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Similarities And Differences Of Brett Favre Vs. Aaron Rodgers

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Brett Favre Vs Aaron Rodgers
There has always been discussions about the greatest, and most talented quarterbacks to play for the Green Bay Packers. And have the gunsling, big arm, Brett Favre vs the accurate, fast Aaron Rodgers. Both are mvp quarterbacks in the NFL and will both go down in history. Looking at the details and structure of both quarterbacks, there are qualities that are similar and different. While some similarities between Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre are noticeable, the differences are more striking.
Brett Favre had many flaws as a quarterback. First off would be his tendency to throw interceptions throughout his career. By throwing many interceptions he cost the Packers many football games, and possibly put the packers out of playoffs and superbowls. In fact, Brett favre has thrown the most interceptions in NFL history, which is 336 interceptions. One Reason people argue he threw so many interceptions is that Brett Favre is more of a gun slinger, and would take more chances. Now Aaron Rodgers on the other hand is an extremely accurate thrower of the football. While still being in the NFL, he has a total of 75 interceptions. Resulting in a considerably large difference between the accuracy of these quarterbacks and the play style.
There are many things you look for in a quarterback, one is the reliability of quarterbacks. The fact you know your quarterback is going to be healthy and ready to play each game. Brett Favre is known for the iron man award. Meaning the consecutive games he was able to play without being injured. In fact he never missed a game in his career on the Packers. The total number of games he played consecutively was 297 regular season games. You could rely on Brett Favre to be at every game and be able to play. Aaron Rodgers on the other hand has missed many games due to injuries. Some injuries lasting for most or all of a season. In fact, currently Aaron Rodgers is out for this season due to a broken collarbone. Brett Favre definitely has a better track record of being healthy than Aaron Rodgers during his NFL career.
Both these quarterbacks know how to win games, but being able to win in the regular season is different than the post season. Having more playoff

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