In an article comparing the 1996 Packers to the 2009 Vikings, Mark Chmura aptly compares the teams…IE there is no comparison!
Mark Chmura, tight end: “I kind of went through the teams position by position and they just aren’t as good as we were. And it all starts with Brett – Brett’s not as good as he was.
“They have Adrian Peterson, but I think Chester Taylor is a guy. We had Dorsey (Levens) and Edgar, that’s pretty good balance. Our tight ends were clearly better (laughs). I may be biased. Their offensive line may be a little bit better. Our quarterback was 10 times better, our receivers were better, our special teams were much better.
“I mean, you’re talking about the No. 1 defense in the league at that time, maybe one of the best defenses ever to play the game.
“Don’t get me wrong. Favre is still a good quarterback, but he was unbelievable in the day. When we played back then, teams feared us. I don’t know if teams fear the Minnesota Vikings today. We knew no one could beat us at home, absolutely nobody.
“I’m still green and gold all the way. I hate Minnesota; I can’t stand Minnesota. I don’t care if Brett is playing there. It didn’t bother me, him with the Jets. But Minnesota I know personally I could never do it. I would just retire.”
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