Although Aaron Rodgers only has two regular season starts under his belt, he is playing like a seasoned veteran. So far he has a passer rating of 117.8, which right now is fifth in the league. He also is tied for third in touchdowns, and is eighth and tenth in completion percentage and yards respectively. Even though he might not have the play-making ability of Brett Favre, (Who was recently traded to the New York Jets) he still has no interceptions which this year is ahead of Favre. He still has work to do, no doubt about it, but for a four year bench warmer he is much ahead of the curve.
One advantage to his situation is that he got to learn about the players, and they bonded enough that the team chemistry is already good enough that they can change plays on the go. For example, against the Minnesota Vikings he and Greg Jennings set up a play that only they knew about. At the line he and Jennings made eye contact, and agreed that the ball was going to him without anyone else knowing about it. The play went for a touchdown, although unfortunately it was called back for an illegal receiver down field.
Unfortunately for him is that he will be compared to Favre for a long time unless he wins a Superbowl, and even then he most likely will continue to be compared to Favre until the end of his career (hopefully it will approach as long as Favre's). On the other hand, he handled the pressure of weeks one and two very well showing signs of maturity, which proves that even with the hype about Favre, he will still play his game.
2 comments:
Right on weber. I really hope Rodgers does well, but I think no matter what it'll be hard to compete against to Favre only because he's such an idol.
It was great to hear about the Packers but why don't we write about an actual team next time, like the bears?
Although you might be right about Favre vs. Rodgers, you are wrong about the teams. The Bears are 1-2, and only beat the Colts because Peyton Manning hadn't played a snap since last year, due to his knee injury. He was off the whole game, and he didn't actually get back to his usual self until midway through the game last week against the Vikings.
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