Joe Montana-Steve Young Comparisons For Brady-Cassel - Page 2 - New England Patriots Forums

maverick4 · 11-23-2008, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by swheeler23

The Patriots have to handle the situation correctly.I am sure they will. I bet Brady never plays a game as a Patriot again.

That doesn't make sense. Brady seems to be rehabilitating well and poised back for another monster season. The Patriots are also rationale and will probably sign or franchise Cassel as insurance in case Brady's recovery doesn't go well.

To go back to the 49ers parallel, Montana suffered a few major injuries, allowing Young to play, but Montana still delivered a 4th ring even after people knew Young was a keeper.

swheeler23 · 11-23-2008, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by maverick4

That doesn't make sense. Brady seems to be rehabilitating well and poised back for another monster season. The Patriots are also rationale and will probably sign or franchise Cassel as insurance in case Brady's recovery doesn't go well.

To go back to the 49ers parallel, Montana suffered a few major injuries, allowing Young to play, but Montana still delivered a 4th ring even after people knew Young was a keeper.

I wasn't being serious.

xmarkd400x · 11-23-2008, 09:48 PM

I'll put it like this:

You can have either A or B.

A) Matt Cassel, and these picks: 1st 2009, 1st 2010, 2nd 2009, 2nd 2010 (Assume top-10 draft for 2009, anyone's guess for 2010).

B) Tom Brady.

I'm not really sure which you pick.

Joker · 11-23-2008, 09:48 PM

I take back what I said then...

swheeler23 · 11-23-2008, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by xmarkd400x

I'll put it like this:

You can have either A or B.

A) Matt Cassel, and these picks: 1st 2009, 1st 2010, 2nd 2009, 2nd 2010 (Assume top-10 draft for 2009, anyone's guess for 2010).

B) Tom Brady.

I'm not really sure which you pick.

What are the odds Brady would go to the horrible team that would offer all those picks?
Tom Brady starting qb for the Detriot Lions.........

maverick4 · 11-23-2008, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Disco Volante

Joe Montana was still the starter in the 1990 season, and was also elected to the Pro-Bowl that season.

He then missed the entire 1991 season due to injury and wasn't officially replaced as the starter until 1992, when he was 36 years old. Of course Young had many appearances due to Montana's injuries before, but he was never ahead of Montana on the depth chart for any reason other than injury until 1992.

If you're doing a comparison, it needs to be based on the first season Montana missed the entire season, as Brady is now.

Sure it's not a *perfect comparison*, but I don't think it's fair to compare Montana's first entire missed season at age 36 with Brady's at age 32. The issue is about an unknown backup replacing a superstar, and I think that's why we need to look at when Montana first started missing significant time in the late 1980's, starting with 1987 when Steve Young came in and started playing great. If you look at when Montana started getting seriously hurt, that was when he was age 31-32, similar to Brady right now.

xmarkd400x · 11-23-2008, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by swheeler23

What are the odds Brady would go to the horrible team that would offer all those picks?
Tom Brady starting qb for the Detriot Lions.........

Admittedly, I don't really know how many picks a given player is worth. I just kinda pulled something out of my.... hat.

That being said, I could see the Lions doing it. I can't see, however, the Pats doing that to TB.

maverick4 · 11-23-2008, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by swheeler23

What are the odds Brady would go to the horrible team that would offer all those picks?
Tom Brady starting qb for the Detriot Lions.........

Montana went to the Chiefs and took them deep in the playoffs and had a few winning seasons with Schottenheimer and Marcus Allen. At the time the Chiefs and Broncos had some epic games and a great rivalry. If god forbid the Pats ever trade Brady a few years from now, I hope we send him to the NFC in a good rivalry.

DefenseRules · 11-23-2008, 09:57 PM

Tom should just retire and give up his job. He has no chance of getting it back in this town.

swheeler23 · 11-23-2008, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by xmarkd400x

Admittedly, I don't really know how many picks a given player is worth. I just kinda pulled something out of my.... hat.

That being said, I could see the Lions doing it. I can't see, however, the Pats doing that to TB.

I think Belichick would. I doubt Kraft would.