I smile when GOAT is used with Tom Brady in mind. Montanna played when a QB got hit a lot and WR's had a tough time against DB's. I am a Raider fan but Montanna is the best QB I have ever seen play the game.
Uprite where are your examples? Oh and quarterback s didn’t move in the pocket then. That’s why they got hit. They didn’t fall into the fall they fought the fall. That’s why they got injured. Montana would throw over 5,000 yards today? So why isn’t it happening now? Why didn’t Marino teach 5,000 again? It was not because of the physical impossibility that the game was tougher then.
@@STP43FAN1 The rules were different back then. If the defensive player's momentum was carrying him forward when the QB threw the ball, and then he hit the QB after the ball left his hand, it would NEVER be called as "roughing the passer". As I remember it, Montana would be hit on almost every pass. My memory is probably exaggerating, but only slightly. I don't think you can say Montana (or Brady) had greater heart, that was a silly comment by @uprite88, but Brady did play in a "kinder gentler" NFL.
icbm literally everything you said is wrong. No the rules were not different. No Montana was not hit close to every pass, that was Steve Young; Brady was hit in the pocket more than Montana because he hung in the pocket more. It was nastier in Brady’s era in ACTUALITY but people want to think otherwise to cling to myth
@@STP43FAN1not true. Tom Brady, or his offensive lineman, led the league in sack percentage, meaning he was sacked less than any quarterback his last two seasons. Over his career Tom Brady was sacked MUCH less than Joe Montana.
@@Veggamattic Cause Montana was at the end of his career and not as physically healthy as Steve Young and definitely not as mobile either… And yes Steve Young was a great Quarterback
@@STP43FAN1 The reason Joe wasn't trailing in the fourth was because he was DOMINANT. You can't blame a QB for being good and not having to come back in fourth quarters.
Joe Montana is the reason I got interested in NFL. As a Brit I had had no previous exposure until the then new Channel 4 started a weekly one hour program .
Joe Montana is a jerk, him along dwight clark, always rude to kids at the redwood city training facility ....dont even mention UA6 movie theater where joe facktana was always rude to everyone ...throwing his money around and walking away ....he is a jerk and thats why the sorry niners keep losing and why dwight clark ended up like he did ....karma said joe is next
I became a 49ers fan just as Joe was joining the team. It was quite a ride thru the 80's and 90's! He was the GOAT! I was in Colorado when KC played Denver, and I have to say that was one of the best 2nd half games ever. Joe and Elway went back and forth like fencing masters. The final drive was Joe Montana at his best. Fantastic game. I often wonder how long he could have played if all the safety rules that are in effect today were in effect during his career. It was a sad day when he retired, though he deserved it. What a player!
OMG I remember that game. I think it was a Monday night. The absolute best display of quarterback mastery I had ever seen! Thanks for reminding me about that.
Thats the game that made Joe Montana my favorite player for DECADES as a Chiefs fan. The look on Elway’s face on the sideline that last drive was glorious. As if to say “This mf really going to beat me in my own house” 😂
Not only Joe Cool but also a very thoughtful fellow. At SFO my elderly father was set to board the flight to LAX and Joe indicated to the Flight attendant he wanted my father boarded before him. I certainly thanked him for his consideration and my father was thrilled.
The beauty about that game winning touchdown in the 1988 Super Bowl was John Taylor was lined up at tight end while they sent Rice in motion as a decoy. John slipped behind the defense on that skinny post. I realized this rewatching the game.
@@jmgonzales7701 I saw him play - early-on the arm was plenty strong enough; in the twilight of his career, after multiple injuries, it faded - but he still got it done.
In truth, the 49s made the choice based on the injuries that Montana had gone through. They knew they had a sure thing with Young, and he had the added feature of youth and great mobility. Going to Young paid off for them with three additional Super Bowls. I love Joe, but injuries took a toll.
@@arizjonesYoung actually won 1 Super Bowl as a starter not 3. As for mobility Montana was also quite elusive himself and was great at avoiding sacks and pressure even when he was older. Young was obviously a highly talented quarterback but basically what the 49ers did by keeping him over Montana was to extend their winning seasons and championship window. The reality of it was Montana very likely would’ve beaten the Cowboys in 1992 and won the Super Bowl if he had played. The 49ers had the better roster in 1992 (had more stars), and the Cowboys weren’t quite the juggernaut they were about to become in the 90s. Steve Young wasn’t ready and threw up an absolute stinker when the 49ers were favored to win by more than one score and were expected to dominate the Cowboys. If Joe had played that likely wouldn’t have happened and they would’ve gone to the Super Bowl that year with the great talent they had. Of course if the 49ers had kept Montana, I highly doubt they would’ve gotten the likes of Deion Sanders which helped them win the Super Bowl in the 1994 season (and of course we wouldn’t of experienced the Hall of fame greatness of Steve Young until his career was nearly over). In the end I think 1 Super Bowl was traded for another. If they had kept and started Montana I think they likely would’ve won a Super Bowl in 1992 but I also think the 49ers wouldn’t have gotten the talent necessary to defeat the Cowboys in 1994 with an aged Montana and therefore may not have won a Super Bowl that year like they did with Young. That’s kind of how I see it.
@@STP43FAN1don’t kid yourself playing quarterback when he did was much more physically abusive than it is today ..Nobody would be able to play QB into their 40’s back then without becoming crippled first .
That’s a bald faced lie. No it wasn’t more abuse then. All quarterbacks had to do turn and now is handle the pocket better, fall into the fall instead of fight the fall, study the field and opponents better, throw better.
@@STP43FAN1 ok clown you obviously are a new comer to the game and haven’t played and witnessed the game of the 70’s ,80’s and even early 90’s ….If I blast you in the fkn jaw how are you going to fall ? Answer you won’t have the slightest clue cause you’ll be KTFO ! And that happened on a regular basis in that era of football and by the way I don’t lie …
@@sammygaudino8906 No way. Brady was a great quarterback but Joe played at a time when the quarterback got hit most every play. If Joe played until he was 45 think od the records he would have set.
Montana is the REAL GOAT. Guy was playing when opposing defenses were LITERALLY placing bets before the game as to what quarter they were gonna knock the QB out of the game. It was the HARD era of football. The modern era is flag football for QB's. You can't even breathe on them. And Montana also never cheated, multiple times, like Brady. Brady might be the greatest QB of the modern era, and number 2 overall, but Joe Montana is the greatest of all time.
You got one major problem that you failed to take into account pal. For 10 years straight he Niners or Cowboys were either 1 or 2 in spending in a NON SALARY CAP era. The Niners spending was so outrageous 19 times they spent more on the offense or defense than the combined salaries of 19 other teams. You put Brady or Mahomes on those NINERS teams where the NINERS paid just one offensive lineman more than entire teams 5 linemen and Brady would hve won 6 SB's there. As for toughness??? Friggin Brady was sack 564 times (Twice as many times as Montana ever was)
Joe was the best quarterback of his time. Football was different when he played. The defenses mostly dominated the game. The NY Giants had a great and brutal front line and linebackers. It was a war playing against them. Dallas was much the same. Joe got hurt many times standing in the pocket and waiting for those long routes to open up. He was insanely courageous and the epitome of coolness under pressure.
@@ladistarwhat about them? They play in a time of babying the quarterback….Tom would not have lasted 5 years in the old style of play, he’s soft. Aaron in the big moment folds, he’s got 1 ring….also Joe never lost a SB, also never threw an int in a SB….also never won a SB due to his kicker or defensive back saving the day.
Chrisoakley modern quarterbacks read the field faster and handle the pocket better. There was not more hitting then (more hitting then was a physical impossibility)
Joe is the greatest of all time. If my life was at stake over a football game and I could choose one quarterback in the history of the game to win it for me, I'm picking Joe.
