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  • Steve Young reflects on his relationship & the QB controversy with Joe Montana.
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  • @JohnDoe-qu7gm
    @JohnDoe-qu7gm Před 2 lety +149

    Never realized how great Young was as a mental athlete. Guys nowadays demand trades so that they can play. This man stayed, and dedicated himself to his teammates and organization. Some weak minded athletes don’t want to follow after an icon, at the time the GOAT at QB, and he did. Pure testament to his character

    • @alexwang2252
      @alexwang2252 Před 2 lety +19

      You can't knock players for wanting to play somewhere, that's passion for the sport and they want to play/win, I don't see a problem with that at all

    • @_SayitAintSo
      @_SayitAintSo Před 2 lety +4

      ah yes they're weak minded because they want to play

    • @alexwang2252
      @alexwang2252 Před 2 lety

      @@_SayitAintSo lmao its pretty stupid... sounds like boomer mentality....

    • @_SayitAintSo
      @_SayitAintSo Před 2 lety +2

      @@HamburgerHelperDeath bro what????? My comment was sarcastic. And I am currently playing football

    • @HamburgerHelperDeath
      @HamburgerHelperDeath Před 2 lety

      @@_SayitAintSo my defense is American’s are horrible at reading sarcasm on paper ;-)

  • @erichodge567
    @erichodge567 Před 4 lety +713

    Hall of Famer on the field. Hall of Famer on the bench.
    Nuts.

    • @dougyfresh3k
      @dougyfresh3k Před 4 lety +13

      Eric Hodge Packers too...

    • @nohbuddy1
      @nohbuddy1 Před 4 lety +8

      @@dougyfresh3k 4 super bowl wins vs 2

    • @TheTrippleTKA
      @TheTrippleTKA Před 4 lety +16

      funny could've had Brady or Rodger next

    • @batcow6623
      @batcow6623 Před 4 lety +5

      Noh Buddy 5 actually

    • @mescetacy
      @mescetacy Před 4 lety +4

      It's like the GB transition from Favre to Rogers.

  • @miami8089
    @miami8089 Před 4 lety +239

    That Montana pass to Rice against the Eagles has to be one of the most beautiful passes I’ve ever seen.

    • @davidlee3254
      @davidlee3254 Před 4 lety

      For real

    • @gattifan609
      @gattifan609 Před 2 lety +6

      It was perfection in motion. When the 49ers offense was rolling there was no stopping it.

    • @huddy32
      @huddy32 Před 2 lety +1

      There was one Peyton manning threw to Brandon Stokley and they showed it from that angle.. I remember telling my dad: that looked like a Montana rice highlight reel… not one stride off..

    • @erichodge567
      @erichodge567 Před 2 lety +1

      I'm so glad you posted this comment, because I've been looking for that piece of film for years. When I read your comment, I knew I'd found it. Perfect beauty.

    • @michaeldoyle4922
      @michaeldoyle4922 Před 2 lety +1

      I'm old enough to remember that game, Eagles had the lead late and instead of playing a prevent defense they thought they would try to sneak in a blitz. Agaunst Joe Cool?! Bad decision

  • @jonq8714
    @jonq8714 Před 7 lety +612

    I want to watch the whole thing!
    That 20 year run by the 49ers spoiled me and probably ruined me for life. I thought it would never end... how wrong I was. I miss those days.

    • @AsianNIGMA
      @AsianNIGMA Před 6 lety +41

      jon Q yep the great 4 dynasty teams, 70-80s Steelers, 80-90s 49ers, 80-90s Cowboys, 2000s-now Patriots

    • @cool61911
      @cool61911 Před 6 lety +33

      The Garoppolo era is just starting... We'll be back

    • @Bassboy1987
      @Bassboy1987 Před 6 lety +19

      @Logan Graham 5 great dynasty teams... the 60s Packers too

    • @mamster233
      @mamster233 Před 5 lety +1

      TellyTubbieArmy have you seen Jimmy’s new girlfriend?

    • @danielfrancella5219
      @danielfrancella5219 Před 5 lety +10

      Thats how I feel right now with the Patriots. I was fan when they sucked , when they got better and now when they're winning super bowls. I know the end is coming.

  • @jorgejohnson451
    @jorgejohnson451 Před 4 lety +86

    How can you not root for both of these great players? Even if you hated the 49ers, you gotta love the greatness.

  • @bushwhakked
    @bushwhakked Před 7 lety +260

    Walsh and Parcels were great at creating "controlled" controversies to elevate the players performance.

    • @jaylucien669
      @jaylucien669 Před 5 lety +15

      Landry did it before both of them.

    • @dharmabeachbum6330
      @dharmabeachbum6330 Před 4 lety +2

      Excellent observation., Stalin.

    • @gutenbird
      @gutenbird Před 4 lety +5

      Trollsif Stalin I don’t know. You got Joe Montana, you play him or get rid of him. Walsh could show some respect.

    • @jonrawls
      @jonrawls Před 4 lety +2

      @@jaylucien669 u must be a cowboy fan. 🤣

  • @brendancarter3453
    @brendancarter3453 Před 7 lety +221

    "Bill was thinkin 'I'm gonna get the best out Steve young and Joe Montana out of this'" that's so friggin smart

    • @jamescox6046
      @jamescox6046 Před 7 lety +6

      ikr its badass too

    • @sitizenkanemusic
      @sitizenkanemusic Před 7 lety +13

      Walsh LIVED for having his players compete. His mentality was, "oh, Joe thinks, he's the best things since sliced bread? I'm going to get this other guy, Steve Young out here just so that he KNOWS that he isn't safe." He absolutely LOVED that QB controversy. In a 1987 divisional playoff game, Bill straight up took Joe out of the game because he was struggling a little bit and put steve in there. They lossed vs the vikings, and because of that loss, Eddie D was fuming with anger and told Carmen Policy to tell Bill that he was fired. Carmen talked him out of that but eventually did strip Bill from his president/gm role. Bill didn't try any funny stuff after that.
      But that's what made Bill the GOAT coach. He thought no one was untouchable. He traded the greatest players once they didn't prove useful (like Joe and Ronnie Lott). Coaches nowadays just play it safe and refuse to create tension that is needed amongst his players to get them playing in an elite level.

