Terry made big plays when it mattered most! The NFL in that era was very hard on QB’s especially roughing the passer and late hits, they all took a beating! Another thing you need to consider is teams back then were “built” for 10-15yr cycles (today 3-5yrs) trying to win one Super Bowl in that time! Injuries were crippling to that game plan! Great era and an amazing QB that got better with experience
I think so as well. One quarterback ranking video had Bradshaw rank at or around #25. He has 4 Super bowl wins against no losses; I just think he should have been ranked higher than #25.
@@makaha5750 Whoever made that video doesn't know football. Terry is at worst a borderline top 10 QB. There is an argument for him being in the top 10. No worse than 15.
Watched Terry Bradshaw and the Steelers chew up and spit out many teams during the 70's. Even my beloved Vikings and Fran Tarkenton were on that list, and the Steelers were part of the reason Fran never got a Super Bowl ring. Man, I hated the Steelers back then, but I think Terry Bradshaw is the greatest quarterback that every played. He took a lot of heat when he first started out, but he hung in there and won all of those Super Bowls with his team mates. Those Steeler teams will go down as being some of the best in the history of the NFL.
You are exactly right. Pittsburgh had some excellent receivers so anything Bradshaw threw their way had at last a 95% chance that the ball was going to be caught. :-)
Funny as you should say that. I feel FRAN TAKENTON is the GREATEST quarterback to ever live and I'm a diehard Steeler fan. Let me explain why I feel he's the best to ever play the game. He set EVERY SINGLE PASSING RECORD and held those records the longest in NFL history, and he did them all OUTSIDE and in the COLDEST PLACE in the NFL, Minnesota. I played college qb at UNC and when it gets to be about 10 degrees, that ball becomes a rock that hurts so bad to htrow that ball. Plus they did it with short sleeves. HOLY SHIT!!! Yet, Fran did it the longest and in that freezing cold. No dome games back. For that, to me, he is the GREATEST quarterback EVER. Is Bradhsaw up there, hell yes. He called his own plays and had to please a team filled with Hall Of Famers, not an easy task, and won 4 Super Bowls. But I still LOVE Fran for what he did in the frozen tundra of Minnesota.
Damn they don't make the good old American boys like they used to anymore. Love him as a person!! Sweet charismatic good natured. Damn they just don't make him like they used to no mo
No-three way tie with Bradshaw and Montana: they have 4 rings, too..and Terry did it in 6 seasons, 2 back to back; same players, same coach, and did it first (and no spygate)
Bradshaw is my favorite QB. However the first half of his career he was mediocre while showing tons of potential. The second half of his career he was as good as anyone in the game. But at the end of the day his touchdown/interception ratio isn't good. But like I said most of those interceptions came in the early part of his career.
GREAT point. Bradshaw was a rookie learning the pro game on a bad team. Of course his stats aren't going to be amazing right off the bat. John Elway and Bert Jones were the same way.
Strongest arm ever, watch the video again when terry was at mid field against the KC Chiefs and throws 60yards standing still , he never steps into that throw.
From an Eagles fan....if I was 10 years older, would have loved to have seen these guys in action, as it happened. I am 52 yo woman, with a very patient hubby who watched and has explained every damn thing about this great game to me....as I have always been a fan, but now UNDERSTAND IT ALL, AT LEAST FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS. So much planning, and so many rules and plays, on offense and defense alike. I fell in love with the sport itself. So....till next year. Break a leg Tom Brady, not literally, but would love to see the Rams take another jewel out of Bradys crown. Still gotta admit, he is good. GOD BLESS OUR PHILLY EAGLES...ON AND OFF THE FIELD.
wow two of the greatest that ever played the game and look kids lynn swan doesnt wear gloves but he can still catch a ball unlike the prima donnas in the game today
As a Cowboy fan, you "hated" Terry Bradshaw and the Steelers, but secretly you also respected Terry Bradshaw for what he could do and he did accomplish week after week after week - and 4 Super Bowl Winners Rings
Terry might not go down I history with the likes of manning and Brady, but he sure was fun to watch, and you kinda forget that he had a pretty good cannon because of the way he pokes fun at himself on tv.
i will still take manning over the cheater, but im a bradshaw fan all the way. Manning and Terry called their own plays, two yard tommie has been cheating his whole career with the refs keeping the nfl golden boy on top.
from the 50 to the endzone with NO effort. The Best QB ever. If the Steelers didn't have Franco, Rocky Blier, Frency Fuqua ,Bradshaw would have had 50,000 yds. 18 TDS & 9 ints ! The Steelers NEVER passed compared to todays standards.