Joe Montana is heads above all other quarterbacks then and now. There are alot of great quarterbacks then and now. However, no one destroyed his opponents as efficiently as he did.
at one time I was a big Joe Montana fan. he has great statistics and what an arm on that guy with two minutes left in the game and if he had the ball scoring was given. but then along comes Brady, and with two minutes left in the game there was never anybody ever better.Ever!! and what about the six Super Bowls? He is the NFL all time leader and quarterback wins. Playoff wins regular season wins as Super Bowl MVP awards. Now you know and I know that no one will ever do that again I say.GOAT!! prove me wrong
Nine. Super bowls, if you want to count his time with the bucs. He won six of those nine. and for those that, don’t understand, these records will never be broken. That’s why I call him the greatest of all time
Me and my baby daughter used to watch Joe Montana throw Jerry Rice touchdown passes. The two won Super Bowls😊 Joe Montana took some hard hits. The quarterbacks can't be touched now 😊. I used to wonder how he got up ! The players make money 💰 now and they're not worth what they get 😊
Dude! Tom Brady did it consistently and surpassed Montana in not just accomplishments but overcoming challenges. You're blind if after all of his Patriots rings, you still don't see it after he went to the Buccaneers and in just his first year with them!! led them to the super bowl without the help of Bilicheck. His accuracy and throw power was just as good as Montana. And his leadership exceeded even Joe.
@@tbountybay3080you do realize how many rules have been changed to benefit the offense since Montana retired right? You might want to research that before you comment 🤔
I've been watching football for decades. Joe Montana was the smoothest quarterback I ever saw, 'smooth' in the sense of his footwork and passing almost like a ballet dancer or even a leopard, if I may use those analogies. When he would come to Anaheim stadium against the Rams, fans knew before the game that the 49'ers would win, only the score was in doubt.
@@kevinbarry4325Yeah that dude that smashed his phone to smithereens when accused of deflating footballs? Or was that the guy who’s team was caught taping practices and then tried to say every team does it when it was pretty clear they had an assistant go in as a spy to do it? which one was that? oh wait…. 😂
@@sammygaudino8906 That is why Rice's career statistics are even more remarkable because now they attempt 30% more passes per game, and the middle of the field is wide open.
@vonkaneshiro8336 And The wr we're getting mugged and unless you we're getting tackled you weren't getting the call..Plus them qbs took a beating..Be honest do you think brady would played until he was 45 with them rules.
It is weird living in an era where Joe is no longer given his due. I remember watching him growing up and thinking he would never lose. And when it came to Superbowls...he never did.
Smartest general on the field. Record after record. I'm a lifetime cowboys fan but have great respect for Joe Montana. The name even sounds like a gunslinger.👍
The thing about the Brady/Montana debate most people ignore, or are ignorant of, is the not the rules changes. It's the fact that the O-line in SF was not that good. Quite often Montana was being absolutely clobbered during games. I grew up watching the 49ers play in Candlestick, at the games (my parents had season tickets for all 4 of us to go together as a family). I am a lifelong Niners fan, and I can honestly say the line was often not the best on the field. Some of that has to do with rules changes, but most of it comes from the fact that the O-line was much like today's SF O-line in that they use lighter "more athletic" linemen who can pull and stunt for running plays, but it leaves them underpowered when facing tough, strong, bigger D-linemen. When you also look at the Defensive players Montana had to play against and how many went on to the NFL HoF vs who Brady played against, it's no contest who had the tougher challenges. It's Joe Cool the whole way. Joe also never got caught up in the kinds of cheating scandal that the Pats got caught up in. And it's not just "Spygate" either. When "Deflategate" happened Brady destroyed his phone rather than turn it over to the NFL's investigator. What was he hiding? That and the 4 - 0 and no INTs in the Super Bowl is why Montana is the GOAT and Brady will always be 2nd best.
People dont understand how much harder it was to be a quarterback back then. They didnt protect QBs back then and they let corners mug receivers. The league now is tailored for high passing numbers and scoring.
Exactly 💯 I grew up in the 80s and 90s the defense's were more physical.montana had a ruptured disc career ending injury and still won four super bowls.tom Brady would of been struggling in the league
My G.O.A.T🏆🏆🏆🏆4-0, 11 TD's 0 int. Perfect in the biggest stage, &, in the toughest era of football. Only one could pulled that off, & that was, "Joe Cool"
@@gregorycasey3347 iUnderstand that everyone has their opinions, but when it comes to Brady, people get ofended, & its like, we can't say anything otherwise. iRespect Brady, & as a patriots fan, i think that without of doubt, he's one of the greats & a top 3 in my opnion. But iSeen both, & to me, Montana was better in his prime, & he played in tougher era. When people talk about the NBA & the Michael Jordan & LeBron James names come up, & they compare both, one of things that people knock off LeBron, is for his NBA finals record with a 4-7, but, he's "The GOAT" for some. But the most people, will say Michael Jordan because 6-0 & because he was far a better player in his prime compared to, LeBron. Now, in football when we look back at Tom Brady's career, the guy lost twice to the same guy in (S🏈B) in Eli Manning, & cheated in few of those super bowl wins but its ok, because no matter what he's "our goat".
@@robertbrownridge7579 Record won by cheating shouldn't count. If you count them and don't look at the character of the men who played the game, that's on you - and not a measure of Brady's real or imagined greatness.
@@llorenstorrespr4409 Thanks for being an objective Pats fan. A true fan of anything - sports, politics - sees the people they admire through an objective lens.
Joe Montana played in an era when quarterbacks were still football players and could still be hit. he didnt play in today's era where glancing at a quarterback gets a penalty on the defense. he also didn't play in an era when almost all of the rules were geared to passing the ball and making it tougher on defenses. despite playing football, instead of standing behind the line basically being untouchable, Joe Montana never cried about being hit. you know, like a certain crybrady. and most importantly and cannot stress this enough, Montana never had to cheat.
I remember when the defensive guy could take two steps after the ball was gone ( the rule was one , but they got a step and a half at least for a few seasons ) , blast the QB helmet first , wrap his arms around him and drive them into the ground with his full weight and momentum ( this was after they made it illegal to go after their knees ) ... Now QB's get brushed , take a fake ass tumble and jump up crying to the ref for a flag
You do know Tom Brady's 1st NFL season was in 2000, right? Tom Brady played before the rule changes for qb's & was still successful. I get it, people do the same with Lebron, these guys played so long that people forget that they were successful before the rule changes, but, yes, Tom Brady earned his success.
I watched Joe play many times back in the '80's and the one thing I noticed was his awareness of where every man on the field was, finding the open man and getting the ball to him. He had great command of the field.
Special talent he had. He got to the point where, in essence, he's throwing to the receiver that had the best chance to SCORE not just complete the pass.
@@atiboyful The problem with LT is it didn't matter if you knew where he was. Fortunately for Joe, he didn't face the Giants hardly at all. That's nothing against Joe, any and every quarterback was fortunate to not have to play against LT. Closest they had to that in the west was probably someone like Derrick Thomas. I think Reggie White was after Joe's time. Thomas might have been, I'd have to look it up, but there was no one that gave Joe problems that I can remember
He was simply the best. I still remember many of the games he led. I remember crying when Marshall did that blindside tackle and seeing my childhood hero not standing back up. I remember that last great game against John Elway, winning the way he always did. Montana was just the best quarterback of that era. He revolutionized the game just as other great quarterbacks did before him, and he also paved the way for today's quarterback play. Simply the best.
Put Joe Montana in Tom Brady era and put Tom Brady in Joe's era. I bet Tom doesn't do as well. I'm not taking nothing away from Tom. But Joe Montana fkn absolutely dominated and probably a few more superbowls i still take Joe moe over Tom Brady anyday.
People forget that back then Defensive linemen and linebackers were allowed to try kill the QB, try playing as QB at 40 back then you'd be in hospital perminately and these guys played beaten up half thier careers
Brady wilted under less pressure every time he saw it. Which wasn't often. He had all day tyo throw and seldom got touched in his "amazing comerbacks." I give the guy his due - but courage and physical toughness weren't his long suits.
