@@jerryh1895Thank you Jerry. Montana won 4 Superbowls because he wasn’t good enough to get his team to 5. Brady got to…what 9-10 SB and came away with 7 rings. Not bad.
The "not even an INT" for the super bowl is a notable thing to me as a 49er fan. In the 2012 Super Bowl between the 49ers and Ravens, Colin Kaepernick threw a colossally bad pass that sailed way over Randy Moss, resulting in Ed Reed picking it off. Phil Sims was one of the commentators for the big game and made a devastating comment, something along the lines of: "Kaepernick became the first 49ers quarterback to throw an interception in the super bowl. Montana never threw any in 4 games. Steve Young none. They got championships."
@@Warmaker01 the facts speak for themselves don’t they. I’m definitely not a Shanahan fan but out of all the remaining teams, I’d like to see the 9ers take this one.
@@myz06rocks The stats that really matter is 10 Superbowl appearances and 7 Superbowl rings both of which is more than any player in NFL history!! That's what really matters
I just watched the 1989 Super Bowl vs Bengals and he had like no time and it was intense. Straight trying to kill each other. This is a way different game. He ran for his life.
@@terryporche9059 There's a Video on here of Joe's 50 best plays or something like that. Joe almost always put the ball in the easiest place for his receiver, while at the same time putting out of reach for defenders. His accuracy was just unreal. He also didn't have Jerry Rice or any real "elite" receivers during his first two super bowl runs.
I'm old enough to remember watching Joe play. It was like nothing you can describe. He was so smooth, so accurate and threw such a precise, catchable ball. To me, he's the best ever.
I stopped watching football after he left the sport. No one has done what he accomplished in the same given time frame of ten years. One and only on the summit.
Same. Brady struggles when dealing with defenses pressuring him and got beat twice in the Superbowl in an era that protects both QBs and WRs. Montana in this era would terrorize the NFL like no one has ever seen.
@@ttestagr With today's rules, and a prime Montana in this era, he's be the most feared QB in the entire league. He would OWN every defense he'd go up against, because there'd be no fear of getting demolished by a linebacker like in the 80's.
Joe Montana is my favorite QB of all time. I’ve been a 49er faithful since the 80’s, my children grew up watching 49ers (of course) and are also die-hard 49er fans and now my grandchildren. So being 49er fan in my family goes from generation to generation. It all started with watching Montana those many years ago. Faithful to the bay!! Let’s go Niners!!!!
I will always remember when he made the comeback against Philadelphia. 4 touchdowns in the 4th quarter. I had move to Philadelphia from SF and was hearing slot of scrap but he came back and busted them up!!! Forever the greatest
Similarly the game that cemented Joe as my GOAT was another comeback, this time as a Chief against Buddy Ryan's Oilers in the playoffs. The oilers absolutely dominated the first half making Joe look old and washed up. He came out in the second half and just picked them apart. It was one of the most impressive dismantlings of a good defense I have ever seen
Montana was a great basketball player too. Very athletic. Brady had a good not great arm and the body of a soccer dad. His thing was his football smarts
@@TravisMcGee151 I don’t put Brady at top though. He played for a great coach and always had a great line. Had 5.1 speed and the muscle of a soccer dad. Rated an average arm but had football instincts and intelligence second to none. I actually think manning was greater and if jimmy Johnson stayed at cowboys we might be talking aikman right there too not to mention Roger’s and Bree’s.
I agree if Jerry hadn't sacked Jimmy they probably would have won 1 or 2 more. Its hard to top Brady's record but he played in an era of powder puff football where if anyone even got 5 yards close to him he would cry like a baby for the ref to throw a flag. Joe was the opposite never whined and complained in an era where you could beat the living daylights out of a quarterback. I wouldn't want Brady or Joe to have the ball late in any ballgame though or Elway for that matter. @@Mncrr
In an era when Quarterbacks are getting their player's hurt, Jerry Rice said there were a lot of times where I thought I was open and Joe threw the ball to someone else. I was mad until I watched the film and a LB or safety was waiting to light me up.
I'm forever a huge Montana fan and at 60 so lucky to have seen it directly. But to actually see those stats along with all the memories is just another level upon the foundation of the greatest all around QB. No disrespect to Brady, and I'm born n bred Bostonian, but with all else equal I take Joe over anyone. And naturally who was Brady's idol. 🤨😉 👍
@@genosim63 You root for a team 3.1k miles across the country over your hometown Patriots or are you a Patriots fan who love Joe Montana? I can’t imagine deriving satisfaction over a team from another city winning a Super Bowl. Even as a fan of the loser bears.
@@chicagodude8888 I am a hometown fan. But when it was Montana in Superbowls I was all in for Joe. Just like I've been a big Patrick Mahomes Jr fan since his Texas Tech days. 👍
@@genosim63 So a Pats fan that appreciates greatness? Same here although I’d think Brady would be your guy not only with his ring count but doing so with your hometown Pats. I rooted for Peyton, he was my guy growing up, Pats and now Chiefs. Everyone hates “I’m sick of him/then winning”, what fun is a league without any distinguishing greatness and dynasties? Peyton had 2005, 2009 and 2012, one more ring where he isn’t carries by his defense and I’d give him the GOAT nod when we’re talking 7 all pros and 5 MVPS from 2003-13 while missing an entire season. If it were pre salary cap era or he’d taken Brady like pay cuts history might be different. Too bad his first superbowl win was vs the Bears. Another reason to appreciate Boston sports dominance winning 12 championships and 19 championship trips. I was too young to appreciate the Bulls dynasty, I hate the Whitesox so the Hawks and Cubs are all I have to stand on.
@@chicagodude8888 WOW. You made a lot of points that are spot on! I've always thought Walter was the best all around RB that I have ever personally seen. And yes we've been very fortunate in Boston. After some lean years but then it came together! Was really happy for the Cubs finally breaking through. Caught a DH at Wrigley in the early 90s. What a great park, town and people. 👍👍👍
I get your point on physicality but Joe was Brady's idol and I think he was the next iteration, took it farther with bigger comebacks than Joe ever managed. I got the same feeling watching the Superbowl where the Pats were down so much as I got watching Joe when I was a kid: "He's gonna do it, no question" and the Niners found a way.
