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Legendary 49ers quarterbacks Steve Young, left, and Joe Montana, right (John Iacono/SI)
As QBs go, nobody does it better than Niners.
Scout.com’s article: http://j.mp/oMv9ty
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Guillaume
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Guillaume
Can Michael Vick be better than Steve Young?
Can Michael Vick be better than Steve Young? “NFL Total Access” breaks down the comparison between two of the NFL’s greatest elusive QBs.
NFL Network video: http://j.mp/qAGTPK
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Seb
In reference to your previous comment of Vick having the “tools” to be one of the greatest, well isn’t it what most NFL starting quarterbacks have for them entering the league, to various degrees? My point is Steve Young was inducted in the Hall of Fame after an unbelievable 15-year career an countless memorable plays, let alone his performance in Super Bowl XXIX! In comparison, Vick really only has one excellent season (2010) and a few very good years in Atlanta (but nothing exceptional: not once did he average more than 6.2 yds/play, vs. Young’s 6.8 career average…). At a position where careers are predominantly defined by consistency, I find it way too early to wonder if Vick can be better than Steve Young, just like you may find it meaningless to ask whether Matt Ryan can be better than Peyton Manning, whether TIm Tebow can be better than John Elway, or even whether Cam Newton can be better than Johnny Unitas… :) Let’s wait until they have a few more (lot more?) productive years before we even bother asking.
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Guillaume
i, obviously, could not agree with you more :-)
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Guillaume
Taylor Lautner and the NFL "ghosts" in Field of Dreams 2 (Funny or Die)
“Field of Dreams” gets NFL sequel in Web video. Sports Illustrated article: http://j.mp/pY4jTR
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Seb
Wow! Awesome video mocking the on-going NFL lockout, featuring movie stars Taylor Lautner (Twilight), Dennis Haysbert (24), Ray Liotta and Kevin Costner (both starring in the original Field of Dreams), as well as currently unemployed football “ghosts” Ray Lewis, Tony Gonzalez, Shawne Merriman, Antonio Cromartie, Dwight Freeney, Shaun Phillips, Kirk Morrison, Steve Smith and DeSean Jackson.
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Air Jordan
Thank you for an extra good writing. What are the local people can get in such a perfect way to write the details? I have a presentation next week, and I look around this information and facts.
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Guillaume
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Guillaume
Now that is fun…the 49ers’ worst moments…
in all fairness, there have been quite a few over the last decade. A decade we ought to call “of futility” with only two Playoff appearances (2001 & 2002) and no winning season since the10-6 NFC West champ season of 2002. that is SHAMEFUL. I think we are one of 4 teams in the NFL that haven’t made the postseason once in the last 8 years…
yes, that’s right, the 5x-time Superbowl champions 49ers, once the league’s most decorated team, are currently one of the laughingstocks of the National Football League. Come ot think of it: if you are a 10 or 12 years old little boy (like I was when I started cheering for the Niners), then all you have seen from them is losing seasons, Dennis Erickson, The Yorks, Mike Nolan etc. A pity isn’t it?so, here are my ‘top” worst moments in recent 49ers history:
- Eddie D busted in Louisiana in 1997 and forced to sell the 49ers to the Yorks because of that. It signaled the end of the 49ers dynastie.
- Young smashed by Aeneas Williams of the Cardinals to the ground after Lawrence Philipps missed a block, putting an end to Young’s career with this final concussion and essentialy terminating the 49ers for good in 1999.
- Drafting the likes of Mike Rumph, Reggie McGrew, Rashan Woods etc. in the 1st round between 1999-2004.
- The Yorks being so stubborn continuously bringing in zero-experience defensive minded head-coaches (Nolan, Singletarry) when the roots and the history of the 49ers is offense. (I purposedly did not include ‘offensive minded’ Dennis Erickson here because this man clearly is NOT an NFL headcoach. Should have stayed in the college ranks all along).
- these same Yorks sending Mooch, Garcia, Owens & the offensive line sail away after the 2002 season and a Divisional Playoff loss to eventual SB Champs Tampa Bay. Apparently “unhappy” with the direction of the team after the 2002 Playoff season, they got rid of the headcoach, their Pro-Bowl QB, and a future Hall of Fame Pain in the Neck Wide Receiver in TO. Of course, it served them well and we haven’t had a single winning seasons since then. good job.
- As much as i hate to say it, choosing Alex Smith over Aaron Rodgers in the 2005 Draft with the #1 overall pick. Obvisously Rodgers is now a Superbowl MVP and one of the league’s best and Alex Smith is currently a free-agent hoping to start for San Francisco next year.
I don’t ‘think’ Alex Smith qualifies as a “worst” in 49ers history, but the truth of the matter is that Rodgers is the better QB and San Francisco was in position to draft him. We missed on that.
(still a fan of Alex I would like to add, he’s a nice a guy as you’ll find and I wish him the best in San Fran or elsewhere).
I’m sure other ‘worst’ moments will come to mind later and I’ll post them here…’stay tuned” then, unfortunately.
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Guillaume, and 
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Seb 11:30 pm on July 11, 2011 Permalink
Unscientific method indeed…
I am surprised they don’t give more consideration to other duos, such as the Rams’ Van Brocklin and Warner (for a combined 3 titles), the Cowboys’ Staubach and Aikman (5 Super Bowls), or the Steelers’ Bradshaw and Roethlisberger (6 Super Bowls). That being said, a Super Bowl or NFL Championship is the result of a total team effort throughout the course of a season and cannot be the sole measuring stick for quarterbacks, or else the Bears would tie the #1 spot in this list with Sid Luckman’s 4 titles, added to Bobby Wade’s and Jim McMahon’s : 1, Jim McMahon: 1). Not taking anything away from these guys, I still believe the sum of Montana’s and Young’s careers best any of theirs. And when you start looking beyond the 2 best QBs in each franchise’s history, there is simply no discussion, the 49ers have had the best overall production by QBs among all NFL franchises.
Little trivia: the Kansas City Chiefs have had 3 Hall of Fame QBs play for them. Can you name them?
Answer: legendary Chief Len Dawson is the first that comes to mind of course, Joe Montana’s final two years are not forgotten either… so who is the third Hall of Famer? Right, Warren Moon, who also finished his career in Kansas City (with a total of 37 attempts for 228 yards in 3 games…).
Last but not least, dear bro, you know what the sweetest comment of the article really is? “Four other iconic NFL franchises – the Green Bay Packers (13), Chicago Bears (nine), New York Giants (seven) and Pittsburgh Steelers (six) – have more NFL championships than the Niners.”. Glad to see I’m not the only one to say so! :P
Guillaume 6:09 am on July 12, 2011 Permalink
right, I knew you’d hit on this sentence. Knew it’d make your day :-)
i can’t dispute “‘NFL Championships” (from as far ago as the 1920′s when only 6 teams were competing for the “NFL Championship”). And I also can’t ispute the plain fact that the 49ers were founded in 1946, and did not join the NFL until 1950….
and finally, maybe you want to check your agenda but the “Super Bowl era” (aka, the measuring stick for the NFL champion ‘these days”) dates back to 1966 so it’s been on for quite a while now…
I recommend you try Google+ for an automatic agenda update and you’ll find that in 2011 the discussion in NFL circles is around Superbowls a bit more than “NFL championships”
isn’t it tough to be outdated ,uh?
;-)