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05-30-2012 03:21 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyB1775
(Post 408945)
Rogers relation to Brees has EVERYTHING to do with one superbowl and one MVP title. Maybe the incredible @$$ kissing the media has given Rogers. But Brees deserves 20. Rogers will get more.
And I could swear the number was 23?
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I thought the number was 23 also until i started searching...
The differences between Rogers and Brees:
Rogers -
Love from the media
less interceptions
Two concussions
Awards and achievements
- Single season QB Rating record (122.5)[2][3]
- Only player in NFL history to throw for over 4,000 yards in each of the first two seasons as a starting QB
- Only player in NFL history to throw 45+ touchdowns, and 6 or less interceptions in a single season
- 7x FedEx Air Player of the Week (Week 11, 2010 & Weeks 47, 9, 13, 2011)
- NFC Player of the Month (October, 2009)
- The Wisconsin Legislature approved a resolution that declared December 12, 2012 (stylized as 12/12/12) "Aaron Rodgers Day" in his honor as Rodgers also wears number 12.[78][79]
Brees -
New Passing yardage king
Most productive QB in the last three years
No Concusions
Records
Brees holds several league and team records in the NFL
National Football League records
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Brees in the Who Dat Victory Parade, Canal Street, New Orleans, after the Super Bowl XLIV win
- Single season passing leader 5,476 yards (2011)
- Most Passing Yards in a Single Month - 1,687 (October, 2011)
- Most Seasons with 5000+ passing yards - 2 (2008 & 2011)
- Most completions in a season 468 (2011)
- Most 400+ completion seasons, career 4 (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011)
- Most consecutive 400+ completion seasons, career 2 (2007-2008; 2010-2011)
- Most consecutive 350+ completion seasons, career 6 (2006-2011)
- Most consecutive seasons with 4000+ passing yards 6 (2006-2011; tied with Peyton Manning)
- Most consecutive seasons with 4000+ passing yards and 30+ Touchdowns 4, 2008-current
- Most games with 5+ touchdown passes, career 7
- Most games with 5+ touchdown passes and no interceptions, career 5
- Highest completion percentage, career, for players with 2,500+ attempts - 65.94% (3,613/5,479)
- Highest completion percentage, season 71.2% (2011)
- Most seasons with 70% pass completion rate (minimum 100 attempts per season) - 2 (2009 & 2011)
- Most games with 30+ completions and 80% pass completion rate, career - 4
- Most games with more than 80% pass completion rate, career (minimum 20 attempts per game) - 12
- Most games with more than 80% pass completion rate and no interceptions, career (minimum 20 attempts per game) - 10
- Most games with more than 80% pass completion rate, season (minimum 20 attempts per game) - 3 (tied with Ben Roethlisberger and Brett Favre)
- Most games with more than 70% pass completion rate, season (minimum 20 attempts per game) - 10 (2011)
- Most games with more than 70% pass completion rate and no interceptions, career (minimum 20 attempts per game) - 33
- Most games, 250+ yards passing, season - 16 (2011)
- Most 300+ yard passing games in a season 13 (2011)
- Most consecutive 300+ yard passing games 7 (2011-Present) (Weeks 10,12,13,14,15,16,17; 2011)
- Most consecutive 300+ yard passing games (regular season and postseason combined) 9 (2011-Present)
- Most games, 350+ yards passing, career - 29
- Most games, 350+ yards passing, season - 8 (2011)
- Most consecutive games with 350+ yards passing 4 (Weeks 3,4,5,6; 2011)
- Most consecutive 400+ yard passing games - 2 (postseason games 2012) - tied with several other players
- Most consecutive games with 450+ yards passing 2 (postseason games 2012)
- Most games with 400 yards passing and no interceptions, career - 6 (4 regular season, 2 postseason)
- Most games with 20+ completions, season 16 (2010 & 2011)
- Most consecutive games with at least 20 completions 36 (2009-Present) [22]
- Most games with 30+ completions, season 9 (2011)
- Most games with 30+ completions, career 29
- Most games with 30+ completions and no interceptions, career 14
- Most games with 39+ completions, career 3 (1 regular season, 2 playoff games)
- Most passing completions per game, career 23.4 comp/game
- Most passing attempts per game, career 35.5 att/game
- Most passing yards per game, career 263.7 yards/game
- Most passing completions per game, season 29.25 comp/game (2011)
- Most passing yards per game, season 342.25 yards/game (2011)
- Highest post-season completion percentage, career 66.8%
- Lowest post-season interception percentage, career 0.70%
- Most completions in a Super Bowl 32 (Super Bowl XLIV; tied with Tom Brady)
