3 reasons why Bradshaw is still the greatest Super Bowl QB

[ejs23]

I think it's a toss up between Bradshaw and Montana, but this article makes a good case. Most importantly it nails that Brady doesn't get into the conversation because of his losses. NE fans are clinging to their talking point that it shouldn't matter since Montana and Bradshaw lost before getting to another 2 SB's.... but this is about the Best QB in the SB. and the fact is Montana and Bradshaw are both 100%, Brady is only 67%.


from SB Nation:

Terry Bradshaw went 4-0 in Super Bowls. Montana went 4-0 as well. While Brady gets props for winning four, two losses to the G-Men disqualifies the Pats passer. Who was better between Joe Cool and the Blonde Bomber? Here's three reasons that make Bradshaw's case as the best Super Bowl quarterback.

Come Super Bowl time, the "S" on Terry Bradshaw's sideline cap essentially stood for Superman.

The same could be said for former 49ers quarterback Joe Montana, who matched Bradshaw's record of 4-0 in Super Bowl competition a decade after Bradshaw's final Super Bowl win with the Steelers.

For whatever the reason, many Super Bowl "experts" dismiss Bradsahw's Super Bowl performances in favor of Montana's efforts in his Super Bowl triumphs. While Montana was certainly a standout performer on the game's biggest stage, one could make a very strong argument that Bradshaw is still the best Super Bowl quarterback ever.

Here's three reasons that argue Bradshaw's case:

1) Bradshaw faced tougher defenses: The Blonde Bomber faced and defeated Minnesota's famed Purple People Eaters in Super Bowl IX, the Steelers first of four Super Bowl victories in six years. He then defeated the Cowboys' downright scary Doomsday Defense twice, the first time in Super Bowl X and again three years later in Super Bowl XIII. A year after thrashing the Broncos to the tune of 35 passing yards and four interceptions in Super Bowl XII, Dallas was carved up by Bradshaw, who threw for a then-Super Bowl record 318 passing yards to go with four touchdown passes to win the game's MVP. In his final Super Bowl win, Bradshaw threw for 309 yards and two touchdowns against a Rams defense that had allowed just 19 points in its two playoff games prior to Super Bowl XIV.

While the Bengals' defenses of 1981 and '88 were tough, they were nothing like the defenses Bradshaw faced in his four Super Bowl wins. And the 1984 Dolphins defense that Montana carved up in Super Bowl XIX? They allowed 28 points two weeks earlier to a Steelers defense quarterbacked by the immortal Mark Malone. Finally, Montana's 297-yard, five touchdown performance in Super Bowl XXIV was against a dreadful Broncos defense that had allowed 39 and 42 points respectively in their previous two Super Bowls (Super Bowls XXI and XXII).

2) Montana had more help on offense: Bradshaw's running games were downright awful save a few plays in his final three Super Bowl wins. The Steelers averaged just 3.2 yards per carry in Super Bowl X, 2.8 yards a rush in Super Bowl XIII and a futile 2.3 yards a carry in Super Bowl XIV. The 49ers averaged 5.3 and 4.1 yards per rush against the Dolphins and Bengals in Super Bowls XIX and XXIII, and even though their average slipped to 3.3 yards in Super Bowl XXIV, Roger Craig and Tom Rathman combined to rush for a respectable 107 yards on 31 carries with three touchdowns in that game. Simply put, the opposing defenses took away Bradshaw's running games in three of his four Super Bowls. There was less help and more pressure on Bradshaw, especially late in the Super Bowl games, to deliver for his team, and each time, Bradshaw delivered.

1) Bradshaw dominated fourth quarters: Montana threw a total of 22 passes in the fourth quarter in his four Super Bowl victories. Take away his masterful 11-of-14, two touchdown fourth quarter performance in Super Bowl XXIII, Montana threw just eight passes with zero touchdowns in the fourth quarter of Super Bowls, with just one pass having any significance in the game (a 22-yard completion in Super Bowl XVI led to the final three points in the 49ers 26-21 win over Cincinnati). Bradshaw, meanwhile, engineered eight fourth quarter scoring drives in Super Bowl competition that included four game-winning touchdown passes.

Pittsburgh trailed in Super Bowls X and XIV heading into the fourth quarter, in which Bradshaw led five total scoring drives in those games to secure Steelers victories. Bradshaw threw a 61-yard touchdown bomb to Lynn Swann to win Super Bowl X and a 73-yard scoring strike to John Stallworth to put Pittsburgh ahead to stay in Super Bowl XIV. Up 28-17 and looking for the knockout, Bradshaw found Swann for an 18-yard touchdown pass to secure the Steelers' win over Dallas in Super Bowl XIII.

