I'll go ahead and just answer the question rather than going the comparison route, if that's okay.
I think Rodgers had a much better year than I anticipated; I expected him to do okay, but I thought he'd struggle more than he did. Some specifics:
- Durability. I wasn't sure how he'd do here, simply because it's so rare to have a QB situation like we did with Favre - they usually get hurt and miss several games. He didn't.
- Toughness. When he did get dinged up, he played through it. Actually a little more than I would have liked. It showed that he's got some heart and some toughness, which I like in a QB.
- Consistency. No, he wasn't a model of consistency, but he was a lot better in that regard than I expected him to be.
- Running. I love this kid's wheels, and I'll admit to not knowing at all that he could run before the Dallas game in '07. I don't want to see a bunch of option or QB draws, but I've got some confidence that he can pull out a first down on his own, which is something else I like in a QB.
He's got room to grow, for sure. He needs to get more comfortable in the scheme and w/ his receivers so he won't hold the ball as long as he did last season. He needs to get a hold on his nerves in crunch time so that next year we can all see some late game heroics, even if the D does make him do it more than once.
He's only started for one season. I'm not going to try to predict where his career will go. He had a very good season and he's got areas where he can improve - if he can make those improvements, I think we'll be very happy (and very lucky) fans.