    • @drencrum
      @drencrum Před 7 lety +9

      The best coaches get everything out of both rookies and veterans and sometimes the only way to get veterans to up their game is to give them challenges even if people on the outside think it's a distraction.

    • @BrettCagwin49ers
      @BrettCagwin49ers Před 6 lety +6

      Joe Montana was traded and Ronnie Lott signed elsewhere after Bill Walsh had retired.

    • @geocane5844
      @geocane5844 Před 4 lety

      And they didnt even know they was competing

  • @williamhenderson8371
    @williamhenderson8371 Před 6 lety +384

    Montana to Rice. The three sweetest words in the English language.

    • @dealyboyz
      @dealyboyz Před 6 lety +8

      William Henderson kaepernick to moss was pretty sweet too but it didn’t last long :(

    • @lylestavast7652
      @lylestavast7652 Před 6 lety +8

      Closely followed by Stockton to Malone...

    • @TheRealDill93
      @TheRealDill93 Před 5 lety +1

      William Henderson I feel like if your name is rice. You’re going to be a football player

    • @joecap2919
      @joecap2919 Před 5 lety

      Brady ( The GOAT) to Edleman is even sweeter 9>4. 6>4

    • @joecap2919
      @joecap2919 Před 5 lety +3

      Tamila T that is hysterical, are you a comedy writer?

  • @vegeta9411
    @vegeta9411 Před 7 lety +696

    the best left armed qb in the nfl.

    • @celestialscripture
      @celestialscripture Před 7 lety +47

      That's why he said quarterback instead of running back. Quarterbacks are the ones who throw the ball, you know.

    • @LC-iu3nz
      @LC-iu3nz Před 7 lety +10

      Mitchell Lee then why does young have more yards and TDs?

    • @LC-iu3nz
      @LC-iu3nz Před 7 lety

      Rushing I mean

    • @xxnalxx5226
      @xxnalxx5226 Před 7 lety +13

      Micheal Vick

    • @roknrolla1329
      @roknrolla1329 Před 7 lety +14

      +Mitchell Lee S.YOUNG>miky vick

  • @mattbailey7049
    @mattbailey7049 Před 4 lety +59

    Steve: highly gifted athleticism and intense drive.
    Joe: cool, confidence- inspiring leadership with great field vision and patience, with some above average mobility of his own

  • @kayper54
    @kayper54 Před 7 lety +162

    Keep in mind that Steve has ALWAYS, ALWAYS been SO generous and SO gracious about Joe and their "relationship." If you never heard any other story from anyone else, just from listening to Steve you'd think they were more friends than rivals.

    • @WILTALK
      @WILTALK Před 6 lety +17

      What would you respect from one of the people who thought Montana was a god. Young never bad mouthed Joe in his life. The same could not be said of Montana. He treated Steve like crap. It is the NFL and Joe was on the decline. In fact if Walsh was the coach instead of Seifert he would have been replaced earlier. Players are not owed their positions due to respect. It's a business and they get paid a lot of money to play. The team owes them nothing but their salary.
      Besides you do not look old enough to have been around when the issue between Joe and Steve was coming down. Steve was always gracious to Montana, but the same could not be said for Joe in respect to Steve. Joe undercut him with the team at every turn. They treated Steve like crap. They O-line even would let defenders through when both QB's were sharing time in the same game.
      Your mention of his complaining about not getting playing time pretty much reflects you deluded attitude. That is the same attitude that Joe had in respect to Steve. He didn't like Steve because Steve wanted to be a starter and was not happy being a back up. He liked Bono because he knew his place . What arrogance to believe that no one should even dare to think about challenging him for HIS position. Joe was not as good as he and many of his fans believed him to be. He was not untouchable. In the Min. playoff game he was stinking it up but Seifert didn't have the guts to pull him until towards the end when it was too late to make up for the huge deficit. Steve was moving the offense and scoring but it was too late. I have been a Joe Montana fan since he was playing for ND in college but he couldn't even live up to the legend he became over time.

    • @user-rd8vp6nq8b
      @user-rd8vp6nq8b Před 5 lety +2

      Well, mymymy... cause Joe's better, ,Steve won with Joe's team, Joe should have stayed, in 1994 didn't young lose Montana, yup

    • @SonofHsu16
      @SonofHsu16 Před 4 lety +9

      WILTALK Walsh was the head coach during the Minnesota playoff game not Steve. Also you are painting Joe in an subjective light that’s clearly biased against him. Joe was at his peak in 88’ and 89’ he won back to back MVPs now Steve is obviously great but Joe is a top 3 QB all time. So when you are the best at a job where Job security is hard to come by and all of a sudden the company hires someone who threatens your future at that company you tend to get competitive. And that’s what Montana was the ultimate competitor, he wanted that job he wanted that position now that being said everybody makes mistakes and Montana may not have always been fair but Steve and Joe were two completely different people and players and to compare their behavior isn’t getting the full story. Montana might have gotten 5 rings and kept being the starter if it wasn’t for the Leonard Marshall hit that essentially took him out for 2 years. Both were great but to fault an all time great competitor for being competitive is ridiculous and not showing the full story

    • @trevorboyer2731
      @trevorboyer2731 Před 4 lety +11

      @@WILTALK decline my ass, montana won league mvp in his last 2 full seasons before getting hurt (88 and 89 season) as well as sb mvp for the 89 sb. The entire time young was constantly whining about playing time. Talk about declining when the dude is the best player in the league.

