re: Who is a better QB: Drew Brees or Aaron Rodgers?

This is a clown question. Rodgers has had the best prime, and I don't think Brees career is enough to offset it.

The answer is Drew Brees. But Aaron Rodgers isn’t too far behind and will have some time at the end of his career, after Drew retires, to possibly catch him. Drew is the most accurate passer to ever play the game, and he won a Super Bowl with, up until that point, probably the worst franchise of all time. I am a Saints fan and may be a little biased.

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That's the only time I remember Rodgers sucking in the playoffs. Of course the Giants had their voodoo working and made Brady struggle too.

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Bump this thread. I was at that game. About the hardest I've taken a loss in my life....I got white girl wasted as a result.

Anyway, back to original premise...in their prime.

Best year (2011)

Rodgers:

Comp %: 68.3
Yds: 4643
TDs: 45
Int: 6 (45 TDs, 6 INTs...are you serious?)
Yds/game: 309.5
QB Rate: 122.5
QRB: 84.5

Brees (2009)

Comp %: 70.6
Yds: 4388
TDs: 34
Int: 11
Yds/game: 292.5
QB Rate: 109.6
QRB: 83.4

So based on those stats, which I just pulled because they seemed the most relevant, it does appear that in their prime it really wasn't super close between Brees and Rodgers. Aaron may have had the best 16 game season ever as a QB in the NFL. I also didn't include any rushing statistics, which without even looking, I would wager Rodgers was well ahead.

No disrespect to Brees because he's great and I love him, but Rodgers prime is something that's never been seen before.

Both have submitted multiple seasons respectively that are literally insane statistically, A-Rod's 2016 season was as dominant as any I've assessed from him and Drew Brees, hell, where do I even start? LOL I'd probably take A-Rod over Drew primarily because of how effective/efficient A-Rod is when he scrambles and outside the pocket, dude throws catchable lasers, man.

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Look man. I dont mind you using stats to prove a point. But dont be a cocksucker and say 2009 was Brees's best season.

2011 Brees
46 TDs
14 ints
Yds/game: 342

Rodgers is a better qb but using 09 stats isnt the best way to do it.

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It's like picking between ice cream and cake, just gotta flip a coin bc both performance resumes will be incredibly impressive and appealing

Rodgers is the better Qb. Best I’ve ever seen. But Brees is my QB. Dude means everything to this franchise.

Here's their advanced passing statistical comparison. 100 is league average, higher is better.

Yards per attempt

Brees- 4 seasons of 120+, career high of 129
Rodgers- 5 seasons of 120+, 2 seasons of 130+, 1 season of 140+, career high of 144

Advantage: Rodgers by a wide margin

Net yards per attempt

Brees- 5 seasons of 120+, 2 seasons of 130+, career high of 132
Rodgers- 3 seasons of 120+, 2 seasons of 130+, career high of 139

Advantage: Brees by a slight margin.

Adjusted yards per attempt

Brees- 5 seasons of 120+, career high of 129
Rodgers- 6 seasons of 120+, 2 seasons of 130+, 1 season of 150+, career high of 150

Advantage: Rodgers by a wide margin

Adjusted net yards per attempt

Brees- 6 seasons of 120+, 2 seasons of 130+, career high of 132
Rodgers- 4 seasons of 120+, 2 seasons of 130+, 1 season of 140+, career high of 147

Advantage: Push

Completion Percentage

Brees- 9 seasons of 120+, 2 seasons of 130+, career high of 137
Rodgers- 2 seasons of 120+, career high of 127

Advantage: Brees by a wide margin.

Touchdown Percentage

Brees- 4 seasons of 120+, 3 seasons of 130+, career high of 132

Rodgers- 4 seasons of 120+, 3 seasons of 130+, 1 season of 150+, career high of 153

Advantage: Rodgers by a slight margin

Interception percentage

Brees- 1 season of 120+, career high of 125
Rodgers- 5 seasons of 120+, career high of 127

Advantage: Rodgers by a healthy margin

QB rating

Brees- 5 seasons of 120+, 3 seasons of 130+, career high of 133

Rodgers- 6 seasons of 120+, 2 seasons of 130+, 1 season of 140+, career high of 149

Advantage: Rodgers by a slight margin

Overall Assessment: Rodgers by a healthy margin. Rodgers is better or just as good as Brees in every category except NY/A and completion percentage. And NY/A is mainly due to the fact that Brees has had a better offensive line than Rodgers for most of his career.

Rodgers.

Bc of the 2, Brees is guaranteed to cost you more games throwing INTs at crucial times (like Favre and Manning).

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Rodgers is the better Qb. Best I’ve ever seen. But Brees is my QB. Dude means everything to this franchise

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You say that as if Rodgers doesn’t mean everything to his franchise.

It’s clear that you’ll never change your mind but you are starting to sound like you are to the Saints what Skip Bayless is to the Cowboys.

No other QB in the history of the NFL has ever combined the talents that Rodgers has. No disrespect to Brees because he is a franchise QB and will be a first ballot HOF selection. It’s just that he is a contemporary of a guy who is doing things we’ve never seen before.