Rodgers walks all over Montana in everything other than rings and squad + coaching quality. Steve Young is a better comparison; he was the original Rodgers.
That's a pretty nice comparison, haven't thought of that one. Certainly by style of play and mobility there is a similarity.
Arm strength, mobility, accuracy, clutch play...Where is Joe superior outside of telling jokes about seeing John Candy in the stands?
And don't forget Huey Lewis, he was always at the games!
We can begin the Rodgers>Montana debate with those physical attributes such as arm strength, accuracy, mobility, etc... What Rodgers does inside and outside of the pocket is what most quarterbacks can only dream of. He extends the play. Most importantly from a statistical standpoint, Rodgers NEVER turns the ball over - first QB to throw for 300 TDs and have less than 100 picks. Brady was next closest at 115. Passing greats Brees and Marino had 154 and 169, respectively.
Joe was literally surrounded in Hall of Famers, and offensive minds that were well ahead of their time.
The 49ers of the 80s/90s were stacked beyond belief. Walsh was an offensive mastermind and drew everything up in a perfect way for the team. A master of Xs and Os. McCarthy...not so much. He's survived only because that Super Bowl he won years ago. What about teammates? Montana had Ronnie Lott, Jerry Rice, Roger Craig, Fred Dean, Charles Haley... And Rodgers? Jordy Nelson and Clay Matthews? Besides Bakhtiari they've got little else to protect Rodgers.
I think Montana to be an all time great, but Rodgers is ahead of everyone, even Brady. He does the best with what he's got, he improvises, he keeps the play alive, he does it all himself. Watching game film of AR12 is like watching that movie Taken: how the hell does he make the best out of the worst situations and still come out on top?