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Robert Kraft recently stated that he thought, with all due respect to Joe Montana, that Tom Brady might already be the greatest QB of all-time. In part, I agree with him, Tom Brady is better than Joe Montana. And it’s really not even close. One of the common arguments on Denver Sports Chat has revolved … Continue reading »The post Ten reasons why Joe Montana is not the greatest ever appeared first on Denver Sports Chat.

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