In this video, Joe Montana talks about the uncomfortable situation he was in with Steve Young. This is a must-watch video if you're a fan of Joe Montana or the 49ers!
Joe etc and the 49ers in the mid eighties are the reasons I'm a 49ers and American Football 🏈 fan born and raised in Northern Ireland where soccer is king.
Not really…bill admitted making a mistake by using 2 qbs because it wasn’t working and ONLY when Mike Holmgren told him to make a choice , and it was Montana , did the team start doing great again. The real reason was when Montana broke his back in 1986 and then got blasted by jim Burt of the giants to end that season…..Walsh traded for young in 1987 because he thought Montana would not recover and his career would be over….Montana made a full recovery and won the Super Bowl in 1988 in bill Walsh’s last game.
The 1988 to 1990 teams were an absolute a cheat code. It started with Montana throwing passes to Jerry “the 🐐” Rice along with John Taylor (all 1980s team, 2x Pro Bowler, 1x 2nd team All Pro), Brent Jones (4x Pro Bowler, 2x 2nd team All Pro), and Roger Craig (first 1000 yard rusher & receiver, 1x OPOY, 1x All Pro, 4x Pro Bowler). If Montana went down, Young (7 straight Pro Bowls, 3 straight 1st team All Pros, 3x 2nd team All Pro, 1x OPOY, 2x MVP, HOFer) was ready to step in. And the o-line was solid with Jesse Sapolu anchoring at center. Bubba Paris at left tackle (ranked in the top 100 tackles of all time) with Guy McIntyre at left guard (4 straight Pro Bowls) protecting the blind side. And we haven’t even stared on defense… Arguably the most talented and physical defensive back to ever play…Ronnie Lott. People forget how good he was. Besides the 10 Pro Bowls. Besides the reputation for toughness, backed up by stories like having part of a finger amputated so he wouldn’t miss a game. He made All Pro at Left Cornerback his rookie season. A few years later he was moved to Free Safety, where he proceeded to make 5 All Pros. That was impressive enough. Then, as he “slowed down” towards the end of his career, he was moved to Strong Safety. And he proceeded to make All Pro again. No other defensive back has done that. Then there was Charles Haley (5x Pro Bowl, 2x All Pro, over 100 sacks, 5x Super Bowl champ, HOFer). The rest of the defense was balanced between veterans like Michael Carter, Matt Millen, and Eric Right, along with youngsters like Bill Romanowski and Eric Davis. The kicking game was elite with Mike Cofer (1x All Pro)…this was before he completely fell apart. And let’s not forget the legendary coaches and coordinators; Bill Walsh, George Seifert, Dennis Green, Ray Rhodes, Mike Holmgren, Sherman Lewis, and Jon Gruden. They led the team to back-to-back 14-2 seasons capped with Super Bowl victories. And it would have been a 3rd straight if not for that hit on Montana (losing out on making a Super Bowl because of a hit on our QB, hmmm, sounds familiar). Top 3 defense year after year after year, even though they were considered to be an offensively led team. An entire offensive scheme, the “West Coast Offense” was born from these teams.
I dont get these fickle 49er anti-Walsh and Young comments. I was there as a season-ticket holder in 1990 and at 34 years of age, I saw it all play out. Joe got injured, and Young stepped in. When Montana finally recovered, Young was on a roll! How hard is that, people. Further, Montana treated his wife Cass like trash in their marriage, where it was reported widely later that wife Cass was inforned she was getting a divorce from Joe (and not by Joe) but by wives on a return flight from an away game. Fact! Montana also deliberately divided the team by turning QBs Bono and Musgrave against Young from 1990-1993. Montana was set on creating tension on the team with Young at QB. Joe’s ego was bruised to watch successful Young flinging it and winning. Joe isn't the angel that everyone tries to make him out to be. Young proved he was always classy.
I dont get these fickle 49er anti-Walsh and Young comments. I was there as a season-ticket holder in 1990 and at 34 years of age, I saw it all play out. Joe got injured, and Young stepped in. When Montana finally recovered, Young was on a roll! How hard is that, people. Further, Montana treated his wife Cass like trash in their marriage, where it was reported widely later that wife Cass was inforned she was getting a divorce from Joe (and not by Joe) but by wives on a return flight from an away game. Fact! Montana also deliberately divided the team by turning QBs Bono and Musgrave against Young from 1990-1993. Montana was set on creating tension on the team with Young at QB. Joe’s ego was bruised to watch successful Young flinging it and winning. Joe isn't the angel that everyone tries to make him out to be. Young proved he was always classy.