Chuck cite examples. And cite where Brady just stood in the pocket instead of shift around. Cite where Brady wilted. Simple fact is he didn’t. He got sacked more every season than Montana. He hung in the pocket much more than most. He played against faster stronger opponents. He played SMARTER football. He in short was better than Montana. In yesterday's game Brady would have thrived. Because the fact is he IS that much better
@@STP43FAN1 In Super Bowls, Montana's QB rating was 127.8. Brady's was 97.7. So how does that make Brady better? How is getting sacked more better? So you are blaming Joe for feeling the pressure being mobile and avoiding sacks? Brady is the slowest runner I have ever seen on a football field.
Best game I've ever watched a quarterback play was unfortunately against my Eagles 1989 Eagles defense was destroying 49ers tremendous pressure on Joe Montana. The second half the pressure continued Joe Montana just stood in the pocket made the most amazing throws in the face of real brutality of the game back then.
I'm not a big football watcher but always enjoyed seeing Joe and Jerry connect.. along with Joe scrambling behind the line and then running down the field.
The 49ers were virtually unbeatable in those years when Montana was the best QB in the league AND they had Steve Young as backup, who was the second best QB in the league.
I will never forget Joe’s Monday night halftime return at Candlestick after his long recovery. The crowd went nuts! His first play was a completion to Jerry Rice I think. His finish of the drive was a TD pass to Rice. The fans stood and cheered the whole drive. It brought tears to my eyes watching the GOAT in that return.
Actually... he was even better than people say. And that is coming from a Rams fan. I flew to LA from London in 88 for the Monday night game where we were finally gonna puncture that 49er bubble. When we faked the field goal and he threw to Taylor for 96 yards... I cried. 40-odd years later I'm still thinking about it - that's how good he was. 👑
I saw what was probably his last game with Kansas City against the Dolphins in Miami. The warm ups were the most interesting. You saw kind of 3 eras of QB's with Joe, taller Dan Marino and even taller 6'4" Steve Bono. Oddly, all three of them were Pennsylvania guys. Joe was throwing warm ups to a receiver about 15 to 20 yards away. The receiver held his hands in one spot and Joe kept hitting that spot every time. It was amazing and this was probably his last game.
He was never the same after that hit from Marshall. That was the beginning of the end for him. Before that he sometimes had a sixth sense when someone was coming up behind him, not so much after that. He was a stand up guy, an example that these modern pre-madonna a-holes on the field should strive towards
@@paulmartinson875 I agree but one thing I will give Brady an advantage was that he didn’t have the loaded rosters that Montana had , Brady never had Jerry Rice , Roger Craig , John Taylor , Dwight Clark and coached and coordinated by genius Bill Walsh …Not that Brady didn’t have talent around him but like I said not like the loaded rosters Joe Cool had
@TO-dl2gg there is a very long list of GREAT pats players. Bellichick was certainly an elite coach. Fun to think about. I would say the new rules regarding roughing the passer is the main distinction.
@@paulmartinson875 Brady mainly had a good D to complement his offense and that’s big Bills specialty on offense he didn’t have the firepower Montana did but of course a different era today a team couldn’t afford that overwhelmingly talented firepower wouldn’t fit under the cap …And Randy Moss as good as he was isn’t and never was Jerry Rice
Montana is the greatest QB of all time. Easily! Just because he didn’t have the luck the QBs of the new millennium have with the NFL not allowing anyone to harm them doesn’t mean he’s not the greatest. None of the new millennium QBs would have lasted half as long as him had they played in the man era and was fucked up like he was. Had he played now, he would have 9 superbowls. Not to mention no one's clutch ability comes even close to his. Oh yeah.. and he was literally perfect in the superbowl. If he got there, he was winning it. Period
@@WinnersMind67 You might be right lmao. With him and that team not having to worry about him being literally half torn up damn near every season?? Yeah maybe
Joe was 4-0 for the Super Bowl. Most pass attempts in a Super Bowl without throwing an interception at 122. Threw for 11 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. I had a friend in the 90s who was from the Los Angeles area and was a Rams fan. But he had to admit that even though he hated the 49ers, Montana was his favorite player. We 49er fans were lucky in the 80s and 90s. We had Joe Montana and our backup was Steve Young ready to take over.
I will say this, not a 9ers fan, love watching Joe Montana. My favorites qb to watch. It's like saying I'm not a Michael Jordan fan but love to watch him play. In saying that, I'm a Raiders and Celtics fans. The way Joe carved defense was insane, then again, he was put in the perfect offensive system also the west coast (Bill Walsh) offense. People may claim that TB12 is the greatest, but NO WAY. Joe Montana was. Outside of that he did win a college Championship.
Great video. Only small thing I'd say is that part about the team "growing tired of Walsh's mind games", while that may have been taxing on the team and the coaching staff for sure, the reason the switch was made to Seifert was more about the pressure of coaching and winning that was getting to Walsh. He was a genius, and as such, he sought perfection from his team and himself every season and over time that pursuit became very mentally draining on Walsh
Definitely the greatest, imo, and I knew he’d be great in the pros after I saw him lead his Notre Dame team in a thrilling comeback against USC in 1978 in the L.A. Coliseum. It looked like Montana was going to pull off another miracle in the last minute or so of the game when ND pulled ahead of USC, but … USC managed to drive the ball back downfield on the ensuing kickoff in 3 or 4 plays to get close enough to kick a 30-something yard field goal to win it with 2 seconds left on the clock (27-25). I left the Coliseum feeling very relieved, but also very impressed with Joe Montana. On that day I saw an incredible competitor with an undaunted will to win.
Most people, fans, etc, don't know Joe's pre-NFL history and early greatness. Thanks for sharing. Fact is, Joe Montana is the singular reason why a guy like me from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is a lifelong 9'ers fan for over 4 decades and counting. And in spite of what Google search has to say, there was a year back in the early 80's where San Fran and Winnipeg were "sister cities." I recall it clearly being announced on local radio. At any rate i'm a lifelong '9ers fan. Win or lose, they're my NFL team.
I grew up in the San Fransisco Bay Area. It seemed like I went with my parents to Super Bowl parties every year. I barely remember the times in the 80's when the Niners lost in the playoffs, but I definitely remember those Super Bowl parties.
Joe Montana was the Tom Brady before Tom Brady. As Tom Brady said, he was a 49ers fan and as a youngster he witnessed "The Catch" which jumpstarted the 4 career Superbowls Joe Montana would eventually win. In addition Joe Montana's leadership lead to teammate Steve Young winning a Superbowl and becoming a HOF inductee. Joe Montana is a proven champion and mentor.
Different era of football for Joe (and Elway, Marino, Simms, etc). These guys got hit and hit hard and often. Check out Jim Burt’s hit on Montana in the 9ers vs Giants playoff game. Modern day QB’s would wilt under those kinds of hits.
We used to watch the 49ers practice in Redwood City at the Red Morton Rec Center. There was a cyclone fence surrounding the field with green mesh to keep it "private". It was the easiest thing to see through. We'd ride our bikes there and watched Joe and all the other legendary regulars through the fence. We had no idea how special it was at the time
The 1984 or 1989 49er teams playing in the Real era of NFL defenses would beat any of the Patroit teams by at least 2 touch downs. Joe Montana is the best NFL QB of all time. Love to see Tom Brady play against the 80s Bears, Giants or Redskin defenses playing with the 1980s rules.
Been a 49er fan since I was a little kid… And I’m 67 now John Brodie was my hero. Anybody remember 1972 divisional against Dallas… And the Preston Riley fumble. I busted my transistor radio over that. When Joe came back against the Saints in the 1980 game I only could hear it on the radio… We didn’t have TV coverage at the time. But when he replaced Steve DeBerg, I could hear it in the announcers voice. I think it was Lon Simmons. Even though we finished six and 10 that year I knew greatness was just around the corner.
I was at that game. What a heartbreak! Roger Stauback is still a name I say thru gritted teeth. That game as well as the previous year’s playoff loss to Stauback in Kezar were uppermost in my mind - right up to The Catch
No doubt, Joe Montana is the best quarterback; but the NFL used Tom Brady name to help sell the product of the NFL. That's why they started that campaign of him being the GOAT.( A few of those super bowl wins for Tom Brady were really won by the kicker.)
