Colin Cowherd: “I have a soft spot for Matthew Stafford and I’m also over Aaron Rodgers whining about how bad Green Bay is. In high school Matt Stafford was much better than Aaron Rodgers, Aaron had to go to a junior college. Matt was the number one high school football player in America. In college, Matt Stafford was better. Stafford was in the NFL Draft viewed as a better player. Even early in their NFL careers, Matt Stafford in year 3 took one of the worst rosters in the league to the playoffs in Detroit. Aaron couldn’t get off the bench until year 4, and when he did he inherited a great Packers team and went 6-10. High school, college, draft, early career, Stafford by a mile. Eventually, Detroit’s embarrassing ownership, horrible executives, crappy coaches, and ridiculous drafting is something not even Matt Stafford could overcome. Meanwhile, Aaron had a coach, had skill people, had no chaos, had continuity, had a great fan base, was flourishing, and deserves love. Although, what if low maintenance Matt Stafford had inherited Green Bay? Think his playoff record would be 11-10? What if prickly, high-maintenance Aaron Rodgers inherited the constant 24/7 firehose of disfunction in Detroit? Think these two would have similar playoff records? Matt Stafford has been granted ONE YEAR of non-chaos in the NFL. Aaron has had 17 years of a Packers organization. Look at their career playoff numbers – Stafford has a higher completion percentage, passing yards per game, passing rating, and with a win Sunday will have a better winning percentage. I can’t be the only person who finds that remarkable. What if low-maintenance Matt went to Green Bay with that continuity, those offensive lines, and what if Aaron got Detroit, running for his life, no ground game, and a ridiculous front office? Where you land has a disproportionate effect in life, sports, and otherwise on how you’re viewed. It’s why I’m over those who play ‘victim’ when they have a great life, AHEM!, and why I defend those who overcome nonsense. If Matt Stafford simply wins a game Sunday – I want you to think about this. Aaron Rodgers in 17 years in Green Bay has won multiple playoff games in a year just twice. Matt has already done it once in one year with a legitimate franchise. Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers could never beat Kyle Shanahan in the playoffs, 0-3, Matt did it a couple of weeks ago. Aaron Rodgers was outdueled at home by Tom Brady and beaten at Lambeau… Stafford went to Tampa and put a fork in Brady and the Bucs. Aaron will be a Hall of Famer and I think he’ll stay in Green Bay, but whenever I hear the victim radar surface, I’ve got no interest, because what Matt Stafford has done, if you look at his playoff numbers, they are absolutely remarkable, with one fair shot in his football life.” (Full Video Above)
Listen to Colin Cowherd compare the careers of Aaron Rodgers and Matthew Stafford, and wonder how their careers would have fared if their paths were switched and Rodgers spent his career in Detroit and Stafford in Green Bay.
Check out the video above as Colin details why a victory on Sunday from Stafford could not only change the way we look at Stafford’s career, but Rodgers’ as well, who would have the same amount of Super Bowls as Stafford, yet having played on an elite Green Bay franchise for all 17 years of his career.
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