You are very confused, I'll give you that. Nowhere did I say that Young's scambling ability was a negative. I credited him for being a good scrambler. That does not mean that it made him a poorer QB. It doesn't mean it and I didn't write it. Young was a better athlete, better scrambler and better runner than most QB's. He had very many good qualities as a QB. But Montana's strength as a QB was the mental aspect of QB'ing. Young did not match up to Montana in that regard IMO and I think it shows when comparing their post season careers.
Elmgrovegnome said:
So, I used Montana's play in KC to show that on a lesser team he was no superstar.
In what way do you think you showed that? Montana and KC were all the buzz that year. Paired with Marcus Allen, they were a team all about stars on a new team making a run at the Super Bowl. And they did make a run.
Elmgrovegnome said:
But back to your contention that Young was a better athlete but Montana was a better pure QB. That is absurd
Elmgrovegnome said:
You can try to win the argument by calling into question my credibility instead of just making your point if you want. That is fine with me. It is telling when you rely on such tactics. You must be a lawyer. I didn't know I was in court or even that my credibility was in question.
It's telling to me that you feel you have to be on trial to offer credible statements.
Elmgrovegnome said:
Like I already said we can just disagree about who was the better QB. I don't even know why I engaged in the discussion. I don't think either of them, or any West Coast QB for that matter, is the best ever, nor do I care.
So, you're choosing to take your ball and go home?
It's just conversation. It's supposed to be anyway. I don't mind you thinking that Young was a better QB but I think your opinion is based on false information. I just asked for you to support some of your beliefs. For example, linking me to profootballreference doesn't actually equal documented proof that Montana's 49ers teams were unarguably better than Young's. I don't even know what statistics you're basing that statement on. I mean, from what you've written, Montana's 49ers were head and shoulders better than Young's teams. I don't see how one can support that opinion. I don't see how you've even tried to.
I still haven't seen any reference to the point I offered in relation to Montana's time in KC. What about Young's time in Tampa Bay? If Montana's time in KC means something, what does his time in TB say about Young? He wasn't even outplaying DeBerg.
If you want, let's just stick to one major point. Montana's numbers went up in the postseason, Young's went down. Young's get to the point of worrisome if you take away that ridiculous mismatch, stat-padding day against SD.