Montana is tired of Owens' critiques
HALL OF FAMER'S ADVICE: JUST GO OUT AND PLAY
By Daniel Brown
Mercury News
Joe Montana has a word of advice for Terrell Owens: shhhhhhh.
The Hall of Famer is tired of hearing Owens knock quarterback Jeff Garcia and the 49ers.
``Sometimes people let their mouth get the best of them, and I think this is one of those cases where he just needs to be quiet and go play the game,'' Montana said on Sporting News Radio this week. ``Unfortunately, people like to hear themselves talk a lot instead of going out and just playing.''
Owens took some recent jabs at Garcia on his Web site, terrellowens.com, although the receiver and his agent, David Joseph, said the comments were taken out of context and not intended for media consumption.
Still, the receiver has repeatedly wondered publicly about playing alongside stronger-armed quarterbacks elsewhere. Owens said in a recent radio interview that he would like to team with someone such as the Philadelphia Eagles' Donovan McNabb. ``I just want to go somewhere where my talents can be used in abundance,'' he said.
Montana is not amused.
``He sits there and talks about the quarterback. . . . I think he dropped three passes, maybe more in the last game I saw,'' he said. ``If I was him I wouldn't be talking too loud.''
Montana is in Houston in part to promote a health issue. He has high blood pressure. The famously unflappable star went for a routine checkup recently and the doctor told Joe Cool that his blood pressure was through the roof. ``I was shocked,'' Montana said.
The Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. hired Montana as an endorser for Lotrel in hopes that his story will encourage others to see a doctor.
• Outside a charity event for underprivileged children, Steve Young hurried through about a dozen autographs for his new fans. One of the kids knew Young was famous but not sure for what.
``Did you used to play football?'' he asked.
``I used to,'' Young replied. ``A long, long time ago I played for the 49ers. But I got too old. And now I'm way too old.''
The kid nodded in agreement. Young, after all, is 42.
Young played for the 49ers from 1987 through 1999 before concussions hastened his retirement. He started his 49ers career as a backup to Montana, which puts him in a unique position to compare Montana with New England quarterback Tom Brady.
Young said the link is natural, if premature.
``I think when you see a guy who has a physical similarity -- someone who is tall and throws the ball with the same kind of motion, it's easy to start making comparisons,'' he said. ``That, and the fact that Brady keeps winning and winning. It just goes from there.
``But there is a long way before you can put him with Montana.''
HALL OF FAMER'S ADVICE: JUST GO OUT AND PLAY
By Daniel Brown
Mercury News
Joe Montana has a word of advice for Terrell Owens: shhhhhhh.
The Hall of Famer is tired of hearing Owens knock quarterback Jeff Garcia and the 49ers.
``Sometimes people let their mouth get the best of them, and I think this is one of those cases where he just needs to be quiet and go play the game,'' Montana said on Sporting News Radio this week. ``Unfortunately, people like to hear themselves talk a lot instead of going out and just playing.''
Owens took some recent jabs at Garcia on his Web site, terrellowens.com, although the receiver and his agent, David Joseph, said the comments were taken out of context and not intended for media consumption.
Still, the receiver has repeatedly wondered publicly about playing alongside stronger-armed quarterbacks elsewhere. Owens said in a recent radio interview that he would like to team with someone such as the Philadelphia Eagles' Donovan McNabb. ``I just want to go somewhere where my talents can be used in abundance,'' he said.
Montana is not amused.
``He sits there and talks about the quarterback. . . . I think he dropped three passes, maybe more in the last game I saw,'' he said. ``If I was him I wouldn't be talking too loud.''
Montana is in Houston in part to promote a health issue. He has high blood pressure. The famously unflappable star went for a routine checkup recently and the doctor told Joe Cool that his blood pressure was through the roof. ``I was shocked,'' Montana said.
The Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. hired Montana as an endorser for Lotrel in hopes that his story will encourage others to see a doctor.
• Outside a charity event for underprivileged children, Steve Young hurried through about a dozen autographs for his new fans. One of the kids knew Young was famous but not sure for what.
``Did you used to play football?'' he asked.
``I used to,'' Young replied. ``A long, long time ago I played for the 49ers. But I got too old. And now I'm way too old.''
The kid nodded in agreement. Young, after all, is 42.
Young played for the 49ers from 1987 through 1999 before concussions hastened his retirement. He started his 49ers career as a backup to Montana, which puts him in a unique position to compare Montana with New England quarterback Tom Brady.
Young said the link is natural, if premature.
``I think when you see a guy who has a physical similarity -- someone who is tall and throws the ball with the same kind of motion, it's easy to start making comparisons,'' he said. ``That, and the fact that Brady keeps winning and winning. It just goes from there.
``But there is a long way before you can put him with Montana.''