    • @amanchabra8947
      @amanchabra8947 Před 4 lety +4

      @@user-rd8vp6nq8b Steve didn't win with Joe's team. Because of injuries, trades and free agency, Steve won with an almost completely NEW team. There was quite a bit of turnover from 1989 (the last time Joe won the SB) to 1994 when Steve won. In fact, only 4 players from the 1989 team started in the 1994 Super Bowl. Jerry Rice is a BIG piece, of course. But the others were TE Brent Jones, Jessy Sapulo on the O line, and John Taylor as the other WR. Outside of Sapulo, the entire O line was rebuilt, and there was an entirely new backfield with Rickey Watters and William Floyd replacing Roger Craig and Tom Rathman. Meanwhile, the front office did a FANTASTIC job in free agency and the draft to acquire major defensive talent to replace the losses of Charles Haley, Michael Carter and Ronnie Lott among others. They drafted Bryant Young, Dana Stubblefield, and Merton Hanks (All Pro Bowlers), and managed to convince future HofF players like Deion Sanders and Rickey Jackson to come over in free agency. Why did those guys come over in Free Agency, and not go somewhere else? Because they saw that with Young, the Niners were legit Super Bowl contenders, and that no doubt influenced their decision.

  • @tonygreene81able
    @tonygreene81able Před 4 lety +40

    Steve might be ranked behind Joe, but in my mind not far behind. He was an amazing QB in his own right.

    • @JonathanRingo
      @JonathanRingo Před 4 lety +6

      No doubt, if the roles had been swapped I don't think there would have been much of a difference in the overall success of the team. I think Young in the right circumstances would have put himself right in the debate with Montana and Brady, or maybe he would have even made it less debatable. He was that good.

    • @DragonHeartTree
      @DragonHeartTree Před 4 lety

      Steve had better stats than Joe.

    • @Daosguard
      @Daosguard Před 4 lety +7

      @@DragonHeartTree But Joe had 4 SB's with no ints, and 2 massive blowouts including the biggest SB blowout of all time.

    • @josephmanno4514
      @josephmanno4514 Před 4 měsíci

      @@DragonHeartTree Which shows how statistics lie.

  • @RafaelRamirez-vk4vu
    @RafaelRamirez-vk4vu Před 6 lety +26

    I'm in my forties now and I get chills every time I see these images and remember that era when the niners were unrivaled...
    I truly believed they were going to play at that level forever. Since then they only have shown bits and pieces of what a great time can accomplish. They spoiled all of us 49ers fans....I miss those days!
    Let this be a warning for Patriots fans, enjoy it while it last; you guys might not see any more glory days from your team in the coming years....

  • @sitizenkanemusic
    @sitizenkanemusic Před 7 lety +96

    I'm a Raider fan but love Steve, since I'm a 90s kid. Watching him just brings me so much nostalgia from when I was a kid. I met him at a gas station in Millbrae. It was around midnight and he looked tired but I just had to talk to him. He was 100% down to earth with an infectious smile.
    I actually worry about him because he had one too many concussions. He kinda spaces out when he's on tv.

    • @eon14873
      @eon14873 Před 4 lety +2

      Yeah he was very enter to watch

    • @ronlombard3181
      @ronlombard3181 Před 4 lety +2

      That's a way to cool story. And it tells a human side of Steve that no one ever gets to hear about. Way cool man I mean it.

  • @H2Otodafullest
    @H2Otodafullest Před 4 lety +42

    Montana went from the 49ers to the Chiefs and now they playing one another in the Super Bowl.... imagine if that happen in the early 90s with Joe vs Steve

  • @Xrayballer88
    @Xrayballer88 Před 7 lety +69

    Bill Walsh's bluntness combined with football genius made him a legend.
    I love how real he was:
    "Yeah, we have a quarterback controversy."
    "Steve Young is a frustrating player...but he made the play to win us the game."
    He was also willing to pull Joe Montana out of any game when Joe wasn't cutting it.

    • @417Graphix
      @417Graphix Před 6 lety +6

      he also openly tried to shop Montana for years too, and people say Belichick is coldblooded lol

    • @kbanghart
      @kbanghart Před 5 lety +1

      @M Rod why not? It's business.

    • @DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants
      @DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants Před 2 lety

      Fans act like there is unlimited cap room.Some players this reason alone is why they on a team or leave it and it has nothing to do with winning.

  • @provenknowledge
    @provenknowledge Před 4 lety +78

    Imagine being the Coach, having Joe Montana on the field, and Steve Young on the bench. It’s a problem, but I’d imagine it’s a good problem to have in the NFL. 😂

    • @drestathagangsta8880
      @drestathagangsta8880 Před 4 lety +9

      Packers fans can relate all too well with the Favre/Rodgers saga.

    • @jackson5116
      @jackson5116 Před 4 lety +5

      There were games where Young started and Montana was on the bench! That's why they loved this, two great starters where either could play, and dominate.

    • @davehowes5162
      @davehowes5162 Před 2 lety +1

      We also had Steve Bono as the 3rd string QB.

  • @soko9984
    @soko9984 Před 4 lety +35

    2 HOF QB’s on the same team at the same time. Will probably never happen again

  • @Mike_Oxhuge
    @Mike_Oxhuge Před 4 lety +31

    The way Joe could drop that ball in Jerry's hands without Jerry slowing down was the most awesome thing to watch. That's what made me a 49'ers fan

  • @Tubeite
    @Tubeite Před 6 lety +116

    Montana and Young both class acts all the way.

    • @joekamka8571
      @joekamka8571 Před 5 lety +14

      Young was a class act, Montana was talented but cruel and immature... remember what Joe did to Rudy?

    • @speedlgt
      @speedlgt Před 4 lety +7

      @@joekamka8571 what did he do?

    • @debramaxwell9637
      @debramaxwell9637 Před 2 lety

      Yes I will agree with that

  • @TheWhaller
    @TheWhaller Před 4 lety +82

    I know he’s in the HOF but Steve Young still doesn’t get the credit he deserves.

    • @jokarpinski22
      @jokarpinski22 Před 4 lety +7

      Man, I love Steve Young and had they been on rival teams imagine 10 years of Montana v Young, I kind of wish we could've seen that.