Big game QBs play their greatest in the big games a la Super Bowl. To be clutch, you need the ability to bring the team from behind if there's a huge deficit or need a final drive to win. Bradshaw rarely had to do that because the Steelers were so dominant on defense and mostly everywhere else
+dnasty312 But then again, all of the Steelers' four Super Bowls of the 70s were close, competitive games against each of the NFC's three top teams of the era (2 vs. the Cowboys and 1 each vs. the Vikings and Rams), and yet he threw a fourth quarter TD pass in each and every one of them. When it came down to it, he a was clutch performer in the biggest games because he performed when it was needed most, in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl, which was always close when he played in it. And by the way, in two of those four Super Bowls, he brought the Steelers from behind, doing so twice in Super Bowl XIV.
@ChampCarforlife Totally agree. Neither one is/was particularly graceful or elegant in their delivery. They're both big, strong guys who are simply measured by results. They get (got) the job done.
TB is not truly underrated, as many would think. It's that the media and others resented and detested him even, because he was a Christian and a Southerner. As great as he was, he didn't even make the top ten best ever QBs. That's very sick. But they managed to put some of their favorites in that top ten, such as Dan Marino and Drew Brees, who've not won Super Bowls. Mark Four Up for TB! When you pass nearly every down, and the pass is your go-to play, it's a different game from when the run was the go-to. A lot of players will have better stats than TB, because they pass every down. Have many will end up with Four Championship rings? Here's a list of Top Tens he did make. www.thetoptens.com/quarterbacks/
It's crazy that if a QB in today's NFL starts out as bad as Bradshaw did in his career, he's out of the league in three seasons. Bradshaw had a chance to develop and went on to become one of the best to play the game. Four rings, only Joe Montana has as many.
had an arm ,could run the ball, & called his own plays !!! all the time Peyton put's into it, and the audibles, so why not call your own game, oh by the way, the millions you make that back then they didn't !!
+narly151 And I wonder how many people know that Terry Bradshaw called his own plays. Bradshaw had a reputation as being a dumb QB, while Roger Stabuach had a reputation of being the ultra-intelligent QB, yet it was Bradshaw that called his own plays, and not Staubach. And I think that might have been one of the reasons why the Cowboys could never beat the Steelers. A prime example of this was one of the key plays of Super Bowl XIII, when Bradshaw read a blitz, called a running play, and sent Franco through the hole, which resulted in a Steelers TD that made the score 28-17.
@@cjs83172 That's after Roy Gerela missed a field goal and Waters was teasing/laughing at him for missing the field goal. That's when Jack Lambert intervene and push Water to the turf. That was a great call (draw) by Bradshaw to Franco.
You mean Cliff Harris. It was Harris, who otherwise played a pretty good game, who taunted Roy Gerela and then grabbed his head, which drew Lambert's ire. Charlie Waters was not involved in that in any way. In fact, hardly any of Harris' Cowboys teammates came to his defense.
@@cjs83172 Oh yes thanks now I remember Cliff Harris. Those were the days when you sat on your couch with a remote control (not even a wireless remote) and a can of beer nearby. Players play for glory not for $$$. Times changed even a line man can demand $10million per year.
true. I always consider that QBs in the 1970s didn't have quarterback camps starting in elementary school,...no quarterback coaches breaking down footwork, arm motion and release,...while I'm sure there was film, there is no way it could be of the same quality available today. I'm really happy things worked out the way they did for Bradshaw,...and as a result,...my childhood :-)
and they call two yard tommie goat when he plays in a paddy cake era of diva rules designed to make avg qb's look good...imagine marsha brady playing during this era.......
