Montana: Can't Call Brady Best Ever

[Actual Pats Fan]

But Joe,

Brady has stated he idolized you 1000 times. He wanted to be you. His whole family wanted the 49'ers to draft him. Pretty good career? WTF! Trent Dilfer had a pretty good career.

I'm convinced Walsh and the Niners (albeit with almost everyone else) did not know Tom Brady existed in the draft.

How though? Local kid? Not that surprising I guess...Flutie made it all the way here and led the team to the brink of glory, and look what Berry still did to him.

 

[Actual Pats Fan]

Whatever *Montana. Your opinion is irrelevant to the facts.

I guess Joe's not obligated to be a fan. He's being honest. That's better than being disingenuous.

 

[Actual Pats Fan]

By the end of next season Brady may have 80 more reg season wins than Montana and 11 or 12 more playoff wins.

It will be embarrassing to compare Montana to the GREAT TB12

We gotta do better than "great". Gretzky was great, but he still sucks compared to Orr.

Something Russell-like...the incomparable Tom Brady.

 

[AtomicDawg]

You most certainly will not hear anything like "I think TB is the greatest QB of all time" from the Mannings.. no chance. I don't really care either.

Exactly. Favre Tweeted out a congratulatory post to Brady when he won his 200th game. Have yet to hear from Manning about any of that stuff. Not a Tweet, not a shoutout, nada.

 

[RecoveringCowboy]

Like this?

I thought more about the movie Amedeus, and a sports version would be Brady vs Peyton - not Montana. Peyton obviously in the final madhouse scene.

 

[FirstAndGoal]

It is disappointing that an idol of mine can't be more generous with such a significant accomplishment just taken place. I have always deflected attention to others even when I know the significance of my efforts and it is a quality I have learned from good leaders. Some people are not secure enough to be be overly generous and let others argue their significance to the success of the effot. It is something you see Brady do all of the time and something that seems to be lost by some people.

I have had a difficult time letting go of Joe as the goat and it has only been the last few years where I have been able to make the shift to Brady but I now know I came to the right conclusion and part of that is Brady being the better man.

 

[brdmaverick]

Clearly this is someone who has grown quite accustomed to being regarded as the greatest ever and is trying to find some way to hold onto such a title despite having such an obvious challenger.

While it is a bad look for him I'm not sure we wouldn't be doing the same if we were in his shoes.

 

[FirstAndGoal]

Exactly. Favre Tweeted out a congratulatory post to Brady when he won his 200th game. Have yet to hear from Manning about any of that stuff. Not a Tweet, not a shoutout, nada.

Manning is forgotten.

There will be arguments to be made when his time to go into the HOF comes up and his place is secure. Many will proclaim him the best as they will highlight Manning's brilliant career but when Brady's record gets laid out when his time comes, there will be no doubt. As Heath Evans said a number of years ago and I was surprised at such a public declaration, "when Brady leaves the game, there will be no doubt as to who the best to ever strap them up was" (paraphrased).

 

[English Patriot]

Screw you Montana, much respect for what you did but to make the most stupid argument as to why Brady isn't was pretty sad to see.

He could have jokingly said 'no i'm still the greatest' and i would have had more respect for him but to go on a soliloquy about guys that he himself never even watched just to take shine from Brady was pathetic.

 

[FanSince81]

Poor Joe. Always considered the GOAT. Not so much anymore. He can't handle it.

 

[Off The Grid]

Jesus ****ing Christ. Get over yourself, Chumpzilla.

Even Darth ****ing Vader summoned enough Class to give it up to Luke.

 

[Bruins29]

Gretzky was great, but he still sucks compared to Orr.

ok clown

 

[Actual Pats Fan]

ok clown

NHL All-Time Plus-Minus Leaders


1 B. 1951

Larry Robinson D GP 1384 +/- 730
2 B. 1948

Bobby Orr D GP 657 +/- 597
3 B. 1960

Ray Bourque D GP 1612 +/- 528
4 B. 1961

Wayne Gretzky F GP 1487 +/- 518
5 B. 1949

Bobby Clarke F GP 1144 +/- 506

 

[Bruins29]

NHL All-Time Plus-Minus Leaders


1 B. 1951

Larry Robinson D GP 1384 +/- 730
2 B. 1948

Bobby Orr D GP 657 +/- 597
3 B. 1960

Ray Bourque D GP 1612 +/- 528
4 B. 1961

Wayne Gretzky F GP 1487 +/- 518
5 B. 1949

Bobby Clarke F GP 1144 +/- 506

This in no way defends your idotic comment. But we should be used to those by now. Arent you the same poster who claimed Jim Plunkett was more talented than Tom Brady?

 

[Actual Pats Fan]

idotic

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[Bruins29]

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Your comment was idiotic. Not as idiotic as your Plunkett>Brady thing but you get the drift.

 

[mosslost]

Joe Montana: I can’t call Tom Brady, or anyone, the best ever

He finally spoke up and isn't being gracious about it, despite TB12 now winning 5 rings. On the other hand, Brady said that he would take Montana over him with the game on the line. That's why I love TB12.

Brady already greater than Montana AND Young's run

Montana/Young 19 seasons starters, 5 Rings

 

[RecoveringCowboy]

I think it's healthy to assume if you are lucky to be the GOAT, someone will eventually beat it. Walter Payton seemed to acknowledge that, but we wanted to make sure it would be very hard for anyone to rush for more career yards than him. Most of the QBs seem OK with giving Brady credit.

 

[qbno12]

Montana can go *...... well, he must just go.

 

[Koma]

I saw this question raised on twitter a few days ago and it's an interesting point: Back when everyone was calling him the greatest of all time, did Montana ever say anything about different eras and Otto Graham?