29
Jun
2010
VIDEO: Walter Payton runs the wildcat offense (1984)
By ArtieFufkin
Props to the guys at Tremendous Upside Potential for uncovering this gem from the mid-80s, featuring Bears Hall of Fame RB Walter Payton running a variation of the Wildcat offense, WAY before it was in fashion in the NFL. I’m not exactly sure what happened to Jim McMahon that forced Payton into action here, but Sweetness is fairly effective here, leading the offense to about midfield before heaving a bomb downfield that gets picked off by the Packers (effectively a punt).
Man, that guy was the best.
McMahon most likely just had his ribs, spine and sternum crushed and they were adding another layer of padding to his midsection cumberbun. Thanks for the classic Payton footage. Never. Enough. Payton.
BTW, my wife drives by Payton’s old home every day on her way to work – 34 Mundhank Rd. Ahhh, it’s the little things in life.