Comparison is the assassin of happiness. Anytime that you have something that you are constantly comparing to something else, then you will never be truly happy with what you have. The same goes for football players.
The act of comparing past and present football players is inevitable, especially when the players involved don’t just welcome the comparison, they themselves embrace it. This is usually a practice reserved for the fans and the media. But, Brett Favre himself has acknowledged, that he sees himself in Baker Mayfield.
Baker Mayfield has stated numerous times that Brett Favre was his favorite player to watch when he was growing up.