Joe is my favourite player of all time. Watching him cut the Dolphins apart in Super Bowl XIX is my favourite memory. But the run in 89 when he dropped 41 on the leagues no.1 Defense in the Vikings. Then 30 on the Rams. Then 55 in the Super Bowl against the no1 Defense in the AFC was magical. Don’t care about “GOATS” Joe is my favourite football player of my lifetime
Why do you want to pretend that Montana was the the only quarterback that was getting hit hard.There were plenty of quarterbacks from that era who were getting hit just like Montana and they weren't always hurt like him. You're just using his era to justify the established fact that Montana was a fragile, brittle and injury prone quarterback so you can stop that excuse
Yeah when you think of joe you think of perfection like the 1972 miami dolphins, also rocky marciano being undefeated and don larsen perfect game in a world series game. Joe is 4 for 4 in superbowls with 11 touchdown passes 0 interceptions in those 4 games, which is insanity.
Growing up in the Bay it wasn't until later in life I realized how good he actually was. I would just expect our QB to casually win even in late/impossible situations,and in an era where the position wasn't coddled. Now when I look back I consider myself lucky to have grown up in the Bay and watch every game on local TV
The thing about Joe Montana was that, while he was on the field, you never feeled without a chance to win. He made you believe. He had that magic, and that is the rarest of talents. That is why he will forever be considered one of the greatest
Understand that this video is working with limited time but it’s missing the historical aspects of understanding the dominance of NFC which won every SB from the 1984 through 1996 seasons. The 49ers played VICIOUS NFC defenses & Montana was hurt in massive hits at times. With today’s rules in the 1980’s the 49ers might’ve won 5-8 Super Bowls. Montana NEVER threw an INT in a Super Bowl. 2 strike seasons marred the 1980s. Joe Cool was the first Tom Brady even though they ran different offenses. Montana was an assassin w/ice in his veins.
Man, stop with the “he played in the stronger NFC” business. He also played in what was arguably the weakest division in the NFL. Folks back then tried to do the opposite you are doing and degrade him for that. None of that matters. Like the players themselves say, you play the teams on the schedule. That’s that. They don’t control what teams they play or when. They still have to perform.
@@williamwarner9829 Watch him getting hit by Jim Burt in 1986, then remember the 1985 Bears who went 15-1, add in TWO strike seasons & then watch Joe get hit playing the 1990 Giants in the NFC CG. The AFC teams got BLOWN OUT for over a decade. The real Super Bowl was the NFC CG in those years (1984-1996). Montana getting to & winning 4 SBs is amazing for the 1980s. I still have great respect for other QBs like Elway, Kelly, & Marino. They got hit just as hard. The Bills were 4 wins away from being the greatest team ever. Joe Cool just had a way about him that I always admired. He’s one of the greatest at getting it done when it mattered most.
@@r.williamcomm7693 Nice response there. Too bad it doesn’t address my comment at all. The point I made was that people should stop trying to degrade players or teams because they played in a weak division or conference. They all had to play all the teams eventually over that span (as they do today) and literally none of them were or are safe from the hardest players out there. The great players and teams aren’t defined by the strength or weakness of the teams they play, they are defined by what they do on the field no matter who they are playing against. We all know how great Joe was. Especially those of us who were alive to watch him. Folks need to stop trying to falsely mystify the road he took there.
I can't believe people have to even ask that question today. The man is Legend, okay! 4 Super Bowl Rings with NO INT'S!! Nobody can match that or hope to, period!! 🏆🏆🏆🏆
He is the reason I became a Chiefs Fan. Grew up in CA so I was a 49ers fan…but followed him to KC and have been a KC fan since. Loved watching him play
Great video. I was lucky enough to be born into a Northern California family who were die hard 49ers fans. I was also lucky enough to be a 49er fan during the 80s! It was so amazing. I remember never panicking when they were losing with just a couple minutes left. Montana was the 2minute master. He would start throwing 10-15 yard. to John Taylor or Jerry Rice. I remember Jerry dragging the tips of his toes in bounds before going out of bounds. Then the clock would stop after every play !And a lot of the time they weren’t huge plays. I was just a kid, but I remember Montana (or “Big Sky” as my dad referred to him) just eating up the clock w/ these precision plays that 10-15-a twenty here and there. That’s how he would chew away the other teams lead. That being said, he was a master of the clock! What a cool thing to watch him as I grew up. He was so amazing. And he looked so fragile out there!! But he was freaking machine! ThT would be a cool video….. the theme of Montana getting the ball with less than 2 minutes to go. The fat lady was gargling salt water!!
The way he threw the ball & how perfect the spiral was it was nothing I’ve ever seen before so accurate & precise he was smooth i loved watching how cool he was too
For me, he is the GOAT. If I had to pick between him and Brady to win a game, I wouldn’t hesitate to choose Joe. I don’t question how good Brady was and I bear in mind this is a team sport, BUT nobody talks about Vinatieri when the GOAT discussions pop. Joe led his teams to comebacks or blowouts against two historic QBs. He’s the finisher by definition, pure Joe, no kicker needed
Saw an interview with Mike Singletary where he was asked to name the toughest player he’d ever faced. He answered the question with a story where he described a game where he was struggling and being frustrated by the Niners line, and finally getting free, he slammed into Joe as hard as he could, driving him into the turf with all the ferocity that made him a hall of famer. He said Joe got up, spit blood on the turf, and said “Oh hey Mike! Nice to see ya! I was starting to wonder if you were even in the game” Based on that story alone, I would take Joe over any QB in NFL history.
By 1986 some were starting to say his best days had passed. He had by then 2 SB rings and MVP's with them, so a damn good career to reflect on many thought. In '86 he had surgery on his back and some thought he'd never play again. He comes back mid-season, gets Frisco in the playoffs, and then just gets plastered on the Giants Stadium turf. Now Young is brought to Frisco because that may be it for Joe. But SB's in '88 and '89 and a great '90 season. But then comes more playoff pain courtesy of the Giants, Joe gets laid out again. He's out for almost 2 years, comes back, becomes a Cheif and 2 more postseason appearances with them. When he retired in '95 it was generally accepted that he was in fact the most prolific QB the NFL ever had.
His dismantling of Buddy Ryan's defense as a chief against the Oilers in the playoffs is one of the most impressive performances I have ever seen from a QB
If I want anybody to save my life to deliver a clutch play in any given time when the heat 🔥 is on. Its absolutely, positively the one and only Joe Cool. There is Simply no-one better. Its Montana and Daylights second.