Rams fan here. For the majority of the 70’ the rams dominated the niners. And then Joe Montana and Bill Walsh showed up. Good grief. I always thought Joe was the much better QB. Steve was good but Joe was great. Steve inherited a great team. Joe was instrumental in turning that franchise into absolute winners. As a rams fan I hated Joe Montana but now I think he was one of the very best QB’s of all time.
Well in other sports the logic is if you don't lose championships your king that makes him the greatest qb ever. (LeBron James vs Michael Jordan debates) sorry Tom you lost a could superbowls.
@@JeffRoss1122Brady played in Joe Montana's era he would have maybe two super bowls. You could take the quarterback and smash them into the ground there was no throwing the ball away, receivers could be pressed and pull the entire time down the field. That's why you're able to have quarterbacks with small stature right now. Steve Young retired early because of hits in the helmet and concussions but he was still very young as well and could have kept playing if he wanted to Also don't forget if the Seahawks run the ball on the one yard line they win, Atlanta just runs the ball and milks the clock and makes it impossible that's another one That in the tuck rule there's never been somebody to spend more Lucky in their life
@@bender49ersnah my man,nobody ever puts Terry Bradshaw in the GOAT convo,which he isn’t.Brady going 10 times with 7 rings….almost twice as many as Joe.And I’m a huge ND fan,so I think highly of JM.
I've loved this team since 79'.....Joe, just like Steve, just like even Troy(🤠) became concussion prone after even a sack. They used to show him sitting on the bench staring into one spot with his mouth open. 😢 As a kid, it hurt me to see that. That's why nowadays, they put players in the tent to evaluate them. Back then, they didn't do that. So we got to see exactly what was going on with the players. I hated that he went to KC, but business is business. We still won the SB that yr
This is the First I've Heard Joe Montana really Express how he felt about the Joe Montana / Steve Young Saga in San Francisco . Yeah , Joe had a chance to 3 Peat with SF , and try to take the Chiefs to the SB in 1994 .
@baseballsux2 Uhhh what? They lost to the giants because Craig fumbled lol. Would they have won the sb? Who knows. But they lost to the giants because of the fumble 🙄
@@Chris-vs1qu The 49ers lost because Montana got Crushed and Broke his hand. . Craig's Fumble didn't help . The 49ers would have routed the Bills in SB 25 .
@@Mysterio-hk9gj LOL the fumble didn't help???? All they had to do was run the clock out when Craig fumbled. There was only 2+ mins to go and the fumble happened on 1st down! What in the world are you talking about lol And to say we would have routed the bills when we wouldn't have had Montana nor a running game is a lil delusional. But again your whole statement was delusional
@@cryptoking9684 I think the NFL was fixed for the Cowboys then.. Jones needed to win for the $$$ debts.... but honestly.. it's hard to say.. was such a good game
The Niners' defense couldn't get Dallas' dominant rushing attack with Emmitt Smith off the field. And their secondary had no answer for Irvin and Harper. SF was 16th in the league against the run and 26th against the pass. Sadly, Joe can't play defense.
Joe would've gotten absolutely annihilated by the Dallas D, could you imagine what Haley would've done to Montana? He would've ended his career. Dallas defense was for real
Still salty at winning 4 Superbowls and then not even getting the chance to compete for his job when he resumed health (and let's not forget that Young was having similar health issues around that time, having missed much of the 91' season, with Bono almost taking the team to the playoffs.
Walsh tried to do what he thought was best for the 49ers, but ultimately did Montanta dirty and lyng to Young in the first place to get him there ruined a good chuck of Youngs career too being a benchwarmer for 3 years or whatever it was.Smart coach, but cannot think of another who had two HOF QB's that were treated as terribly as they were. That would not happen in todays NFL. Walsh would have been fired.
@@danieljovel7255 he was on a terrible team but his talent was not in question. An entire other football league and a HOF coach thought so and went as far as lying to get him.
I dont get these fickle 49er anti-Walsh and Young comments. I was there as a season-ticket holder in 1990 and at 34 years of age, I saw it all play out. Joe got injured, and Young stepped in. When Montana finally recovered, Young was on a roll! How hard is that, people. Further, Montana treated his wife Cass like trash in their marriage, where it was reported widely later that wife Cass was inforned she was getting a divorce from Joe (and not by Joe) but by wives on a return flight from an away game. Fact! Montana also deliberately divided the team by turning QBs Bono and Musgrave against Young from 1990-1993. Montana was set on creating tension on the team with Young at QB. Joe’s ego was bruised to watch successful Young flinging it and winning. Joe isn't the angel that everyone tries to make him out to be. Young proved he was always classy.
