Joe Montana draft story from 1979

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by RobBlake

Lol at beli being just a lucky coach.. no. It takes both. Greatness magnifies greatness. Bill manages his team like no other.. Walsh invented an offense practically.. different level coaches

He wins nothing without lucking into Brady. Passing over a guy FIVE plus times is the very definition

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by RippedmyFlesh

Everyone passed on Montana twice so no one can claim they knew he would be that great.

Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball

He wins nothing without lucking into Brady. Passing over a guy FIVE plus times is the very definition

These are very good points. I don't think anyone should brag about taking a Hall of Famer in the second round or later.

I guess you could brag about being even more of a genius and getting the guy cheap, but that's a pretty spurious argument. It's clear that no one knew the guy was as good as he was, or they all would have taken him as quickly as possible. Maybe you thought he could be good, but that's a whole different take on the story.

[kcbubb]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

These are very good points. I don't think anyone should brag about taking a Hall of Famer in the second round or later.

I guess you could brag about being even more of a genius and getting the guy cheap, but that's a pretty spurious argument. It's clear that no one knew the guy was as good as he was, or they all would have taken him as quickly as possible. Maybe you thought he could be good, but that's a whole different take on the story.

These coaches don’t brag about where they drafted guys like Montana or Brady. They brag about developing them, seeing how their talent fits the scheme and then having the guts to give them a chance. Brady is probably a nobody without belichek. Who else gives him a chance? Again, with Montana, what a great a fit and the coaches recognized what everyone missed including themselves and developed him and gave him a shot. We did the same with tyreek hill. When we drafted him, all that was discussed was his beating his girlfriend while pregnant. Does Andy not get credit for developing him? Of course he should. These late round picks that are developed are a credit to the coaches and staff that saw their potential fit and developed them. We should brag on coaches the most for finding late round hall of fame talent. They saw a scheme fit and developed the talent.