    • @yippietheback-flippingdog1106
      @yippietheback-flippingdog1106 Před 4 lety

      Sokar he took an irrelevant 9ers team back to the SB. Dude is a legend.

    • @guttababy6187
      @guttababy6187 Před 4 lety +9

      @@yippietheback-flippingdog1106 wtf are you talking about irrelevant the Niners was never irrelevant in the eighties

    • @jsavage6355
      @jsavage6355 Před 4 lety +3

      What on God's Green Creation are you talking about? Only folks that hate the man or that team don't give him the credit that he deserves.

    • @bamadave83
      @bamadave83 Před 4 lety

      Agreed. I'm just a lonely boy from Alabama, but he made me a Niners fan.

  • @mmcneil777
    @mmcneil777 Před 4 lety +28

    Him watching and playing under Joe, and what he learned from Walsh was a big part of him becoming a great QB. He was a talented, but erratic QB with the Buccaneers. By the time he became a full time starter he was ready and at times was bordering on perfect in his prime with the 49ers.

    • @DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants
      @DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants Před 2 lety

      You cant just ignore how much better the TEAM was in SF.Had he gone back to the bucs later the team was still not bowl ready.

    • @americanpatriot7233
      @americanpatriot7233 Před 2 lety

      when steve became a starter he wasnt ready since sf lost and didnt even make the playpoffs his first year starting

  • @Radnally
    @Radnally Před 4 lety +44

    I remember every time they'd let steve off the bench, he'd play like a man possessed. Amazing!

    • @jeffalbillar7625
      @jeffalbillar7625 Před 4 lety +12

      He truly did. Montana got hurt I believe in 89 & Young took them to the Superbowl. Just in time for Montana to play. That was messed up.

  • @quietcorner293
    @quietcorner293 Před 5 lety +25

    As a Vikings fan, I remember watching the Run. I was so pissed. I was yelling at the TV, "come on F'n tackle." Today, I'm over it (sort of) and impressed by it.

  • @jimtryner9474
    @jimtryner9474 Před 2 lety +10

    Two very gifted and amazing quarterbacks .

  • @bySterling
    @bySterling Před 4 lety +8

    Two all time Pimps! Thanks guys foe priceless Bay Area memories back when San Francisco was its best

  • @axelx569
    @axelx569 Před 6 lety +29

    Both were class guys and could start for anyone.

  • @Shootskas
    @Shootskas Před 4 lety +82

    Me watching this looking back on the golden years of the Forty-Niners will be Pats fans in 20 years looking back on the golden years of the Patriots.

    • @jamesdouglas2448
      @jamesdouglas2448 Před 4 lety +4

      What you talkin' bout Wills?! Brady will still be there in 20 years! Puxatawney Phil has nothing on Brady!

    • @KJ3113
      @KJ3113 Před 4 lety +1

      ThunderLips Yup! Great comment, and 100% true

    • @royalrod_
      @royalrod_ Před 4 lety +1

      💯💯💯

    • @Thehighwaymurderers
      @Thehighwaymurderers Před 4 lety +9

      ThunderLips No. this was on another level and more authentic and special. Patriots will be known for cheaters and manipulation.

    • @jeffalbillar7625
      @jeffalbillar7625 Před 4 lety +3

      @@jamesdouglas2448 of course Brady will still be there 20 years from now. It's easy when nobody's allowed to touch you.

  • @nickbigmann5228
    @nickbigmann5228 Před 4 lety +26

    I remember watching both Montana and Young play for the 49ers and when they threw an incompletion you are like what. ??!! Seriously, it happened so rarely their passes were always so on the money.

  • @jdr9656
    @jdr9656 Před 7 lety +53

    Watching "A Football Life" on Steve Young reminded me of one of the main reasons I'm a die hard 49ers fan and always will be! Jed Dork needs to see this and remind him of the world class orginization the 49ers used too be and how him and his family have ruined it.

  • @pmonk1177
    @pmonk1177 Před 4 lety +11

    6:18 Montana to Rice was a thing of beauty.

    • @Cooz.
      @Cooz. Před 2 lety

      Favre actually copied that play in his super bowl win, he talks about how he watched that film before his win

  • @murrinstephenm3095
    @murrinstephenm3095 Před 4 lety +11

    As a fan of the game having watching Montana's career & seeing Young as his backup, as we also scene in Green Bay with Favre & Rodgers. I admit, didn't like Young taken over Joe's place. Can't imagine how he felt trying to fill Joe's ( big) shoes. Same is true with Rodgers. One things remains, having both Young & Rodgers watch, study, being patient, then coming out of the gate like hungry lions. Helped their careers & only cemented their own legacies & there place in Canton.

  • @SKS8080
    @SKS8080 Před 4 lety +14

    Turned out being behind Montana set Young up for greatness

    • @drewdown2359
      @drewdown2359 Před 3 lety

      Fr that 95 team is one of the best team ever IMO

  • @astrostar49
    @astrostar49 Před 3 lety +3

    Something else that happened was that after the 1989 Super Bowl season, Steve was close to signing with the Raiders, but inexplicably decided to sign another multi year deal with San Francisco. Talks about it in his book.

    • @thfzn3130
      @thfzn3130 Před 2 lety

      Raiders had some good teams in the early 90’s, Young would have put them over the top.

  • @p.j._staten
    @p.j._staten Před 4 lety +12

    Two of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history: Joe Montana and Steve Young

  • @aulebb1968
    @aulebb1968 Před rokem +6

    Joe always=amazing games. I loved watching him play and was really upset when he went to Chiefs. He, to me, is a 49er for life and the teams best QB ever. I didn't like Steve Young at the time but grew to enjoy watching him play, too. From the outside, I thought they hated each other, and that was not the facts. The media peg them against each other for ratings

  • @oseasdagdag
    @oseasdagdag Před 4 lety +10

    The 2 greatest 49ers quarterbacks of all time!

