There are very few people who have ever played the quarterback position better than Aaron Rodgers is playing it right now, especially when he's playing at home at Lambeau Field. Put very simply, the man is unstoppable.
It's plain to see for everyone watching. Everyone watching, apparently, also includes Rodgers' backup, Scott Tolzein. "I mean, to me, it's like watching Jordan in his prime," Tolzein said, per ESPN Wisconsin. "He's at the top of his game. He makes it all go."
The quality of Rodgers' play has certainly been Jordanesque. Since the start of last season, the Packers QB has thrown 48 touchdowns and only five interceptions, while completing 66.8 percent of his passes at 8.4 yards per attempt. That equates to a 115.6 passer rating, which would be the best of all time by a significant margin. Rodgers himself has the all-time record (for players with at least 500 career pass attempts) with a 106.8 rating, and he's the only guy even over 100.0. Russell Wilson and Tony Romo are in second and third at 98.2 and 97.6.
In his past 16 home games -- essentially the equivalent of a full season -- Rodgers' numbers are even more insane. He's 331 of 480 (69.0 percent) for 4,472 yards (9.3 per attempt), 43 touchdowns through the air and no picks, and he's added another 253 yards and three scores with his legs. The total there? An utterly preposterous 122.8 passer rating.
In terms of the aesthetic comparison between Rodgers and Jordan, though, I'm not sure it totally works. MJ moved with grace, but he also had a violence and anger to his game, even while it was beautiful to behold. Rodgers, on the other hand, almost seems to be floating or drifting on the field. Half of this throws seem like they're not even physically possible until they actually happen. Aesthetically, to borrow a comparison from Grantland's Andrew Sharp, Rodgers is more like Stephen Curry.
