Jewell said:
BobbyLayne said:
meyerj31 said:
2 votes for Terry Bradshaw? Lol, "Shark Pool"
Blows my mind how little people know about NFL history relative to baseball history or other sports. And if someone comes in here saying "oh he only won those Super Bowls because of the defense" I'm going to lose my s***.
You think Terry Bradshaw is the second greatest QB of all-time?
He's probably unaware that Bradshaw had a 1:1 career TD-to-INT ratio, and Bradshaw was so questionable for the first five years of his career that in that fifth season (the 1974 season) Bradshaw was beat out in preseason and Joe Gillam was the Steelers starting QB that season until he was yanked after six games due to drug use suspicion.Shaky credentials for the second best ever.
Plus he couldn't spell cat if you spotted him two of the letters.
Yea, let's quote stats in an era when:
1) 200 yards passing was considered a fantastic game. Why? Was it because they "weren't as good"? LOL.
2) OL couldn't use their hands to block.
3) Cornerbacks could more or less tackle WRs at the line of scrimmedge, and/or molest them downfield before the catch
Shocked at how little people appreciate the players before the modern era. Quoting stats makes you look stupid. Today is the stats game; 40 years ago stats did not define your play.
This thread is laughable without Bradshaw in the discussion for top 3 greatest quarterbacks of all time. You don't win 4 Super Bowls with an average QB and a good defense. You win 4 Super Bowls with one of the GOAT quarterbacks.
Montana was a great quarterback, but he was a QB after the 1978 Mel Blount rule, which freed up WRs down the field. If you put Bradshaw in today's game, in his prime, he would be dominant. He had one of the strongest & most accurate arms in the history of the sport and was one of the most clutch QBs of all time. Two of their Super Bowl wins came down to Bradshaw making plays in the second half to win the game.
One of my favorite quotes of all time is from Bradshaw: "You might lose with me, but you're not winning without me."
I look at these lists of greatest QBs, and I see Montana, Brady, Peyton, Marino, Young, etc... way down around 10 is Bradshaw and other QBs before the modern era. What a f*cking travesty. Do people actually believe that players were WORSE back then? The rules were different for QBs so they don't have the stats, but that doesn't make them any less stellar. Bart Starr, Unitas, Bradshaw not all in the top 10 (and higher than 8/9/10) is ridiculous.