  • @mikepetitti
    @mikepetitti Před 2 lety +6

    I'm old school in many ways and also a Bears fan. But if I had one possession and I had to score, I'd take Joe Montana as my QB. Also, I think Steve Young doesn't get the credit he deserves - he was phenomenal.

  • @BrianTerrill
    @BrianTerrill Před 6 lety +50

    I remember when both Montana and Young were out a few games and Steve Bono played great as well, the problem wasn't that they had two great quarterbacks it was that they had three.

    • @pclark538
      @pclark538 Před 6 lety +5

      BrianTerrill Bono a great QB lol.

    • @simonson7653
      @simonson7653 Před 6 lety

      Patrick Clark lol

    • @velvetlensfilms3290
      @velvetlensfilms3290 Před 4 lety +4

      I remember Bono went to KC. He was just average. Montana on the other hand made KC a team to fear. 2 play off runs and beat Eleway in the classic Monday night game.

    • @adamlynch9153
      @adamlynch9153 Před 4 lety +2

      The problem is the nfl is political and being quarterback is not that difficult. What’s difficult is getting the opportunity to play it.

    • @amanchabra8947
      @amanchabra8947 Před 4 lety +5

      Bono was an above average starter for a little bit. After Montana retired in 1994, Bono KC to 13-3 in 1995.

  • @henrysmalley529
    @henrysmalley529 Před 7 lety +9

    Two of the NFL'S greatest Quarterbacks of all time. Hopefully the Niners will have another fantastic decade.

  • @MegaSkills9
    @MegaSkills9 Před rokem +3

    I lived in the bay area all through the 80's and the 90's and I can tell you...we were blessed to have both Joe Montana and then Steve Young as the 2 best quarter backs - back to back, that there will EVER be. Throw Jerry Rice in the mix and you have a legacy. I am so happy they were MY team. What awesome memories I have. I predict the young Brock Purdy is the next 49 superstar QB. Go Niners !

  • @user-rd8vp6nq8b
    @user-rd8vp6nq8b Před 5 lety +23

    Montana would have won one championship maybe 2 he played till 95, young played to 1998, with Joe's team, why Joe is better,look what he did with KC

    • @yeomane
      @yeomane Před 2 lety

      Look what he did with KC? He choked in the AFC championship and never made a SB with them.

    • @user-rd8vp6nq8b
      @user-rd8vp6nq8b Před 2 lety

      @@yeomane Montana got knocked out of the game what are you talking about you probably not even old enough to watch it Steve Young only one could be at Joe Montana's team Joe Montana taught him out of here quarterback

    • @user-rd8vp6nq8b
      @user-rd8vp6nq8b Před 2 lety

      @@yeomane what did your hero Steve Young do with the Tampa Bay Bucs nothing

    • @yeomane
      @yeomane Před 2 lety

      @@user-rd8vp6nq8b Joe Montana is a system quarterback.

    • @user-rd8vp6nq8b
      @user-rd8vp6nq8b Před 2 lety

      @@yeomane all quarterbacks are system quarterbacks because there is no I in team that was like the most stupidest thing I've ever heard in my life at least the top 10

  • @csar2976
    @csar2976 Před 4 lety +17

    To me, the best QB I have ever watched was Montana.
    I know the numbers sa Brady gets the GOAT label.
    But if you had them in the same scenario, Montana would leave Brady in the dust.

  • @erichvonmolder9310
    @erichvonmolder9310 Před 4 lety +8

    It also helps having some of the great receivers of all time on your team, which I also include the running backs.

  • @planetwalker798
    @planetwalker798 Před 2 lety +4

    I wasn’t aware of all of this- what a situation to deal with.
    A QB with longevity seems to be a rarity- grateful we got to experience both!

  • @user-rd8vp6nq8b
    @user-rd8vp6nq8b Před 5 lety +53

    Montana won in 81,84, with no rice no Taylor, ONLY had Clark, and he was great, Montana

    • @Eaglemna
      @Eaglemna Před 5 lety

      He had rice in 84

    • @quietcorner293
      @quietcorner293 Před 5 lety +6

      No it's the Holy Trilogy of Montana, Marino & Elway.

    • @jasonmatthews806
      @jasonmatthews806 Před 4 lety +8

      @@Eaglemna No he didnt. Rice was drafted in 85. He won 2 SB before Rice. Look it up.

    • @Eaglemna
      @Eaglemna Před 4 lety +2

      @@jasonmatthews806 hmm, you right

    • @Shinobi33
      @Shinobi33 Před 4 lety +3

      Wouldn't mind seeing even an old Marino on my Dolphins now.

  • @BlackDudeHoods
    @BlackDudeHoods Před rokem +1

    Total class act of Joe Montana to be a pro about it. A lot of class was shown by both Montana and Young.

  • @mdub2000
    @mdub2000 Před 4 lety

    this is like a 3 year old post but i still watch it....man joe and steve and the rest of the niners of that era was my childhood....so much joy .....it was heart wrenching having to see joe go but eventually steve stole the heart of the city with the grit in his play.....good times and i remember every freaking game.

  • @kevinlovenator5576
    @kevinlovenator5576 Před 6 lety +36

    The best back up of all time

  • @lowerclassbrats77
    @lowerclassbrats77 Před 4 lety +7

    Young could throw and run, such an amazing talent.

  • @lildre3713
    @lildre3713 Před 7 lety +208

    Jim Harbaugh is better than Chip

    • @jayistop8317
      @jayistop8317 Před 7 lety +21

      Bruh, its pretty obvious

    • @jalenmills31hunnitsupersai50
      @jalenmills31hunnitsupersai50 Před 7 lety +28

      Water is wet

    • @abrahamquinones6667
      @abrahamquinones6667 Před 7 lety +6

      wind is air

    • @jayistop8317
      @jayistop8317 Před 7 lety +4

      If I close my eyes I cant see JalenMills#31hunnit#SuperSaiyan#MoneyMills

    • @Antonio-fv7mj
      @Antonio-fv7mj Před 5 lety +8

      Jim Harbaugh should have won 2 superbowls with the team he had but made bad calls at the end of games critical games that was his bad decision making why they never won

  • @mikeforte7585
    @mikeforte7585 Před 4 lety +1

    The NFL is a business ..I was always a Montana fan from his days at Norte Dame...But how can u not like Steve Young?...Young has the heart of gold and heart of a champion ..Joe is probably the.best of all time but I appreciate Tom Brady ..I was very happy Steve won his title in 94...both are great ambassadors for the game and classy role models.

