Football

...'83, '84, '86, & '87, too.
But, his style kept getting him hurt. In '84 to '86, they won 41 games. And the winning percentage with Mac under center was better than the team's overall %.
You're Right, he & Ditka never saw eye to eye. The famous Rollerdome game proved that. Mac was hurt, didn't practice & Ditka had a hard rule of no practice no play. But, McMahon felt better on Friday and completely good on Saturday.
Fuller started. Bears were getting beat & the offense was lame. Mac starts bugging Ditka about seeing something out there.
To shut him up, he put McMahon in the game. In 6+ minutes, he threw TDS of 70, 25, & 38 yards & the Bears went out to a 30-17 lead.
Jim saw the field in slow motion. That was his greatest skill. He saw where the coverage would be & who would be open before anybody else did. Didn't have a fantastic arm, but was also pretty accurate.
The mn, Charles Martin essentially ruined his career. He came back to play, but that damage shortened his career.