Clemson hosted Notre Dame in 1977, pitting two future NFL QBs against each other - Steve Fuller and Joe Montana. I marched in Tiger Band and the stadium secretly engaged in a Quiet Out before the game because of coach Dan Devine writing the ACC that week griping about crowd noise - and the stadium went from dead quiet to EXPLOSION on the pedal note of Tiger Rag. Despite valiant Clemson efforts, Montana prevailed in the fourth quarter. My favorite college band memory.
QB's today would never have lasted as long as they have if they played in Joe's time. Their position is extremely protected nowadays! In Joe's daze of playing, the QB was a regular player when it came to tackling and hitting. They took a sheer beating game after game!
people today don’t realize that the FIRST two Superbowl wins by Joe were WITHOUT the great Jerry Rice. and it could be argued that Joe’s stats actually improved when Jerry Rice joined the team. but then Jerry also benefited from having two of the greatest 49er QBs ever.
Joe Montana is the best all around QB of all time. He was 4-0 in the SB, zero interceptions, and on 3rd and 8 he’d run for the 1st down if no one was open. He had it all.
Rodger Staubach has entered the chat 😮 He led men in battle during live firefights in Vietnam, and then let men to several super bowls in the NFL. Talk to me when Joe Montana had bullets flying over his head in life combat. Then tell me he's a real leader of men.
It’s not about how may Super Bowl rings you have…( Brady)….it’s about how you play those fabulous unforgettable beautiful games!!!! Forever Joe Montana fan …. Cool Joe The Greatest EVERRRRR I watched all his games… winning or losing were a fabulous games… I missed those NFL football games!! Not today’s craps!
using the number of SBs won to say that one QB is better than another... that places Dilfer or Flacco or Dough Williams or Jeff Hostetler as better QBs than Dan Marino and that is blasphemy... Yes, Brady is the QB with the most SB rings, but Montana is a QB in a chemically pure state If Montana had played with the QB protection rules that protected Brady and if Joe had played 23 seasons because of it... his numbers would be monstrous
Did you honestly just say It's not about how many rings you have?? You got to be kidding?? You're just saying that because Brady has almost twice as many rings as Montana. I guarantee you if it was Montana with 7 rings and Brady with 4 you wouldn't be saying that. DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH OF COURSE IT'S ABOUT WHO HAS THE MOST RINGS!!!
@@marckellough529 Based on your same argument, prove me that Eli Manning, by having two SB rings, is a better QB than Brett Favre or Steve Young who only have one, or prove to me that Trent Dilfer whit one ring is better than Dan Marino who does not have a single one, but I don't want a speech, I want a sports analysis
@@WALKINGPHONEThat has nothing to do with the fact that Brady has 7 which is more than any team in History. You can play around with the facts about one or even two rings but you can't explain away SEVEN!!! By the way Marino is overrated and he didn't play that great in the playoffs anyway
I've been a lifetime KC Chiefs fan but always enjoyed watching Joe Montana play with the 49ers, he always did amazing things on the field and is definitely one of the greatest QBs ever.
Great video and good content just a FYI at the 7:28 mark it say he throws for 28 TDs and 10 TDs but I think you meant interception - keep up the good work
Hate when people compare Brady and Montana to see who was better. Two different QBs from two completely different eras. Montana played at a time when you could hit QBs as hard as you wanted to. They were no more protected than a running back. He also didn't play as long as Brady. Not gonna knock on Brady's accomplishments, he did what he did because he's a good QB plain and simple. But he's not Montana, and Montana isn't Brady.
For me, Joe Montana's SB success is like Madison Bumgarner's World Series success. Yeah, Bum lost a division series game, but when it came to the World Series, the point where it matters most, he was cool, dominant, and the best who ever played. Same attributes go to Joe Cool.
The Chiefs didn't have a Weaker Roster than the 49ers when Joe left, Marty Schotenheimer decided to try to run north south in the playoffs instead of playing the game that got them their in the first place. The Chiefs at the times had one of the best offensive and defensive lines as well as amazing Running backs
The real GOAT. This man damn near got killed one time playing that game. But that was back in a time before they put QBs in skirts, and the game became crooked. Brady, as good as he was, in no way would have won 7 if he played under the rules Montana did.
Relative to era... Two guys stand above the rest in terms of actually playing the Quarterback position, regardless of their team success. 1. Johnny Unitas 2. Dan Marino Dan Broke football in 1984. He got to the super bowl and lost the Joe Montana, but that was because his team didn't have a defense. Team success at the super bowl level often relies on having a solid defense and a solid running game. That was more true back in the 1980s when he was playing. But I will tell you, 48 touchdowns and 5000+ passing yards in 1984 is like throwing for 7000+ and 60 TD today. It was that big of an improvement. Before Dan Marino did that, the records were 36 touchdowns in a season and 4,500 yd or so
Once he joined KC and took them far, he shut down all speculation that he was a system QB. He WAS what made the system work.Just ask Jerry Rice and the other 49ers on offense.
From the games I watched, he was a master at looking off defenders and going the other way. And it helped that he had receivers with excellent hands, and a decent running game to boot.
He will always be golden Joe he is a winner and an outstanding athlete he made you rude for the 49ers without him. They were just a team with him they were champions he is without a doubt one of the best quarterbacks ever played the game.
What isn't mentioned about the Notre Dame win over Houston - I believe the narrator says that Notre Dame came from behind to win 35-34, but that doesn't begin to tell the real story. I believe at one point Houston was ahead 34-12 but then Montana led Notre Dame on a 22-0 run to pull off a miracle win!
People forget that he also had big fourth quarter comebacks against Pittsburgh (trailed 17-7, won 26-17) and Southern California (trailed 24-6, brought them to a 25-24 lead before losing on a last second field goal). He has established himself as a comeback QB long before the Cotton Bowl.
Joe did this in a time when "protecting the QB rules" were a joke if they existed at all. Some of the greatest defensive hits/plays from back then would be ejections and finds today. He would have a lot more rings if he wasn't clobbered from the blindside in a hit that today would be illegal. If you had to win a game, life on the line, you choose Montana.
My greatest Montana memory was a Monday night football game against the Rams. The 49ers blew it in the first quarter, and the Rams took an early and really big lead. Over the course of the game, the 49ers whittled them down. John Taylor had to 90+ yard touchdowns in that same game.
