Fifteen years ago, the Green Bay Packers selected Brett Favre's replacement in the NFL Draft, taking Aaron Rodgers in the latter part of the first round.

Late last month, the Packers did the same thing to Rodgers, drafting Utah State quarterback Jordan Love.

While some have pointed out the similarities between the two situations, Favre noted one key difference in talking with Jason Wilde of the Wisconsin State-Journal:

“I think when I look at this situation with Aaron and my situation, yes, they're very, very similar … But there is a big difference: They were several plays away from the Super Bowl this year. When we drafted Aaron, that wasn't the case.”

The season prior to drafting Rodgers, Green Bay won 10 games and captured the NFC North division title, but ended up losing to the Minnesota Vikings in the Wild Card round of the playoffs.

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Meanwhile, the Packers just reeled off 13 victories this past year, won another NFC North crown and made it all the way to the NFC Championship Game, where they fell to the San Francisco 49ers.

Essentially, Favre is saying that Green Bay's decision to go with a signal-caller in the first round this time around is even more egregious than it was back in 2005, considering the Packers were one win away from reaching the Super Bowl.

That being said, Green Bay probably wasn't as good as its recorded indicated this past year, as its offense was mediocre at best and its defense, while improved, had some obvious holes.

But that doesn't make the Packers' choice of Love any less puzzling, especially given that the club had (and still has) a clear issue at wide receiver.