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Message: <blockquote data-quote="porky88" data-source="post: 232952" data-attributes="member: 489">On the field yes they don't compare but I don't think you understand the comparison or the rational behind the comparison. You can't deny that 49ers fans loved Montana maybe as much as Packer fans love Brett Favre. That's the comparison that needs to be made. It's the truth. The easy way out for the 49ers would've been to go with Montana and please the fans. They made the hard choice and went with Young in spite of fans.Obviously the easy choice for Green Bay is to go with Favre and please the fans. It appears Rodgers it the guy now in spite of the fans. 49er fans rooted on Montana when he came back to San Francisco as a Kansas City Chief. The Chiefs actually won that game I believe. A good portion of Packer fans are already preparing to jump ship to wherever Favre lands. So the comparison can be made in terms of the politics of this and how the fans feel. Montana did not win a Super Bowl in Kansas City. He was close but he didn't get there. Young went to 4 NFC Championship games as the 49ers starting QB and won Super Bowl 29. When he got that Super Bowl I would say most 49er fans let go of Montana and finally gave in and felt Young was indeed the right move. The point there is it worked. Going with Young worked and was a success. Meaning yes it's possible to follow a legend and be successful. Steve Young did it and really not that long ago as well. I don't think anyone can say Rodgers is Steve Young yet but that is the best comparison you can make in terms of success. Now if you want too say Jay Fiedler following Dan Marino then go for it but Young had a long term career with the 49ers, Fielder didn't in Miami even though the Dolphins were 11-5 and in the playoffs the year after Marino retired. If you want too compare Rodgers to Bubby Brister or Brian Griese then go for it but the bottom line is you can't criticize Rodgers for being bad and then yell at people for saying he might be good with the excuse he hasn't played.Really so how do you know he's going too be bad? He hasn't played. Person A said themselves.The Young/Montana to Favre/Rodgers comparison is basically proof that yes it's absolutely possible to follow a legend and succeed. Does that mean Rodgers will? Nobody knows.I hope you get what I'm trying too say. I'm not comparing Aaron Rodgers and Steve Young on the field. I guess I'm comparing the fans point of views.</blockquote>

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