John Elway or Aaron Rodgers, which quarterback would you rather have?
Michael Wilbon and Stephen A. Smith had a heated debate about John Elway and Aaron Rodgers.
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John Elway is the biggest name in the history of the Denver Broncos . Those who saw him play will put him up against anyone. But his career ended following the 1998 season, and there have been some incredible quarterbacks in that time.
One of those is Aaron Rodgers, the current starting quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers , who recently announced that the 2026 season will be his last . With Rodgers' name in the news, those in the sports media world have been talking about him and on Thursday, an interesting and heated debate took place between Michael Wilbon and Stephen A. Smith on ESPN's First Take .
Smith stated that Rodgers' physical talent was the best the league has ever seen, and Wilbon wasn't having it, immediately referencing Elway. "He was never physically the greatest quarterback, I'm sorry. I know you're younger than me 10 years, Stephen A, I know you're old enough to remember John Elway, I know you are.
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