage.) Defensive linemen like Henry Jordan, Willie Davis, and Bubba Forester who can play EVERY down and go sideline to sideline. Don't see that today.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#339966]Stop to think if Lombardi wins this one he has his 3 consecutive titles even earlier with 1961 and 1962 ahead.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#339966]Then move forward to 1963 when we go 11-2-1. The Bears go 11-1-2. We had that season right there also.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#339966]The Bears rally for two 4th quarter desparation ties 17-17 and somehow come from behind late to beat the Lions [/COLOR][COLOR=#339966]on the final day of the season. The great what ifs.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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