NFL history: The Mount Rushmore of every NFL franchise
By Randy Gurzi
Green Bay Packers: Vince Lombardi, Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, Bart Starr
The first name for the Green Bay Packers is non-debatable. Former head coach Vince Lombardi was so synonymous with winning that the Super Bowl trophy is named after him.
In nine years with Green Bay, Lombardi never had a losing record and ended his tenure with a record of 89-29-4. Even more impressive was his 9-1 record in the postseason, as Lombardi won three NFL Championships and the first two Super Bowls.
The quarterback that worked under Lombardi is also on this list, as Bart Starr was one of the biggest stars of his generation. He was under center from 1956 through 1971 for the Pack and won 94 of 157 starts for them.
After Starr, it was a long drought for Green Bay until they had an elite quarterback again. That finally happened for them when they traded for Brett Favre, who was a backup for the Atlanta Falcons as a rookie.
Favre ended up starting for 16 seasons with the Packers. Once he was in the lineup, he never missed a snap. A Pro Football Hall of Famer, Favre won a Super Bowl for Green Bay and is currently fourth all-time with 508 career touchdown passes — 442 of which came with the Packers.
He was replaced by Aaron Rodgers in 2008. By the end of the 2010 season, Rodgers too brought the Lombardi Trophy home. Rodgers has an unbelievable 338-to-80 touchdown to interception ratio and is 100-57-1 as a starter — and that’s even coming off a couple of seasons in a row where the team didn’t meet expectations.