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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Brady had more yards against Atlanta in SB 51 (466 yards) than Rodgers did in both Seattle & Atlanta NFC Championship games combined (465 yards).
Sure, SB 51 went to overtime... for 1 drive. Plus it's worth noting that 168 of those Rodgers yards came after garbage time started (after ATL made it 31-0).
Yeah I don't see Aaron Rodgers switching to an Erhardt Perkins system either. The biggest difference between the EP and the West Coast offenses is how they communicate the play. Just about every play used in one offensive system can be used in the other system but one would use "Gin, Hut" to call a specific play while the other would use "Brown Right, Z in, Y hook, 2 Jet....". The EP focuses on the play concept while the WC focuses on player assignments. The EP is tougher to learn but once learned it's easier to communicate and much more flexible especially at the line of scrimmage which is advantageous in the hurry-up offense.
The Patriots have actually gone further than Erhardt-Perkins and established a bunch of one-word play calls that they can use. Typically they'll have six one-word play calls at their disposal during any game.
In 2014, he was repeatedly stifled in the red zone, losing an NFC championship game that he should have won in a blowout.
I start disagreeing with you in the very second word of your title. The word ultimate means last as well as greatest. I very very very much doubt that this will be the last thread on this particular subject.
One thing to keep in mind when comparing the team outcomes is that Belichick totally outclasses McCarthy (and by way way more than the margin by which Brady is better than Rogers).
Rogers with Belichick would absolutely have done better than Rogers with McCarthy. McCarthy is a dunce.
Aaron Rodgers is the most overrated QB in the NFL.
In 2011, his 15 - 1 team that was the clear juggernaut of the league got crushed at home in the divisional round by the 6 seed Giants.
In 2013, his team got crushed at home in the wild card by the Niners.
In 2014, he was repeatedly stifled in the red zone, losing an NFC championship game that he should have won in a blowout.
In 2015, he played a terrible divisional round game against Arizona save for two late hail Mary's.
In 2016, completely shut down in the first half of the championship game by Atlanta. His stats look ok because of garbage time drives.
Look, every great QB has had a cold stretch in the playoffs. But the best of the best - the Brady, Manning, Montana, Elway crowd either had periods of sustained dominance, or defining comebacks, or dominated in high profile head-to-head QB shootouts. Rodgers has none of these.