Boy He Threw a Beautiful Long Ball.!! Imagine if they had Drafted Dan Marino WOW With tht Def.&. A Running Game the 2 Things Shula NEVER GOT MARINO& ILL NEVER UNDERSTAND THAT.!! HOW MANY SUPER BOWLS WOULD PITTS. HAVE RIGHT NOW & world there even been a Bill Cower.?? They only got him cause they forced Noll Out.. (Remember He Lost it LMAO..) I bet they wish they had SOME DISCIPLINE NOW LOL.!!
perhaps you're right for SBs IX and X, but not for XIII and XIV. Cowboys and Steelers were pretty much even in XIII. Big plays decided that game. With SB XIV, the Rams defense stuffed the Steelers running game and their offense played well enough, showing that the Steel Curtain was probably making it's last call. Steelers prevailed because of "60 prevent, slot hook and go", Bradshaw to Stallworth, once for a touchdown and a second time for deep enough of a gain to punch it in with a run soon after. Bradshaw's arm made XIII and XIV possible, oh, ...and he called all of the plays.
He threw the ball with his index finger on the tip. I don't how anybody could manage that. try to throw a football with your index finger on the point of the ball.
I don't think you can go by stats alone. The style of the game is constantly changing, and one era may be more passing-oriented than running-oriented when compared to others. In 1976, the Steelers had 2 1,000 yard rushers when the league had a 14 game schedule. Obviously, the Steelers were running the ball a lot. I think you have to judge athletes for the HOF based on how well they performed in their era.
i dont think swann should really be in the hall. he was a good reciever bot not a dominant one. His stats are not great at all. Was a good athlete and capable of some spectacular catches, just not a hall of fame player in my opionon
Do you think Joe Montana can run Steelers offense better? I say no.Montana had a weak arm and Bill Walsh made Joe for that pinball dink and dunk offense called west coast offense.Montana not as tough as Bradshaw.Steelers ball control play action offense.Montana don't have arm for that.More deep passes mean more late hits.Montana always went down to avoid sack or contact.Before 1978 Defenders would hit em while they on ground.Is Joe tough enough for that?
Bradshaw had a great quote "You might lose with me but you'll never win without me". Truly a great quarterback
In the 70's Terry Bradshaw was my man, because I lived and died with the Steelers.
The most underrated QB
One of the greatest, and as Greg Landry quote; "its imposible to throw the ball better than terry does".
Definitely my favorite Steeler of all time.
one of the greatest qb's i grew up with the 70's in natrona heights,pa.grizz
The 70's Steelers was the coolest football team ever.
In high school Bradshaw was the national record holder in the javelin.
Terry made big plays when it mattered most! The NFL in that era was very hard on QB’s especially roughing the passer and late hits, they all took a beating! Another thing you need to consider is teams back then were “built” for 10-15yr cycles (today 3-5yrs) trying to win one Super Bowl in that time! Injuries were crippling to that game plan! Great era and an amazing QB that got better with experience
the most underrated QB of all time.
I think so as well. One quarterback ranking video had Bradshaw rank at or around #25. He has 4 Super bowl wins against no losses; I just think he should have been ranked higher than #25.
@@makaha5750 Whoever made that video doesn't know football. Terry is at worst a borderline top 10 QB. There is an argument for him being in the top 10. No worse than 15.
@@Yeomannn I was going to place Terry Bradshaw at #3, as he had four wins and zero losses in his 4 Super Bowl appearances.
People forget Bradshaw was a great running QB
Swan and Stallworth were awesome in thier day
one of the best ever. he had a cast around him.
The Best...
Watched Terry Bradshaw and the Steelers chew up and spit out many teams during the 70's. Even my beloved Vikings and Fran Tarkenton were on that list, and the Steelers were part of the reason Fran never got a Super Bowl ring. Man, I hated the Steelers back then, but I think Terry Bradshaw is the greatest quarterback that every played. He took a lot of heat when he first started out, but he hung in there and won all of those Super Bowls with his team mates. Those Steeler teams will go down as being some of the best in the history of the NFL.
Standing In The Rain Bradshaw is great no doubt but, he did have those the headed dragon WRs!!!
