From: dggok@pbhyg.PacBell.COM (4E150M)
Subject: Re: Steve Young bashing
Reply-To: dggok@PacBell.COM (David G. Gok)
Organization: Pacific * Bell, San Ramon, CA
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 00:34:01 GMT

In article <C0pFsq.79M@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> bubba@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Gary Beason) writes:
>
>First, let me clarify that I am a Cowboy fan and that what I have to
>say has nothing to do with my wanting to see Dallas face a lesser
>quarterback next Sunday.

And I'm a 49er fan.  Take the following comments in that vein. :-)

>
>Now, I can't believe the criticism that Young has received from 9er
>fans on this group.  One game, in one game, he fumbles more than he
>has the whole season (if I'm not mistaken).

Actually, he has fumbled more than 3 times.  But, never more than
once in a game until last week.

>
>Go back and look at 82 game vs. Dallas--Clark made that catch;
>Montana's SB career could have been much different if not for a
>brilliant effort to catch a much overthrown ball.

Of course, Montana says that he was just throwing the ball where
only one person could catch it, his roomie Dwight Clark. :-)

>
>Young is a great qb; he deserves to be the starter, not Montana,
>because you have to look at where they are now.  Sure Joe played a

Yep.  We agree here.  Young is the starter.

>half and looked, but SF was winning for one and, two, Joe intimidated
>a patsy team.  Joe has been out there working with the team like Young
>has.  He doesn't have Young's mobility--so very important vs. a
>*young* aggressive Dallas rush.

You need to live out here (and be a 49er fan).  To SF, Joe is GOD.
Do you remember what it was like when White came in and replaced
Staubach?  No matter how good White was, he couldn't measure up
to that superb qb!  Young will always live in the Montana shadows.
People forget that Montana threw interceptions (about 120 of them),
played poorly at times, and was qb'ing some teams that lost in
the 1st round of the playoffs.  We only remember the good times,
and the 4 rings.  Randy Cross said it best: "If the 49ers only
played SuperBowls then Joe would be undefeated!"

>
>Be careful what you wish for--you may get it.
>
>isn't Young a free agent this coming year?  Hmmm, imagine Young

Yep.  But he will be our "franchise" player if he doesn't want to
sign.  And remember, Young WANTS to play for the 49ers!

>leaving Montana to qb for the 9ers who then goes down next.  Bono is
>not Steve Young, not nearly that good or smart.

I don't know about smartness, but the 49ers are better with Young at
the helm than Bono.  However, its nice to have a good backup qb -
just ask the Bills.

>
>I hate to say this to you guys, but you remind me of the hoity-toity
>Cowboy fans of the 70's and early 80's--you have it so good, but you
>want to live and relive the past and criticize what's good now.

Human nature.  Do you think that the Bay Area went bonkers because
the 49ers were 14-2 (and remember, most NFL teams have NEVER once
had a record as good as 14-2)?  Nope.  The ONLY measure being used
in the Bay Area is a SB Championship.  Anything else is a total
failure.  Its what happens when you have 4 rings and have been in 
the playoffs 9 of the last 10 years.  Much as the Cowboys did in
the 70s and very early 80s.  I remember when we stunk!  I remember
when we considered a 3 point loss to a superior team (and there
were a lot of them) almost like a win!  But I have to keep
reminding myself that a win is a win - you can't blow out everyone.
And sometimes there are teams that are better than yours is and
will destroy you when you meet.

>
>-- 
>
>Gary Beason    			      
>Purdue University
>bubba@mace.cc.purdue.edu


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