  • @Mrjordan8
    @Mrjordan8 Před 4 lety +5

    Starting at 4:29 everyone on his team knew where he was the whole time....this is what makes championship teams

  • @noahdommasch3970
    @noahdommasch3970 Před 7 lety +4

    Love Steve because he's like me, a lefty and we where both backups until one point

    • @tombrady7039
      @tombrady7039 Před 5 lety

      Noah Dommasch you’re not in the nfl

    • @rokyericksonroks
      @rokyericksonroks Před 4 lety

      Steve should have demanded a better deal from the Buccaneers. Instead, the 49ers signed him? Hmm.

  • @diegosilva3816
    @diegosilva3816 Před 2 lety +1

    Que honra ter essas 2 lendas no meu time por 20 anos e resultou 5 títulos para os 49ers.

  • @dharmabeachbum6330
    @dharmabeachbum6330 Před 4 lety +2

    As a Notre Dame fan, I was always a Montana guy. But Steve is such a good person, and so very articulate, that it's impossible not to like him. So, although I'm a Jets lifer, I always found myself rooting for Steve and the 49ers after Joe left. He was a great quarterback in his own right.

    • @adamlynch9153
      @adamlynch9153 Před 4 lety +1

      Dharma Beach Bum his personality definitely does him great justice. It seems like a rare opportunity for a guy like him. People like that seem to get taken advantage of and never are given a shot(in general not nfl specifically)

    • @MegaSkills9
      @MegaSkills9 Před 5 měsíci +2

      I loved them both. Steve is smart as hell. He is the only NFL quarterback I ever saw that was both a Lawyer as well as a Football Player.

  • @thomaswatkins9336
    @thomaswatkins9336 Před 4 lety +3

    Steve Young was one of the fastest quaterbacks to ever play the game. He could fly.

  • @swinephrog6428
    @swinephrog6428 Před 3 lety +3

    Bill Walsh deserves all the praise for managing to get the best out of both these legends including 5 rings

  • @eroskaw5423
    @eroskaw5423 Před 4 lety +1

    Man , Montana and Young. Those guys were what football was all
    About.

  • @tmrevenge
    @tmrevenge Před 4 lety +2

    Great player i wish i could go back in time and watch him play again

  • @Gamevet
    @Gamevet Před 5 lety +4

    I remember seeing Steve Young play for the LA Express in the USFL. I thought that he and Jim Kelly were exceptional quarterbacks. They lived up to what I believed, when they got their chance to play in the NFL.

    • @GeorgeWashingtonX
      @GeorgeWashingtonX Před 4 lety +1

      yeah, good QBs who had some underappreciated years in the USFL. Seems like a lot of people forget that Young had some early years in Tampa also. peace

  • @WILTALK
    @WILTALK Před 6 lety +22

    Steve is just being kind. I think Joe resented Young quite a bit. I believe he would have cut his hamstrings if he had the opportunity. He liked the third stringer Steve Bono because he was not after his job, while his attitude toward Young was really chilly. I suspect that Montana invited him to dinner in an attempt to poison him. lol. Montana's attitude toward competition came from his often getting shafted at ND. At ND as a second stringer he often came in at the end of seemingly lost games to lead miracle comebacks only to be put on the bench again the following game. That gave him a real chip on his shoulder in respect to competitors.

    • @marlenexxo
      @marlenexxo Před 6 lety +1

      WILTALK Plus all those hits he took back when QBs weren't protected

    • @MrBmick79
      @MrBmick79 Před 5 lety +1

      ask Charles Haley what he thought about Steve Young. Steve Young was a snake

    • @ShaunHensley
      @ShaunHensley Před 5 lety +2

      Bobby mickey I wouldn’t consider Haley a great judge of character

    • @sportsjame
      @sportsjame Před 5 lety +2

      @@MrBmick79
      This is the downside of a quarterback controversy. The locker room is kinda splitted and that's how it was back then too.
      The older guys were sceptical when Young arrived and especially Haley gave him a hard time. Ronnie Lott was the first veteran to truly accept him.

  • @Spooky_515
    @Spooky_515 Před 4 měsíci

    I loved both Steve & Joe so like many other fans I was torn when it came time to make a choice between the two. Steve is my guy, my football hero as a kid

  • @philipprebble7089
    @philipprebble7089 Před 2 lety +2

    Joes last game as a KC Chief was one of the greatest games I ever witnessed.

  • @solomonkessington8136
    @solomonkessington8136 Před 7 lety +107

    I'm not trying to say Jerry Rice wouldn't be great without these two, he's the greatest overall player in NFL history, but he has had amazing teams. Unlike Randy Moss who had horrible teams and still put up godlike numbers. Jerry Rice never knew how it felt to play on a bad team.

    • @dankburrito4219
      @dankburrito4219 Před 7 lety +23

      2003 Oakland Raiders went 4-q2

    • @wolfmanjack8402
      @wolfmanjack8402 Před 7 lety +9

      check out the 97 vikings quarterbacked by Randall Cunnninghan... so stacked, one kick away from the superbowl man

    • @devinbaker6366
      @devinbaker6366 Před 7 lety +4

      Solomon Kessington He had Randle,Carter and Cunningham on the Vikings, was on the Pats and 49ers when they went to the SB

    • @highlightminicastle
      @highlightminicastle Před 7 lety +3

      Moss > Rice not even a discussion

    • @jonahj.jamison2903
      @jonahj.jamison2903 Před 7 lety

      +Mitchell Lee lol he proved you wrong so hush

  • @nctosc
    @nctosc Před 4 lety +5

    Can you imagine a head coach announcing nowadays to the media that his team has a quarterback controversy ? I can't but Bill Walsh did .

  • @RogerRoddComedian
    @RogerRoddComedian Před 2 lety +1

    Steve Young is the GOAT- when it comes to pure, unadulterated class.

  • @KingUfa206
    @KingUfa206 Před 5 lety +2

    Steve Young was the reason I became a Niners fan.

  • @alansenzaki4148
    @alansenzaki4148 Před 4 lety +6

    Loved the Walsh era, loved the short Harbaugh time, and hopefully will love the Shanahan time.

    • @TheWhaller
      @TheWhaller Před 4 lety

      Alan Senzaki This aged nicely. Enjoy the SB!

    • @debramaxwell9637
      @debramaxwell9637 Před 2 lety

      Walsh was a genius of football best COACH that lived there will be no other

  • @chapinrey
    @chapinrey Před 4 lety +5

    6:19 not Brady, not Staubach , not Manning . That is perfection ! Only Joe Cool !

    • @debramaxwell9637
      @debramaxwell9637 Před 2 lety

      I would too see Montana against Wilson what a game that would be

  • @lilykam5605
    @lilykam5605 Před 4 lety +2

    Two hall of famers for sure! Notice the great downfield blocking on his run and who were making those blocks! That was a great team!

  • @makula5543
    @makula5543 Před 2 lety +2

    Incredible football players - Steve Young and Joe Montana! Ballers of the highest order

    • @MegaSkills9
      @MegaSkills9 Před 5 měsíci

      Now throw Jerry Rice into the mix. What a skilled record breaker.

  • @frawldog
    @frawldog Před 4 lety +4

    My two favorite quarterbacks

  • @amank1250
    @amank1250 Před 7 lety +119

    Montana and Young> 🐐

  • @ChickSage
    @ChickSage Před 4 měsíci

    I was a Niners fan and it was rough, in the 70s and I mean real rough. Then, out of nowhere, in 1981 we made it to the playoffs and won it all, with Montana at the helm! That was the start of an amazing wild ride! Montana and Young were two of the best QBs to ever play the game!

  • @deancoronado4898
    @deancoronado4898 Před 4 lety +11

    Back-to-back HOF quarterbacks? Insane!
    The only other time that happened after may be Favre -> Rodgers. And that's a distant second in terms of greatness

    • @infinite_loophole
      @infinite_loophole Před 4 lety

      It’s not easy to compare QBs from different eras, but I’d rather have Favre and Rodgers. It’s not even close. Let’s not forget Young and Montana had the best WR of all time and also played on the team with the highest payroll before the salary cap in 1994.
      The biggest difference is the 49ers had those QBs starting for 18 seasons from 1980-1998.
      Favre and Rodgers have given the Packers 28 seasons from 1992-the present.

    • @TheWakeup011
      @TheWakeup011 Před 3 lety

      @@infinite_loophole why is it not close? I hear you in terms of SF roster being stacked but 2 rings in 28 years?
      Not to mention the wc offense, along with Mike Holmgren, came from SF.

  • @lng30
    @lng30 Před 7 lety +83

    Damn, when the niners had two great qbs to choose from... Nowadays they got Gabbert and Kaepernick...

    • @mickfunny4185
      @mickfunny4185 Před 6 lety +6

      Long they got JimmyG🏈🏈😀😀😀😀😀

    • @billytheconqueror5803
      @billytheconqueror5803 Před 6 lety +2

      Tony Davidson most teams don't lol. Great qbs want to play and not sit on the sidelines

    • @Vladpryde
      @Vladpryde Před 6 lety +2

      "Looks kinda promising...."? What? He looks like a Franchise Star is what he looks like.
      Come on man.

    • @Trulipy
      @Trulipy Před 6 lety

      Lucain You were saying?

    • @dealyboyz
      @dealyboyz Před 6 lety +2

      You guys are forgetting they had that duo again with smith and kaepernick in 2012

  • @cwvos
    @cwvos Před 5 lety +16

    You can claim the best was Brady, or Farve, or Rodgers, or Manning, or Elway, but THE G.O.A.T. at quarterback was Joe Montana!!!

  • @crashartist1
    @crashartist1 Před 5 lety +2

    I loved watching these two growing up!!! I thought the 49ers would always be the dominate team... still a huge fan to this day because of montana, rice, young, rathman, craig, lott...

  • @fernandoamezcua3359
    @fernandoamezcua3359 Před 6 lety +1

    El mariscal de campo con mas hambre por conseguir un super bowl, la garra con que jugaba al final le dio su recompensa un grande en un gran equipo gracias young

  • @erikhopkins9488
    @erikhopkins9488 Před 5 lety +17

    "GOAT" Montana!

    • @greysonG10
      @greysonG10 Před 4 lety

      He lost that title about 4 years ago.

    • @chuckrambo4401
      @chuckrambo4401 Před 4 lety

      Greysen G. When Brady lost his 3rd Super Bowl?

  • @fjr70
    @fjr70 Před 7 lety +5

    Interesting - I didn't know Bill Walsh told Young that Montana's playing days were just about over. He had major back surgery in '86 and took a pounding vs NYG...so I guess I can see where Steve Young believed Walsh. That's as good as a QB controversy can get...two HOF'ers fighting for the same job.

  • @raymondbogert7880
    @raymondbogert7880 Před rokem +1

    STEVE YOUNG GREATEST LEFT HANDED QUARTERBACK PERIOD!!!!!! (8) AS A NINERS FAN I MISS WATCHING HIM PLAY 🏉☝️🌟✌️MONTANA AND YOUNG 🐐💯

  • @nonamegame9857
    @nonamegame9857 Před 2 lety

    They did make each other better. I'll even mention that I'm so old, that I remember when Joe Montana's number one target was a tight end named Ken McAfee who was also drafted by the 49ers. Him and Joe both came out of Notre Dame.

  • @Mont3000
    @Mont3000 Před 7 lety +108

    This reminds me of Brett and Rodgers.

