Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has officially taken over for Brett Favre as the best quarter in one of the most storied NFL franchise’s history.
Aaron Rodgers has been playing an absolutely fantastic season so far this year for the Green Bay Packers, and the league is taking notice. He is currently expected to run away with MVP voting if he keeps playing the way that he has been, with Houston Texans’ defensive superstar J.J. Watt being the only expected contender.
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While Rodgers’ season has been huge, he has become expected to play at a high level and is one of the best quarterbacks to ever play the game. He has also proven this year that he is the best quarterback in the Packers’ history, and has taken over that spot from Brett Favre. The two quarterbacks compare extremely close in their first 100 starts, but Rodgers has had much more success and has been much more consistent without committing mistakes.
Favre was one of the most dynamic playmakers in the NFL during his time in the league, but he also set the record for most interceptions thrown as well.
If [Rodgers] had started at the beginning of his career rather than sitting behind Favre for three full seasons, he would have a fairly good chance to break most of Favre’s records a lot sooner.
The Packers are currently looked at as the best team in the league with the playoffs approaching, and there have been quite a few similarities between this season and their Super Bowl winning season a few years back. As the Packers have had more success under Rodgers, the more talks about whether or not Rodgers has surpassed Favre as the best quarterback in franchise history continues to be talked about.
Up until this season, many considered the question to be a tie and it was too hard to choose between the two. Now that Rodgers has been playing perhaps his best season since taking over as the starting quarterback in 2008, the answer has become very clear.
As Rodgers is playing in his 10th NFL season, he has beaten out Favre in quite a few statistical categories. He has a better completion percentage by 3.9 percent, a better passer rating by 20.7, and has equaled if not beaten the team success that Favre had as well.
Rodgers has officially surpassed Favre as the best quarterback in franchise history, and even head coach Mike McCarthy talked about the impressive season that he is having.
"“I’ve never seen a quarterback or been a part of quarterback play at this level. Obviously 2011, the numbers speak for themselves, but his command, his responsibility level is higher than it’s ever been. His production, to me, is higher than it’s ever been.”"
"“I think through the big leads in games, he’s missed four or five quarters of opportunities. So attempts are down compared to prior years. He’s playing the best football of his career, in my opinion.”"
Quite simply, the interception numbers are what wins this battle for Rodgers. They both have the same type of playmaking ability and the ability to extend plays and get outside the pocket, but Rodgers has done so while taking care of the football. Both quarterbacks have won some big games and a Super Bowl for the Packers, bu Rodgers has done so while playing more consistent football.
Picking between two superstar quarterbacks is never easy, but everything comes down to the little things. Turnovers are the worst thing that a quarterback can give up, and Favre gave them up at an alarmingly high rate. Rodgers on the other hand has been one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history as far as that category is concerned.
At 31 years of age, Rodgers still has plenty of good football left in his career. If he had started at the beginning of his career rather than sitting behind Favre for three full seasons, he would have a fairly good chance to break most of Favre’s records a lot sooner. That being said, there is still a chance that he could do that with the type of football that he has been playing.
There is simply no question at this point in Rodgers’ career that he has surpassed Favre to be the greatest Packer quarterback of All-Time. Bart Starr isn’t to be forgotten either, but he is still behind both Favre and Rodgers.
Favre had an amazing NFL career, but even he would have to admit that he wished he could have done what Rodgers is doing. If he had taken better care of the football and been smarter with his passes, he would have been a much better all-around quarterback and likely would have won more than just one Super Bowl. Green Bay has embraced Rodgers, and he is officially the number one quarterback that the franchise has ever had.
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