ABSOLUTELY! Bill got Steve for a bargain, and everyone knew he had so much talent that if Joe didn't play exemplary, or even if he just got hurt like he eventually did, young would get a chance
@pdubbs13 That's a BS take. Joe was a self-motivated person, just like Lott and Rice. They didn't need any extra motivation or distractions. Bill brought in Young for one reason and one reason only - he had little faith in Montana's health.
@@kevinbrennan-ji1so I get it, you’re like 20 yrs old, you didn’t see this as it happened, it’s ok. Plus, Joe indirectly admitted this in his documentary on Peacock. Joe was great, but was falling off a bit, had 3 rough playoffs years where he led the team to 9 total points in 3 straight first round losses. Joe got pulled from a playoff game in Jan. 1988 for poor play, Young came in did well and that lit the fire under Joe for the next 2 years, thankfully. This isn’t a bad thing for Joe, it just speaks to what Walsh was willing to do to make the team better. It worked!
There is no shock in learning Joe didn’t like Steve. Thirty years ago, I heard Steve tell a story about being invited over for dinner by Joe’s wife and Joe’s young child asking, “Daddy, is this the guy we hate?”
Joe, I Am A Cowboy Follower & Upholder since 1974, And You are A Favorite Q.B. Of Mine, no Matter How much I Know You Showed How Much You Were Thirsty To Defeat Us (Cowboys) More Than Any Other Team. We Should of Drafted You Notre Dame Heisman Qualifier and Should Of Won, Being The Draft Choice You Ended Being, Was A Perfect Reminder Of Players Who Play For The People, The Nation, The Game and The Elementary School, Jr. High, Highschool, NCAAF and NFL Hall Of Anointed Ones Famous True Players. Who Would Win, Play Whether You Were Payed Or Not. You Rock Joe and You are A True Sacramento San Francisco Eureka's National Nugget Mr. Montana. Thank You Brother Of Our Nation That Sets Us All Free. Like, Plunkett, Staugbach, You Are A Blessed Inspiration. #16 Forevermore
I don't know why Joe Montana is saying they should have gone to 3 Superbowls in a row. I watched the 1990 NFC championship game where the 49ers lost a close game that would have taken them to the Superbowl again. Joe Montana was the quarterback in that game, not Steve Young.
How about the game Joe was losing to the Vikings and Steve came in and won that game with his incredible run. Joe, stop hating, Steve might be the onky QB in history that would be an all time great in any era of football.
That NFC championship game against the Giants may be the greatest game of all time in my opinion. Giants sure did slay the dragon. That niners team was an absolute beast. Bills would have been tough in the finals though.
@@mcleanF1 had Craig not fumbled I think Steve beats the Bills in that Super Bowl and he would be able to start his career as a starter without the monkey on his back... maybe he gets one or two more being able to play free. We'll never know.
Maybe, maybe not. People forget that in 1990, the Niners were terribly one dimensional. Their run game was nonexistent, and Joe had to throw the ball more, which resulted in him throwing twice as many interceptions than the previous year. That's the reason the Giants were able to stay within striking distance before Joe got knocked out of the game. Even it they had beaten NY, the chances of having the same luck with Buffalo's defense with Bruce Smith leading the charge was slim.
Joe Montana is the reason I started watching the NFL and became a fan of the the 49ers. I need to purchase a Joe Montana jersey. Don’t know why I haven’t yet. I’ll wear it proudly at Levi’s stadium.
It was weird bringing Young to the 49ers period. I loved Steve Young and Montana was great. If I’m not mistaken Joe had an injury somewhere in that time frame and SF wasn’t sure he’d be fully healed for a season. Either way,although a headache,having two HOF QB’s to pick from is a pretty good problem to have. Those were some fun Niner teams back then.
I dont get these fickle 49er anti-Walsh and Young comments. I was there as a season-ticket holder in 1990 and at 34 years of age, I saw it all play out. Joe got injured, and Young stepped in. When Montana finally recovered, Young was on a roll! How hard is that, people. Further, Montana treated his wife Cass like trash in their marriage, where it was reported widely later that wife Cass was inforned she was getting a divorce from Joe (and not by Joe) but by wives on a return flight from an away game. Fact! Montana also deliberately divided the team by turning QBs Bono and Musgrave against Young from 1990-1993. Montana was set on creating tension on the team with Young at QB. Joe’s ego was bruised to watch successful Young flinging it and winning. Joe isn't the angel that everyone tries to make him out to be. Young proved he was always classy.
