The fact that you're comparing this offensive performance to the Ditka era is so much more damning when you consider how much talent there is on this team compared to what Ditka had, which was essentially nothing, and I do understand we were missing several big playmakers yesterday.
Coaching is everything. They didn't have a lot of talent, but there were times when a spark would happen, and it was due to the players being motivated.
You can have talent, but if the coaching is terrible, then soon the morale of the team/players will follow. Kerry Collins was the QB at one point, and believe it or not, he was the leading rusher for a handful of games. Talk about pitiful.