of Steve Young? Besides the obvious that they both followed a legendary HOF QB, but their style of play. The mobility and accuracy and the ability to make things happen. May be too soon to start comparing Rodgers to a HOF QB, but I'll take Young part II any day, though Rice fumbled in 98 and he really lost that game.

He reminds me of Steve Young only because of his feet. Add that to his pure determination to prove people wrong. I also think of him as a young Tom Brady accurate as hell and executing the game plan. He is special and we all need to sit back and enjoy.

I hope he doesn't get hurt as much as Young did. I was thinking more along the lines of Elway.....

I think if you asked A_Rodg who he hoped it would be...
Is his childhood Hero... Montana!..

Sorry, I don't think of Steve Young when I see Rodgers play. Instead, I'd compare him to Bart Starr. And that is very high praise. Starr was very accurate, knew the playbook backwards and forward, and was just such a nice guy off the field. On the field, he'd carve you up with his combination of short passes and long passes when you weren't expecting them. Starr was nowhere near as mobile as Rodgers, but the accuracy and decision making are pretty equal.

Again, this is high praise for a second year QB, but right now, AR has earned that praise.

Young in the way he was a studied veteran when he was finally called on to replace a legend, but as a player Brady. Much like Starr as a field general but with a more accurate long ball.

My goodness, which great QB we should compare Rodgers to is a far cry from what we were typing last year. Remember, it was Rodgers first year, and he had the tag of "injury prone". Many on here (including me) wrote that if he lasted the season, I would become more welcoming. He did last the season, and showed toughness in doing it.

During that entire season, he weathered the "Favre storm" with grace and aplomb. He then put up great stats, with the criticism that he didn't know how to finish games. There can be honest debate over this issue, but I have no intention of opening that entire topic again. That was last year. Lets look forward to this year instead.

Now, as far as Brady is concerned, he is in a class by himself. Shortly after being drafted, he allegedly walked up to Robert Kraft, the owner of the team, and told him, in effect, that drafting him (Brady), the Patriots had made the best move the franchise had ever made. It could be that Rodgers is the Packers next Bart Starr. And I cannot give higher praise to any QB than that.

my folks weren't even dreaming of the possibility of me when Starr was playing, so I can't compare. I don't understand people saying he's like Brady, accurate and mostly mistake free, yes, but much more mobile and improvisational. I really don't like Brady and the Patriots. I'm sticking with Young, folks get to see who they want to see.

He has combination of physical tools and smarts that I can't recall any QB having? Now if he can put together a good run, there should be no reason why he can't be lumped in with many of the greats.

He is much stronger than Young. I actually think Brady is a better comparison but really Aaron is in his own mold.

It is too early to compare him to the great QBs since he hasn't even led the team to playoffs yet. He had a great first year as a starter and he is showing definite signs of maturity and smarts at his position. At this point in his career, he is looking more and more like Drew Brees. I hope that he is able to put together a few strong, injury-free seasons and create excitement around the Packers franchise. I am hoping this season is a begining of a strong 3-5 year run with at least 1 Super Bowl win and if lucky 2 SB wins. But for all of that to happen, Aaron needs to continue to mature, grow and stay healthy (a tall order for QBs in this league). Here's to hoping/praying that he parlays all the great preseason into a strong regular season.

I'm not really into comparing him to anybody, but it sure is nice to even have a conversation like this.

The one play that jumps out at me the most this preseason is his first TD pass back against the Browns...a 53-yard pass to Donald Driver. It was a 3rd and 10, and Rodgers dropped back in the pocket. Despite good protection, nothing was there, so he bought even more time with his feet. He stepped up in the pocket and ran toward the line of scrimmage. Then, while running forward, he cocked back and zipped a bomb to Donald Driver that traveled 50 yards in the air. The way he could whip that ball out while moving forward...he didn't have to set his feet or anything...was very impressive.

This kid can play.

I think that's a really good comparison. I'd add that he also reminds me of Starr in terms of a couple of intangibles - his leadership and his dedication off the field. Starr was an NFL Starting Quarterback 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Some years, 366 days. He took every aspect of his role as a team leader more seriously than almost any player I've seen since that era. Players today just don't do that, but Rodgers apparently does. While I'm flying out to LA in the winter for 3 week vacations on the Santa Monica beach, Rodgers is flying back from California to spend a good part of his winters in Green Bay preparing for the next season. How many young, star players from this era do that sort of thing?

I'm starting to see a bit of a throwback in Rodgers, and when you combine that with his obvious physical skills and mental talents, I think the sky's the limit for this kid. Wouldn't it be nice if, ten years from now, someone's starting a thread on some team's board asking who their great young quarterback reminds people of, and everyone says "Aaron Rodgers?"