'I had problems with Chuck Noll, but not that I couldn't work with him and not that - when I left, maybe I was a little like, maybe Tom Brady wanted Bill Belichick to say, 'Oh my god. Then, Bradshaw dug into the heart of his issue with Noll, comparing it to that recent Brady/Belichick 'soap opera.' 'Listen, I never had a problem with Pittsburgh,' he said. After leaving the Steelers and retiring from football on less-than-ideal terms, many felt Bradshaw was harboring hatred toward the Steel City. Get this over with.'įinally, Bradshaw was probed about his sour feelings toward the city of Pittsburgh. 'So now he's going to Tampa Bay and he's going to prove to us that he's whatever he is. But I respected him, and I knew if I listened to him and learned from him and followed his direction that we would win. 'I never wanted to leave Pittsburgh! No matter what my relationship with which was a good working relationship. It wasn't necessarily the move itself but simply the drama of it all, the back-and-forth between Brady and Bill Belichick and the reality-TV narrative that took shape before Brady finally made the move.Īfter calling it a 'soap opera,' Bradshaw opened up. I don't do that.'Īs the conversation continued, it became clear Bradshaw was not a fan of Brady's move from the Patriots to the Buccaneers. But I don't put anybody as the greatest of all time. Does he have more Super Bowls than anybody? Yes, therefore he's 'the best,' and I absolutely have no problem saying if you've got the most Super Bowls - and he's done it - you can be in there. 'I'm talking talent-wise when you put all of this together. He may be the greatest quarterback we've had in the last 30 years. 'First of all, I don't think he's the greatest quarterback of all time. He was also asked where Brady ranks among all-time greats, and while Bradshaw readily admitted Brady was in the discussion, he refused to name him the best to ever do it. I gotta say, however, Bradshaw's opinion means something, and his humility makes me reconsider.Īnd Bradshaw's quarterback takes didn't end there Thursday. My conclusion? Bradshaw edged Roethlisberger - but just barely. Last July, I dug into the debate myself, adjusting for the inflation of the modern passing game and trying to account for every possible influence on the numbers. I wasn’t bad in my era but he is a big, strong, accurate puts up monstrous numbers and he's won two Super Bowls. I may have more Super Bowls, but he is a much better quarterback. To Bradshaw, the numbers win out in the conversation. Roethlisberger has the sheer numbers and two Super Bowls of his own. Bradshaw has more Super Bowls with four and the nostalgia of those legendary '70s teams attached.

It began with a favorite discussion among Steelers fans and among football junkies in general: Bradshaw vs.

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