- Most completions in a playoff game 40 (at San Francisco, 1/14/2012)
- Most pass attempts in a playoff game with zero interceptions 60 (at Seattle, 1/8/2011)[23]
- Most pass completions in a playoff game with zero interceptions 39 (at Seattle, 1/8/2011)[23]
- Most passing yards in a playoff game with zero interceptions 466 (vs. Detroit, 1/7/2012)
- Most consecutive pass attempts without an interception during the playoffs 226 (January 21, 2007-January 14, 2012)
- Most Consecutive Playoff Games, 2+ Touchdown Passes - 7 (2006-Present) (tied with Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana)
- Most Playoff Games, 400+ yards passing - 3 (2011-2012)(Consecutive)
- Best Passing Touchdown to Interception ratio in postseason - 5.5-1 (22 TD Passes - 4 interceptions)
- Best Completions to Interception ratio in postseason - 65.5-1 (262 Completions - 4 interceptions)
- Best Passing Yards to Interception ratio in postseason - 745-1 (2,980 Passing Yards - 4 interceptions)
- Best Passing Touchdown per Game Average, Postseason - 2.444 (22 TD Passes/9 postseason games)
New Orleans Saints franchise records
- Consecutive games with at least 1 TD pass 43 (2009present) 2nd NFL all-time
- Highest Comp. %, Career (Min. 500 attempts) 65.94%
- Highest Comp. %, Season (Min. 14 attempts/game) 71.23% (2011) [24]
- Highest YPA, Career (Min. 500 attempts) 7.56 [24]
- Highest YPA, Season (Min. 14 attempts/game) 8.5 (2009) [24]
- Highest Passer Rating, Career (Min. 500 attempts) 93.8 [24]
- Highest Passer Rating, Season (Min. 14 attempts/game) 110.6 (2011) [24]
- Most Completions, Career - 2,488 (2006-2011)
- Most Completions, Season 468 (2011) [24]
- Most Completions, Game 39 vs. Denver, 9/21/2008 [25]
- Most Completions, Playoff Game - 40 at San Francisco, 1/14/2012
- Most Consecutive Completions 19 (12/27/09) [26]
- Most Pass Attempts, Career - 3,670 (2006-2011)
- Most Pass Attempts, Season 658 (2010) [24]
- Most Pass Attempts, Playoff Game - 63 at San Francisco, 1/14/2012
- Most Pass Attempts, Game 60 (tied with Aaron Brooks) [26]
- Most passing yards, Career - 28,394 (2006-2011)
- Most passing yards in a single season 5,476 yards (2011)
- Most Passing Yards, Playoff Game - 466 vs. Detroit, 1/7/2012
- Most Passing Yards, Game 510 vs. Cincinnati, 11/19/2006 [26] (seventh highest in NFL history)
- Most 4000 Yard Passing Seasons 6 [24]
- Most Consecutive 4000 Yard Passing Seasons 6 (200611) [24]
- Most Games w/300+ Yards Passing, Career - 50 (2006-2011)
- Most Games w/300+ Yards Passing, Season 13 (2011) [27]
- Most Consecutive Games w/300+ Yards Passing 7 (2011) [27]
- Most Touchdown Passes, Career 201 (2006-2011)
- Most Touchdown Passes, Season 46 (2011) [24]
- Most Touchdown Passes, Playoff Game 4 at San Francisco, 1/14/2012 (tied with Aaron Brooks)
- Most Touchdown Passes, Game 6 (9/13/2009) (tied with Billy Kilmer)
- Most Touchdown Passes On Opening Day, 6 (2009)
San Diego Chargers franchise records
- Highest Comp. %, Season (Min. 14 attempts/game) 65.5% (2004) [28]
- Highest Comp. %, Game (Min. 20 attempts) 88.0% vs. Oakland 10/31/2004 [28]
- Highest Comp. %, Playoff Game (Min. 10 attempts) 73.8% vs. NY Jets 1/8/2005 [28]
- Most Consecutive Attempts, None Intercepted 194 (Oct. 17 through Dec. 5 2004) [29]
Other notable accomplishments
- Second place with most consecutive games with at least one touchdown pass: (43)[30]
- Second place with most consecutive uninterrupted games with at least one touchdown pass: (32)
- First quarterback in NFL History to surpass 3,000 passing yards by Week 9. (3,004 yards in 2011)[31]
- First quarterback in NFL History to surpass 4,000 passing yards in the first 12 games. (4,031 yards in 2011)[32]
- First quarterback in NFL History to surpass 5,000 passing yards in the first 15 games. (5,087 yards in 2011)
- First player in NFL history to pass for 5,000 yards in a season twice (2008 & 2011)
- First player in NFL history to complete 70% of passes in a season twice (2009 & 2011)
- First player in NFL history to pass for 400 completions in a season more than once (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011)
- Led NFL in passing yards three times (2006, 2008, 2011)
- Led NFL in touchdown passes three times (2008, 2009, 2011)
- Led NFL in completions three times (2007, 2008, 2011)
- Led NFL in completion percentage three times (2009, 2010, 2011)
- Led NFL in passer rating in 2009 (109.6)[33]
I am going to go ahead and stand by my original statement. Rodgers can not honestly justify being paid more than Brees. Remember another thing, the packers are a publicly held Franchise.. not sure how much that weighs in on how much they can throw at one player.
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