Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers: Future Joe Montana, Steve Young?

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Published: January 1, 2010

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... were alive to see it, would remember it as a sore point among not only San Francisco 49er fans, but NFL fans nationwide.

Steve Young was just the backup guy, the one that no one thought about. After spending years on the bench behind the 'The Great One', Young finally got his start in 1991 after Montana went down injured and was forced to miss the entire season.

That was pretty much the start of it. Montana got hurt, Young stepped in and started off shaky, and then ended up as the main man in San Francisco for years to come—eventually winning a Super Bowl.

Story sound familiar? I bet it does. 

Two years ago when you thought of Brett Favre you automatically thought, Green Bay and the number 4. Think about him now and you think, Minnesota, and still among other things, the number 4.

Just like Steve Young, Aaron Rodgers spent a few years of his career on the bench behind Favre. Watching and learning, game in and game, out has no doubt helped Rodger...

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