@@baseballsux2 Even tho Young got them a Superbowl title and was a HOF player there is some sort of weird Montana fan/Young fan hatred. Not from me…they were both great.
My dad was a life long 49er fan from the 60s . That's why I became one too. When joe went to chiefs Dad was pissed and became a chiefs fan because of what they did to joe. It took awhile for me to understand thar. I really preferred joe over young but I stayed with niners. Get the 6th niners . Good luck.
@@rerun40807 New eagle is what? Then I guess Jim Kelly up in Brady’s bend and Me in Butler are also Pittsburghers😂 basically anyone west of Wilkes Barre are Pittsburghs & everyone else is Philly or what? Dan Marino is ACTUALLY from the Pittsburgh area… everyone else is just where yinz is aht
I had 49er Season Tickets from 1980 through 1992. I watched all this happen. Joe is right. Joe helped build this team and then Young comes in and mouths constantly about how he’s the one who will lead the team to victory. Young was given a great team and it was Montana who taught him how to play quarterback.
I dont get these fickle 49er anti-Walsh and Young comments. I was there as a seasonbticket holder in 1990 andcat 34 years of age, and saw it all play out. Joe got injured, and Young stepped in. When Montana finally recovered, Young was on a roll! How hard is that, people. Further, Montana treated his wife Cass like trash in their marriage, where it was reported widely later that wife Cass was inforned she was getting a divorce from Joe (and not by Joe) but by wives on a return flight from an away game. Fact! Montana also deliberately divided the team by turning QBs Bono and Musgrave against Young from 1990-1993. Montana was set on creating tension on the team with Young at QB. Joe’s ego was bruised to watch successful Young flinging it and winning. Joe isn't the angel that everyone tries to make him out to be. Young proved he was always classy.
Montana had half a back by the time this was happening. We all love him in SF, he's an all-time great for a reason, and he was obviously a competitor but his time as #1 was quickly running out. Maybe the Niners make 3 SBs in a row with no Steve Young starts but there is no way, after that extra usage, that Montana is beating the Cowboys in the 90s. And without that experience in the 80s, Young probly doesn't take them to the SB in 94. It's a business at the end of the day.
The 49ers would have had a better chance beating the cowboys in the 90s than with Steve young. To support my argument is that Steve young never played well vs the cowboys in the early 90s. Although the 49ers were 3-3 vs Dallas in those years young was 2-3 while Elvis Grbac blew the cowboys out in 1995. Young played poorly in the big 1994 nfc championship game and only won because of 3 straight turnovers by the cowboys spotting the 9ers 21 points in the 1st qtr. young went 13 of 29 in that game for only 155 yds. And in the 1992 championship young had 3 turnovers. Joe don’t play like that in big games.
Two hard-core competitors and awesome people: Bill Walsh and Joe Montana. Not surprising that Joe might still be competing. Even though it might be against Bill Walsh. I think Bill would respect it and realize that it's just another example of the two of them competing… as great competitors do… even when it is against each other! I strongly believe that Bill and Joe are good, very good, with each other right now, and always!
By bringing in Steve made Joe look behind his back for his job from 87 to 90. He had to be sure to not f up or get hurt because Steve would be there to take his spot. Even when Joe got hurt and Steve took over, it made Montana work even harder to get back. That creative tension worked and it got the 49ers 2 more Super Bowls.
I dont get these fickle 49er anti-Walsh and Young comments. I was there as a seasonbticket holder in 1990 andcat 34 years of age, and saw it all play out. Joe got injured, and Young stepped in. When Montana finally recovered, Young was on a roll! How hard is that, people. Further, Montana treated his wife Cass like trash in their marriage, where it was reported widely later that wife Cass was inforned she was getting a divorce from Joe (and not by Joe) but by wives on a return flight from an away game. Fact! Montana also deliberately divided the team by turning QBs Bono and Musgrave against Young from 1990-1993. Montana was set on creating tension on the team with Young at QB. Joe’s ego was bruised to watch successful Young flinging it and winning. Joe isn't the angel that everyone tries to make him out to be. Young proved he was always classy.