@@shawnmckinney8352 First SuperBowl win for Brady against Warner and the Rams: Cheating up the wazoo, and Vinateri won with a last-second FG - not Brady.
I still place him above TB. Joe got hit way more than Brady ever did and still came back to win with Kansas City. I remember that Monday night game.. That was really something to watch
when we talk about the GOATs, one of the key attributes is always comebacks. That shows not how good the team was but how good the QB was. I hope one day we can have a comparison between Montana, TB and Mahomes in this aspect.
Great video. Thanks BLITZ. As a Dodgers fan, I absolutely LOVE hearing Vin Scully's call of The Catch. I'm glad you left that audio clip in there. Love me some Joe Montana. The "Golden Great."
Thank you, Joe Montana thank you for not only being a winning quarterback, but the way you carried yourself on and off the field and we can’t forget that legendary Jerry rice and some of the other cohorts anyway thank you again and I think you are the goat. This is Jim.Mungai originally from Pittsburgh PA
I'm from near his hometown and played ring gold in football in highschool and have met people who have coached his back then. All say the same thing, he was an incredible athlete and person
Look up GOAT in the dictionary and you’ll see Joe Montana. I’m not saying Tom Brady is not a great Quarterback, and I’m not saying he is not a first round HOF, but he couldn’t hold Montana’s jock strap. Brady never played against Lawrence Taylor, Mike Singletary, Reggie White etc. Brady was protected by the zebras and no defensive player could be 6 feet from Brady without the zebras pulling at the yellow flag.
I remember in 1980, I was at a game at the Stick; 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams. I had been given the seats in the Rams booster section, and DeBerg was fumbling all over the field. I have been a Niners fan since birth basically, and the Ram fans were messing with me big time. At one point I yelled back at them: " The 49ers have a rookie on the bench named Joe Montana! When they put him in....things are gonna change!!" They laughed at me. The rest, as they say, was history. Those were some great days.
4-0 in big games. No ints in the playoffs. He played in a era when you could destroy QBs. And a time where passing was always the 2nd option. Montana revolutionized the offensive game
This gets wrong the locker room dynamic with the quarterbacks. They didn’t oppose Young; they’d won with Young. The locker room got angry that players were quitting on the season; that’s why Ronnie Lott called the “screw the coaches” meeting with players to get them to focus on winning again. It wasn’t because they wanted Montana and opposed Young
I went to high school with Montana! I remember his senior year! It was a magical year! I was stationed in England, watching the Super Bowl live at the Hammersmith Odien, when Joe beat Cincy!!
HE is the GOAT... in an era when a QB could be hit, WR's could be disrupted and hit without generous penalties to inflate scores... and he NEVER lost a Super Bowl... AND he revolutionized the NFL making the "west coast offense" change the game.
I smile when GOAT is used with Tom Brady in mind. Montanna played when a QB got hit a lot and WR's had a tough time against DB's. I am a Raider fan but Montanna is the best QB I have ever seen play the game.
Brady would never have lasted so long playing in Montana's era.
I'd take Joe any day over Tom, he had way more Heart!
I smile when people think Brady could not handle getting hit. When they have no empirical evidence to back it up.
Uprite where are your examples?
Oh and quarterback s didn’t move in the pocket then. That’s why they got hit. They didn’t fall into the fall they fought the fall. That’s why they got injured.
Montana would throw over 5,000 yards today? So why isn’t it happening now? Why didn’t Marino teach 5,000 again? It was not because of the physical impossibility that the game was tougher then.
@@STP43FAN1 The rules were different back then. If the defensive player's momentum was carrying him forward when the QB threw the ball, and then he hit the QB after the ball left his hand, it would NEVER be called as "roughing the passer".
As I remember it, Montana would be hit on almost every pass. My memory is probably exaggerating, but only slightly.
I don't think you can say Montana (or Brady) had greater heart, that was a silly comment by @uprite88, but Brady did play in a "kinder gentler" NFL.
icbm literally everything you said is wrong. No the rules were not different. No Montana was not hit close to every pass, that was Steve Young; Brady was hit in the pocket more than Montana because he hung in the pocket more. It was nastier in Brady’s era in ACTUALITY but people want to think otherwise to cling to myth
The greatest of all time. Joe played in a time when a QB was actually getting hit.
Brady sacked more per season (29) than Montana (28)
@@STP43FAN1not true. Tom Brady, or his offensive lineman, led the league in sack percentage, meaning he was sacked less than any quarterback his last two seasons. Over his career Tom Brady was sacked MUCH less than Joe Montana.
Young replaced Montana … nobody replaced Tom Brady
@@RyanFors-s2o and was better.
@@Veggamattic Cause Montana was at the end of his career and not as physically healthy as Steve Young and definitely not as mobile either… And yes Steve Young was a great Quarterback
Been watching football for 50 years. He is still the best QB that I've ever seen.
In his 4 Super Bowl wins, Joe Montana threw 11 TDs and 0 INTs. Thats playing big when it counts.
No it’s just frontrunning. Montana just one win trailing in fourth; Brady had three such wins.
@@STP43FAN1 The reason Joe wasn't trailing in the fourth was because he was DOMINANT. You can't blame a QB for being good and not having to come back in fourth quarters.
@@STP43FAN1are you actually trying to say Montana wasn’t a clutch WB. Did you see “the catch”? He basically owned the last 2 minutes.
4 appearances. 4 wins.
If Brady lost 3 more conference championships, he'd be undefeated in Super Bowls too.
Joe Montana is the reason I got interested in NFL. As a Brit I had had no previous exposure until the then new Channel 4 started a weekly one hour program .
As a sennokian, same dude
Old guy here. Joe”COOL” Montana. The name says it ALL.
Joe Cool is such a cool nickname
@@steviechampagne Ask John Madden, until the end he said, in any game he'd take MONTANA!
joe burrow took it srry
Joe took a knee lots of times or threw out of bounds intentionally when LT or Reggie White came crashing in
Joe Montana is a jerk, him along dwight clark, always rude to kids at the redwood city training facility ....dont even mention UA6 movie theater where joe facktana was always rude to everyone ...throwing his money around and walking away ....he is a jerk and thats why the sorry niners keep losing and why dwight clark ended up like he did ....karma said joe is next
I became a 49ers fan just as Joe was joining the team. It was quite a ride thru the 80's and 90's! He was the GOAT! I was in Colorado when KC played Denver, and I have to say that was one of the best 2nd half games ever. Joe and Elway went back and forth like fencing masters. The final drive was Joe Montana at his best. Fantastic game. I often wonder how long he could have played if all the safety rules that are in effect today were in effect during his career. It was a sad day when he retired, though he deserved it. What a player!
OMG I remember that game. I think it was a Monday night. The absolute best display of quarterback mastery I had ever seen! Thanks for reminding me about that.
I remember that game. It was a lousy game for 3 quarters. 4th quarter last 3 drives were great by both QBs. An old Montana outplayed a younger Elway!
Thats the game that made Joe Montana my favorite player for DECADES as a Chiefs fan. The look on Elway’s face on the sideline that last drive was glorious. As if to say “This mf really going to beat me in my own house” 😂
Crazy how even with injuries, he was still that good. Also keep up the good work blitz, your videos are like NFL Film level quality!
Not only Joe Cool but also a very thoughtful fellow. At SFO my elderly father was set to board the flight to LAX and Joe indicated to the Flight attendant he wanted my father boarded before him. I certainly thanked him for his consideration and my father was thrilled.
The beauty about that game winning touchdown in the 1988 Super Bowl was John Taylor was lined up at tight end while they sent Rice in motion as a decoy. John slipped behind the defense on that skinny post. I realized this rewatching the game.
Joe Cool was deadly. He was the ideal QB for Bill Walsh's west coast offense. It would be a big mistake to underestimate Joe Montana.
the only thing missing was a strong arm but he made up for it with anticipation and precision. he knew the right amount of the strength for a big play
@@jmgonzales7701 I saw him play - early-on the arm was plenty strong enough; in the twilight of his career, after multiple injuries, it faded - but he still got it done.
