Jerry Rice comments?

[JoePats]

A friend IMs me to say that:

Jerry Rice says he'd like to see what Tom Brady would do without "Great teams behind him"

Anyone know where these comments came from? What a moron.

EDIT: They came from his new book. Which I now assume will be his last book.

 

[Box_O_Rocks]

It's all those Pro-Bowl legends on the roster.

 

[unoriginal]

I'd have liked to see what Jerry Rice could have done without great teams behind him.

But I never get what I want.

 

[JoePats]

I'd have liked to see what Jerry Rice could have done without great teams behind him.

But I never get what I want.

I agree. Good post.

 

[sieglo]

Normally Jerry Rice is pretty positive and complimentary about Brady and the Pats. I'm kind of surprised.

 

[Oswlek]

There is not a single player in the history of the NFL that couldn't thank at least a half dozen guys for their success.

Oddly enough, for all the accolaides thrown SF's offense's way, they consistently had better defenses that NE has had this decade. No one wants to bring this up, though.

 

[Brady'sButtBoy]

I'll give Rice a break here. He did play on some of the greatest teams of all time while receiving from maybe the greatest QB of all time, I'd say it's natural to be defensive of his fellow players. What do we expect? That Rice should embrass himself and say, "just imagine how great Tom Brady would be if he had me to throw to"?

You can bet that guys like Bruschi and Brown, years from now, will defend their former teammates with a vigor approaching the unreasonable. And you know what? We'll just love it!

 

[Willie55]

Normally Jerry Rice is pretty positive and complimentary about Brady and the Pats. I'm kind of surprised.

Just throwing it out there, maybe he was trying to be complimentary by saying he would like to see what Brady could do without great teams (meaning he thinks he could still get it done).

FWIW - I haven't read what or seen the quote so I don't know what context it was said in.

 

[chris_in_sunnyvale]

A friend IMs me to say that:

Jerry Rice says he'd like to see what Tom Brady would do without "Great teams behind him"

Anyone know where these comments came from? What a moron.

EDIT: They came from his new book. Which I now assume will be his last book.

Probably what Montana did in 1985 and 1986...one and done. Those were clearly his weakest teams and look what happened.

On a related note: Hey Jerry, nice fumble on your way to the endzone in the 49-3 loss. Untouched, nonetheless.

Regards,
Chris

 

[mcsully]

Before people jump in rice, I like to see the entire passage..

On a side note, he was on ESPN about 1 month ago and asked what QB he would like to play with.. He responded "Tom Brady".. And then the interviewer pushed Mannings name and he still responded "Tom Brady" and continue with high praise with him. Now I witnessed this with my own eyes.. So I think we are jumping on him for no reason..

 

[upstater1]

I'll give Rice a break here. He did play on some of the greatest teams of all time while receiving from maybe the greatest QB of all time, I'd say it's natural to be defensive of his fellow players. What do we expect? That Rice should embrass himself and say, "just imagine how great Tom Brady would be if he had me to throw to"?

You can bet that guys like Bruschi and Brown, years from now, will defend their former teammates with a vigor approaching the unreasonable. And you know what? We'll just love it!

Montana sucks. Once he left the great Ds and all star receivers of SF and went to Kansas city he was horrible.




Yes, I'm a moron, but who isn't these days?

 

[onegameatatime]

Anyone could have won with Troy Brown, David Patten, Antowain Smith, and Jermaine Wiggins as your skill players, right?

I'd love to see a list of Super Bowl winners and the number of pro bowlers in the year they won and # of HoFers on the team (although it will take a while for them to work through, like Harry carson just getting in now).

I suspect the Pats will be near the bottom in each of their SB years.

 

[3 to be 4]

Rice might be bitter about the Snow Game, remember.

 

[NEPat]

I read somewhere a list of stuff from Rice's new book where he made critical comments of quite a few NFL people, so Brady isn't alone here.