I dont get these fickle 49er anti-Walsh and Young comments. I was there as a season-ticket holder in 1990 and at 34 years of age, I saw it all play out. Joe got injured, and Young stepped in. When Montana finally recovered, Young was on a roll! How hard is that, people. Further, Montana treated his wife Cass like trash in their marriage, where it was reported widely later that wife Cass was inforned she was getting a divorce from Joe (and not by Joe) but by wives on a return flight from an away game. Fact! Montana also deliberately divided the team by turning QBs Bono and Musgrave against Young from 1990-1993. Montana was set on creating tension on the team with Young at QB. Joe’s ego was bruised to watch successful Young flinging it and winning. Joe isn't the angel that everyone tries to make him out to be. Young proved he was always classy.
You have two big personalities that want to be THE MAN at QB for the 49ers. Steve Young was begging to be the starter while Steve was the established guy. I could understand wanting to unload Joe because he got hurt a lot and the 49ers wanted the young guy in Steve Young. That Leonard Marshall hit was the excuse to put Steve in and that elbow injury in 91 really hurt Joe's chances. Steve wanted to prove himself as the man. It took until 1992 for Steve to actually have his hall of fame career, but Joe still had it. In 93 he took the Chiefs to the AFC Championship.
Not sure how Steve Young had anything to do with not getting the three-peat. Joe got knocked out of the game and was injured. Steve came in, completed a pass for a first down, and Craig fumbled the ball.
Young played when Montana was injured. The Giants destroyed Montana in ‘90. That’s why they didn’t three-peat, not because Young got preferential treatment. What the hell are they talking about?
I dont get these fickle 49er anti-Walsh and Young comments. I was there as a season-ticket holder in 1990 and at 34 years of age, I saw it all play out. Joe got injured, and Young stepped in. When Montana finally recovered, Young was on a roll! How hard is that, people. Further, Montana treated his wife Cass like trash in their marriage, where it was reported widely later that wife Cass was inforned she was getting a divorce from Joe (and not by Joe) but by wives on a return flight from an away game. Fact! Montana also deliberately divided the team by turning QBs Bono and Musgrave against Young from 1990-1993. Montana was set on creating tension on the team with Young at QB. Joe’s ego was bruised to watch successful Young flinging it and winning. Joe isn't the angel that everyone tries to make him out to be. Young proved he was always classy.
I dont get these fickle 49er anti-Walsh and Young comments. I was there as a season-ticket holder in 1990 and at 34 years of age, I saw it all play out. Joe got injured, and Young stepped in. When Montana finally recovered, Young was on a roll! How hard is that, people. Further, Montana treated his wife Cass like trash in their marriage, where it was reported widely later that wife Cass was inforned she was getting a divorce from Joe (and not by Joe) but by wives on a return flight from an away game. Fact! Montana also deliberately divided the team by turning QBs Bono and Musgrave against Young from 1990-1993. Montana was set on creating tension on the team with Young at QB. Joe’s ego was bruised to watch successful Young flinging it and winning. Joe isn't the angel that everyone tries to make him out to be. Young proved he was always classy.
Joe Montana really appreciate your genuine honesty. Joe is a legend , first class gentleman ; Special QB - 4 - 4 Wins Superbowls !! Never threw an interception in any Superbowl game. 🏆🏈👏
I dont get these fickle 49er anti-Walsh and Young comments. I was there as a seasonbticket holder in 1990 andcat 34 years of age, and saw it all play out. Joe got injured, and Young stepped in. When Montana finally recovered, Young was on a roll! How hard is that, people. Further, Montana treated his wife Cass like trash in their marriage, where it was reported widely later that wife Cass was inforned she was getting a divorce from Joe (and not by Joe) but by wives on a return flight from an away game. Fact! Montana also deliberately divided the team by turning QBs Bono and Musgrave against Young from 1990-1993. Montana was set on creating tension on the team with Young at QB. Joe’s ego was bruised to watch successful Young flinging it and winning. Joe isn't the angel that everyone tries to make him out to be. Young proved he was always classy.
Bill also lied to Steve to get him there so Joe needs to chill. There's no denying that it made Joe play better so it worked. Steve went on to dominate the NFL in passing for 8 straight years and won a SB. Bills plan worked in the end. The man was a genius
I dont get these fickle 49er anti-Walsh and Young comments. I was there as a seasonbticket holder in 1990 andcat 34 years of age, and saw it all play out. Joe got injured, and Young stepped in. When Montana finally recovered, Young was on a roll! How hard is that, people. Further, Montana treated his wife Cass like trash in their marriage, where it was reported widely later that wife Cass was inforned she was getting a divorce from Joe (and not by Joe) but by wives on a return flight from an away game. Fact! Montana also deliberately divided the team by turning QBs Bono and Musgrave against Young from 1990-1993. Montana was set on creating tension on the team with Young at QB. Joe’s ego was bruised to watch successful Young flinging it and winning. Joe isn't the angel that everyone tries to make him out to be. Young proved he was always classy.