In truth, the 49s made the choice based on the injuries that Montana had gone through. They knew they had a sure thing with Young, and he had the added feature of youth and great mobility. Going to Young paid off for them with three additional Super Bowls. I love Joe, but injuries took a toll.
@@arizjonesYoung actually won 1 Super Bowl as a starter not 3. As for mobility Montana was also quite elusive himself and was great at avoiding sacks and pressure even when he was older. Young was obviously a highly talented quarterback but basically what the 49ers did by keeping him over Montana was to extend their winning seasons and championship window. The reality of it was Montana very likely would’ve beaten the Cowboys in 1992 and won the Super Bowl if he had played.
The 49ers had the better roster in 1992 (had more stars), and the Cowboys weren’t quite the juggernaut they were about to become in the 90s. Steve Young wasn’t ready and threw up an absolute stinker when the 49ers were favored to win by more than one score and were expected to dominate the Cowboys. If Joe had played that likely wouldn’t have happened and they would’ve gone to the Super Bowl that year with the great talent they had. Of course if the 49ers had kept Montana, I highly doubt they would’ve gotten the likes of Deion Sanders which helped them win the Super Bowl in the 1994 season (and of course we wouldn’t of experienced the Hall of fame greatness of Steve Young until his career was nearly over).
In the end I think 1 Super Bowl was traded for another. If they had kept and started Montana I think they likely would’ve won a Super Bowl in 1992 but I also think the 49ers wouldn’t have gotten the talent necessary to defeat the Cowboys in 1994 with an aged Montana and therefore may not have won a Super Bowl that year like they did with Young. That’s kind of how I see it.
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Joe Montana and Jerry Rice two names you never wanted to play against.
And Ronnie Lott
Darrell Green owned Rice.
@@davehowes5162 Ronnie was what we called in the Army, a "force multiplier".
Aikman & Irvin were the force also.
And montana won 2 sb's before rice came into the league! G.O.A.T
Joe played in an era where you can knock the Quarterbacks head off and it wouldn't be a flag. 😂
Wrong. They got flagged.
@@STP43FAN1don’t kid yourself playing quarterback when he did was much more physically abusive than it is today ..Nobody would be able to play QB into their 40’s back then without becoming crippled first .
That’s a bald faced lie. No it wasn’t more abuse then. All quarterbacks had to do turn and now is handle the pocket better, fall into the fall instead of fight the fall, study the field and opponents better, throw better.
@@STP43FAN1 ok clown you obviously are a new comer to the game and haven’t played and witnessed the game of the 70’s ,80’s and even early 90’s ….If I blast you in the fkn jaw how are you going to fall ? Answer you won’t have the slightest clue cause you’ll be KTFO !
And that happened on a regular basis in that era of football and by the way I don’t lie …
@@STP43FAN1 You have no clue what you are talking about
If joe could have played in this era he could have won ten super bowls. He really was the best.
Could you imagine him and Rice in today's league.
They would have too stop it. It just wouldn't be fair.
@joekeiser6221 Be honest do you think Brady would of lasted until he was 45 if the rules we're the same as the 80's.
@@sammygaudino8906 No way. Brady was a great quarterback but Joe played at a time when the quarterback got hit most every play. If Joe played until he was 45 think od the records he would have set.
@joekeiser6221 He be in the top 3-5 all time in yards and TD passes if he played today.
Montana is the REAL GOAT. Guy was playing when opposing defenses were LITERALLY placing bets before the game as to what quarter they were gonna knock the QB out of the game.
It was the HARD era of football. The modern era is flag football for QB's. You can't even breathe on them. And Montana also never cheated, multiple times, like Brady.
Brady might be the greatest QB of the modern era, and number 2 overall, but Joe Montana is the greatest of all time.
You got one major problem that you failed to take into account pal. For 10 years straight he Niners or Cowboys were either 1 or 2 in spending in a NON SALARY CAP era. The Niners spending was so outrageous 19 times they spent more on the offense or defense than the combined salaries of 19 other teams. You put Brady or Mahomes on those NINERS teams where the NINERS paid just one offensive lineman more than entire teams 5 linemen and Brady would hve won 6 SB's there. As for toughness??? Friggin Brady was sack 564 times (Twice as many times as Montana ever was)
Joe was the best quarterback of his time. Football was different when he played. The defenses mostly dominated the game. The NY Giants had a great and brutal front line and linebackers. It was a war playing against them. Dallas was much the same.
Joe got hurt many times standing in the pocket and waiting for those long routes to open up. He was insanely courageous and the epitome of coolness under pressure.
Montana is the greatest QB in NFL history.
what about tom brady or aaron rodgers
@@ladistarwhat about them? They play in a time of babying the quarterback….Tom would not have lasted 5 years in the old style of play, he’s soft. Aaron in the big moment folds, he’s got 1 ring….also Joe never lost a SB, also never threw an int in a SB….also never won a SB due to his kicker or defensive back saving the day.
@@ladistar Aaron Rogers??? lol lol lol Please (Ha Ha Ha)
IMO hands down!
@@ExodusPessoa Dude he's the greatest of all time, have you seen him throw the football?
Joe is the G.O.A.T never even threw an interception in the Superbowl.
He sure is. The modern day QBs wouldn't survive under the rules that Joe had to play under.
@@chrisoakley5830 That is 100% facts
Yeah, the fact is: in Super Bowls, his QB rating was 127.8. Brady's was 97.7. For what it's worth.
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Chrisoakley modern quarterbacks read the field faster and handle the pocket better. There was not more hitting then (more hitting then was a physical impossibility)
Joe is the greatest of all time. If my life was at stake over a football game and I could choose one quarterback in the history of the game to win it for me, I'm picking Joe.
Joe Montana is heads above all other quarterbacks then and now. There are alot of great quarterbacks then and now. However, no one destroyed his opponents as efficiently as he did.
at one time I was a big Joe Montana fan. he has great statistics and what an arm on that guy with two minutes left in the game and if he had the ball scoring was given. but then along comes Brady, and with two minutes left in the game there was never anybody ever better.Ever!! and what about the six Super Bowls? He is the NFL all time leader and quarterback wins. Playoff wins regular season wins as Super Bowl MVP awards. Now you know and I know that no one will ever do that again I say.GOAT!! prove me wrong
Nine. Super bowls, if you want to count his time with the bucs. He won six of those nine. and for those that, don’t understand, these records will never be broken. That’s why I call him the greatest of all time
Brady did... lol
He's not even better than Steve Young.
Me and my baby daughter used to watch Joe Montana throw Jerry Rice touchdown passes. The two won Super Bowls😊 Joe Montana took some hard hits. The quarterbacks can't be touched now 😊. I used to wonder how he got up ! The players make money 💰 now and they're not worth what they get 😊
If Joe played in this era he would play in consecutive super bowls.Tom Brady is great but Joe Montana is greater, the real G.O.A.T!
Dude! Tom Brady did it consistently and surpassed Montana in not just accomplishments but overcoming challenges. You're blind if after all of his Patriots rings, you still don't see it after he went to the Buccaneers and in just his first year with them!! led them to the super bowl without the help of Bilicheck. His accuracy and throw power was just as good as Montana. And his leadership exceeded even Joe.
@@tbountybay3080you do realize how many rules have been changed to benefit the offense since Montana retired right? You might want to research that before you comment 🤔
Joe would have won at least 2 three peats. Brady is a big baby.
@@cancel.lgbtq.6892 All you stated was a theory and your opinion. What are the facts? Montana's skill vs. Brady? Super bowls?
Its always a good day when Blitz uploads!🐐🐐
I've been watching football for decades. Joe Montana was the smoothest quarterback I ever saw, 'smooth' in the sense of his footwork and passing almost like a ballet dancer or even a leopard, if I may use those analogies. When he would come to Anaheim stadium against the Rams, fans knew before the game that the 49'ers would win, only the score was in doubt.
