Brett Favre Compare And Contrast

Together, they have six combined MVP awards. They share over one-hundred thousand passing yards, and have thrown over seven-hundred touchdowns. Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre are two of the best NFL quarterbacks of all-time. For twenty-three straight years Green Bay has been a powerhouse in the NFL thanks to these phenoms . They’ve given the Packers half of the franchise’s Super Bowl trophies, and have seen seventeen playoff seasons. In 2007, Rodgers made his first career start, filling in for the injured Favre. Since then, Rodgers has excelled, and has showed the NFL how good he really is. He is often compared to Brett Favre, with similar playstyle, playoff experience, and intellect, despite their differences in other aspects, such as efficiency, starting experience, and interceptions. The first similarity is their playstyle. Watching these two play, one can distinctly see parallels in their game. Both like the deep ball. Both tend to throw on the run. Both love to scramble out of the pocket, dodge a few defenders, and make a spectacular play. They somehow have a natural instinct on what to do with the ball, even if it seems like poor decision. Oftentimes, Rodgers scrambles out of the pocket, and instead of getting the sure first down in front of him, …show more content…
Obviously, both are tremendous players, but one seems to be more efficient than the other. Brett Favre averaged seven yards-per-throw, threw 336 interceptions, fumbled 111 times, and had a career passer rating of 86.0. Rodgers, on the other hand, is averaging eight yards-per-throw, has only thrown 62 interceptions, has fumbled only 54 times, and has a career passer rating of 105.1. Granted, Favre has played eight more seasons that Rodgers, but Aaron still has a much better passer rating, and a better touchdown-interception ratio. Also, as long as Rodgers doesn’t fumble more than his season average, he’ll also have less fumbles than