You are exactly right. Pittsburgh had some excellent receivers so anything Bradshaw threw their way had at last a 95% chance that the ball was going to be caught. :-)
Standing In The Rain Amen
The best
Funny as you should say that. I feel FRAN TAKENTON is the GREATEST quarterback to ever live and I'm a diehard Steeler fan. Let me explain why I feel he's the best to ever play the game. He set EVERY SINGLE PASSING RECORD and held those records the longest in NFL history, and he did them all OUTSIDE and in the COLDEST PLACE in the NFL, Minnesota. I played college qb at UNC and when it gets to be about 10 degrees, that ball becomes a rock that hurts so bad to htrow that ball. Plus they did it with short sleeves. HOLY SHIT!!! Yet, Fran did it the longest and in that freezing cold. No dome games back. For that, to me, he is the GREATEST quarterback EVER. Is Bradhsaw up there, hell yes. He called his own plays and had to please a team filled with Hall Of Famers, not an easy task, and won 4 Super Bowls. But I still LOVE Fran for what he did in the frozen tundra of Minnesota.
Hard to belive L.C. Greenwood isn't in the Hall of Fame!
Oh Terry Bradshaw ... I loves ya!
" Terry Bradshaw lost some hair, but all that raw talent remained intact. " Sounds like he was talking about me except for the raw talent part.
Damn they don't make the good old American boys like they used to anymore. Love him as a person!! Sweet charismatic good natured. Damn they just don't make him like they used to no mo
Can I get a yee-haw!!!🏈🇺🇸
No-three way tie with Bradshaw and Montana: they have 4 rings, too..and Terry did it in 6 seasons, 2 back to back; same players, same coach, and did it first (and no spygate)
Bradshaw is my favorite QB. However the first half of his career he was mediocre while showing tons of potential. The second half of his career he was as good as anyone in the game. But at the end of the day his touchdown/interception ratio isn't good. But like I said most of those interceptions came in the early part of his career.
Oh, and best receivers EVER. There will never be a duo as John and Lynn. Maybe Fitz!
Best quarterback ever.
People forget that the years Bradshaw had trouble, that the whole team was rebuilding too. I remember the 74 draft was the final pieces to the puzzle.
GREAT point. Bradshaw was a rookie learning the pro game on a bad team. Of course his stats aren't going to be amazing right off the bat. John Elway and Bert Jones were the same way.
Bradshaw was my boyhood hero! I so much wanted to be 6’ 3” just like him. My wishing only got me to 5’ 10 1/2”- oh well!
Strongest arm ever, watch the video again when terry was at mid field against the KC Chiefs and throws 60yards standing still , he never steps into that throw.
He's never talked about near enough
Bradshaw was such a gifted athlete he could easily have played fullback or tight end.
Absolutely. His physical strength as a runner is almost unmatched among QBs. Only Elway and Jones come close. Stiff arms, trucks, it's all here.
best football player EVER!
From an Eagles fan....if I was 10 years older, would have loved to have seen these guys in action, as it happened. I am 52 yo woman, with a very patient hubby who watched and has explained every damn thing about this great game to me....as I have always been a fan, but now UNDERSTAND IT ALL, AT LEAST FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS. So much planning, and so many rules and plays, on offense and defense alike. I fell in love with the sport itself. So....till next year. Break a leg Tom Brady, not literally, but would love to see the Rams take another jewel out of Bradys crown. Still gotta admit, he is good. GOD BLESS OUR PHILLY EAGLES...ON AND OFF THE FIELD.
great video! steelers baby!
1:18 Bradshaw just flicks a 60 yard throw...
wow two of the greatest that ever played the game and look kids lynn swan doesnt wear gloves but he can still catch a ball unlike the prima donnas in the game today
Great video Vince, He did turn out to be the Greatest QB after all.
As a Cowboy fan, you "hated" Terry Bradshaw and the Steelers, but secretly you also respected Terry Bradshaw for what he could do and he did accomplish week after week after week - and 4 Super Bowl Winners Rings
Terry might not go down I history with the likes of manning and Brady, but he sure was fun to watch, and you kinda forget that he had a pretty good cannon because of the way he pokes fun at himself on tv.
i will still take manning over the cheater, but im a bradshaw fan all the way. Manning and Terry called their own plays, two yard tommie has been cheating his whole career with the refs keeping the nfl golden boy on top.
My cousin Terry Bradshaw
from the 50 to the endzone with NO effort. The Best QB ever. If the Steelers didn't have Franco, Rocky Blier, Frency Fuqua ,Bradshaw would have had 50,000 yds. 18 TDS & 9 ints ! The Steelers NEVER passed compared to todays standards.
