Joe Montana, Jerry Rice Weigh In On The GOAT Discussion With Tom Brady

Tom Brady and the New England Patriots won the AFC Championship game against the Kansas City Chiefs, and the quarterback was praised by football legends. Joe Montana and Jerry Rice are labeled as the greatest players of all times. When asked if Brady should have this label, both players gave interesting answers.

“I don’t think you can answer that question,” Joe Montana said. “Because the game’s so different. You can talk about when I played, but even before I played. There are guys back there where you could basically almost tackle a guy off the line of scrimmage … I don’t know how you can compare guys of my era to that era, and how he would have played in this era. And how does a guy like Marino — holy crap — how does he play in this era?”

Joe Montana and Jerry Rice gave similar answers

“I think he could orchestrate,” Rice said. “He’s just like, to me, he’s just like — and I know we don’t like to make comparisons and stuff like that — but he’s got the smarts of a Joe Montana. We know that he’s not going to be able to run the ball or anything like that, but his offensive line is so superior and they do not let anybody get their hands on Tom Brady. And, I’m sitting there and I’m saying, ‘Why can’t anyone get to Tom Brady?’ But, okay, I think if you stack the box, you’re going to take away the run.

“He’s just going to take those five to 10-yard passes and he’s going to have the patience to move the ball all the way down the football field. So, when it comes to smarts and all that — his arm strength, his accuracy, his decision making on the football field — and, I’ll always talk about having that extra ‘it.’ He has that extra ‘it.’ And I think the players know that. They know that they can win with Tom Brady if they’ve got time on the clock. So, you’ve got to give the guy his just due. He’s doing some amazing things right now and we’ve just got to wait and see how this situation’s going to play out.”