Here's an article that has some quotes:

"I can't put him (Seattle running back Shaun Alexander) up there with the best. A lot of his teammates don't feel he is of the highest caliber and do not believe he is a leader - a characteristic that all the greats have."

"But has Peyton (Manning) won a very big game? Until he does, I won't consider him a great quarterback."


"When he (Donovan McNabb, Eagles quarterback) had a chance on the biggest stage - the Super Bowl - he wilted. Great players play their best in the biggest games. He didn't. He made bad decisions and it cost his team."

"As for the San Francisco 49ers I don't see a bright future the way things are going now. I know the players on the roster are merely OK. Young quarterback Alex Smith is overrated and is not the next great 49ers QB."

"John York, the current owner, is more interested in marketing and promotional opportunities than he is in bringing top-flight players to San Francisco."

http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070117/NEWS/701170346/1055/SPORT10

 

[NoCal Patriot]

Jerry Rice has no business coming down, like that, on Brady.

If not for Jerry Rice, two 49er quarterbacks would have HALF of their yardage taken away.

They threw hundreds of 10 yard passes to Rice that he was able to get 20, 30, 40, 50, and more yards after catch with his great ability, piling up the yardage for HIS quarterbacks.

He needs to shut his mouth.

NEM,it's often forgotten that The 49ers won their first TWO Super Bowls before Jerry Rice even showed up in San Francisco.He was a great player but The Niners were a Great Team before He ever played for them.He's still bitter over The Snow Bowl,a game in which He did very little.

 

[Ghost of Ben Dreith]

Jerry Rice has no business coming down, like that, on Brady.

If not for Jerry Rice, two 49er quarterbacks would have HALF of their yardage taken away.

They threw hundreds of 10 yard passes to Rice that he was able to get 20, 30, 40, 50, and more yards after catch with his great ability, piling up the yardage for HIS quarterbacks.

He needs to shut his mouth.

I have to agree with this comment 100%. I would love to see a breakdown with YAC taken out of passing stats...but I'm too lazy right now to look for one and far...far....too lazy to do it. But, regardless, we all know how much Rice aided Montana....not a big deal. This would be right along the same lines of how Emmitt Smith did in Dallas behind that great OL compared to Barry Sanders in Detroit behind that POS OL. We Patriot fans can just imagine how great Brady would be with one truly great receiver.

 

[Brady to Brown]

Before people jump in rice, I like to see the entire passage..

On a side note, he was on ESPN about 1 month ago and asked what QB he would like to play with.. He responded "Tom Brady".. And then the interviewer pushed Mannings name and he still responded "Tom Brady" and continue with high praise with him. Now I witnessed this with my own eyes.. So I think we are jumping on him for no reason..

I did not see that. If you did, then my respect for Rice has grown, and it was already very high.

 

[3 to be 4]

I have to agree with this comment 100%. I would love to see a breakdown with YAC taken out of passing stats...but I'm too lazy right now to look for one and far...far....too lazy to do it. But, regardless, we all know how much Rice aided Montana....not a big deal. This would be right along the same lines of how Emmitt Smith did in Dallas behind that great OL compared to Barry Sanders in Detroit behind that POS OL. We Patriot fans can just imagine how great Brady would be with one truly great receiver.

Did you guys happen to see Joe Montana play in 1984? The year before Rice ever arrived. Not only was Montana the best QB of all time, but his peak may have been in 1984, when he still was a GREAT running QB. He made Marino look like nothing in that SB.

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

Jerry Rice has no business coming down, like that, on Brady.

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He needs to shut his mouth.

or consider what his career would have been had his draft slot not been traded to the 49ers. Remember he was selected with a pick that was originally the Pats slot. Put him on those 2-14 or 1-15 Pats teams where he would have been triple teamed and see how many rings he would have had........

 

[ribanez]

I'd have liked to see what Jerry Rice could have done without great teams behind him.

But I never get what I want.

Didn't we see already see this? How many championships did Rice win in his years in Oakland?