I can't locate the article so you'll have to take me at my word or research but I recently read an article with the author supporting the argument that AR is the most "complete" QB and therefore edges out even the likes of Brady, Peyton and Brees. He's amazing. I didn't realize AR averages over 5.0 yards a run while Peyton and Brady tied at 1.7 yards. Over the last several years. AR hasn't had an O line ranked better than 18th post SB year, while Peyton, Brees, Brady and relative newcomer Luck have all had top 10 and even several have had. number #1 rated protection. Yet AR turns chicken salad out of chicken poop.
Who's best is one of those questions that can't be resolved...was it Graham or Unitas?...was it Unitas or Montana? The beat goes on.
Peyton, Brees, Brady and Rodgers are going to the Hall of Fame.
If there's anything that separates Rodgers it's his uncanny ability to avoid picks. I think you can count on one hand the number of picks over the past few years you could say are clearly Rodgers' fault. A receiver may zig when Rodgers zags, a ball may be off line 1/2 yard and it bounces off a shoulder pad, etc., etc. The rarity of route jump, air mail, floater and throw-into-crowd picks is remarkable given his regular aggressiveness in trying to get the ball down the field.
Given the importance of turnovers, if anything separates Rodgers it's the TD:INT ratio. It's no coincidence he's the all time passer rating leader since that ratio involves half of the factors in calculating the rating.
2011 notwithstanding (where post-strike defenses were getting torched all over the place early on), I think this is shaping up to be his most well rounded season. His sacks are down near career lows, his check downs and possession throws are up despite not having a go-to TE, while still extending a fair number of plays. He's got a couple of second half comebacks under his belt, including the buzzer beater at Miami that may prove to be a season-saver in the final analysis. He plays under the handicap of a defense that can't get off the field much of the time; despite all the no huddle we can't seem to get above 60 snaps per game on average. The R-E-L-A-X moment seemed to reset the clubhouse and the fan base, and then he backed it up on the field, debunking for good the bogus leadership questions posed by Messieurs Jennings and Driver.
I don't know if we can definitively say he's the best among the current HOF group. Brady has done some amazing things over the years playing in a constantly morphing scheme, from WR-centric to TE-centric to run-centric to whatever you want to call this season.
I would I say I wouldn't trade the current Rodgers for any of those guys at their best. Only time will tell what his legacy will be...there a lot of years yet to come.