Exjugador de los Raiders recuerda haber preferido a Gilliam sobre Bradshaw

Phil Villapiano, ex apoyador de los Oakland Raiders, afirmó que habría preferido que los Pittsburgh Steelers mantuvieran a Joe Gilliam como su mariscal de campo titular en lugar de recurrir a Terry Bradshaw en 1974.

Villapiano hizo estos comentarios durante una entrevista en The Forum Media Network. Recordó haber visto a Gilliam como titular de los Steelers y pensó que el equipo debería haber continuado con él.

"Dije: 'Dejen a este tipo ahí para siempre'. Era terrible. No estaba ni cerca de Terry Bradshaw", comentó Villapiano. "Habría elegido a Joe Gilliam cualquier día por encima de Terry Bradshaw, pero el entrenador lo odiaba".

Las declaraciones hacían referencia a un partido de la tercera semana de esa temporada en el que los Raiders derrotaron a los Steelers 17-0 en el Three Rivers Stadium. En aquel encuentro, Gilliam completó 8 de 31 pases y sufrió dos intercepciones.

Gilliam fue titular durante los primeros seis partidos de la temporada 1974 antes de que Bradshaw tomara el relevo. Posteriormente, los Steelers ganaron el Super Bowl IX con Bradshaw como mariscal de campo.

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