Doesn't get the respect he deserves
Hard to believe it took Swann so long to get into the Hall of Fame.
I don't see how they say that Joe Montana was the best quarterback. To me, Terry Bradshaw is unquestionably the best quarterback of any era.
2:11 was pretty slick.
Terry Bradshaw .......
Great guy. Great quarter back! Really just great! Bradshaw .clemente. mean joe greene .noll. a few true legends of sports........steeler nation!
Big Ben!
Maybe the greatest big game QB ever.
MMM, no. Not top ten. Maybe top15.
I said, 'big game', not 'clutch.' Difference.
+dnasty312 what's the difference between being a "big game QB" and being clutch? Don't you get the title of being clutch by winning "big games"?
Big game QBs play their greatest in the big games a la Super Bowl. To be clutch, you need the ability to bring the team from behind if there's a huge deficit or need a final drive to win. Bradshaw rarely had to do that because the Steelers were so dominant on defense and mostly everywhere else
+dnasty312 But then again, all of the Steelers' four Super Bowls of the 70s were close, competitive games against each of the NFC's three top teams of the era (2 vs. the Cowboys and 1 each vs. the Vikings and Rams), and yet he threw a fourth quarter TD pass in each and every one of them. When it came down to it, he a was clutch performer in the biggest games because he performed when it was needed most, in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl, which was always close when he played in it. And by the way, in two of those four Super Bowls, he brought the Steelers from behind, doing so twice in Super Bowl XIV.
He's rated way too low on the NFL all-time great list, especially when you consider that he was the first quarterback to win 4 Super Bowls.
chills @ the 3:31 mark..
@ChampCarforlife Totally agree. Neither one is/was particularly graceful or elegant in their delivery. They're both big, strong guys who are simply measured by results. They get (got) the job done.
4:33 swann just sick!
2:17 that was epic! lol
Growing up in the 60's, Chicago da Bears were my team, then came the Steelers
TB is not truly underrated, as many would think. It's that the media and others resented and detested him even, because he was a Christian and a Southerner. As great as he was, he didn't even make the top ten best ever QBs. That's very sick. But they managed to put some of their favorites in that top ten, such as Dan Marino and Drew Brees, who've not won Super Bowls. Mark Four Up for TB!
When you pass nearly every down, and the pass is your go-to play, it's a different game from when the run was the go-to. A lot of players will have better stats than TB, because they pass every down. Have many will end up with Four Championship rings?
Here's a list of Top Tens he did make. www.thetoptens.com/quarterbacks/
The real TB12
You said it mensch.
It's crazy that if a QB in today's NFL starts out as bad as Bradshaw did in his career, he's out of the league in three seasons. Bradshaw had a chance to develop and went on to become one of the best to play the game. Four rings, only Joe Montana has as many.
Plus Bradshaw called all his plays from the huddle. Even Montana didnt do that.
@2bdefacto You should be proud of the team you first support, no matter how bad they are.
I agree
had an arm ,could run the ball, & called his own plays !!! all the time Peyton put's into it, and the audibles, so why not call your own game, oh by the way, the millions you make that back then they didn't !!
+narly151 And I wonder how many people know that Terry Bradshaw called his own plays. Bradshaw had a reputation as being a dumb QB, while Roger Stabuach had a reputation of being the ultra-intelligent QB, yet it was Bradshaw that called his own plays, and not Staubach. And I think that might have been one of the reasons why the Cowboys could never beat the Steelers. A prime example of this was one of the key plays of Super Bowl XIII, when Bradshaw read a blitz, called a running play, and sent Franco through the hole, which resulted in a Steelers TD that made the score 28-17.
@@cjs83172 That's after Roy Gerela missed a field goal and Waters was teasing/laughing at him for missing the field goal. That's when Jack Lambert intervene and push Water to the turf. That was a great call (draw) by Bradshaw to Franco.
You mean Cliff Harris. It was Harris, who otherwise played a pretty good game, who taunted Roy Gerela and then grabbed his head, which drew Lambert's ire. Charlie Waters was not involved in that in any way. In fact, hardly any of Harris' Cowboys teammates came to his defense.
@@cjs83172
Oh yes thanks now I remember Cliff Harris.
