Rodgers = Mr. Consistency

[HarveyWallbangers]

I'd like to see Rodgers get this "record." These are from the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has begun this season with nearly historic passing statistics, but such numbers are fairly typical for him:

• He's the first QB to start a season with six consecutive passer ratings of 110 or higher since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.

• Six consecutive ratings of 110 or higher is tied for the second-longest streak in NFL history, one behind Steve Young's mark set in 1994.

• Rodgers has reached 110 or higher in 14 of his past 17 starts.

RODGERS VS. FAVRE

Rodgers Category Favre

65.1 Career completion percentage 62.0

5.7 Touchdown percentage 5.0

1.9 Interception percentage 3.3

8.1 Yards per attempt 7.1

101.2 Passer rating 86.0

62.3 Winning percentage 62.2

[HarveyWallbangers]

And somebody has the nerve to say what I've been saying. I think Rodgers is playing better than Favre did at his best.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/132288158.html

Rodgers surpassing Favre's legend
JIM SOUHAN, Star Tribune

Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre have one thing in common, other than quarterbacking Super Bowl champions in Green Bay and shunning razors:

They both hate ties. Favre refused to wear one, even when showing up in Minnesota to sign a $25 million contract, favoring T-shirts, jeans and soiled golf caps. Two weeks ago, after beating the Falcons in Atlanta, Rodgers threw on a tie for his postgame news conference, then walked briskly toward a couple of Packers equipment men, ripping off the tie and popping open his collar as if he were choking.

They're also different in this important way:

Rodgers is better than Favre.

Not just better than the guy who hangs around high school and college football teams in Mississippi, sometimes even embarrassing himself by taking shots at Rodgers in passive-aggressive radio interviews. Rodgers is better than Favre was at his best. And Favre was one of the best who ever played.

If Favre was a Ferrari, Rodgers is a Ferrari that gets 40 miles per gallon while emitting the scent of lilacs instead of exhaust. Rodgers mimics all of Favre's best attributes and none of his faults.

Rodgers is more accurate. His career completion percentage is .651; his career best is this year's mark of .702. Favre's career percentage is .620, and he peaked at .684 with the 2009 Vikings.

Rodgers is more reliable. Two weeks ago, he became the first NFL quarterback to reach 100 touchdown passes while throwing as few as 34 interceptions, according to ESPN.com and Elias Sports Bureau. After three seasons and 37 touchdown passes, Favre had already thrown 39 interceptions. Rodgers' career interception percentage is 1.9; Favre's was 3.3.

Rodgers is more mobile and a more effective runner. Favre rushed 602 times for 1,844 yards, a 3.1 average, with 14 touchdowns and 166 fumbles. Rodgers has rushed 216 times for 993 yards, a 4.6 average, with 15 touchdowns and 28 fumbles.

Rodgers has won 62.3 percent of his starts to Favre's 62.2. It's a virtual draw, but Rodgers just passed Favre in that category and should blow past him this season. Both have won one Super Bowl; assuming good health, Rodgers should separate himself in that category as well.

Rodgers is a better teammate today than Favre was at the end of his career, when Favre was willing to hold entire organizations hostage while he mulled retirement.

Favre holds one obvious advantage: He proved himself to be one of the toughest players in NFL history, starting 321 consecutive games (including playoffs). Rodgers has started 12 in a row. Perhaps no one will ever match Favre in this category.

Rodgers is moving past Favre in high gear by almost any other measure. This season, Rodgers has a completion percentage of 70.2, with 17 touchdowns and three interceptions. He has passed for more yards through six games, 2,031, than any quarterback in franchise history.

He ranks first in the NFL in passer rating, at 122.5. Tom Brady is second at 104.8. Rodgers leads the league in touchdowns, yards per attempt and completion percentage. He's thrown for 300 yards in five of six games this year. Favre holds the franchise record of seven in one season.

Against Denver this season, Rodgers became the first quarterback in NFL history to amass 400 passing yards, four touchdown passes and two touchdown runs in one game. And he's still improving. Over his past 17 starts, including playoffs, Rodgers has completed 70.1 percent of his passes for 5,036 yards, 42 touchdowns, seven interceptions and a 119.3 passer rating.

Rodgers and Mike McCarthy have developed a rapport that parallels that of Joe Montana and Bill Walsh.

"I think it's a combination of getting more experience and getting more comfortable and getting the opportunity to make this offense my own, to figure out how to make this offense work for me," Rodgers said. "Mike and I have really gotten on the same page, I would say, in those last 16, 17 games, whatever it might be.

"We have a great play caller-to-quarterback relationship, and when that line of communication is great, and you have some playmakers on the outside, you should have success."

