Great pick by the way with 1985 Topps. I am working on trying to complete that set myself. They were from a little before my time as well. Always love looking up this stuff and of course collecting the old cards. Thanks for watching.
Good video, some things I remember about this defense from 1981-1984: 1) They got crushed by the Chargers 41-38 in the 1981 AFC Divisional Playoff classic. 2) Their run defense in 1982 was well below average. Maybe this was because they had such a stingy pass defense, but after three great run-D games through the AFC playoffs, it definitely came back to bite them in the Super Bowl against the Redskins. 3) They allowed Joe Ferguson to thrown for 400+ yards and 5 TDs in Dan Marino's first career start in 1983, losing 38-35 4) They lost to the upstart underdog Seahawks in the AFC Divisional Playoffs in the Orange Bowl because rookie Curt Warner controlled the clock and rushed for 113 yards and 2 TDs 5) 537 yards allowed in the Super Bowl against the admittedly legendary Joe Montana, including 211 rushing yards. Couldn't get a stop to save their lives. Still, it was a great nickname for a very good defense. Thanks for the memories!
Haha oh yes. Well I tried to focus on some of their better numbers and performances. There were definitely some rough ones in there for sure. Especially the two Super Bowl losses. Thanks for watching and you're welcome for a trip down memory lane.
The Killer B’s had their losses in the postseason, and yeah, their run defense left a lot to be desired (especially in 1984 when opponents averaged 4.7 yards per carry). But at the end of the day, Miami was a top five defense by points in 1981, 1982, and 1983, and seventh and ninth in 1984 and 1980. Those teams also had an above average number of takeaways in that span. In my opinion the Killer B’s are a bit underrated as far as defenses go. They aren’t one of the very best, (and the only player who came remotely close to having a Hall of Fame resume was Bob Baumhower, who lands in Hall of Very Good territory for me), but they get short changed a bit because the narrative has been that Dan Marino never had a defense to work with (and that was true for most of his prime), but for his first year, Miami had a very good defense, and a decent one in 84 before they showed their age and declined in 85 and onward. It’s too bad that the mid 80’s offense and the early 80’s defense couldn’t overlap. That would’ve been a really good team. As is though, the early 80’s defenses get overlooked because of that general narrative.
@@fortynights1513 1978 lost WC, 1979, Lost Div, 1981, lost Div , 1982 , lost SB, 1983, lost , Div, 1984, lost SB, 1985 , lost Conf, 5 - 9 in post season .
