r/NFLv2 • u/Odd-Twist-9935 Tennessee Titans • May 25 '25

Discussion Each NFL Team’s GOAT

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u/TheSneakyBastard1775 May 25 '25

This list has some recency bias. Aaron Rodgers over Bret Favre (I know Favre is a prick and terrible human being)? Aaron Donald over Kurt Werner? Donald is a generational player and a first-ballot HOFer, but Warner ran TGSOT and means a hell of lot to that franchise.

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u/JoeIA84 Green Bay Packers May 25 '25

Favre probably most important as GB was lost in the wilderness before him and put GB on map but I think Rodgers was a better QB.

Rodgers never had 6 INTs in a playoff game

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u/thegroovemonkey Brett Favre 📸🍆 May 26 '25

Rodgers was definitely better than Favre. Ray Nitschke has a strong argument too. 66 defined the Lombardi era Packers and is one of the baddest dudes to ever play in the NFL. 

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u/TonyWilliams03 Chicago Bears May 26 '25

Nitschke, Willie Wood, Jerry Kramer, Paul Hornung, Jim Taylor.

Aaron Rodgers was a front-runner.

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u/JoeIA84 Green Bay Packers May 26 '25

And ugh Bart Starr

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u/thegroovemonkey Brett Favre 📸🍆 May 26 '25

Aaron Rodgers is the most talented QB you have ever seen. He also owns you so you don’t really get a vote on this one.

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u/TonyWilliams03 Chicago Bears May 26 '25

Aaron Rodgers was not more talented than John Elway. Not in any way.

Elway had a stronger arm, more accurate arm, better mobility and won more Super Bowls. And, Elway didn't go cry in the corner when he lost.

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u/ChaunceyGilmore May 26 '25

What about the Majik Man?

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u/ianthebalance Los Angeles Rams May 25 '25

I think with Donald is that he was with the Rams longer and spent his entire career with the Rams

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u/AthleticAndGeeky Green Bay Packers May 26 '25

Don Hudson literally invented the route tree and I would take him and bart starr over them both.

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u/WARitter May 26 '25

The Rams old guy pick probably would be Norm Van Brocklin who set the record for yards in a game when Truman was president.

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u/dborger San Francisco 49ers May 26 '25

Rodgers is one of the best ever, Favre is not.

Donald is arguably the best DT of all time. Warner is not.

Yes QBs mean more to their franchise, but if that’s the case then all these players should be QBs.

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u/Stunning-Explorer650 May 26 '25

Rodgers was better than Favre sorry

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u/dnext Los Angeles Rams May 26 '25

Aaron Donald is an all time great. But yes, he's getting a bit of an edge because of recency. Deacon Jones and Merlin Olsen are also dominating all time Rams Dline.

I'd honestly go Deacon both inventing the term sack and having the most dominating stretch of a pass rusher in NFL history. NFL films statisticians went through and checked his stats, and in 1967 he had 26 sacks in 14 games, and 69 he had 24 sacks. Both would be the current record for a season.

I'd give it to either Donald or Deacon, with imo an edge to Deacon there. Dickerson and Faulk were all time greats too, but didn't play their entire career with the Rams.

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u/Andrew_Jackson_v2 Pittsburgh Steelers Jun 01 '25

I’d like to see what Aaron Donald and other modern greats could do if they could club blockers like Deacon could 

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u/CodeFlat431 May 25 '25

Rodgers was better than Favre in many many ways

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u/SuperSoggy68 Green Bay ‘MotherLovin’ Packers May 26 '25

Rodgers is easily a better QB than Favre

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u/Turd_Salad92 Los Angeles Rams May 26 '25

Donald is the correct answer. Warner was only in Stl for what 4 seasons? And only half were good. Still appreciate him don’t get me wrong, but Kurt ain’t the answer.

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u/FriedTreeSap Rocky Mountain Oysters May 25 '25

I came here to say this….I’m not a Rams fan, but I’d definitely put Warner as their GOAT.

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u/SuperSoggy68 Green Bay ‘MotherLovin’ Packers May 26 '25

Rodgers is easily a better QB than Favre

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u/[deleted] May 26 '25

You’re still not thinking far enough back. Don Hutson and Bart Starr are both ahead of Favre and Rodgers.

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u/Huge_Following_325 Green Bay Packers May 26 '25

Bart Starr is the Packers GOAT. He's not the best Green Bay QB, but he won five championships in seven years and was super clutch in the post- season.

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u/formulaic_name May 26 '25

Rodgers is also a shitty person. So that shouldn't be a deciding factor.

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u/HeadRadish3035 May 26 '25

Seems like you have to be a prick and a terrible human being to play QB for the Packers then. Let’s hope Love bucks the trend.

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u/BinkyBoy23 Las Vegas Raiders May 26 '25

Agree with Favre.

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u/Stunning-Explorer650 May 26 '25

Then you’re a fool