I'm a niner fan so my opinion is tainted. Montana was a stud, but he also had a cast of the best players money could buy on both sides of the ball. When we couldn't beatem we would buy em. Like neon dion who was the best db ever in my opinion. Go Niners!!!
He is tied with Terry Bradshaw for 4-0 in the SB and Bradshaw did it before Joe did. Terry did it in an era that was even meaner than the one Joe was in and he did it in 6 years exactly like Joe would follow. So really Bradshaw is the OG GOAT who was followed by Joe and those 2 are tied at the same exact level while Brady is 7-10 in the SB and with a full 3 more SBs and not to mention 6 more appearances than the other 2 GOATS that defaults Brady to the one true GOAT. But don't forget Bradshaw, he did it before Joe or Brady and he did it exactly like Joe and Joe is tied with him but Terry is the OG. And there were less teams then which means that you had to play the same teams more often and it was a lot tougher to win due to that. That era was extremely brutal even more so than Joe's era.
You also forgot “The Drive”….that says it all… no one handled pressure like Montana..if I wagered $ on the Super Bowl, Brady and stats who be the choice. But if the wager meant my life…. Montana hands would be the man I chose as my QB
@@thehalftimeshow yeah some amazing memories at candlestick. Funny I've been to so many games at candlestick I lost count but I've never been to Levi's stadium. Definitely on my bucket list. Go Niners!!!!
You have to remember that Montana also lived through one of the most difficult decades of the NFL. Just look at some of the linebackers that were marauding during the time! I doubt Tom Brady would have survived facing down LT for 10 years or so!
Best I have ever seen besides Roger Staubach you can say Brady all you want but those men took a beating ever Sunday, Tom never been hit like those guys defense routinely roughed up receivers hands down no comparison.
Dude played in a era where qb’s were literally destroyed almost every play. Runs were 60% of the play book, not passing. Now, cant touch the qb and passing is 80%, defense cant check cant bump and run…totally different game
I appreciate "grace" in athletics. It's why I enjoyed watching Ted Williams and Will Clark's batting strokes, Klay Thompson's shooting stroke and Muhammed Ali in his prime. Joe was the epitome of grace at QB. Watch some of his videos. It's poetry in motion.
Something slightly mentioned in the end, which I think deserves a bit more attention is, Montana's first season with the Chiefs, he took that team to the AFC Championship game. The Chiefs first post season visit in over 20 years. Had the Chiefs won that AFC Championship game, they would have squared off against the 49ers in the Super Bowl that year. That would have been an amazing game.
You forgot one very important stat by Joe Montana. He never threw an interception in a Superbowl and never lost a Superbowl.
I can not wait for your mental gymnastics to explain why it is better to lose in the wild card game over losing a Superbowl.
@@jerryh1895 Much smaller Stage!!
@@jerryh1895Thank you Jerry. Montana won 4 Superbowls because he wasn’t good enough to get his team to 5. Brady got to…what 9-10 SB and came away with 7 rings. Not bad.
@@TravisMcGee151 He played twice as long, though lol
Tom Brady wouldn't have lasted two seasons in the 80s. If Dexter Manly didn't kill him Richard Dent would've. Or L Taylor.@@jerryh1895
4 SB wins, no losses and not even an INT in the big game. If I have to win, I’m taking Joe. All day.
The "not even an INT" for the super bowl is a notable thing to me as a 49er fan. In the 2012 Super Bowl between the 49ers and Ravens, Colin Kaepernick threw a colossally bad pass that sailed way over Randy Moss, resulting in Ed Reed picking it off. Phil Sims was one of the commentators for the big game and made a devastating comment, something along the lines of:
"Kaepernick became the first 49ers quarterback to throw an interception in the super bowl. Montana never threw any in 4 games. Steve Young none. They got championships."
@@Warmaker01 the facts speak for themselves don’t they. I’m definitely not a Shanahan fan but out of all the remaining teams, I’d like to see the 9ers take this one.
Well tell me how come he didn't make it to TEN Superbowls like Tom Brady?????
@@marckellough529 I’m talking about Joe and why I’d take 100% success in the Super Bowl. Go back to the stats that matter to you and be happy.
@@myz06rocks The stats that really matter is 10 Superbowl appearances and 7 Superbowl rings both of which is more than any player in NFL history!! That's what really matters
Joe also played in an era where QBs were not protected as today.
Not just that, but overall the rules didn't favor the offense the way they do today.
Sure right
They were hunting for his head.
You got that right!
I just watched the 1989 Super Bowl vs Bengals and he had like no time and it was intense. Straight trying to kill each other. This is a way different game. He ran for his life.
He still is the greatest of all time. If I can pick one QB with the game on the line. It's Joe... hands down!!!
Joe was only as great as his receivers. A qb is great IF he has great receivers. His receivers and back has to have good hands.
@@terryporche9059 There's a Video on here of Joe's 50 best plays or something like that. Joe almost always put the ball in the easiest place for his receiver, while at the same time putting out of reach for defenders. His accuracy was just unreal. He also didn't have Jerry Rice or any real "elite" receivers during his first two super bowl runs.
@@terryporche9059 Joe had JJ Birden and Willie Davis as his WRs when he took the Chiefs to the Championship Game in 93.
If 58 where is his day it would have been over with that field goal
@@terryporche9059Joe had 2 super bowls before Jerry was even drafted. Have a seat ma'am
I'm old enough to remember watching Joe play. It was like nothing you can describe. He was so smooth, so accurate and threw such a precise, catchable ball. To me, he's the best ever.
I stopped watching football after he left the sport. No one has done what he accomplished in the same given time frame of ten years. One and only on the summit.
I'm still taking Montana as my GOAT QB
Same. Brady struggles when dealing with defenses pressuring him and got beat twice in the Superbowl in an era that protects both QBs and WRs. Montana in this era would terrorize the NFL like no one has ever seen.
@@ttestagr With today's rules, and a prime Montana in this era, he's be the most feared QB in the entire league. He would OWN every defense he'd go up against, because there'd be no fear of getting demolished by a linebacker like in the 80's.
Of course you are, brady could of won another 2 or 3 and you would say the same thing. Why:
Because you are a bias, idiot Niner fan.
-Panthers fan.
Joe is goat
Joe Montana is the embodiment of everything a winner should aspire to be.
