Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings: A Clash of GM Philosophies

October 7, 2010   ·   Derek Lofland   ·   Jump to comments

          Fair or not, it seems that the Vikings and Packers will be compared until future Hall of Fame QB Brett Favre decides to hang up his jersey. We all know that Favre played 16 illustrious years with the Packers before retiring in March 2008 and deciding to return in August 2008.  The Packers went with the young QB Aaron Rodgers and Favre was traded to the New York Jets, where he played for one year before retiring again. In August 2009, Favre returned to the Minnesota Vikings and is currently playing his second year there.
The part of the story that is talked about quite a bit is that Rodgers has emerged as one of the top NFL quarterbacks. In 36 NFL starts, he has already thrown for 9,412 yards passing, 66 touchdowns, 25 interceptions, and has posted a career QB rating of 97.1. He is only 26-years-old, turning 27 this December.
The Packers have a quarterback that has shown he can put up the numbers, and the ...

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