I watched a special on Joe Montana last night. It was a reminder that he had a lot of rough games during the season and even a few bad playoff games. However when it came to the SB he was nearly flawless. The beating he took during his career was amazing. They showed some hits that would get a player disqualified and suspended for at least one game now. Lots of hit around the head. Driving him into the ground. The other thing that stood out was the ballplacement. Time after time they showed passes perfectly thrown so the receiver wouldn't need to break stride. Most of the time he wouldn't even need to reach as the ball settled right into his cradled hands.
Something I didn't know was rt evealed by Joe. He was wearing a slightly different jersey than the rest of the team. His wife packed the jersey he wore against the Dolphins in the 1985 SB so he wore it. The differences were so subtle that I doubt anyone noticed it. The stripes on the sleeve were a little broader. I wonder if the league would have fined him if they knew since they're so strict about stuff like that.
He also said that on the Dwight Clark catch the play was designed to go to Solomon but he fell down so Joe had to improvise. He lofted it high and thought it would go out of the end zone but because he threw off his back foot with 6' 9" Too Tall Jones bearing down on him he didn't get much on it. He didn't see the catch because Jones flattened him. With today's rules that probably would have been roughing the passer and the Niners would have had a fresh set of downs even if Clark hadn't caught the ball.
I was at all those home games back then but it's still nice to be reminded of what a true franchse QB looks like.
[ Edited by CatchMaster80 on Feb 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM ]