Richard Dent sees similarities in Bears, '85 champs   Published: Jun 09, 2019 at 03:28 AM           Digital Content Editor                    Laken Tomlinson Jersey            Chicago hasn't seen a pro football title in over 33 years, a span during which every other major sports club in the Windy City has claimed a trophy -- even the White Sox (!) and Cubs (!!).      Entering their 100th season as one of the NFL's founding clubs, the have never experienced such a drought. Their previous longest period between titles was a 22-year span between their 1963 NFL championship and 1985 season.      One member of the latter team, defensive end Richard Dent, thinks this year's squad has the potential to quench the franchise's prolonged thirst for a Lombardi.          "To me, ," he said at the Bears100 Celebration Weekend on Saturday, per the A sociated Pre s. "We really started to jell, to be the best that we can be. We beat one another, and when you beat one another, no one else can beat you but yourself. That's what drove us to be the best that we can be."      Chicago is entering its second year under coach Matt Nagy having won the NFC North and  Solomon Thomas Jersey returned to the postseason for the first time in nearly a decade in his first go-around. Unlike the 1984 , who fell to the in the NFC title game, Nagy's unit dropped out of the playoffs in the wild-card round.      There are striking similarities, however, between the two eras of Chicago football. Both iterations of the boast dominant defenses. Chicago led the league in yards allowed in three consecutive seasons from 1984 through 1986 and in points allowed in '85 and '86. The 2018 paced all teams in points allowed and was third in yards allowed.         Buddy Ryan's Monsters of the Midway sported names like Dent, Mike Singletary, Dan Hampton and Dave Duerson, where Vic Fangio Wesley Walker Jersey 's 2018 defense starred , , and . A minor difference: Fangio left Chicago to coach the this offseason, while Ryan departed the their title.      Both sides also appear to have a franchise quarterback. The '85 had Jim McMahon, whereas looks to be Chicago's signal-caller of the future. Trubisky  Mark Gastineau Jersey so emulates McMahon that the starter dre sed up as the champion this weekend, headband, sungla ses and all.     Headbands are in again.  Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears)      McMahon reciprocated with some advice for the 24-year-old quarterback.      "All he has to do is play hard here," McMahon said Friday, per the Chicago Sun-Times. " They're very knowledgeable fans. They'll love him if he plays hard. And if he plays hard and wins, they'll love him forever."     The 2019 season is shaping up to be a special one for the , what with their place in the season-long NFL100 celebrations (front and center) and in the latest NFC North standings (atop).     While whether Chicago can live up to lofty expectations lofted by its own established alumni remains to be seen, what's clear is that both teams, past and present, are comfortable celebrating each other's greatne s and potential.      "You can't double everybody," Dent said of the 2019 . "That's just like us."          This article has been reproduced  Jason Pinnock Jersey in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue. Click here Click here Click here