Former Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw was his usual boisterous self on 93.7 The Fan’s The Cook and Joe Show Thursday.
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The interview portion kicked off with who Bradshaw thinks the greatest QB in Steelers history is.
After jokingly answering Bobby Layne (Steelers QB from 1958-62 who went on to win three pre-Super Bowl era NFL championships with the Detroit Lions), Bradshaw got serious.
“I would give it to Ben [Roethlisberger],” he said. “His numbers far exceed mine. I may have more Super Bowls, but he is a much better quarterback. I wasn’t bad in my era, but he’s big, strong, accurate, puts up monstrous numbers and he’s won two Super Bowls. I passed that baton to him gladly. I absolutely have no problem with that. He deserves it.”
The interview continued with the oft-debated Tom Brady/G.O.A.T. topic.
“I don’t think he’s the greatest quarterback of all time,” Bradshaw said. “It’s hard to say. He may be the best quarterback we’ve had in the last 30 years. Is he better than [Roger] Staubach? No. Is he better than Dan Fouts? No. Dan Marino? No. I’m talking talent-wise when you put all of it together.”
“Does he have more Super Bowls than anybody? Yes, therefore he’s the best. I absolutely have no problem saying it. If you’ve got the most Super Bowls, and he’s done it, you can be in there. But I don’t put anybody as the greatest of all time. I would never do that.”
Bradshaw then went on to share his thoughts on Brady leaving the Patriots for the Buccaneers.
“I’m a little bit tired of this soap opera that’s going on between [Tom Brady] and [Bill] Belichick.
“He left because he wanted to prove something, and he wants to prove to everyone he can win without Bill Belichick,” Bradshaw said. “In between all that, you say all the wonderful things. ‘I know he respects me. He knows I like him. We get along great. But after 20 years, I’m leaving.’ You’ve got to be kidding me.”
“Now he’s going to Tampa Bay and he’s going to prove to us what he’s whatever he is… It’s like, golly, geez-Louise, get this over with.”
Leaving New England is not what Bradshaw would’ve done if he were in Brady’s cleats.
“I never wanted to leave Pittsburgh, no matter what my relationship with [former Steelers coach] Chuck [Noll] was, which was a good working relationship,” he said. “It wasn’t always pleasant, I didn’t always like him. But I respected him and I knew that if I listened to him and learned from him and followed his direction that we would win. That’s all I cared about was winning.”
And win, Bradshaw did.