He was actually the greatest of all time.
until brady came along...
And Brady can continue to live under Montana's shadow. Ball deflating, tuck rule creating bitch that he is.
@@kevinbarry4325Yeah that dude that smashed his phone to smithereens when accused of deflating footballs? Or was that the guy who’s team was caught taping practices and then tried to say every team does it when it was pretty clear they had an assistant go in as a spy to do it? which one was that? oh wait…. 😂
@@kevinbarry4325Enjoy the the 3 peat 😎
@@poindextertunes stick um gloves , no salary cap gtfo
If he played today, his numbers would be stupid good.
Can you imagine him and rice in today's league.
yes because of the passing attempts
No. He’d play the same now as he did then.
@@sammygaudino8906 That is why Rice's career statistics are even more remarkable because now they attempt 30% more passes per game, and the middle of the field is wide open.
@vonkaneshiro8336 And The wr we're getting mugged and unless you we're getting tackled you weren't getting the call..Plus them qbs took a beating..Be honest do you think brady would played until he was 45 with them rules.
It is weird living in an era where Joe is no longer given his due. I remember watching him growing up and thinking he would never lose. And when it came to Superbowls...he never did.
Smartest general on the field. Record after record. I'm a lifetime cowboys fan but have great respect for Joe Montana. The name even sounds like a gunslinger.👍
The thing about the Brady/Montana debate most people ignore, or are ignorant of, is the not the rules changes. It's the fact that the O-line in SF was not that good. Quite often Montana was being absolutely clobbered during games. I grew up watching the 49ers play in Candlestick, at the games (my parents had season tickets for all 4 of us to go together as a family). I am a lifelong Niners fan, and I can honestly say the line was often not the best on the field. Some of that has to do with rules changes, but most of it comes from the fact that the O-line was much like today's SF O-line in that they use lighter "more athletic" linemen who can pull and stunt for running plays, but it leaves them underpowered when facing tough, strong, bigger D-linemen. When you also look at the Defensive players Montana had to play against and how many went on to the NFL HoF vs who Brady played against, it's no contest who had the tougher challenges. It's Joe Cool the whole way. Joe also never got caught up in the kinds of cheating scandal that the Pats got caught up in. And it's not just "Spygate" either. When "Deflategate" happened Brady destroyed his phone rather than turn it over to the NFL's investigator. What was he hiding? That and the 4 - 0 and no INTs in the Super Bowl is why Montana is the GOAT and Brady will always be 2nd best.
People dont understand how much harder it was to be a quarterback back then. They didnt protect QBs back then and they let corners mug receivers. The league now is tailored for high passing numbers and scoring.
Exactly 💯 I grew up in the 80s and 90s the defense's were more physical.montana had a ruptured disc career ending injury and still won four super bowls.tom Brady would of been struggling in the league
That the 49ers went from Montana to Young was one of the most unfair things ever
And to Steve Young. He didn't become a starter until he was 30 years old
Steve Young benefited from the West Coast offense and Jerry Rice 🍚. Other than that, he was overrated
@@mastermace7770that’s a bit of a stretch man, Montana was better but young is still a top 20 qb
@@mastermace7770 No he wasn’t
Young was a legit star QB. He was the original Micheal Vick duel threat prototype with 4.5 -40 which was unheard of 40 years ago.
My G.O.A.T🏆🏆🏆🏆4-0, 11 TD's 0 int. Perfect in the biggest stage, &, in the toughest era of football. Only one could pulled that off, & that was, "Joe Cool"
16-7 in the playoffs - Brady 35-13 (7 rings) Bradshaw 14-5 (4-0 in the super bowl)
I am a Cowboy fan and I knew how great the 49er with Montana and Rice. Those two scared teams. I knew the truth and give respect where it’s due.
@@gregorycasey3347 iUnderstand that everyone has their opinions, but when it comes to Brady, people get ofended, & its like, we can't say anything otherwise. iRespect Brady, & as a patriots fan, i think that without of doubt, he's one of the greats & a top 3 in my opnion. But iSeen both, & to me, Montana was better in his prime, & he played in tougher era. When people talk about the NBA & the Michael Jordan & LeBron James names come up, & they compare both, one of things that people knock off LeBron, is for his NBA finals record with a 4-7, but, he's "The GOAT" for some. But the most people, will say Michael Jordan because 6-0 & because he was far a better player in his prime compared to, LeBron. Now, in football when we look back at Tom Brady's career, the guy lost twice to the same guy in (S🏈B) in Eli Manning, & cheated in few of those super bowl wins but its ok, because no matter what he's "our goat".
@@robertbrownridge7579 Record won by cheating shouldn't count. If you count them and don't look at the character of the men who played the game, that's on you - and not a measure of Brady's real or imagined greatness.
@@llorenstorrespr4409 Thanks for being an objective Pats fan. A true fan of anything - sports, politics - sees the people they admire through an objective lens.
Joe Montana played in an era when quarterbacks were still football players and could still be hit. he didnt play in today's era where glancing at a quarterback gets a penalty on the defense. he also didn't play in an era when almost all of the rules were geared to passing the ball and making it tougher on defenses.
despite playing football, instead of standing behind the line basically being untouchable, Joe Montana never cried about being hit. you know, like a certain crybrady.
and most importantly and cannot stress this enough, Montana never had to cheat.
And his line averaged 250.
Mindless fanboy nonsense. Brady was sacked around 250 times more than Joe over his career by bigger stronger faster guys.
I remember when the defensive guy could take two steps after the ball was gone ( the rule was one , but they got a step and a half at least for a few seasons ) , blast the QB helmet first , wrap his arms around him and drive them into the ground with his full weight and momentum ( this was after they made it illegal to go after their knees ) ... Now QB's get brushed , take a fake ass tumble and jump up crying to the ref for a flag
You do know Tom Brady's 1st NFL season was in 2000, right? Tom Brady played before the rule changes for qb's & was still successful. I get it, people do the same with Lebron, these guys played so long that people forget that they were successful before the rule changes, but, yes, Tom Brady earned his success.
@@coo3disk1 you obviously don't know the rules of the 70's and the 80's 😳
I watched Joe play many times back in the '80's and the one thing I noticed was his awareness of where every man on the field was, finding the open man and getting the ball to him. He had great command of the field.
Special talent he had. He got to the point where, in essence, he's throwing to the receiver that had the best chance to SCORE not just complete the pass.
Except he never knew where Lawrence Taylor was
@@atiboyful wrong
This. He was smooth, always in control, and always capable of throwing to the 4th man in his progression if need be
@@atiboyful The problem with LT is it didn't matter if you knew where he was. Fortunately for Joe, he didn't face the Giants hardly at all. That's nothing against Joe, any and every quarterback was fortunate to not have to play against LT. Closest they had to that in the west was probably someone like Derrick Thomas. I think Reggie White was after Joe's time. Thomas might have been, I'd have to look it up, but there was no one that gave Joe problems that I can remember
He was simply the best. I still remember many of the games he led. I remember crying when Marshall did that blindside tackle and seeing my childhood hero not standing back up. I remember that last great game against John Elway, winning the way he always did. Montana was just the best quarterback of that era. He revolutionized the game just as other great quarterbacks did before him, and he also paved the way for today's quarterback play. Simply the best.
If Joe Montana played in this era he would be the best QB in the league. Hard hits derailed his career
Put Joe Montana in Tom Brady era and put Tom Brady in Joe's era. I bet Tom doesn't do as well. I'm not taking nothing away from Tom. But Joe Montana fkn absolutely dominated and probably a few more superbowls i still take Joe moe over Tom Brady anyday.
@@williamavery1758 Forget the other guy. I'll take Joe Montana, Steve Young, and Peyton Manning over him every single time.
@@bubufubu Agreed I'd take Montana over anyone and then probably Manning or Marino second.
i would still say its brady his mind was different
@jmgonzales7701 and the cheating the Patriots got away with helped.