To further strengthen Bradshaw's case is the fact that Montana enjoyed the comfort of Bill Walsh's West Coast Offense that was predicated on short, precise, high-percentage pass plays that resulted in Montana's longest Super Bowl pass being just 44 yards. Bradshaw, on the other hand, took his changes (and succeed) by throwing deep into the heart of the defenses in his final three Super Bowl wins. Bradshaw completed four passes that were caught 40 yards past the line of scrimmage in those games, which excludes Stallworth's 75-yard touchdown in the second quarter of Super Bowl XIII that was caught about 12 yards past the line of scrimmage.

While Montana was pure magic while directing the 11-play, 92-yard game-winning drive in Super Bowl XXIII that culminated in his 10-yard, game-winning touchdown pass to John Taylor with 34 seconds remaining, Bradshaw was (and needed to be) masterful in all four of his Super Bowl games in the fourth quarters, which is the most compelling reason why he still remains the best Super Bowl quarterback.

Three reasons why Bradshaw is still the greatest Super Bowl quarterback - Behind the Steel Curtain

[Andrew Jones]

SB Nation really needs to work on their numbering system.

[trixstar]

I won't go so far to say "best" but he's definitely one of the most overlooked QB's probably in history.

[jlzinck]

Who hurt you?

[MI Rob]

Who cares? Brady MADE it to 6 Super Bowls!

[MLH]

Originally Posted by jlzinck

Who hurt you?

Best Superbowl qb and GOAT are two different arguments.

[IronMonkey415]

<Does the letter L hand sign and place it on forhead> LOSER!!!!!!

Valley girl still do that crap? I could see that being thing next year at the Super Bowl.

THEY BRINGING THAT HAND SIGN BACK!!!!

[asujbl]

I award you no points and may god have mercy on your soul

[mikecamp99]

Did Tom Brady and Bill Belichek have a 3-some with your wife or girlfriend? Maybe even your mom? It has to be something like that because honestly, you along with a select few of others can't just let it go the Patriots winning can you?

[asujbl]

Otto Graham is so pissed that he went 7 for 10 in NFL Title games (who cares that it was 10 straight). If only he had gone 7 for 7 he'd be in the discussion. Damn you 70% winning percentage

[coclarkson]

i'm still waiting to hear the 3 reasons

[lobo_hacker]

-Hmm. In honor of the recent Bill Nye bashing, i feel this is appropriate:

[gmarutiak]

Originally Posted by lobo_hacker

-Hmm. In honor of the recent Bill Nye bashing, i feel this is appropriate:

I never realized how much Bill Nye looks like Abraham Lincoln until I saw this picture.

[03cobrakid]

So you would rather have someone go to 4 Super Bowls and win them all then go to 6 and win 4. Makes no sense to me

[ck6599]

Who are you related to? Bradshaw or Montana? Either way, your campaign against Brady and the Patriots is sad. For the record........post-salary cap.....6 SB's w/4 wins, Brady is THE BEST. A Montana argument can be made, NOT Bradshaw though. Brady goes to another SB during his career and any discussion is over........at least it will be for intelligent people, there are always going to be people like you that need someone to bash. Do you have any other hobby's? The weekly Patriot's/Brady bashing threads are bordering on pathetic.

[MLH]

Originally Posted by mikecamp99

Did Tom Brady and Bill Belichek have a 3-some with your wife or girlfriend? Maybe even your mom? It has to be something like that because honestly, you along with a select few of others can't just let it go the Patriots winning can you?

I think his threads and posts come up when he wakes up in Vegas and realizes he accidentally slept with that hooker that he "thought" was a girl again. They reek of shame.

[ck6599]

Originally Posted by mikecamp99

Did Tom Brady and Bill Belichek have a 3-some with your wife or girlfriend? Maybe even your mom? It has to be something like that because honestly, you along with a select few of others can't just let it go the Patriots winning can you?

AMEN............

[freethrowtommy]

Originally Posted by 03cobrakid

So you would rather have someone go to 4 Super Bowls and win them all then go to 6 and win 4. Makes no sense to me

You do realize that every season Bradshaw didn't win a Super Bowl, they never even got there, right? It isn't like the Steelers took the year off and only played those 4 seasons.

What is more of an accomplishment, losing before the Super Bowl or losing in the Super Bowl?

[Scottish Punk]

Why do we have this obsession on making somebody the "GOAT"? Graham, Bradshaw, Brady, and Montana are all great QBs. I would just leave it at that. You are never going to be able compare stats across eras accurately.

[wheeler281]

Please Lord, Stop the madness

[groundsupport]

Did Tom Brady ever do Steriods? I know Terry Bradshaw did. He admitted to it.

[pac213up]

The jealousy is fantastic. Getting to 6 Super Bowls and winning 4 of them trumps getting to just four.

Most people do not even put Bradshaw in the conversation.

[Deeks]

Originally Posted by groundsupport

Did Tom Brady ever do Steriods? I know Terry Bradshaw did. He admitted to it.

That entire team was jacked up on roids.

[groundsupport]

Originally Posted by wheeler281

Please Lord, Stop the madness

[Skootown]

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