Joe Montana is my favorite QB of all time. I’ve been a 49er faithful since the 80’s, my children grew up watching 49ers (of course) and are also die-hard 49er fans and now my grandchildren. So being 49er fan in my family goes from generation to generation. It all started with watching Montana those many years ago.
Faithful to the bay!!
Let’s go Niners!!!!
Red & Gold until I'm dead and cold. Let's go faithful!
Hope you win at least
The bowl stay in California and not with with Kielce and swift, hate it. Don’t like the niners but I prefer their red over kc
I will always remember when he made the comeback against Philadelphia. 4 touchdowns in the 4th quarter. I had move to Philadelphia from SF and was hearing slot of scrap but he came back and busted them up!!! Forever the greatest
Neat memory John. Thank you for sharing!
Similarly the game that cemented Joe as my GOAT was another comeback, this time as a Chief against Buddy Ryan's Oilers in the playoffs. The oilers absolutely dominated the first half making Joe look old and washed up. He came out in the second half and just picked them apart. It was one of the most impressive dismantlings of a good defense I have ever seen
Joe was and still is the best qb of all time. Even Brady would agree.
Yup Montana was his idol
Montana was a great basketball player too. Very athletic. Brady had a good not great arm and the body of a soccer dad. His thing was his football smarts
@@MncrrBrady heads and shoulders above Montana. Manning head and shoulders above Joe also. Montana not in the top 5.
@@TravisMcGee151 I don’t put Brady at top though. He played for a great coach and always had a great line. Had 5.1 speed and the muscle of a soccer dad. Rated an average arm but had football instincts and intelligence second to none. I actually think manning was greater and if jimmy Johnson stayed at cowboys we might be talking aikman right there too not to mention Roger’s and Bree’s.
I agree if Jerry hadn't sacked Jimmy they probably would have won 1 or 2 more. Its hard to top Brady's record but he played in an era of powder puff football where if anyone even got 5 yards close to him he would cry like a baby for the ref to throw a flag. Joe was the opposite never whined and complained in an era where you could beat the living daylights out of a quarterback. I wouldn't want Brady or Joe to have the ball late in any ballgame though or Elway for that matter. @@Mncrr
In an era when Quarterbacks are getting their player's hurt, Jerry Rice said there were a lot of times where I thought I was open and Joe threw the ball to someone else. I was mad until I watched the film and a LB or safety was waiting to light me up.
Very important. Headhunting was no joke back then!
WR really are some of the most annoying human beings in history
In 4 Super Bowls, he went 4-0 completing 83/122 for 1163 yards 11 touchdowns to 0 ints and a 128.6 passer rating.
I'm forever a huge Montana fan and at 60 so lucky to have seen it directly. But to actually see those stats along with all the memories is just another level upon the foundation of the greatest all around QB. No disrespect to Brady, and I'm born n bred Bostonian, but with all else equal I take Joe over anyone. And naturally who was Brady's idol. 🤨😉 👍
@@genosim63 You root for a team 3.1k miles across the country over your hometown Patriots or are you a Patriots fan who love Joe Montana? I can’t imagine deriving satisfaction over a team from another city winning a Super Bowl.
Even as a fan of the loser bears.
@@chicagodude8888
I am a hometown fan. But when it was Montana in Superbowls I was all in for Joe. Just like I've been a big Patrick Mahomes Jr fan since his Texas Tech days. 👍
@@genosim63 So a Pats fan that appreciates greatness? Same here although I’d think Brady would be your guy not only with his ring count but doing so with your hometown Pats. I rooted for Peyton, he was my guy growing up, Pats and now Chiefs. Everyone hates “I’m sick of him/then winning”, what fun is a league without any distinguishing greatness and dynasties? Peyton had 2005, 2009 and 2012, one more ring where he isn’t carries by his defense and I’d give him the GOAT nod when we’re talking 7 all pros and 5 MVPS from 2003-13 while missing an entire season. If it were pre salary cap era or he’d taken Brady like pay cuts history might be different.
Too bad his first superbowl win was vs the Bears.
Another reason to appreciate Boston sports dominance winning 12 championships and 19 championship trips. I was too young to appreciate the Bulls dynasty, I hate the Whitesox so the Hawks and Cubs are all I have to stand on.
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WOW. You made a lot of points that are spot on! I've always thought Walter was the best all around RB that I have ever personally seen. And yes we've been very fortunate in Boston. After some lean years but then it came together! Was really happy for the Cubs finally breaking through. Caught a DH at Wrigley in the early 90s. What a great park, town and people. 👍👍👍
If Montana and Brady came out of college at the same time, I'd pick Joe.
Joe took more hits in an average season than Brady took in his whole career.
@@joemamma137 totally. Whenever Tom took hits, his productivity nosedived
Brady played with a soft ball. His team liked to cheat.
I get your point on physicality but Joe was Brady's idol and I think he was the next iteration, took it farther with bigger comebacks than Joe ever managed. I got the same feeling watching the Superbowl where the Pats were down so much as I got watching Joe when I was a kid: "He's gonna do it, no question" and the Niners found a way.
Yeah you would and, you would obviously lose
Joe is my favourite player of all time. Watching him cut the Dolphins apart in Super Bowl XIX is my favourite memory. But the run in 89 when he dropped 41 on the leagues no.1 Defense in the Vikings. Then 30 on the Rams. Then 55 in the Super Bowl against the no1 Defense in the AFC was magical. Don’t care about “GOATS” Joe is my favourite football player of my lifetime
GOAT. few today could take the punishment joe took
Why do you want to pretend that Montana was the the only quarterback that was getting hit hard.There were plenty of quarterbacks from that era who were getting hit just like Montana and they weren't always hurt like him. You're just using his era to justify the established fact that Montana was a fragile, brittle and injury prone quarterback so you can stop that excuse
It could be a generational thing, But Joe Montana will likely always be my favorite quarterback of all time.
Yeah when you think of joe you think of perfection like the 1972 miami dolphins, also rocky marciano being undefeated and don larsen perfect game in a world series game. Joe is 4 for 4 in superbowls with 11 touchdown passes 0 interceptions in those 4 games, which is insanity.