    • @Mont3000
      @Mont3000 Před 7 lety +6

      obsoletesuccess That's the way I seen it(from a distance). I caught Montana at his last year's in San Fran then to KC so didn't see this.
      BUT Brett and Rodgers I remember clear animosity on the sideline. I even had to question myself was they teammates or what.

    • @legend1092
      @legend1092 Před 7 lety +15

      +Mitchell Lee Nah, they hated each other. At least Montana was able to tolerate Steve.

    • @trynox8538
      @trynox8538 Před 7 lety +21

      Yep Brett hated Aaron

    • @minns5515
      @minns5515 Před 7 lety +4

      I miss winning games like we used to

    • @roknrolla1329
      @roknrolla1329 Před 7 lety +1

      you're right, I'm a Green Bay fan. It mustve been awkward having that Favre & Rodgers situation/relationship

  • @DreamProphet417
    @DreamProphet417 Před 4 lety +4

    Can you say, Steve Young may have just been the best backup QB ever, to the best QB ever ?

  • @damachine3
    @damachine3 Před 4 lety

    I grew up in San Francisco and went to the Niners games regularly. Then, I moved to Salt Lake City, Utah for my last 2 years of high school. Steve Young is a Mormon and visited our high school, and I met him there. Super nice guy. I still have the piece of paper with his autograph. That was back in 1989.

  • @TheWopper78
    @TheWopper78 Před 6 lety

    Man I loved both those guys. What awesome talent

  • @jimmyjux3641
    @jimmyjux3641 Před 5 lety +4

    easily the best quarterback duo on one team ever 2 first ballad hof

    • @krantzbucks
      @krantzbucks Před 2 lety

      And the difference of a number one pick ending up on a great team rather than tje worst

  • @sevenrats
    @sevenrats Před 4 lety +5

    This really can't happen anymore. The salary cap and free agency prevent it. That guy on the bench is going to cost too much against the cap.

  • @mauricetroop7790
    @mauricetroop7790 Před 2 lety +1

    Jerry Rice said in his book that he is always asked about Joe and Steve. He said that if he had to choose between these two greats, it would be Joe.

  • @gutenbird
    @gutenbird Před 4 lety +1

    Growing up watching the Saints, it was Montana kicking our ass twice a year. He was clutch as hell. He was exciting when he went to Kansas City.

  • @jayzrat
    @jayzrat Před 5 lety +4

    Reading some of the negative “joe vs steve” crap, we should always remember just how fortunate we were to witness two great hall of fame quarterbacks play for the forty niners, back-to-back. How many teams can say that?

    • @BuMMasUmmA
      @BuMMasUmmA Před 4 lety

      Arron Rodgers and Brett Farve for the Packers

    • @rockyadams2825
      @rockyadams2825 Před 4 lety +1

      john paul except Farve was clearly declining Montana showed no real decline

    • @BuMMasUmmA
      @BuMMasUmmA Před 4 lety +1

      Rocky Adams true but they were both still hall of fame. And the year after farve left he led the Vikings to 14-2 record

    • @rockyadams2825
      @rockyadams2825 Před 4 lety

      john paul that I didn’t know I thought he did bad on the Vikings i wasn’t old enough to remember

  • @user-pt8yx4fr3v
    @user-pt8yx4fr3v Před 5 lety +3

    Damn I would’ve loved living back in those days..

  • @shakeandjake_1
    @shakeandjake_1 Před 2 lety +1

    I read his book after watching this, and A Football Life doesn't even tell the entire story. A great read.

  • @MrBlockice22
    @MrBlockice22 Před 6 lety +3

    You couldn't have a better tough decision than those 2 legends!!

  • @1990Thunderbolt
    @1990Thunderbolt Před 7 lety +21

    Right now I wonder if Jimmy Garoppolo is feeling the same way Steve Young was feeling back then.

    • @quadgod8111
      @quadgod8111 Před 6 lety +2

      no because he knows his time is coming and he is no where near as good as brady

    • @WILTALK
      @WILTALK Před 6 lety +2

      To be fair stating that is premature. If a player has not had the opportunity how would you know he isn't as good. They used to say the same thing about Farve and Rodgers.

    • @1990Thunderbolt
      @1990Thunderbolt Před 6 lety

      Yep. That was unexpected tbh.

    • @steviethegirthquake8909
      @steviethegirthquake8909 Před 6 lety

      Hmmm..

    • @oceanpacific3841
      @oceanpacific3841 Před 6 lety +5

      He'll be fine ;) San Fran has themselves a franchise QB

  • @jacobvang8573
    @jacobvang8573 Před 7 lety +72

    I wanna see the best football college team go up against the worst nfl team..

    • @vinniealaniz8472
      @vinniealaniz8472 Před 7 lety +20

      the best cfb team < worst nfl team

    • @ticklemonster2909
      @ticklemonster2909 Před 7 lety +74

      Browns 95 Alabama 3

    • @kdsburneraccount7476
      @kdsburneraccount7476 Před 7 lety +31

      Berzerk Chocobo Best College team would get destroyed.

    • @johngraham906
      @johngraham906 Před 6 lety +18

      Yeah and then after that we can watch the worst college team vs the best middle school team!.

    • @icantthinkofacooname3025
      @icantthinkofacooname3025 Před 6 lety +14

      Jacob Vang Even the worst NFL team is a college all star team. The best college team has guys that have no chance at an NFL team. Would be cool as hell to watch though

  • @astrostar49
    @astrostar49 Před 3 lety +1

    I'm glad this video spotlights this part of the program. For years people naturally assumed they had a bitter, bad relationship. And it's just media sensationalism bullshit. You don't invite the guy competing for your job to golf, and Christmas dinner if you hate him. Like Steve said himself, any frustration they shared was towards Bill, not each other. You've never heard any other teammates from that time period say they didn't get along.

  • @Simply_Anthony83
    @Simply_Anthony83 Před 4 lety

    Im 36 and never knew that it was such a controversy. Great video