I dont get these fickle 49er anti-Walsh and Young comments. I was there as a season-ticket holder in 1990 and at 34 years of age, I saw it all play out. Joe got injured, and Young stepped in. When Montana finally recovered, Young was on a roll! How hard is that, people. Further, Montana treated his wife Cass like trash in their marriage, where it was reported widely later that wife Cass was inforned she was getting a divorce from Joe (and not by Joe) but by wives on a return flight from an away game. Fact! Montana also deliberately divided the team by turning QBs Bono and Musgrave against Young from 1990-1993. Montana was set on creating tension on the team with Young at QB. Joe’s ego was bruised to watch successful Young flinging it and winning. Joe isn't the angel that everyone tries to make him out to be. Young proved he was always classy.
Montana was the reason and his teammates we are all 49ers fans...it's never clean at the end...but no relationship is all the time.. 4 rings baby.. says it all
Steve has always deferred to Joe’s greatness and has always respected him. Joe always seems to harbor resentment. Up his butt? Classless for a HOA superstar to go there. You could have simply been a great mentor. Now, you’re just always grumpy. Get over it.
I dont get these fickle 49er anti-Walsh and Young comments. I was there as a season-ticket holder in 1990 and at 34 years of age, I saw it all play out. Joe got injured, and Young stepped in. When Montana finally recovered, Young was on a roll! How hard is that, people. Further, Montana treated his wife Cass like trash in their marriage, where it was reported widely later that wife Cass was inforned she was getting a divorce from Joe (and not by Joe) but by wives on a return flight from an away game. Fact! Montana also deliberately divided the team by turning QBs Bono and Musgrave against Young from 1990-1993. Montana was set on creating tension on the team with Young at QB. Joe’s ego was bruised to watch successful Young flinging it and winning. Joe isn't the angel that everyone tries to make him out to be. Young proved he was always classy.
And people think Bill Belechick was ruthless lol. Walsh, the person, was a really nice, well spoken guy. Walsh was told in an interview that Paul Brown was sabotaging his job search to be a Head Coach after being passed over for the head coaching job of the Cincinnati Bengals. "The word going out on you isn't so good, Bill. People are hearing you're great with X's & O's, but you're not a leader." (Sound familiar?) Walsh felt a deep sense of betrayal. He left the Bengals and headed West. We beat the Bengals almost all the time in those days. Now we can't beat KC at all. Joe Montana on KC team still beat the Steve Young led 49ers team that went on to win a Superbowl that year. 3 decades has passed since. Curses might really exist. The Sins of the Father shall be bestowed upon the children. What Paul Brown did to Walsh made the 49ers the team of the 80s. What Walsh did to Montana made the Chiefs crown their dynasty on us. Thank God I got to see Superbowl 29 live as a kid and was aware enough about it to appreciate it. None of these kids will ever see us win another superbowl if these curses are true. Curse of the great bambino? Yeah, these things exist. Notice how 1994 was our last, and Steve's, only Superbowl victory? Notice how the loss of Garrison Hearst stopped the last run Steve had for another Superbowl ring? (And was the start of the Madden Curse because Garrison Hearst was on the Cover) Notice how Mr. D was forced to give the team to his sister? Notice how our current owner said, "We don't raise NFC Championnship banners, we hang superbowl banners", then says "It's not a complete failure to not win."? We might have a curse. I don't recall Mr. D ever flip-flopping like that. We were promised Jed would strive for a Superbowl and to hold him accountable when he doesn't. So bye bye to that pipe-dream. At this point I just hope we get lucky. We have all the talent in the world and still can't win a Superbowl with a head coach who's allergic to running the ball in the 2nd half. Walsh would have had back to back superbowl wins by now with this amount of talent on this team and would have loved Brock Purdy. You know how I know? Because Andy Reid is a branch of the Bill Walsh coaching tree. Kyle Shanahan took CJ Bethheard without even attending Patrick Mahomes's pro-day at the 2017 draft. And we wonder why the Chiefs have gone undefeated against us since Mahomes became the starter. Rant over.
