Former Jets QB Brett Favre claims Aaron Rodgers cannot retire after "disappointing" season with Jets

Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers have spent time together as a mentor-mentee quarterback duo during their time with the Green Bay Packers. Speaking in an interview with TMZ Sports, Rodgers' former mentor laid out two ways that Rodgers goes out but above all, he expects some type of rise before he walks away.

"What I know about Aaron is he's an ultra competitor and no one wants to go out either injured like he did last year or playing the way he and the team has played this year," Favre said [00:01:35]. "Up to this point, it's been a disappointment. I think a Jets fan would say that and so would the players."

"So there's a little time to right the ship. But they'd better hurry if they do and they make a run. Maybe he walks away? I don't know. But I just find it hard to believe that a competitor of the magnitude that Aaron has been over the years would go out the way that if it ended today," he added. [00:02:15].

Aaron Rodgers' situation with the New York Jets and his career in general appears to be not unlike the "one more game" mentality that video gamers have before wrapping it up for the night. Of course, this isn't a video game. Once Rodgers walks away, he most likely will be gone for good.

Aaron Rodgers clinches worse Jets record than Brett Favre

Aaron Rodgers at Stanford v California - Source: Getty

Going into the year, a key storyline was Aaron Rodgers' ability to show up his former mentor, who also spent time with the New York Jets following his exit from Green Bay. Brett Favre set the bar with a 9-7 record and 22 touchdowns, 22 interceptions.

This year, Aaron Rodgers has upstaged Favre so far with 17 touchdowns and seven interceptions. However, he also has come up short at 3-8. With no way to turn back the clock, Rodgers has guaranteed a worse record this season with eight losses. Some could point to the potential for a 9-8 record.

That said, the difference between 9-7 and 9-8 is one additional loss. With one more loss, 9-8 has a lower win percentage than 9-7 and thus is a worse record. Of course, this argument may only have a one-game lifespan as with one more loss, Rodgers will clinch a losing season, a 3-9 with a ceiling of 8-9.

Even at this point, considering how painfully the season has gone, getting to the neighbor of .500 would be a consolation prize. Does the former Green Bay Packers franchise quarterback have one more December run within him?

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