Around 3:48 today, Mike once again casually drops into conversation how SB Winning Percentage is the be-all-end-all of pro football.
“FIRE ALL OF ‘EM! DON’T EVEN BRING ‘EM BACK TO NEW YORK!” Francesa exclaimed. “Let the bus go the other way!”
“Bullpen’s shot, team’s shot, management’s shot, the pitching strategist-whoever knows what he does in the first place,” he continued. “Take the bus, instead of them going north on the turnpike, send them south and let the ’69 Mets suit up!”
“I can’t even believe it! You can’t lose this game,” Francesa continued. “They stink so bad you can’t even make it up!”
He is getting fucking destroyed in his own Twitter account.Mike’s bad year continues. He said it was comical to think KD would pick the Nets over the Knicks. Mike still thinks MSG is a huge drawing card to attract free agents for the Knicks.
I think it is, it's just Dolan is an even bigger negative.Mike still thinks MSG is a huge drawing card to attract free agents for the Knicks.
What a week he's having. He was on vacation, and still was mushing it up.......Mike’s bad year continues. He said it was comical to think KD would pick the Nets over the Knicks. Mike still thinks MSG is a huge drawing card to attract free agents for the Knicks.
“I think that caused a little rupture,” Russo said. “I kind of, maybe I hinted that I wouldn’t have done that. So I questioned it — lightly, but I questioned it — and I think that caused probably a little disharmony between the two of us. We haven’t spoken in a year, year and a half.”
First half was over 300. I post occasionally on a Giants board and took a look at the win prediction thread yesterday. The lowest prediction, if everything falls apart was 6-10. I posted that 4-12 is about as good as it will be for them. Gonna be an ugly season for them. O-line still sucks.Over 300 isn't so bad. Almost 500, like the Cowboys got? That's pretty bad
But that friggin' Ernie Adams.......
No chance Luck will come out of retirement for the G-men, huh...?"The Eli era's over"
"Put it in a box."
Nothing good will come from him playing anymore, he'll just get hurt"
Here's the videoMike said in his open today that Belichick and Brady would be considered the best coach and QB of all time if they had beaten the Giants twice in the SB. But since they lost to them, they aren't. LOL.
Definitely. Always good to lose a playoff game 49-3. Waaaaaaay better than losing two Super Bowls in the last minute.It’s way more impressive to be like Montana and Walsh and lose to the Giants twice in the NFC playoffs. That’s what a great coach and a great quarterback would do.
What a fucking pud. BB and Brady have been together for 18 years entering this season. They appeared in half of the Super Bowls played (9) during that period, won a third of the Super Bowls played (6) during that period and may not be done yet. He didn't mention in that clip, but does anyone know who he considers the greatest coach/QB combo of all time?
To be fair, the AFC was the JV conference during the 80s. The NFC had some all-time great powerhouse teams while the AFC was second-rate. That's why so many of those Super Bowls were total blowouts. So it's not at all surprising that the 49ers would have a harder time than the BB/TB Pats getting to the SB, but once they got there, have a better winning percentage.It’s way more impressive to be like Montana and Walsh and lose to the Giants twice in the NFC playoffs. That’s what a great coach and a great quarterback would do.
Counting stats are so easy to accomplish. Yaz is overrated.I'm sure he deducts points for longevity as well.
It wasn't just the Raiders. Don't forget the Oilers!Sort of like the Steelers of the ‘70’s, who had the Raiders. I am trying to figure out how the break the Montana/Walsh - Bradshaw/Noll tie.
Also, are you really sure the 1981 and 1988 49ers were much better than a bunch of AFC teams?
And the AFC has been better than the NFC during the B/B run anyway, which kind of kills your point. Who are the Peyton, Roethlisberger, Mahomes (ed: even Rivers, Luck) that Montana had to beat? The second best QB in the conference was on his bench waiting to take his job.
The Redskins from 82-87 went 66-22 (.750), went to three NFCCGs, and won two SBs. They won their two SBs by a combined 42 points.Sort of like the Steelers of the ‘70’s, who had the Raiders. I am trying to figure out how the break the Montana/Walsh - Bradshaw/Noll tie.
Also, are you really sure the 1981 and 1988 49ers were much better than a bunch of AFC teams?
And the AFC has been better than the NFC during the B/B run anyway, which kind of kills your point. Who are the Peyton, Roethlisberger, Mahomes (ed: even Rivers, Luck) that Montana had to beat? The second best QB in the conference was on his bench waiting to take his job.