I dont get these fickle 49er anti-Walsh and Young comments. I was there as a seasonbticket holder in 1990 andcat 34 years of age, and saw it all play out. Joe got injured, and Young stepped in. When Montana finally recovered, Young was on a roll! How hard is that, people. Further, Montana treated his wife Cass like trash in their marriage, where it was reported widely later that wife Cass was inforned she was getting a divorce from Joe (and not by Joe) but by wives on a return flight from an away game. Fact! Montana also deliberately divided the team by turning QBs Bono and Musgrave against Young from 1990-1993. Montana was set on creating tension on the team with Young at QB. Joe’s ego was bruised to watch successful Young flinging it and winning. Joe isn't the angel that everyone tries to make him out to be. Young proved he was always classy.
In today's NFL, that would never happen. The 9ers and cowboys are the reason for the salary cap. You could never have the 2 highest paid qbs on the same team. Ahhh, the good old days
I dont get these fickle 49er anti-Walsh and Young comments. I was there as a season-ticket holder in 1990 and at 34 years of age, I saw it all play out. Joe got injured, and Young stepped in. When Montana finally recovered, Young was on a roll! How hard is that, people. Further, Montana treated his wife Cass like trash in their marriage, where it was reported widely later that wife Cass was inforned she was getting a divorce from Joe (and not by Joe) but by wives on a return flight from an away game. Fact! Montana also deliberately divided the team by turning QBs Bono and Musgrave against Young from 1990-1993. Montana was set on creating tension on the team with Young at QB. Joe’s ego was bruised to watch successful Young flinging it and winning. Joe isn't the angel that everyone tries to make him out to be. Young proved he was always classy.
The NFC Weat was so cupcake that the Niners just walked iinto the Playoffs. The other difference is Steve Young was fucking awesome. I love Joe and Steve equally. Brock was so close.
Joe is still bitter after all these years. Let it go already! The Niners made the right decision due to the fact that Steve gave us another seven years of great football (including a SB) while Joe only played two more years (neither of which were SB seasons).
I dont get these fickle 49er anti-Walsh and Young comments. I was there as a seasonbticket holder in 1990 andcat 34 years of age, and saw it all play out. Joe got injured, and Young stepped in. When Montana finally recovered, Young was on a roll! How hard is that, people. Further, Montana treated his wife Cass like trash in their marriage, where it was reported widely later that wife Cass was inforned she was getting a divorce from Joe (and not by Joe) but by wives on a return flight from an away game. Fact! Montana also deliberately divided the team by turning QBs Bono and Musgrave against Young from 1990-1993. Montana was set on creating tension on the team with Young at QB. Joe’s ego was bruised to watch successful Young flinging it and winning. Joe isn't the angel that everyone tries to make him out to be. Young proved he was always classy.
It wasn’t fair but from what I recall, Joe had that elbow injury he was dealing with and Steve was ready for his shot. How many teams have back to back HOF’ers?
The more I learn about the situation and the more I hear Joe Montana talk the more I lose respect for him in his level of leadership. Maybe it was Bill Walsh's fault. I think they wanted to use a good quarterback to light a fire under Joe montana, the problem is they were using a quarterback that was actually better than Joe montana. The only reason they didn't win more with Steve Young is because the controversy created a divided team. It wasn't until they fully bought into Steve that they put up one of the most dominant Super Bowl runs ever.
I dont get these fickle 49er anti-Walsh and Young comments. I was there as a seasonbticket holder in 1990 andcat 34 years of age, and saw it all play out. Joe got injured, and Young stepped in. When Montana finally recovered, Young was on a roll! How hard is that, people. Further, Montana treated his wife Cass like trash in their marriage, where it was reported widely later that wife Cass was inforned she was getting a divorce from Joe (and not by Joe) but by wives on a return flight from an away game. Fact! Montana also deliberately divided the team by turning QBs Bono and Musgrave against Young from 1990-1993. Montana was set on creating tension on the team with Young at QB. Joe’s ego was bruised to watch successful Young flinging it and winning. Joe isn't the angel that everyone tries to make him out to be. Young proved he was always classy.
I remember these days vividly... how..we pushed Joe out..for Steve..I was hot..because young would run alot like Lamar in the beginning..he wasn't as smooth as Joe.
I dont get these fickle 49er anti-Walsh and Young comments. I was there as a season-ticket holder in 1990 and at 34 years of age, I saw it all play out. Joe got injured, and Young stepped in. When Montana finally recovered, Young was on a roll! How hard is that, people. Further, Montana treated his wife Cass like trash in their marriage, where it was reported widely later that wife Cass was inforned she was getting a divorce from Joe (and not by Joe) but by wives on a return flight from an away game. Fact! Montana also deliberately divided the team by turning QBs Bono and Musgrave against Young from 1990-1993. Montana was set on creating tension on the team with Young at QB. Joe’s ego was bruised to watch successful Young flinging it and winning. Joe isn't the angel that everyone tries to make him out to be. Young proved he was always classy.
