Currently, only Rodgers and Mahomes, previously I have Brady, Brees and Manning better as well, there are some kids like Lamar, Allen, Herbert and Burrow that are incomplete up to this point. My point though was that your post was out of bounds in trying to poach two marginal QBs and saying that because their QB ratings were higher this discounted some of the higher stat QBs of the era, in this case Rodgers. Reality is both of those guys havent even started enough games to consider them. If you were going to point out that Matthew Stafford or Matty Ice have way better stats than Elway but arent as good, that would have made sense, and I would have agreed. Your example was taken as a back handed slap against some of the modern guy's accomplishments.
I'm not a Packer fan, but from a personal likeability point of view, I think Farve wins and probably most Green Bay fans would say Favre as well. I would pick Favre over Rodgers based on the eye test.
| Postseason | Aaron Rodgers | Brett Favre |
|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 12 | 11 |
| Games | 22 | 22 |
| Starts | 21 | 22 |
| Record (Starter) | 11-10 | 12-10 |
| Win % | .524 | .546 |
| Pass Completions | 501 | 438 |
| Pass Attempts | 774 | 721 |
| Completion % | 64.7% | 60.7% |
| Passing Yards | 5,894 | 5,311 |
| Passing TD | 45 | 39 |
| Interceptions | 13 | 28 |
| Sacks | 54 | 33 |
| Passer Rating | 100.1 | 85.2 |
| Rush Attempts | 56 | 51 |
| Rush Yards | 285 | 72 |
| Rush TDs | 4 | 1 |
| Super Bowl Appearances | 1 | 2 |
| Super Bowl Wins | 1 | 1 |
| Super Bowl MVPs | 1 | 0 |
| Regular Season | Aaron Rodgers | Brett Favre |
|---|---|---|
| Seasons | 18 | 16 |
| Games | 230 | 255 |
| Starts | 223 | 253 |
| Record (Starter) | 147-75-1 | 160-93 |
| Win % | .661 | .632 |
| Pass Completions | 5,001 | 5,377 |
| Pass Attempts | 7,660 | 8,754 |
| Completion % | 65.3% | 61.4% |
| Passing Yards | 59,055 | 61,655 |
| Passing TD | 475 | 442 |
| Interceptions | 105 | 286 |
| Sacks | 530 | 438 |
| Passer Rating | 103.6 | 85.8 |
| Rush Attempts | 719 | 555 |
| Rush Yards | 3,466 | 1,786 |
| Rush TDs | 35 | 13 |
| NFL MVPs | 4 | 3 |
| All-Pro Selections | 5 | 6 |
| Pro Bowl Selections | 10 | 9 |
Those stats aren’t that similar. One guy is clearly better than the other guy there.
Post season, when it matters, yes. And especially so when people are claiming Rodgers is a top 5 all time qb.
Yeah, I believe him to be borderline top 5 but the question that implored you to post those stats was who was a a better Packer. Those stats clearly show Rodgers is better. They are close in the postseason, but even then 1 to 1 Super Bowl but Rodgers got the Super Bowl MVP.
Jordy was what, 32 when he left GB? Definitely not in his prime. You must not have watched much prime Jordy. There were a couple years he was maybe the best deep threat in the NFL. He also had great rapport with Rodgers that helped make him a complete receiver. Rodgers helped him, but he would’ve been a pro bowl receiver with many different QBs
Oh Boy....he had 2- 5'9 WRs....a mediocre TE (Joe Rose) and a RB who was a UPS Driver (Parmalee)....even the Killer B Defense (Baumhower, Betters, Blackwood Bros, etc...) were nothing compared to their days with David Woodley. He had some weapons, but nothing to write home about.
No, the point of posting those stats was to show there is NOT a huge difference between the two and yet no one is saying Favre is a top 10, let alone top 5 qb of all time and rightly so. Farve went to 2 super bowls and had a higher win %. So what has Rodgers done or accomplished that is sooo much better than what Favre did that makes people claim Rodgers is one of the all time greats?
Please show me where someone said Favre isn’t a top 10 QB? Favre is top 10ish. Think you are really twisting words here. Rodgers is better than Favre. When you get to this level, the contenders will have great resumes and the differences will be slim. Based on the results what you and others posted clearly show that he is better than Favre. You have yet to post anything that shows he isn’t borderline top 5.
Your era-adjusted king spent much of the first several years of his NFL career as a BACKUP.
