Would anyone want the ball in Favres hands when it is score or go home a loser?
I wouldn't.
But I would want it in Rodgers hands.
When it is in the regular season, Favre is loose and care free. When the chips are down, he chokes. I would rather have a QB that gets better in the critical situation like Starr or Rodgers than a guy who's rating goes down when you need him most.
In the regular season, Favre's rating falls in the last 2 minutes when protecting a lead or trying to come back from a one score or less deficit. His rating also falls during the playoffs.
I would not call that a push for comparing super bowl contenders. I would take the better playoff QB over the better regular season QB every time. There is a lot more room for error in the regular season. There is none in the playoffs. If you choke you are done. Rodgers wins that one easily.
Favre had a 95.8 rating and Rodgers had a 101.2 rating. Actually, Rodgers had a better regular season. Favre lacked the accuracy Rodgers had.
I also think Rodgers would have had a 105 or better rating without the excessive drops by Driver, Jones and Nelson. I think there were probably 5-8 TDs that were 20+ yard passes that were perfect strikes and flat out dropped. Every QB has passes dropped, but 6-7% by those 3 WRs is a bit excessive. Rodgers already had 65.7% completions. An extra 2-3% would have been pretty remarkable.
I want to go out like my Grandpa did. Peacefully in his sleep.
Not screaming in terror like his passengers.