Mike Ditka is one of the most over rated NFL coaches of all time.
11 Seasons coaching the Bears:
CHI 1982 3 6 0 .333 12th in NFC - - - -
CHI 1983 8 8 0 .500 3rd in NFC Central - - - -
CHI 1984 10 6 0 .625 1st in NFC Central 1 1 .500 Lost to the San Francisco 49ers in NFC Championship Game
CHI 1985 15 1 0 .938 1st in NFC Central 3 0 1.000 Super Bowl XX Champions
CHI 1986 14 2 0 .875 1st in NFC Central 0 1 .000 Lost to the Washington Redskins in Divisional Round
CHI 1987 11 4 0 .733 1st in NFC Central 0 1 .000 Lost to the Washington Redskins in Divisional Round
CHI 1988 12 4 0 .750 1st in NFC Central 1 1 .500 Lost to the San Francisco 49ers in NFC Championship Game
CHI 1989 6 10 0 .375 4th in NFC Central - - - -
CHI 1990 11 5 0 .688 1st in NFC Central 1 1 .500 Lost to the New York Giants in Divisional Round
CHI 1991 11 5 0 .688 2nd in NFC Central 0 1 .000 Lost to the Dallas Cowboys in Wild Card Round
CHI 1992 5 11 0 .313 4th in NFC Central - - -
only 3 losing Seasons, none of them back to back.
6 Division Champs
7 trips to the playoffs
1 unforgettable Super Bowl Championship
I would take that in most any Coach not named Lombardi.
Please note they fired him after not making the playoffs just one Season. He was replaced with Wanstedt....really poor Coach...only pleasure I had in Wanstedt is that he screwed up the Dolphins too.