McCarthy inherited Favre as his starter and Rodgers as his backup. "I would say everybody felt strongly that Aaron was going to be a good player, just from the first day our staff had the opportunity to work with him, just because of his talent level," McCarthy said. "He was a great fit for the offense, as far as in the pocket, out of the pocket. Very bright, very cerebral, good work ethic. But you never really know until you play the games if your quarterback has a chance to be a great one.

"I always felt strongly that he'd be a good player, but it's been exciting, it's been fun to watch him develop and turn into a great player."

[MadScientist]

Good articles, but Favre comparisons are no longer needed. Rodgers numbers wow by themselves. The title of Mr. Consistency is a little weak. Rodgers has been consistently awesome.

[pbmax]

Favre comparisons are legit, but not for the top level of performance, but for career longevity and effectiveness.

There is an argument about MVPs, but its hard not to find that Rodgers has at least equaled Favre's peak performance.

[Fritz]

I have also read that Aaron Rodgers's poop does not stink. Not one bit.

[gbgary]

I have also read that Aaron Rodgers's poop does not stink. Not one bit.

[Guiness]

PB's got it exactly right.

There's no doubt that Rodger's ceiling is as high as Favre's ever was. What remains to be seen is if will be able to have a long career.

The Pack didn't have to worry about who was going to be under center for well over a decade. I remember reading something about the number of QB's Chicago went through during Favre's tenure, and it was shocking. That was something that certainly contributed in a not-insignificant way to how good and central he was to the Pack's success.

No one is expecting Rodger's to have anywhere near the longevity Favre did - I doubt anyone will, ever again.

[HarveyWallbangers]

The Packers are 17-1 in the last 18 games that Rodgers has started and finished. Rodgers has a passer rating of 111 or better in 14 of the last 16. If it weren't for Chicago, he'd be on an even crazier run. The only two games in which he didn't achieve a 111+ passer rating were the two Chicago games at the end of last year. It was a good sign that he achieved that in this year's game at Chicago. I don't know where it's leading, but I'm just astounded by the current run he's on.

[Gunakor]

Rodgers doesn't miss that start against New England if it's 1996. Favre doesn't start 321 consecutive games if his rookie season is 2005. The reason we'll never see that kind of longevity anymore is because we're no longer turning a blind eye to the effects of certain injuries. The day Favre suffered that concussion only to return to the game without medical clearance to toss a 4th down TD to Javon Walker - he wouldn't have been allowed to go back in that game, and he wouldn't have been allowed to play the following game either. This is not meant to take away from Favre's accomplishment or to imply his record is any less meaningful or important. But it's not something anyone can hold against Aaron Rodgers or any other young QB playing the game today. It's not because they're not tough enough.

[Fritz]

Gun's got a good post there.

[pbmax]

Gun's got a good post there.

What game was it Favre went out after being knocked dizzy and told he was done for the day, went back in and threw wildly for a TD and then was physically restrained from returning to the field?

[mraynrand]

What game was it Favre went out after being knocked dizzy and told he was done for the day, went back in and threw wildly for a TD and then was physically restrained from returning to the field?

Giants at Green Bay, 2004. I was there! That was crazy. Week three in a four game losing streak after beating Carolina on MNF to open the season. This was the Slow-wit experiment year of extreme blitzing with corners who couldn't cover a piece of bread with peanut butter. Favre got dinged in the third quarter, was loopy on the sidelines and then ran out there, snapped the ball, ran around like crazy, and chucked one up for the Packers only TD. Pederson took over but was hurt and Craig Nall came in too late and threw 1 pass for 24 yards, launching speculation that the Craig Nall era had begun. Tiki Barber ran all over the Packers, and Kurt Warner outlasted the Pack.

[rbaloha1]

AR is Mr. Consistent.

The comparisons to Favre are difficult since:

1. Favre was a 3 time MVP

2. AR has thrown to a stable receiving core. Favre's receiving core was unstable.

3. IMO Favre had a better offensive line.

Nonetheless I prefer AR's game management skills (which Favre mocked) to Favre's game management skills.

[Pugger]

We all love Rodgers but I suggest we end these comparison threads between #12 and #4. We don't need another pissing match about these two players.

[Guiness]

We all love Rodgers but I suggest we end these comparison threads between #12 and #4. We don't need another pissing match about these two players.

I don't think this is so much a pissing match as admitting the different eras. Gun's got it right, the term 'got his bell rung' has a far different outcome now than it did, even just 10 years ago. Smelling salts are no longer the first thing a trainer pulls out.

Of course, maybe Favre never had a concussion. Ever see the Simpson's episode where Homer decides to start boxing, and it turns out his brain is so small, it doesn't crash into the side of his head?