Notice it was all observational stuff, nothing directly taught, just learned by watching. Which is the constant narrative.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/789087-kevin-durant-tiger-woods-rex-ryan-and-todays-sports-news/entry/116981-brett-favre-nfl-great-a-hypocrite-for-mentoring-colt-mccoy
The level of help Favre gave Rodgers when Rodgers was first starting off under his wing in the NFL is well-documented. In short, there was no help. It’s part of the reason people started turning on the future Hall of Famer.
http://www.totalpackers.com/2011/02/15/bitterness-remains-between-rodgers-and-favre/
Favre went out of his way to say it wasn’t his job to mentor Rodgers. Rodgers has had to answer questions about Favre at every turn.
http://profootball.scout.com/2/1045658.html
What’s important is another in a long line of dense reporters failing to understand what has been painfully obvious to everyone even remotely near the game of football for years now: Rodgers was no protégé because Favre made no effort whatsoever to be a mentor.
Rodgers LEARNED from Favre but Favre didn’t TEACH him anything, Rodgers just paid attention.
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I probably used the word “mentor” for Favre in the sense that Rodgers learned things from him (rather than being taught by Favre). I probably should have said that Rodgers was Favre’s understudy....