Growing up in the Bay it wasn't until later in life I realized how good he actually was. I would just expect our QB to casually win even in late/impossible situations,and in an era where the position wasn't coddled. Now when I look back I consider myself lucky to have grown up in the Bay and watch every game on local TV
The thing about Joe Montana was that, while he was on the field, you never feeled without a chance to win. He made you believe. He had that magic, and that is the rarest of talents. That is why he will forever be considered one of the greatest
Understand that this video is working with limited time but it’s missing the historical aspects of understanding the dominance of NFC which won every SB from the 1984 through 1996 seasons. The 49ers played VICIOUS NFC defenses & Montana was hurt in massive hits at times. With today’s rules in the 1980’s the 49ers might’ve won 5-8 Super Bowls. Montana NEVER threw an INT in a Super Bowl. 2 strike seasons marred the 1980s. Joe Cool was the first Tom Brady even though they ran different offenses. Montana was an assassin w/ice in his veins.
Important take. Thank you for sharing that Mr. Williams.
@@thehalftimeshow Best wishes w/your channel. You make excellent videos. Film & content making is an art & you’re finding your voice. Enjoy.
Man, stop with the “he played in the stronger NFC” business. He also played in what was arguably the weakest division in the NFL. Folks back then tried to do the opposite you are doing and degrade him for that.
None of that matters. Like the players themselves say, you play the teams on the schedule. That’s that. They don’t control what teams they play or when. They still have to perform.
@@williamwarner9829 Watch him getting hit by Jim Burt in 1986, then remember the 1985 Bears who went 15-1, add in TWO strike seasons & then watch Joe get hit playing the 1990 Giants in the NFC CG. The AFC teams got BLOWN OUT for over a decade. The real Super Bowl was the NFC CG in those years (1984-1996). Montana getting to & winning 4 SBs is amazing for the 1980s. I still have great respect for other QBs like Elway, Kelly, & Marino. They got hit just as hard. The Bills were 4 wins away from being the greatest team ever. Joe Cool just had a way about him that I always admired. He’s one of the greatest at getting it done when it mattered most.
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Nice response there. Too bad it doesn’t address my comment at all.
The point I made was that people should stop trying to degrade players or teams because they played in a weak division or conference. They all had to play all the teams eventually over that span (as they do today) and literally none of them were or are safe from the hardest players out there.
The great players and teams aren’t defined by the strength or weakness of the teams they play, they are defined by what they do on the field no matter who they are playing against.
We all know how great Joe was. Especially those of us who were alive to watch him. Folks need to stop trying to falsely mystify the road he took there.
It’s unbelievable how many comeback performances he was involved in.
I can't believe people have to even ask that question today. The man is Legend, okay! 4 Super Bowl Rings with NO INT'S!! Nobody can match that or hope to, period!! 🏆🏆🏆🏆
And it's kinda surprising since Joe did throw a lot of interceptions over his career but never when it mattered most.
Montana played in a completely different NFL...hitting and tackling were a part of the game in those days.
FACTS.
He is still the greatest of all time.
He was known as, “Cool Joe”. And there’s a landmark in Washington called the House White.
Glad I'm not the only one who heard that
He is the reason I became a Chiefs Fan. Grew up in CA so I was a 49ers fan…but followed him to KC and have been a KC fan since. Loved watching him play
Greatest ever Quarterback in American football history
So basically the greatest
The reason i became a fan in the early 80's
Same here!
One of the smartest players. Difficult tk quantify this guy. He just had some rare magicsl mystical talent. Soooo tough and soooo fun to watch.
I'm 72 years old and NOT a 49ers fan.🥰 Joe Montana is one of the top 3 quarterbacks that I have seen play in my lifetime! 🥰🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Great video. I was lucky enough to be born into a Northern California family who were die hard 49ers fans. I was also lucky enough to be a 49er fan during the 80s! It was so amazing. I remember never panicking when they were losing with just a couple minutes left. Montana was the 2minute master. He would start throwing 10-15 yard. to John Taylor or Jerry Rice. I remember Jerry dragging the tips of his toes in bounds before going out of bounds. Then the clock would stop after every play !And a lot of the time they weren’t huge plays. I was just a kid, but I remember Montana (or “Big Sky” as my dad referred to him) just eating up the clock w/ these precision plays that 10-15-a twenty here and there. That’s how he would chew away the other teams lead.
That being said, he was a master of the clock! What a cool thing to watch him as I grew up.
He was so amazing. And he looked so fragile out there!!
But he was freaking machine! ThT would be a cool video….. the theme of Montana getting the ball with less than 2 minutes to go. The fat lady was gargling salt water!!
I don’t think that there’s an argument about Rice being the best WR the NFL has ever seen.
The most talented I have ever seen was Moss but Rice was a true football player with nearly as much talent. Rice is the GOAT
The way he threw the ball & how perfect the spiral was it was nothing I’ve ever seen before so accurate & precise he was smooth i loved watching how cool he was too
For me, he is the GOAT. If I had to pick between him and Brady to win a game, I wouldn’t hesitate to choose Joe. I don’t question how good Brady was and I bear in mind this is a team sport, BUT nobody talks about Vinatieri when the GOAT discussions pop. Joe led his teams to comebacks or blowouts against two historic QBs. He’s the finisher by definition, pure Joe, no kicker needed
Joe Montana Was Is And Always Will Be The Best Quarterback Ever In This And Or Any Lifetime To Play Football And Be On The Field May God Bless Him
Amen.
Saw an interview with Mike Singletary where he was asked to name the toughest player he’d ever faced. He answered the question with a story where he described a game where he was struggling and being frustrated by the Niners line, and finally getting free, he slammed into Joe as hard as he could, driving him into the turf with all the ferocity that made him a hall of famer. He said Joe got up, spit blood on the turf, and said “Oh hey Mike! Nice to see ya! I was starting to wonder if you were even in the game”
Based on that story alone, I would take Joe over any QB in NFL history.
Thank you for sharing that with us Maverick.
By 1986 some were starting to say his best days had passed. He had by then 2 SB rings and MVP's with them, so a damn good career to reflect on many thought. In '86 he had surgery on his back and some thought he'd never play again. He comes back mid-season, gets Frisco in the playoffs, and then just gets plastered on the Giants Stadium turf. Now Young is brought to Frisco because that may be it for Joe. But SB's in '88 and '89 and a great '90 season. But then comes more playoff pain courtesy of the Giants, Joe gets laid out again. He's out for almost 2 years, comes back, becomes a Cheif and 2 more postseason appearances with them. When he retired in '95 it was generally accepted that he was in fact the most prolific QB the NFL ever had.
