Watch: Trent Dilfer not impressed by Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers
Super Bowl champion Trent Dilfer has delivered quite a hot take regarding recently-retired quarterback Tom Brady and Green Bay Packers star Aaron Rodgers.
As shared by TMZ Sports, Dilfer spoke about the future Hall of Famers during a segment filmed for ESPN's "Bullies of Baltimore" 30 for 30 documentary about the Baltimore Ravens team that won Super Bowl XXXV which first aired on Sunday night.
"The modern-day game does not impress me," Dilfer explained. "It's super easy when you don't get hit as a quarterback and when you can't reroute receivers and when you can't hit guys across the middle. I love Tom Brady. I love Aaron Rodgers. I love these guys. It's not impressive. What's impressive is what they did."
Stacey Mickles of The Comeback went one step further and pointed out how a controversial roughing the passer penalty following a hit on Brady helped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers close out a victory over the Atlanta Falcons this past October. That was merely one instance of roughing calls and fears over defensive penalties impacting a game up through the playoffs this season.
With that said, Dilfer owns a championship ring largely because Baltimore's defense dominated the offense of the New York Giants en route to the Ravens earning a 34-7 victory in January 2001. Brady, meanwhile, is a seven-time Super Bowl champion who possesses an absurd number of records. While Rodgers has guided the Packers to only one title during his tenure, he is a four-time regular season Most Valuable Player.
Dilfer made a solid point in comparing the NFL in 2023 to previous eras, especially with the league likely on the verge of banning yet another form of tackling as soon as this offseason. Nevertheless, Brady and Rodgers probably weren't the best examples of signal-callers who haven't been "impressive" even if they've been protected by certain rules and by referees over the years.
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