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<blockquote data-quote="weeds" data-source="post: 684725" data-attributes="member: 39"><p>To date ... I'd say Starr... However, the game has changed so much from Starr's era to Favre's and from Favre's hey day to Rogers' that coming up with a comparison is like trying to compare a lightning bug to lightning. </p><p></p><p>In my world, the measuring stick...the benchmark...is 5 championships in 7 years and 3 in a row. Having Lombardi is only part of the equation... Football back then was a different animal. The previous incarnation of NFL football was blood and guts and mental toughness. While I don't think the NFL players of yesteryear could match up athletically to today's muscle-bound prima donnas, I also don't believe today's NFL player would survive the beating the old guys were allowed to inflict on each other. Today's game is a pussified mix of Madden/Arena/Fantasy football compared to bloodbath of the 60's and 70's and 80's. To a lesser degree...the 90's.</p><p></p><p>Picture Brett's beating from the Saints in the NFC Championship game a few years back...that was week-in and week-out back then...but the QB still lined up.</p><p></p><p>Starr was just plain mentally tough in a man's game. Favre COULD have played then...except Lombardi probably would have sent him to Canada... Rodgers... Well...he's good for today's game...and I love his mental approach to the game... It all comes back to 5 in 7 years.</p><p></p><p>So... Starr.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="weeds, post: 684725, member: 39"] To date ... I'd say Starr... However, the game has changed so much from Starr's era to Favre's and from Favre's hey day to Rogers' that coming up with a comparison is like trying to compare a lightning bug to lightning. In my world, the measuring stick...the benchmark...is 5 championships in 7 years and 3 in a row. Having Lombardi is only part of the equation... Football back then was a different animal. The previous incarnation of NFL football was blood and guts and mental toughness. While I don't think the NFL players of yesteryear could match up athletically to today's muscle-bound prima donnas, I also don't believe today's NFL player would survive the beating the old guys were allowed to inflict on each other. Today's game is a pussified mix of Madden/Arena/Fantasy football compared to bloodbath of the 60's and 70's and 80's. To a lesser degree...the 90's. Picture Brett's beating from the Saints in the NFC Championship game a few years back...that was week-in and week-out back then...but the QB still lined up. Starr was just plain mentally tough in a man's game. Favre COULD have played then...except Lombardi probably would have sent him to Canada... Rodgers... Well...he's good for today's game...and I love his mental approach to the game... It all comes back to 5 in 7 years. So... Starr. [/QUOTE]
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