His dismantling of Buddy Ryan's defense as a chief against the Oilers in the playoffs is one of the most impressive performances I have ever seen from a QB
Cool Joe was the best in his era the game changed n it was a hard hitting game back then they called Ronnie Lott the hit man 4 a reason
Joe Montana was so good that there wasn't anyone talented enough who could push him to the limits of his abilities.
Montana had an aura I've never seen another player have. It was supreme calm and assurance.
Well done, & thanks for the "BIG TIME" memories! Mr. Hop..
Joe is the reason I love football to this day
If I want anybody to save my life to deliver a clutch play in any given time when the heat 🔥 is on. Its absolutely, positively the one and only Joe Cool. There is Simply no-one better. Its Montana and Daylights second.
Clemson hosted Notre Dame in 1977, pitting two future NFL QBs against each other - Steve Fuller and Joe Montana. I marched in Tiger Band and the stadium secretly engaged in a Quiet Out before the game because of coach Dan Devine writing the ACC that week griping about crowd noise - and the stadium went from dead quiet to EXPLOSION on the pedal note of Tiger Rag. Despite valiant Clemson efforts, Montana prevailed in the fourth quarter.
My favorite college band memory.
QB's today would never have lasted as long as they have if they played in Joe's time. Their position is extremely protected nowadays! In Joe's daze of playing, the QB was a regular player when it came to tackling and hitting. They took a sheer beating game after game!
Excellent point Dave.
This is speculation., not fact
Joe is the GOAT!!😮
people today don’t realize that the FIRST two Superbowl wins by Joe were WITHOUT the great Jerry Rice.
and it could be argued that Joe’s stats actually improved when Jerry Rice joined the team. but then Jerry also benefited from having two of the greatest 49er QBs ever.
Excellent point!
Young isn't even close to being one of the greatest! People forget about John Taylor and how good the 49ers defense actually was
Joe Montana is the best all around QB of all time. He was 4-0 in the SB, zero interceptions, and on 3rd and 8 he’d run for the 1st down if no one was open. He had it all.
Better than anyone.
“Steve McBerg” LMAO. You have a shot right there with his name on the back of his jersey and you manage to screw it up.
Best team leader ever.
“Hey, isn’t that John Candy over there?”
Classic Joe Cool.
Rodger Staubach has entered the chat 😮
He led men in battle during live firefights in Vietnam, and then let men to several super bowls in the NFL.
Talk to me when Joe Montana had bullets flying over his head in life combat. Then tell me he's a real leader of men.
It’s was Joe Cool. Great video man for someone so young.
It’s not about how may Super Bowl rings you have…( Brady)….it’s about how you play those fabulous unforgettable beautiful games!!!!
Forever Joe Montana fan …. Cool Joe
The Greatest EVERRRRR
I watched all his games… winning or losing were a fabulous games…
I missed those NFL football games!!
Not today’s craps!
using the number of SBs won to say that one QB is better than another... that places Dilfer or Flacco or Dough Williams or Jeff Hostetler as better QBs than Dan Marino and that is blasphemy...
Yes, Brady is the QB with the most SB rings, but Montana is a QB in a chemically pure state
If Montana had played with the QB protection rules that protected Brady and if Joe had played 23 seasons because of it... his numbers would be monstrous
Did you honestly just say It's not about how many rings you have?? You got to be kidding?? You're just saying that because Brady has almost twice as many rings as Montana. I guarantee you if it was Montana with 7 rings and Brady with 4 you wouldn't be saying that. DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH OF COURSE IT'S ABOUT WHO HAS THE MOST RINGS!!!
@@marckellough529 Based on your same argument, prove me that Eli Manning, by having two SB rings, is a better QB than Brett Favre or Steve Young who only have one, or prove to me that Trent Dilfer whit one ring is better than Dan Marino who does not have a single one, but I don't want a speech, I want a sports analysis
@@marckellough529 it’s about the quality of a game player…Montana never lost a superbowl or have an interception!!!
@@WALKINGPHONEThat has nothing to do with the fact that Brady has 7 which is more than any team in History. You can play around with the facts about one or even two rings but you can't explain away SEVEN!!! By the way Marino is overrated and he didn't play that great in the playoffs anyway
Montana played football when it was a contact Sport unlike most of Bradys career. Joe = GOAT
Joe will always be my all time pick at QB!
First, hi, love your video The Halftime Show and keep up the great work
I got the pleasure of watching most of his career, those 49er teams were so fun to watch. Joe will always be my QB GOAT.
I've been a lifetime KC Chiefs fan but always enjoyed watching Joe Montana play with the 49ers, he always did amazing things on the field and is definitely one of the greatest QBs ever.
Was he called "Cool Joe" or "Joe Cool?"
I recall JOE COOL. Uh oh! A new Mandela effect!
Great video and good content just a FYI at the 7:28 mark it say he throws for 28 TDs and 10 TDs but I think you meant interception - keep up the good work
In the famous 1981 Championship game against Dallas, Montana had thrown three interceptions before the famous "catch." But he still won it. 😀
Hate when people compare Brady and Montana to see who was better. Two different QBs from two completely different eras. Montana played at a time when you could hit QBs as hard as you wanted to. They were no more protected than a running back. He also didn't play as long as Brady. Not gonna knock on Brady's accomplishments, he did what he did because he's a good QB plain and simple. But he's not Montana, and Montana isn't Brady.
I like this.
Notre Dame were the NCAA Champions in Montana’s junior year !
If joe had the protection Brady had, he would have 8 super bowls
He's the greatest quarterback I ever saw.
This is why I was a niner fan in the 80s once he left I became a cowboy fan after losing in the playoffs since 1996 I am going back to my old team
I feel like with a superteam marino, montana, and brady all have a case for them. All incredible talents.
As a long-time Packers fan, having watched Bart Starr, and both Favre and Rodgers, Joe Montana will always be in my top 5 quarterbacks of all time.
For me, Joe Montana's SB success is like Madison Bumgarner's World Series success. Yeah, Bum lost a division series game, but when it came to the World Series, the point where it matters most, he was cool, dominant, and the best who ever played. Same attributes go to Joe Cool.
The Chiefs didn't have a Weaker Roster than the 49ers when Joe left, Marty Schotenheimer decided to try to run north south in the playoffs instead of playing the game that got them their in the first place. The Chiefs at the times had one of the best offensive and defensive lines as well as amazing Running backs
The real GOAT.
