John Madden is greater than Vince Lombardi

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John Madden is greater than Vince Lombardi:

I was watching the Chargers vs Seahawks game on Sunday and John Madden went into another one of his incoherent babbles and he basically stated that he thinks he is greater than Vince Lombardi because he took over an already successful team in the raiders and Lombardi took over as the head coach of the Redskinsa team that pretty much sucked. And its harder to maintain greatness than it is to rebuild it :shock:


This guy is as bad as listening to Michael Ervin babble. Hope he goes the way of Ervin soon!

[Scott Campbell]

He has a better bus. And he has a better video game contract.

But I'm going to go out on a limb and say Vince was the better coach.

[Joemailman]

I'd want to here Madden's actual quote before making any judgments. He's never gotten through a game at Lambeau without talking about his respect for Lombardi.

[BallHawk]

He has a better bus. And he has a better video game contract.

So what? If video games were around in Vince's time, he would of mopped the floor with Madden.

Can you imagine Lombardi '67 for the Xbox 360?

It could possibly be better then Tecmo Bowl (one of the greatest video games of all-time).

[the_idle_threat]

Tecmo Bowl was good; Super Tecmo Bowl was even better. :D

[Tony Oday]

Bo Jackson rated excellent was the best player in any sports game.

[The Leaper]

I can't fault any guy at that level being honest. I'm sure all of those great coaches feel they are the best...that is what makes them great. Parcells probably thinks he's better than Lombardi. Shula probably thinks he's better than Lombardi. If they didn't, they are pansies who wilt in the face of pressure like PGA Tour pros wilt around Tiger. If you don't believe you are better, then you have no chance at being better.

In the end, who cares? Lombardi is still the only guy with his name on the championship trophy.

[GBRulz]

I wouldn't doubt if more people are familiar with Madden because his name is on a video game vs his coaching career. I for one am guilty of that. I am not big on vintage football (before 1985 is vintage for me in football terms). I always knew him as the spokesperson for Ace Hardware and that he was a football announcer with a video game. It wasn't until years later that I knew he was a coach of the Raiders. However, when people think of Lombardi, they remember him for his accomplishments alone. The same cannot be said of Madden.

[Zool]

Boom
Tough actin Tanactin.

[GBRulz]

LOL oh yeah, that one, too :lol:

[SkinBasket]

Tecmo Bowl was good; Super Tecmo Bowl was even better. :D

Hell yes.

[MadScientist]

If the subject was girth, then Madden is definitely greater than Lombardi.

[Scott Campbell]

I don't remember Vince being obsessed with butt sweat.

[Jerry Tagge]

He has a better bus. And he has a better video game contract.

So what? If video games were around in Vince's time, he would of mopped the floor with Madden.

Can you imagine Lombardi '67 for the Xbox 360?

It could possibly be better then Tecmo Bowl (one of the greatest video games of all-time).
I loved Tecmo Bowl. Bo Jackson and Eric Dickerson were unstoppable.

[Jerry Tagge]

I wouldn't doubt if more people are familiar with Madden because his name is on a video game vs his coaching career. I for one am guilty of that. I am not big on vintage football (before 1985 is vintage for me in football terms). I always knew him as the spokesperson for Ace Hardware and that he was a football announcer with a video game. It wasn't until years later that I knew he was a coach of the Raiders. However, when people think of Lombardi, they remember him for his accomplishments alone. The same cannot be said of Madden.
1984 GREEN BAY PACKERS RESULTS

24 ST. LOUIS 23
7 at Los Angeles Raiders 28
7 CHICAGO 9
6 at Dallas 20
27 at Tampa Bay 30 (OT)
28 SAN DIEGO 34
14 at Denver 17
24 SEATTLE (MILW) 30
41 DETROIT 9
23 at New Orleans 13
45 MINNESOTA (MILW) 17
31 LOS ANGELES RAMS (MILW) 6
28 at Detroit 31
27 TAMPA BAY 14
20 at Chicago 14
38 at Minnesota 14

1983 GREEN BAY PACKERS RESULTS

41 at Houston 38 (OT)
21 PITTSBURGH 25
27 LOS ANGELES RAMS (MILW) 24
3 at New York Giants 27
55 TAMPA BAY 14
14 at Detroit 38
48 WASHINGTON 47
17 MINNESOTA 20 (OT)
14 at Cincinnati 34
35 CLEVELAND (MILW) 21
29 at Minnesota 21
20 DETROIT (MILW) 23 (OT)
41 at Atlanta 47 (OT)
31 CHICAGO 28
12 at Tampa Bay 9 (OT)
21 at Chicago 23

1982 GREEN BAY PACKERS RESULTS

35 LOS ANGELES RAMS (MILW) 23
27 at New York Giants 19
26 MINNESOTA (MILW) 7
13 at New York Jets 15
33 BUFFALO (MILW) 21
10 DETROIT 30
20 at Baltimore 20 (OT)
38 at Atlanta 7
24 at Detroit 27

Playoffs

41 ST. LOUIS 16
26 at Dallas 37

I would post more but I'm at work. :D

[GBRulz]

gee, thanks Jerry!!! I guess in those days I was too busy following Paul Molitor, Robin Yount & company! :wink:

[Jerry Tagge]

gee, thanks Jerry!!! I guess in those days I was too busy following Paul Molitor, Robin Yount & company! :wink:
I thought you were too young to remember. :D

[BallHawk]

gee, thanks Jerry!!! I guess in those days I was too busy following Paul Molitor, Robin Yount & company! :wink:
I thought you were too young to remember. :D

I thought she was a Red Sox fan. :D

[Spaulding]

He has a better bus. And he has a better video game contract.

So what? If video games were around in Vince's time, he would of mopped the floor with Madden.

Can you imagine Lombardi '67 for the Xbox 360?

It could possibly be better then Tecmo Bowl (one of the greatest video games of all-time).
I loved Tecmo Bowl. Bo Jackson and Eric Dickerson were unstoppable.

As was Jerry Rice when he'd jump and catch anything. Barry Sanders was no slouch either and LT on defense was ridiculous :)

[KYPack]

John Madden has ofter expressed is admiration and respect for Vince Lombardi.

He often rells the story of Super Bowl II when his Raider LB's were trying to stop the Packer offense. He relates how much in awe he was of coach Lombardi and how he regarded Vince as a coaching "God".

[the_idle_threat]

Bo Jackson rated excellent was the best player in any sports game.

A friend and I used to play this game for hours. He would always take Bo Jackson:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PBvOxicz-0

My favorite was Christian Okoye---the Nigerian Nightmare!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_ddO5ENtus

:shock: :shock: :shock: :D :D :D

[the_idle_threat]

And of course this gem deserves a repost. (With apologies to Ras, although not too many b/c this is a Packers website after all ...). :whist:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=l_wfYAGosi4