I remember. Joe you were the man. Always will be. You had the legs arm timing and a big set off Balls. I remember the hits. Nothing personal. Never liked him. He was a big baby. Just like the coach. I trust Paul Brown. He saw something in him for him to turn away. The 80s were great in football. You were the best in that time. Marino was great also but you played football. You played, Giants, Washington, Minnesota, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta. Tough men tough defense. It was unfair. You gave it all. Took the hits. You were so good sometimes it seemed like it was easy for you. I like Staubach also. They screwed him. Staubach was great. Successful in anything he does or did. But Bradshaw. Great. I thank God. I got to watch Joe in the 80s and 90. One last thing. Don Shula is the greatest coach in history of the NFL. Most wins. 2 Sb. Perfect season. It's just the truth. Deal win it. Chuck Noll sp. Second.
These stories are why I was never a big Steve Young fan. Steve Young was great to watch during the regular season but Joe was magical in the postseason.
I dont get these fickle 49er anti-Walsh and Young comments. I was there as a season-ticket holder in 1990 and at 34 years of age, I saw it all play out. Joe got injured, and Young stepped in. When Montana finally recovered, Young was on a roll! How hard is that, people. Further, Montana treated his wife Cass like trash in their marriage, where it was reported widely later that wife Cass was inforned she was getting a divorce from Joe (and not by Joe) but by wives on a return flight from an away game. Fact! Montana also deliberately divided the team by turning QBs Bono and Musgrave against Young from 1990-1993. Montana was set on creating tension on the team with Young at QB. Joe’s ego was bruised to watch successful Young flinging it and winning. Joe isn't the angel that everyone tries to make him out to be. Young proved he was always classy.
I dont get these fickle 49er anti-Walsh and Young comments. I was there as a seasonbticket holder in 1990 andcat 34 years of age, and saw it all play out. Joe got injured, and Young stepped in. When Montana finally recovered, Young was on a roll! How hard is that, people. Further, Montana treated his wife Cass like trash in their marriage, where it was reported widely later that wife Cass was inforned she was getting a divorce from Joe (and not by Joe) but by wives on a return flight from an away game. Fact! Montana also deliberately divided the team by turning QBs Bono and Musgrave against Young from 1990-1993. Montana was set on creating tension on the team with Young at QB. Joe’s ego was bruised to watch successful Young flinging it and winning. Joe isn't the angel that everyone tries to make him out to be. Young proved he was always classy.
“Greatest”? You’re delusional. An argument could be made that Young was top ten. Definitely top twenty. But greatest? No way. Not even top five. I’m not convinced he got past Unitas, much less Montana or even Favre. Throw in Brees, Manning, and Brady and Young is out of the top five. And I didn’t even mention Otto Graham, Dan Marino, or John Elway.
@@baseballsux2 I said “all around meaning” a highly accurate passer and equally outstanding runner….Brady is obviously the GOAT QB…Unitas played when the league was a lot slower and not nearly as athletic. Montana couldn’t run. Favre threw a ton of INTS. Manning couldn’t run, Brees was more of an all around QB so he is up there, Elway could run too albeit not very athletic with his pigeon toe stride but he also threw alot of INTs, Graham..again played in a much slower less athletic league. Marino couldn’t run either…so that leaves Young, Brees..I would take Young.
IMO: Joe Montana is the best ever. Steve Young is a loser. His super bowl should have been Montanas. SanFran really screwed Joe over. And now they're cursed. No SB victories since what should have been Montanas fifth.
I dont get these fickle 49er anti-Walsh and Young comments. I was there as a seasonbticket holder in 1990 andcat 34 years of age, and saw it all play out. Joe got injured, and Young stepped in. When Montana finally recovered, Young was on a roll! How hard is that, people. Further, Montana treated his wife Cass like trash in their marriage, where it was reported widely later that wife Cass was inforned she was getting a divorce from Joe (and not by Joe) but by wives on a return flight from an away game. Fact! Montana also deliberately divided the team by turning QBs Bono and Musgrave against Young from 1990-1993. Montana was set on creating tension on the team with Young at QB. Joe’s ego was bruised to watch successful Young flinging it and winning. Joe isn't the angel that everyone tries to make him out to be. Young proved he was always classy.
