So long, Brett...
 

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The game won't be the same...:(
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That's it. I'm done with football.

I wonder how Madden is taking it.

Yeah, the NFL lost who is not only the best QB of all time but probably the greatest player of all time based on individual accomplishments.

No Joe, but a great QB.

Yeah, Montana did play on some great teams that allowed him to win almost as many Super Bowl rings as Charles Haley.

But when it comes to individual stats, Joe could not carry Brett's jock strap. And that includes when Joe went to KC and we found out how average he could be and what happens when Joe played on an average team.

Wonder if they'll find a decent QB quicker than the last time. That dry spell was 20 years wasn't it? Here's to hoping that tradition continues.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/suppo...leys/pint1.gif

Well, that dry spell was pretty bad but many people forget that they did have a very good QB at one point with Lynn Dickey for a while and he actually had Montana like stats for a couple of years!

As of the 2007 season, Montana and Bradshaw are the starting quarterbacks with the most Super Bowl victories at 4, next are Troy Aikman and Tom Brady with three each.
Joe holds the second highest passing record in a single season, the most consecutive games with 300 or more passing yards, most Super Bowl touchdowns, and most completed passes in Super Ball History. He also holds the second highest career pass completion record, the third highest number of seasons with 3000+ passes, and the third lowest interception record.

If there's any jock strap carrying to be done, hey Brett!

I realize that you are comprehension challenged but Super Bowl wins are team accomplishments and we are talking about individual statistics. Or did the lil gebil fall off the track while you were laying down?

Long time before the next season... enough time for him to change his mind or, heaven forbid, sign onto a different team. Nothing wrong with going out on a good run and enjoying life/retirement with good health, but I think he has a few good/great years left.

mucho tired of the Montana debate forum... maybe it needs its own entire board.

How about #1 qb for appearing to enjoy the game?
He may not have been as "coachable" as some, but would be hard not to like watching him play.
Jim

I know you're not too advanced when it comes to this stuff, so I'll start you off at the beginning. This is a football!
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What's a gebil?

It's a Mule with the "r" missing.;)

not only one of the great QB's but a down to earth guy who admitted his flaws and corrected them as well as to go beyond what was expect by the public.

When Brett makes it into the HOF, we'll see what they say about him. Here's Joe's write up from the NFL HOF.

Joe Montana, selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 1979 National Football League Draft, had a stellar career with the 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs. A master of late-game comebacks, Montana directed his teams to 31 fourth quarter come-from-behind wins during his illustrious career, including a 92-yard drive in the closing seconds of Super Bowl XXIII.

His uncanny ability to bring a team back from apparent defeat was so common that it simply became referred to as “Montana Magic.” A true student of the game, Montana won the NFL’s passing title in both 1987 and 1989. He topped the NFC in passing five times (1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, and 1989).

Thirty-nine times he passed for more than 300 yards in a game, including seven times in which he surpassed 400 yards. His six 300-yard passing performances in the post-season are an NFL record. He also owns the career playoff record for attempts, completions, touchdowns, and yards gained passing.

Eleven times the New Eagle, Pennsylvania native led his team to the playoffs. Along the way, he captured nine divisional championships and victories in Super Bowls XVI, XIX, XXIII, and XXIV. His outstanding play in Super Bowls XVI, XIX, and XXIV earned him Most Valuable Player honors in each game.

Named All-NFL three times and All-NFC on five occasions, Montana was voted to the Pro Bowl eight times, which was a league record for a quarterback at the time. In 1992, after missing 31 consecutive games due to an injury to his throwing arm, Montana made a dramatic comeback. In the second half of the regular season finale, a Monday Night Football offering vs. the Detroit Lions, Montana performed his magic of old, completing 15 of 21 passes for 126 yards and two touchdowns as the 49ers defeated the Lions 24-6.

In 1994 Montana became just the fifth quarterback to pass for more than 40,000 yards in a career. At the time of his retirement, he ranked fourth in career passing yardage (40,551 yards), attempts (5,391), and passing touchdowns (273). His 3,409 completions ranked third all-time, and his career passer rating of 92.3 was second all-time.

Wow, those are really good individual statistics. So let's do a comparison:

Most career passing touchdowns: Brett--442. Joe--273
Most career passing yards: Brett--61,655. Joe--40551
Most career pass completions: Brett--5,377 Joe--3409

Joe also had one great season (1987) where he had 31 TD's.
Brett had 30 or more 8 (EIGHT) times.

Actually, if you just took the number of how far Brett is ahead of Joe in each category...it would be a very good career for most QB's!

Oh yeah, Favre also holds the record for consecutive starts by a quarterback with 275 so he must have been a tad tougher than Joe.

Must have been some good pain killers! ;):D





It just had to be said :D:D