Packers all-time scrimmage: Team Brett Favre vs. Team Aaron Rodgers
By Nick Olig
Cornerbacks
Team Favre
Mike McKenzie: In six seasons, he totaled 15 interceptions, 47 passes defended, and 236 tackles. His six picks as a rookie in 1999 were a career-best.
Doug Evans: 12 picks, six sacks, and 262 tackles in five years. His five interceptions in 1996 were a big help en route to winning the Super Bowl.
Al Harris: In seven seasons, he was named to two Pro Bowls. He totaled 14 interceptions and 87 passes defended and ended a postseason OT classic with an epic pick-six.
Craig Newsome: Counterpart of Evans on the 1996 team, he totaled 164 tackles in four solid seasons.
Team Rodgers
Charles Woodson: A future Hall-of-Famer, turnover machine, and Super Bowl champ. Had 38 interceptions, nine touchdowns, 99 passes defended in seven seasons, to scratch the surface.
Tramon Williams: In eight seasons, he’s got 28 interceptions and 114 passes defended. In 2010, he was at his best, notching six picks and 20 PD.
Sam Shields: An undrafted one-time Pro Bowler, in seven seasons he totaled 18 picks. Dynamic CB who retired due to concussions.
Casey Hayward: Nine interceptions and 35 PD in four seasons, has become a Pro Bowler elsewhere. Departure hurt team’s secondary.
Advantage
Team Rodgers. (Which is ironic but true considering the sorry state of the team’s corners the last two seasons). Charles Woodson is an alpha dog on Team Rodgers, and Williams, Shields, and Hayward add depth to a quartet that gets the edge over the good-but-not-great corners on Team Favre. It seems likely that #12 could torch the likes of Craig Newsome.