People forget that back then Defensive linemen and linebackers were allowed to try kill the QB, try playing as QB at 40 back then you'd be in hospital perminately and these guys played beaten up half thier careers
Brady wilted under less pressure every time he saw it. Which wasn't often. He had all day tyo throw and seldom got touched in his "amazing comerbacks." I give the guy his due - but courage and physical toughness weren't his long suits.
Chuck cite examples. And cite where Brady just stood in the pocket instead of shift around. Cite where Brady wilted. Simple fact is he didn’t. He got sacked more every season than Montana. He hung in the pocket much more than most. He played against faster stronger opponents. He played SMARTER football.
He in short was better than Montana. In yesterday's game Brady would have thrived. Because the fact is he IS that much better
@STP43FAN1 just say you love Tommy 😂😂😂
Benlaw facts are facts. Brady was better than Montana
@@STP43FAN1 In Super Bowls, Montana's QB rating was 127.8. Brady's was 97.7. So how does that make Brady better? How is getting sacked more better? So you are blaming Joe for feeling the pressure being mobile and avoiding sacks? Brady is the slowest runner I have ever seen on a football field.
Best game I've ever watched a quarterback play was unfortunately against my Eagles 1989 Eagles defense was destroying 49ers tremendous pressure on Joe Montana. The second half the pressure continued Joe Montana just stood in the pocket made the most amazing throws in the face of real brutality of the game back then.
I'm not a big football watcher but always enjoyed seeing Joe and Jerry connect.. along with Joe scrambling behind the line and then running down the field.
Not even a debate. Hands down! The greatest qb.
How come you didn't highlight the showdown vs. the 49ers where he beat Young and his old team?
It was an epic game!
The atmosphere in that game was like a Super Bowl.
The way the Chief's played that day, Shows the RESPECT KC"s Players had for Joe.
Exactly, I was waiting for that and it didn't happen.
74 now and I remember so well watching with my late dad.
The 49ers were virtually unbeatable in those years when Montana was the best QB in the league AND they had Steve Young as backup, who was the second best QB in the league.
I will never forget Joe’s Monday night halftime return at Candlestick after his long recovery. The crowd went nuts! His first play was a completion to Jerry Rice I think. His finish of the drive was a TD pass to Rice. The fans stood and cheered the whole drive. It brought tears to my eyes watching the GOAT in that return.
Actually... he was even better than people say. And that is coming from a Rams fan.
I flew to LA from London in 88 for the Monday night game where we were finally gonna puncture that 49er bubble. When we faked the field goal and he threw to Taylor for 96 yards... I cried. 40-odd years later I'm still thinking about it - that's how good he was. 👑
That man is a ball player. Tough as hell
I watched the 78 Cotton Bowl. Nobody was like Montana.
His accuracy was off the charts . . . Simply one of the best!
Watching blitz while playing road to glory on NCAA 25 is top tier!
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@@CharlieHagmeier thank you, I really need this, may god bless you aswell!
Literally me rn
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I saw what was probably his last game with Kansas City against the Dolphins in Miami. The warm ups were the most interesting. You saw kind of 3 eras of QB's with Joe, taller Dan Marino and even taller 6'4" Steve Bono. Oddly, all three of them were Pennsylvania guys.
Joe was throwing warm ups to a receiver about 15 to 20 yards away. The receiver held his hands in one spot and Joe kept hitting that spot every time. It was amazing and this was probably his last game.
He was never the same after that hit from Marshall. That was the beginning of the end for him. Before that he sometimes had a sixth sense when someone was coming up behind him, not so much after that. He was a stand up guy, an example that these modern pre-madonna a-holes on the field should strive towards
Love Brady, but Montana was the best
My sentiments exactly....
@@paulmartinson875 I agree but one thing I will give Brady an advantage was that he didn’t have the loaded rosters that Montana had , Brady never had Jerry Rice , Roger Craig , John Taylor , Dwight Clark and coached and coordinated by genius Bill Walsh …Not that Brady didn’t have talent around him but like I said not like the loaded rosters Joe Cool had
@TO-dl2gg there is a very long list of GREAT pats players. Bellichick was certainly an elite coach. Fun to think about. I would say the new rules regarding roughing the passer is the main distinction.
crybrady was a whiny little cheater. he doesnt compare to Montana in any way shape or form
@@paulmartinson875 Brady mainly had a good D to complement his offense and that’s big Bills specialty on offense he didn’t have the firepower Montana did but of course a different era today a team couldn’t afford that overwhelmingly talented firepower wouldn’t fit under the cap …And Randy Moss as good as he was isn’t and never was Jerry Rice
Montana is the greatest QB of all time. Easily! Just because he didn’t have the luck the QBs of the new millennium have with the NFL not allowing anyone to harm them doesn’t mean he’s not the greatest. None of the new millennium QBs would have lasted half as long as him had they played in the man era and was fucked up like he was. Had he played now, he would have 9 superbowls. Not to mention no one's clutch ability comes even close to his. Oh yeah.. and he was literally perfect in the superbowl. If he got there, he was winning it. Period
Nah, he’ll have 10 sb. 😂😂😂
@@WinnersMind67 You might be right lmao. With him and that team not having to worry about him being literally half torn up damn near every season?? Yeah maybe
Truth!!
I think Big Ben could have succeeded in Montana’s era.
The man was a tank. One of the toughest QBs ever. That’s just Pittsburgh Steelers football.
@@JahWontPayTheBill I definitely agree
Joe was 4-0 for the Super Bowl.
Most pass attempts in a Super Bowl without throwing an interception at 122.
Threw for 11 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.
I had a friend in the 90s who was from the Los Angeles area and was a Rams fan. But he had to admit that even though he hated the 49ers, Montana was his favorite player.
We 49er fans were lucky in the 80s and 90s. We had Joe Montana and our backup was Steve Young ready to take over.
I will say this, not a 9ers fan, love watching Joe Montana. My favorites qb to watch. It's like saying I'm not a Michael Jordan fan but love to watch him play. In saying that, I'm a Raiders and Celtics fans. The way Joe carved defense was insane, then again, he was put in the perfect offensive system also the west coast (Bill Walsh) offense. People may claim that TB12 is the greatest, but NO WAY. Joe Montana was. Outside of that he did win a college Championship.
Great video. Only small thing I'd say is that part about the team "growing tired of Walsh's mind games", while that may have been taxing on the team and the coaching staff for sure, the reason the switch was made to Seifert was more about the pressure of coaching and winning that was getting to Walsh. He was a genius, and as such, he sought perfection from his team and himself every season and over time that pursuit became very mentally draining on Walsh
I’m a giants fan. Montana is the best quarterback to ever play.
When you don't loose a SuperBowl 4-0 That's G.O.A.T !!!
There is nothing special about never losing in a Superbowl because all that means is that you got beat before making it there.
Definitely the greatest, imo, and I knew he’d be great in the pros after I saw him lead his Notre Dame team in a thrilling comeback against USC in 1978 in the L.A. Coliseum. It looked like Montana was going to pull off another miracle in the last minute or so of the game when ND pulled ahead of USC, but … USC managed to drive the ball back downfield on the ensuing kickoff in 3 or 4 plays to get close enough to kick a 30-something yard field goal to win it with 2 seconds left on the clock (27-25). I left the Coliseum feeling very relieved, but also very impressed with Joe Montana. On that day I saw an incredible competitor with an undaunted will to win.
Most people, fans, etc, don't know Joe's pre-NFL history and early greatness. Thanks for sharing.
Fact is, Joe Montana is the singular reason why a guy like me from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is a lifelong 9'ers fan for over 4 decades and counting. And in spite of what Google search has to say, there was a year back in the early 80's where San Fran and Winnipeg were "sister cities." I recall it clearly being announced on local radio. At any rate i'm a lifelong '9ers fan. Win or lose, they're my NFL team.
As a Giants fan, Tom always blew it with us, but Joe was usually a nightmare. Go Joe!
I grew up in the San Fransisco Bay Area. It seemed like I went with my parents to Super Bowl parties every year. I barely remember the times in the 80's when the Niners lost in the playoffs, but I definitely remember those Super Bowl parties.
