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Originally Posted by Dahoss
It's not like Steve Young was Matt Cassel though. He was a really good QB in his own right and if I'm remembering it correctly was making more as a backup than many starters were making.
Do you guys think Brady would be Brady without Belichick? If Tom Brady played for the Lions would he be this well thought of? I doubt it. You have to have help. Both Montana and Brady have gotten their fair share of help, both coaching and with their teams.
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Valid point though the difference to me is that Walsh was running schemes in the 80's that are used now. There is no doubt that the NFL as a whole is closer from top to bottom now than it was when Montana played. The advantage that SF had over most other teams was enormous and it took the league awhile to catch up. Plus Walsh was a master at finding talent from obscure places AND back then you had an easier time keeping them. I think that Montana was perfect for that system because he was smart enough to understand the system and make the right plays. Obvously there is no way to know different and you have to give credit for what he accomplished but I think that if Montana played for a decent team where QB play wasnt as important as it was in SF then, (Washington under Gibbs??), he isnt ranked nearly as high as he is.
I think Brady is similar as you point out and you can probably make the case that the two are probably very close and/or exchangable.