To never see Rodgers in a uniform on a field is good for me and good for football as a whole. His days are done and need no more of BS to be heard of!

Thankfully, we got rid of both of them, especially Favre who I loved. A rich celebrity ( 142 mill) sending ill advised pics and stealing money . However, on the field we were very lucky to witness that great talent even with sad endings.

Aaron Rodgers is a guy who was startling under-sized as a boy, he looked like his was 11-12 while on the freshman team, was likely bullied by his older brother who was a bigger, more naturally athletic dude, was seen by many of his peers as a bit 'dorky', (this was in Chico which is a very egalitarian, non-showy town), took forever to grow-he was only 5'7" as a junior, etc. His family was poor, they moved frequently, he was always the new kid, but he had athletic talent which was likely developed from daily skirmishes with his older brother. There are many stories about the Rodger's boys who competed to the death in every sport, many times into the evening. This guy is sitting on tremendous pain and sadness. He clearly decided to become 'Aaron Rodgers' and was monomaniacal in his focus. It was a way to guarantee love, attention, respect. He has admitted having difficulty loving himself and needs outside attention/adulation to regulate his self-esteem. It's why he goes on those psychedelic searches. There is family of origin pain that does not seem reparable as well. The 'whale-sized' ego is likely very shaky under the bravado.
Brett Favre is more comfortable in his own skin but his father beat the crap out of him and left him with some character issues.

Jordan Love went through the tragedy of losing his father but was always loved by both parents and he will likely never have the drive that comes from the early pain of Favre/Rodgers/Brady and other super high achievers.
Neither Favre nor Rodgers could/can give up the attention football provides. I think Love will easily walk away when it's time.

I wonder how hard it is to stay “normal” after winning MVP’s, winning one or more Super Bowls, and raking in gazillions of dollars.
And I’ll personally never find out. 😉

You say Favre wasn’t afraid. I say Favre wasn’t afraid to hurt the team. That was 100% opposite of Bart, who often said he didn’t want to do things that might hurt the team.

We rescued Favre from obscurity, and he repaid us by throwing away numerous big games, then he pissed on the organization on his way out the door. I know he’s a Hero to some people, but not to me

If you look to sports stars for intelligence, integrity or other qualities then you will most often be sadly misled. Being great at throwing, kicking or sunning a ball is no guarantee of character or wisdom. In fact I’d argue that being stars if their world from adolescence makes it much more difficult for them to be well rounded individuals or grounded. Nowadays money and entourages come with pro stardom and those are not always conducive to staying in touch with reality or good advice.

I enjoyed Favre immensely on field. I enjoyed watching Rodgers similarly for most of their careers. Neither struck me as role models, though early Rodgers seemed to be closer. Expect them for entertaining us and great football moments, but anointing them as more than that is asking for trouble. There are exceptions, but they are rare. Starr was one. Donald Driver may be the nearest to current Packer to respect for life outside football that I am aware of. That does not mean I can’t be thankful that Favre and Rodgers were Packers.

It amazes me, how in many walks of life that those who become famous, the fans of such, never remember their parts in creating the persona of those that they come to despise. You praise everything that they do for the good, and only begin to hate what they became after the bad begins to severely outweigh the good. Sure, Farve is from Mississippi, and Rodgers from California, totally different, but both told you what they were and would become early in their careers, but listening and seeing them took a backseat to the field heroics performed that allowed the ignorance of fans to bloom. Don't limit your circle of hate or disgust with them to end around their feet, make sure yours are in that circle too. Remember all you ignored/ condoned in the name of winning.

Many of those who are famous are driven by early neglect or feelings of not mattering.
Some of them create a persona or false self which can rise to heights that mere mortals cannot easily attain.

Rodgers gave 150% of himself to football in order to become that guy. But the drive came from feelings of being over-looked.

Someday he will have to look at that and Ayahuasca won't be the answer.

You guys need to understand 1 thing.
Both made dreams come true.

I'm sure both would have liked
more dreams to come true.
It just didn't happen.

There is plenty of blame to go around.
We were fortunate to have them, as are qbs.

I would suggest fans read a little more deeply about both of these players. I'm surprised so many on this site are minimizing the abuse Favre underwent.(Or they just don't know). You don't come out of that environment with an emphasis on character development.

Rodger's father practiced in Chico which is a working class town, very few can/could afford chiropractic treatment and it wasn't always covered by insurance. It took him years to become successful and he used Aaron's fame to generate business to large degree. It was a sore point between them-his brothers were somewhat parasitic as well.

Did you ever work with someone who thought they knew more than everyone else? It was a pain. Very difficult to build teamwork when someone is trying to undermine you.

Money corrupts people. When all your needs are met, then you move to control your environment. I don't know how McCarthy and MLF kept their composure.

Rodgers didn't show up for a mandatory camp last year, instead going to Egypt. I guess honoring your contract isn't part of a Peruvian drug fest or sitting in darkness for days on end.

No one is faultless least of all me, but the attitude both players exhibited shows clearly how NFL life can corrupt some players.

"The more that time marches on, the similarities and differences between Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers are uncanny."

Does language matter anymore? There's nothing mysterious or eerie about the differences or similarities between a guy who sends dick pics to a reporter, then ruins her career, and a malignant narcissist who can't find and NFL team to employ him. The similarities and differences between the two aren't beyond what's expected, and the passage of time has no influence on any part of the comparison. Do we want to get into "the more" that time marches on? Probably not. The Corner, sheesh!

I read that Rodgers wants to call his own plays-poor Arthur Smith--

I see a start difference between the two.
Favre could toss a pick or two and blow it off, confident he would put points on the board and in the end win the game via tds.
Rogers was more afraid of being blamed for a loss, he would go into a shell id he made a mistake.
I recall a season, pack was like 5-0 and looked unbeatable. They went into kc - pre Mahomes. The KC coach saw Rodgers carving up zone D's and went to tight man. Rodgers threw two interceptions in first quarter, went into a shell going to the run and only throwing if recr was wide open. One of the worst games of his career at the time.
I realized this is his issue, especially in the playoffs, he was more afraid of making a mistake that caused a loss, then taking a chance for a win. His ego couldn't handle it if he was found to be the cause for a loss.
Thus Favre played to win with no caution and Rodgers played to not have a loss fall on him.

Time will show that Brian Gutekunst's treatment of Rodgers (and Adams) (and Rasul Douglas) contributed to the unrest in Green Bay. Rodgers did not act out in a vacuum. And, yes, he has taken it too far.

And, I notice there are no articles objectively discussing Murphy and Gutekunst-it is simply not allowed. What is condoned is the piling on of Rodgers. Let's have the maturity to look @ this situation more deeply and holistically.

Why don't we talk about how Rodgers essentially had to carry the team for years? How about discussing objectively the persistent unreliable Defense during his tenure as well?