Those were the days when you sat on your couch with a remote control (not even a wireless remote) and a can of beer nearby. Players play for glory not for $$$. Times changed even a line man can demand $10million per year.
But your right. No QB today would be given the time to develop. It payed off in the end for Knoll
hahaha king Noll
true. I always consider that QBs in the 1970s didn't have quarterback camps starting in elementary school,...no quarterback coaches breaking down footwork, arm motion and release,...while I'm sure there was film, there is no way it could be of the same quality available today. I'm really happy things worked out the way they did for Bradshaw,...and as a result,...my childhood :-)
Not even gonna lie, in this day and age, it's good to see some white NFL players with high notoriety.
and they call two yard tommie goat when he plays in a paddy cake era of diva rules designed to make avg qb's look good...imagine marsha brady playing during this era.......
Boy He Threw a Beautiful Long Ball.!! Imagine if they had Drafted Dan Marino WOW With tht Def.&. A Running Game the 2 Things Shula NEVER GOT MARINO& ILL NEVER UNDERSTAND THAT.!! HOW MANY SUPER BOWLS WOULD PITTS. HAVE RIGHT NOW & world there even been a Bill Cower.?? They only got him cause they forced Noll Out.. (Remember He Lost it LMAO..) I bet they wish they had SOME DISCIPLINE NOW LOL.!!
2 different defensive formations, that's what made 4 rings possible
perhaps you're right for SBs IX and X, but not for XIII and XIV. Cowboys and Steelers were pretty much even in XIII. Big plays decided that game. With SB XIV, the Rams defense stuffed the Steelers running game and their offense played well enough, showing that the Steel Curtain was probably making it's last call. Steelers prevailed because of "60 prevent, slot hook and go", Bradshaw to Stallworth, once for a touchdown and a second time for deep enough of a gain to punch it in with a run soon after. Bradshaw's arm made XIII and XIV possible, oh, ...and he called all of the plays.
He threw the ball with his index finger on the tip. I don't how anybody could manage that. try to throw a football with your index finger on the point of the ball.
Nice here Vince
thanks :)
I agree :O)
Pittsburgh should officially retire number 12. I know it hasn't been issued since Bradshaw left the game, but I would like to see it made official.
@0:44 football players pass the ball while been tackled thats rare you don't see that at all these days.
TribalSolider Umm Aaron Rodgers? Hes the only qb to still do shit like that
Before Mean Joe, the steelers hadn't won a championship in 60 fucking years.
The team started in 1933. It wasn't until 1974 that they had their first championship season. Took 42 seasons to win their first championship.
on tv
That's if Tom Brady doesn't win another superbowl before he retires
lynn swann jumped over that car shown in 0:48. lol
@inbredagogo
When I look at Ben Roethlisberger I look at Terry Bradshaw.
His TD to INT is horrific. Still, he had the goods. Just a little slower, lol.
+timmmmkay imagine if he could've thrown the ball away like they can today? he'd have way fewer int's
Lynn Swan was a good wide receiver but his career receiving stats are mediocre. I don’t believe he belongs in the Hall of Fame.
I don't think you can go by stats alone. The style of the game is constantly changing, and one era may be more passing-oriented than running-oriented when compared to others. In 1976, the Steelers had 2 1,000 yard rushers when the league had a 14 game schedule. Obviously, the Steelers were running the ball a lot. I think you have to judge athletes for the HOF based on how well they performed in their era.
@@ericdailey8587 Point taken. Thank you!
i dont think swann should really be in the hall. he was a good reciever bot not a dominant one. His stats are not great at all. Was a good athlete and capable of some spectacular catches, just not a hall of fame player in my opionon
Stats? Really it was the 70's every offense struggle to score points
What a shame he allows himself to play a buffoon on TV ads
Do you think Joe Montana can run Steelers offense better? I say no.Montana had a weak arm and Bill Walsh made Joe for that pinball dink and dunk offense called west coast offense.Montana not as tough as Bradshaw.Steelers ball control play action offense.Montana don't have arm for that.More deep passes mean more late hits.Montana always went down to avoid sack or contact.Before 1978 Defenders would hit em while they on ground.Is Joe tough enough for that?
Bradshaw admitted Steelers cheated and they all used steroids.