Joe Montana Hands down The Greatest Quarterback Ever Ever On The Planet. This And Or Any Lifetime
I'm old enough to have seen Joe Montana play. I say he's the greatest quarterback ever
Joe Montana was the Tom Brady before Tom Brady. As Tom Brady said, he was a 49ers fan and as a youngster he witnessed "The Catch" which jumpstarted the 4 career Superbowls Joe Montana would eventually win. In addition Joe Montana's leadership lead to teammate Steve Young winning a Superbowl and becoming a HOF inductee. Joe Montana is a proven champion and mentor.
True that last statement. Who follows Tom Brady as a role model?
And Otto Graham was the Joe Montana before Joe Montana
I saw some footage of the Browns and it's easy to see where the West Coast Offense came from
Different era of football for Joe (and Elway, Marino, Simms, etc). These guys got hit and hit hard and often. Check out Jim Burt’s hit on Montana in the 9ers vs Giants playoff game. Modern day QB’s would wilt under those kinds of hits.
We used to watch the 49ers practice in Redwood City at the Red Morton Rec Center. There was a cyclone fence surrounding the field with green mesh to keep it "private".
It was the easiest thing to see through.
We'd ride our bikes there and watched Joe and all the other legendary regulars through the fence.
We had no idea how special it was at the time
Better than any other QB who ever played the game, PEROID!
Never been a better QB than Cool Joe.
The 1984 or 1989 49er teams playing in the Real era of NFL defenses would beat any of the Patroit teams by at least 2 touch downs. Joe Montana is the best NFL QB of all time. Love to see Tom Brady play against the 80s Bears, Giants or Redskin defenses playing with the 1980s rules.
Been a 49er fan since I was a little kid… And I’m 67 now John Brodie was my hero. Anybody remember 1972 divisional against Dallas… And the Preston Riley fumble. I busted my transistor radio over that.
When Joe came back against the Saints in the 1980 game I only could hear it on the radio… We didn’t have TV coverage at the time. But when he replaced Steve DeBerg, I could hear it in the announcers voice. I think it was Lon Simmons. Even though we finished six and 10 that year I knew greatness was just around the corner.
I was at that game. What a heartbreak! Roger Stauback is still a name I say thru gritted teeth.
That game as well as the previous year’s playoff loss to Stauback in Kezar were uppermost in my mind - right up to The Catch
126-27 total score in 3 games in 1989. Damn.
Thats some playoff dominance
Joe Cool is the GOAT. TB12 didn't get hit like a truck over and over again and have to get back up and perform like a champ each time.
Since I was only a true fanatic about watching football in the 70s, 80s & 90s, I'm biased, So Montana is definitely my favorite QB of all time!
No doubt, Joe Montana is the best quarterback; but the NFL used Tom Brady name to help sell the product of the NFL. That's why they started that campaign of him being the GOAT.( A few of those super bowl wins for Tom Brady were really won by the kicker.)
Lol won by the kicker?? Haha
@@shawnmckinney8352 First SuperBowl win for Brady against Warner and the Rams: Cheating up the wazoo, and Vinateri won with a last-second FG - not Brady.
@@chuckstranahan5600 People forget that Drew Bledsoe was the starter in 2001
Brady was a solid starter that year but not quite Bledsoe level back then
Chuckstranahan there never was any cheating. There’s no such thing as winning because of a kicker
I hate the 9ers but Joe was a BAAAD man!! The guy was clutch in the biggest moments. "Joe Cool".
I still place him above TB. Joe got hit way more than Brady ever did and still came back to win with Kansas City. I remember that Monday night game.. That was really something to watch
This guy went against LT. Which makes him the best QB ever.
LT was just a pass rusher and not even as good as a lot of other such players
when we talk about the GOATs, one of the key attributes is always comebacks. That shows not how good the team was but how good the QB was. I hope one day we can have a comparison between Montana, TB and Mahomes in this aspect.
4 Super Bowl victories without an “*”
Asterisks don’t exist. Brady beat better opponents
@@STP43FAN1tuck rule speak for itself bozo
The asterisk stands for interception.
@@STP43FAN1 Spygate, Deflategate, Filming opponents' practices, Performance-enhancing drugs. Headset malfunctions on opposing teams. Patriots are a walking Asterisk
@@STP43FAN1tuck rule spygate deflate gate the most horrible division for 20 years auto playoffs
Although God was smiling on Joe. . .When that Bengals DB dropped the ball!
Great video. Thanks BLITZ. As a Dodgers fan, I absolutely LOVE hearing Vin Scully's call of The Catch. I'm glad you left that audio clip in there. Love me some Joe Montana. The "Golden Great."
Montana is the GOAT!
The GOAT.
Watched him his entire career…he was great and more importantly a leader and winner.
Thank you, Joe Montana thank you for not only being a winning quarterback, but the way you carried yourself on and off the field and we can’t forget that legendary Jerry rice and some of the other cohorts anyway thank you again and I think you are the goat. This is Jim.Mungai originally from Pittsburgh PA
I'm from near his hometown and played ring gold in football in highschool and have met people who have coached his back then. All say the same thing, he was an incredible athlete and person
Give me one big game to win with everything on the line I'm going with #16 none other than Joe Montana !
He is still the most memorable and simply the best as Tina turner sang.
Look up GOAT in the dictionary and you’ll see Joe Montana. I’m not saying Tom Brady is not a great Quarterback, and I’m not saying he is not a first round HOF, but he couldn’t hold Montana’s jock strap. Brady never played against Lawrence Taylor, Mike Singletary, Reggie White etc. Brady was protected by the zebras and no defensive player could be 6 feet from Brady without the zebras pulling at the yellow flag.
If Brady plays in the 80's he retires at age 34 with back injuries
Oh no he doesn’t. He falls into the fall thus doesn’t get hurt, reads the field better, learns better, executes better, wins more. Just like today.
@@STP43FAN1delusional
jesterhead I’m talking facts to you.
@@STP43FAN1 no qb playing today would last they’d all be broken
I remember in 1980, I was at a game at the Stick; 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams. I had been given the seats in the Rams booster section, and DeBerg was fumbling all over the field. I have been a Niners fan since birth basically, and the Ram fans were messing with me big time. At one point I yelled back at them: " The 49ers have a rookie on the bench named Joe Montana! When they put him in....things are gonna change!!" They laughed at me.
The rest, as they say, was history.
Those were some great days.
4-0 in big games. No ints in the playoffs. He played in a era when you could destroy QBs. And a time where passing was always the 2nd option. Montana revolutionized the offensive game
The real Goat 4-0 no INTs
Montana is the greatest SB quarterback of all time.
This gets wrong the locker room dynamic with the quarterbacks. They didn’t oppose Young; they’d won with Young. The locker room got angry that players were quitting on the season; that’s why Ronnie Lott called the “screw the coaches” meeting with players to get them to focus on winning again. It wasn’t because they wanted Montana and opposed Young
^in 1988
I went to high school with Montana! I remember his senior year! It was a magical year! I was stationed in England, watching the Super Bowl live at the Hammersmith Odien, when Joe beat Cincy!!
Montana. The actual GOAT. And I got to watch every minute of it. A much more difficult and brutal game in those days.
Montana is the greatest QB of all time period. He did what he did in an era where defenses weren't crippled and not allowed to really play defense.
Ok, Mel Kiper.
Exactly right.
Pretty much any qb today would crap their pants if LT was bearing down on them 😂
Scariest guys in NFL history...LT, Singletary, Butkus, Conrad Dobler, James Harrison.
OJ was scarier after he retired 😂
Seriously, Montana was one of the best I have ever seen.
This editing. Wow 😍😍
HE is the GOAT... in an era when a QB could be hit, WR's could be disrupted and hit without generous penalties to inflate scores... and he NEVER lost a Super Bowl... AND he revolutionized the NFL making the "west coast offense" change the game.
Unequivocally the best QB in NFL history. No gifts in each of his Super Bowl victories.