Brett Favre: Impossible Act to Follow

Brett Favre announced his retirement from the Green Bay Packers and from professional football today. While we may not miss John Madden dribbling all over his tie as he says the words "the thing about Brett Favre is..." about 400 times, we will all miss a hero. Whether we're Packers fans or not, we loved watching Brett play. Whether he was throwing side-armed ill-advised throws over the middle or sprinting to the end-zone to jump into his receiver's arms after taking that pass for six, he made us smile. We smiled because he loved the game as much as we did and it made us think "If I played QB, that's what I'd do". Enter Aaron Rodgers, the 24th pick of the 2005 draft and heir to "Throne de Favre". Coming into the 2008 season, he carries a 73.3 rating, 329 career passing yards, 1 TD, and 1 interception (Favre - 85.7 rating, 61,655 yds, 442 TD's, 288 int's). Is there any way this poor sap can succeed? If you look at recent history of Hall of Fame caliber QB's and what ... [link]