This man damn near got killed one time playing that game.
But that was back in a time before they put QBs in skirts, and the game became crooked.
Brady, as good as he was, in no way would have won 7 if he played under the rules Montana did.
Relative to era... Two guys stand above the rest in terms of actually playing the Quarterback position, regardless of their team success.
1. Johnny Unitas
2. Dan Marino
Dan Broke football in 1984.
He got to the super bowl and lost the Joe Montana, but that was because his team didn't have a defense. Team success at the super bowl level often relies on having a solid defense and a solid running game. That was more true back in the 1980s when he was playing.
But I will tell you, 48 touchdowns and 5000+ passing yards in 1984 is like throwing for 7000+ and 60 TD today.
It was that big of an improvement. Before Dan Marino did that, the records were 36 touchdowns in a season and 4,500 yd or so
@paysonfox88 saw all three you mention play live.
Montana was the GOAT.
Unitas and Brady tied for 2nd.
Marino?
Top 5, I guess.
Once he joined KC and took them far, he shut down all speculation that he was a system QB. He WAS what made the system work.Just ask Jerry Rice and the other 49ers on offense.
From the games I watched, he was a master at looking off defenders and going the other way. And it helped that he had receivers with excellent hands, and a decent running game to boot.
Keep up your fantastic videos, all of The Glory goes to King Jesus
He will always be golden Joe he is a winner and an outstanding athlete he made you rude for the 49ers without him. They were just a team with him they were champions he is without a doubt one of the best quarterbacks ever played the game.
I went shark diving with Joe and a film crew twice! Right after the SB. True story
That's incredible. Talk about a memory!!!
Many a defensive player got called for "roughing the passer" when they snapped Brady's bra strap.
What isn't mentioned about the Notre Dame win over Houston - I believe the narrator says that Notre Dame came from behind to win 35-34, but that doesn't begin to tell the real story. I believe at one point Houston was ahead 34-12 but then Montana led Notre Dame on a 22-0 run to pull off a miracle win!
On top of that Montana was horribly sick the entire game.
People forget that he also had big fourth quarter comebacks against Pittsburgh (trailed 17-7, won 26-17) and Southern California (trailed 24-6, brought them to a 25-24 lead before losing on a last second field goal).
He has established himself as a comeback QB long before the Cotton Bowl.
Joe did this in a time when "protecting the QB rules" were a joke if they existed at all. Some of the greatest defensive hits/plays from back then would be ejections and finds today. He would have a lot more rings if he wasn't clobbered from the blindside in a hit that today would be illegal. If you had to win a game, life on the line, you choose Montana.
There’s something you forgotten about Joe. Even at his worst games, improved and adapted his playing style. Something very rare in today’s game.
The Al Pacino character in "Scarface" Tony Montana was named after Joe, as screenplay writer Oliver Stone was a big Joe Montana fan.
My greatest Montana memory was a Monday night football game against the Rams. The 49ers blew it in the first quarter, and the Rams took an early and really big lead. Over the course of the game, the 49ers whittled them down. John Taylor had to 90+ yard touchdowns in that same game.
I'm a niner fan so my opinion is tainted. Montana was a stud, but he also had a cast of the best players money could buy on both sides of the ball. When we couldn't beatem we would buy em. Like neon dion who was the best db ever in my opinion. Go Niners!!!
MONTANA TO CLARK !!! TOUCHDOWN!!! THE MOST VIVID MEMORY OF MONTANA..
Brady is the QB whit 7 rings, yes indisputed, but Montana es the definition of the word: QUARTERBACK
Joe was born JUNE 11th not July!
He is tied with Terry Bradshaw for 4-0 in the SB and Bradshaw did it before Joe did. Terry did it in an era that was even meaner than the one Joe was in and he did it in 6 years exactly like Joe would follow. So really Bradshaw is the OG GOAT who was followed by Joe and those 2 are tied at the same exact level while Brady is 7-10 in the SB and with a full 3 more SBs and not to mention 6 more appearances than the other 2 GOATS that defaults Brady to the one true GOAT. But don't forget Bradshaw, he did it before Joe or Brady and he did it exactly like Joe and Joe is tied with him but Terry is the OG. And there were less teams then which means that you had to play the same teams more often and it was a lot tougher to win due to that. That era was extremely brutal even more so than Joe's era.
Really great take. No one gives Terry much respect on the goat level.
God bless you guys
You also forgot “The Drive”….that says it all… no one handled pressure like Montana..if I wagered $ on the Super Bowl, Brady and stats who be the choice. But if the wager meant my life…. Montana hands would be the man I chose as my QB
I was there for Clark's the catch, I thought Montana was throwing it away til Clark picked it out of the clouds...😮😮😮👍👍👍
Wow, talk about an experience. That must've been legendary and an incredibly fun day.
@@thehalftimeshow yeah some amazing memories at candlestick. Funny I've been to so many games at candlestick I lost count but I've never been to Levi's stadium. Definitely on my bucket list. Go Niners!!!!
The greatest.
He wasn't called "Cool Joe". He was called "Joe Cool".
They even named a state after him.
That’s how good he was.
You have to remember that Montana also lived through one of the most difficult decades of the NFL. Just look at some of the linebackers that were marauding during the time! I doubt Tom Brady would have survived facing down LT for 10 years or so!
Best I have ever seen besides Roger Staubach you can say Brady all you want but those men took a beating ever Sunday, Tom never been hit like those guys defense routinely roughed up receivers hands down no comparison.
Dude played in a era where qb’s were literally destroyed almost every play. Runs were 60% of the play book, not passing. Now, cant touch the qb and passing is 80%, defense cant check cant bump and run…totally different game
Joe is the best--end of discussion
I appreciate "grace" in athletics. It's why I enjoyed watching Ted Williams and Will Clark's batting strokes, Klay Thompson's shooting stroke and Muhammed Ali in his prime. Joe was the epitome of grace at QB. Watch some of his videos. It's poetry in motion.
Thank you for sharing Clark!
Something slightly mentioned in the end, which I think deserves a bit more attention is, Montana's first season with the Chiefs, he took that team to the AFC Championship game. The Chiefs first post season visit in over 20 years. Had the Chiefs won that AFC Championship game, they would have squared off against the 49ers in the Super Bowl that year. That would have been an amazing game.