Those "new" Wranglers sure do look an awful lot like the origninal Wranglers that came out in the '70s. The originals had the steel/kevlar and the tread design looks identical to me.
Those original wranglers were a compromise in every sense of the word. They only lasted about 30,000 miles and didn't perform exceptionally well in any condition.
Goodyear CAN make some good tires. However, they are usually only the very top of the line tires and they cost big bucks. Like Cayman, I have had very poor experience with every OEM Goodyear tire I have ever owned. The only good thing is they usually last forever, but that is bad if you are trying in your mind to justify replacing them because otherwise they are crap (noisy, vibration, no traction, hydroplaning, etc.)