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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I'd have liked to see what Jerry Rice could have done without great teams behind him.
But I never get what I want.
Normally Jerry Rice is pretty positive and complimentary about Brady and the Pats. I'm kind of surprised.
Probably what Montana did in 1985 and 1986...one and done. Those were clearly his weakest teams and look what happened.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.
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!
"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."
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.
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.
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 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.
Jerry Rice has no business coming down, like that, on Brady.
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He needs to shut his mouth.
I'd have liked to see what Jerry Rice could have done without great teams behind him.
But I never get what I want.