The 49ers Hall of Fame quarterback may not have been gifted with the biggest arm or fastest legs, but he won, and won, and won. When he looks at Brady, he sees some similarities, but he also has to make a concession - Brady just might be better.
“He’s way too big and strong-armed for me,”
This is a bit off. Before Montana had his career almost ended with a back injury in 1986, he had some abilities Tom will never have, like being a very mobile QB when he had to be. He was capable of breaking off long runs when all his receivers were covered. I think he also threw the deep ball as well as Tom. Either Joe is being too modest now or Tomase is cherry picking his comments. Montana and Brady could end up 1 - 2 as all time best QBs, but that article makes it sound like Montana may become a distant second. Never happen unless Tom gets several more rings. Joe even still has a six point lead in QB rating over Tom, even though the further back you go, the lower QB ratings are, probably mostly because of rule changes in defensing the pass.
http://www.profootballhof.com/history/stats/top20/passer_ratings.jsp
Don't get me wrong, I think Tom is great, but Joe should stop downplaying himself a little.