Montana wanted to go to Pittsburgh in '93!
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 11:38 pm
Just found this out; never knew he wanted to end things back home. Here's the article below...
http://arrowheadaddict.com/2012/12/11/j ... er-chiefs/
I know that 'what-ifs' aren't too popular here - needed like a hole in the head - but this one's much more easier to go down than the eternally overblown Marino/Steelers 'what-if'. I'm amongst the few who think the Dan 'what-if' likely wouldn't have made a worthy difference for either party involved. Sure enough Steelers win more games in the remaining Noll years, but with that comes even lower draft picks in those years hence likely no Dermontti, Woodson, Lloyd, Lake, etc for the Cowher Era. Yes, maybe the 'Burgh makes the right moves anyway, or maybe Steelers do no better in '90s than Shula & Jimmy did in Miami. We'll never know. Too big a 'what-if' worth tackling.
Now 'Joe Cool' coming home in '93?...(and with all the other pieces already in place)...much easier to speculate; no effort at all! None of the other 27 teams, no matter who their QB is, would have beaten Jimmy's Boys that year, but '94?...I have always felt Steelers at least give SF a game had they averted that AFCC upset. Now plug JOE in...just IMAGINE! He vs his old team (and Young), 4-0 vs 4-0 for the Thumb...the pregame HYPE/actual GAME itself would have dwarfed SBXIII! And then if he hangs around for another year in '95? Yes, another year older but who would YOU pick between a 39-year-old Montana (who WOULDN'T throw to Larry Brown) and a still talented but now underachieving/less-disciplined Dallas squad two years removed from Jimmy Johnson?
Yes, another annoying 'what-if' (not going to ask what you think would have happened) but too hard to at least not mention once and have fun thinking about for just a bit.
http://arrowheadaddict.com/2012/12/11/j ... er-chiefs/
I know that 'what-ifs' aren't too popular here - needed like a hole in the head - but this one's much more easier to go down than the eternally overblown Marino/Steelers 'what-if'. I'm amongst the few who think the Dan 'what-if' likely wouldn't have made a worthy difference for either party involved. Sure enough Steelers win more games in the remaining Noll years, but with that comes even lower draft picks in those years hence likely no Dermontti, Woodson, Lloyd, Lake, etc for the Cowher Era. Yes, maybe the 'Burgh makes the right moves anyway, or maybe Steelers do no better in '90s than Shula & Jimmy did in Miami. We'll never know. Too big a 'what-if' worth tackling.
Now 'Joe Cool' coming home in '93?...(and with all the other pieces already in place)...much easier to speculate; no effort at all! None of the other 27 teams, no matter who their QB is, would have beaten Jimmy's Boys that year, but '94?...I have always felt Steelers at least give SF a game had they averted that AFCC upset. Now plug JOE in...just IMAGINE! He vs his old team (and Young), 4-0 vs 4-0 for the Thumb...the pregame HYPE/actual GAME itself would have dwarfed SBXIII! And then if he hangs around for another year in '95? Yes, another year older but who would YOU pick between a 39-year-old Montana (who WOULDN'T throw to Larry Brown) and a still talented but now underachieving/less-disciplined Dallas squad two years removed from Jimmy Johnson?
Yes, another annoying 'what-if' (not going to ask what you think would have happened) but too hard to at least not mention once and have fun thinking about for just a bit.