XVI | Jan. 24, 1982 | Silverdome (Pontiac, Mich.) | San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21 |
XVII | Jan. 30, 1983 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) | Washington 27, Miami 17 |
XVIII | Jan. 22, 1984 | Tampa (Fla.) Stadium | Los Angeles Raiders 38, Washington 9 |
XIX | Jan. 20, 1985 | Stanford (Calif.) Stadium | San Francisco 38, Miami 16 |
XX | Jan. 26, 1986 | Superdome (New Orleans) | Chicago 46, New England 10 |
XXI | Jan. 25, 1987 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) | New York Giants 39, Denver 20 |
XXII | Jan. 31, 1988 | Jack Murphy Stadium (San Diego) | Washington 42, Denver 10 |
XXIII | Jan. 22, 1989 | Joe Robbie Stadium (Miami) | San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16 |
XXIV | Jan. 28, 1990 | Superdome (New Orleans) | San Francisco 55, Denver 10 |
XXV | Jan. 27, 1991 | Tampa (Fla.) Stadium | New York Giants 20, Buffalo 19 |
XXVI | Jan. 26, 1992 | Metrodome (Minneapolis) | Washington 37, Buffalo 24 |
XXVII | Jan. 31, 1993 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) | Dallas 52, Buffalo 17 |
XXVIII | Jan. 30, 1994 | Georgia Dome (Atlanta) | Dallas 30, Buffalo 13 |
XXIX | Jan. 29, 1995 | Joe Robbie Stadium (Miami) | San Francisco 49, San Diego 26 |
XXX | Jan. 28, 1996 | Sun Devil Stadium (Tempe, Ariz.) | Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17 |
XXXI | Jan. 26, 1997 | Superdome (New Orleans) | Green Bay 35, New England 21 |
dan. fucking. pastorini.It wasn't just the Raiders. Don't forget the Oilers!
It’s way more impressive to be like Montana and Walsh and lose to the Giants twice in the NFC playoffs. That’s what a great coach and a great quarterback would do.
It is mind numbing how he can excuse first or second round losses or missing the playoffs altogether, "but when you get to the Big Game, and The Game is on the line, that's what matters. That's where the REAL winners shine through."Yep, being undefeated in Super Bowls is fundamentally significant to Mike. The Patriots could have FIFTEEN Super Bowl wins, and Mike would still take Montana/Walsh if the Pats has one Super Bowl loss.
Brady with BB:It is mind numbing how he can excuse first or second round losses or missing the playoffs altogether, "but when you get to the Big Game, and The Game is on the line, that's what matters. That's where the REAL winners shine through."
Ha exactly. The Giants really kind of put an end to the Pats' dynastic run....I love the comment that those games "changed the face of football". Since the XLVI, the Pats have been to 4 Super Bowls and won 3. The Giants have made the playoffs once and haven't won a playoff game. If the Pats hadn't won another title, then yes, those games would have prevented BB and TB12 from becoming the GOATs. But unfortunately for Francesca, 2014-2018 also happened.
Longevity and counting stats. 116-116 is 88 more games played and 44 more wins.And as a tack-on to the Eli debate, if Eli gets in with a .500 record but with the weight of two SBs over one of the Pats, what's the argument against, Jim Plunkett's (72-72 regular season 8-2 post-season,) and the only AFC QB to defeat the vastly superior NFC teams of the 80s?
I've long since given up the ghost on Brady vs Montana but this aggression can not stand, man. The 1988 49ers weren't better than a bunch of AFC teams, which is why it's the closest Super Bowl those 49er teams were in, but the 1981 49ers went 13-3 and beat the best team in the AFC - Cincinnati, the only team in the AFC to win 12 games - 21-3 in Cincinnati and were up 20-0 in the Super Bowl before trying to run out the clock.Sort of like the Steelers of the ‘70’s, who had the Raiders. I am trying to figure out how the break the Montana/Walsh - Bradshaw/Noll tie.
Also, are you really sure the 1981 and 1988 49ers were much better than a bunch of AFC teams?
And the AFC has been better than the NFC during the B/B run anyway, which kind of kills your point. Who are the Peyton, Roethlisberger, Mahomes (ed: even Rivers, Luck) that Montana had to beat? The second best QB in the conference was on his bench waiting to take his job.