It feels like the Packer Nation has returned back to the dismal days of the 1980s.
But for the record:
Aaron Rodgers: 9 completions; 16 attempts; 56.3% completion; 58 yards, 0 TDs, 0 Ints.
Brett Favre: 5 completions; 6 attempts; 83.3% completion; 48 yards; 1 TD; 0 Ints.
Rodgers was sacked 4 times, almost through an interception, and couldn't drive it in when the Pack got the ball on the 49ers 8 yard line off an interception by Woodson.
I realize this is only preseason, but to think we could have kept Favre who seems to be back in form with a whole new system and a whole new team...
I don't know if it was WTMJ-TV or if it was the Packer organization, but they showed a montage of clips at the beginning of the game that highlighted a lot of the great names ever associated with the Pack, including Bart Starr, Paul Hornung, etc. Can you guess which big name they did not show. And did the announcers really have to act like apologists for Ted Thompson and Aaron Rodgers during the whole game? It was like listening to talk radio.
And seeing this just hurts. And I want one of these.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
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Yah, but I also saw TWO receivers drop easy passes--one would have been a TD, another a great first down.
ReplyDeleteRodgers does have to learn to toss the ball instead of eating it.
And by the way, a little more OL would be helpful for both the running game AND for Rodgers.
I think a big part of the problem is Rodger's inability to lead the team. Favre, with his competitive spirit, was able to motivate the team more. They would play harder, knowing that Favre would always give them a chance to win the game. Rodgers doesn't inspire that type of enthusiasm or motivation. If he treats his teammates the same way he treats the public, this will only get worse.
ReplyDeleteAs dad said, receivers did drop a few easy balls, and the o-line really had a hard time protecting Rodgers. And let's not forget the Packers haven't been using Ryan Grant, so they've had a hard time getting a consistent running game going, which only puts more pressure on Rodgers.
ReplyDeleteYeah, so? That is the same thing Favre had to contend with for the past several years. He coped, quite efficiently, at that.
ReplyDeleteDamn, Caps. Give Rodgers a break! It's apples and frickin' oranges. Favre has EXPERIENCE, Rodgers is still learning. Favre wasn't perfect when he started, either. People have such short memories. I'm annoyed to no end by this whole situation. The Packers screwed up but Bret is no angel in this. His ego had a hand in it. I wonder, how many of these same people who are so passionate about Favre were calling for him to retire after the 4-12 season. I'm just tired of it. For many, Rodgers, no matter if he does quite well, will ever give him credit.
ReplyDeleteIt's just the preseason, and as billiam said, we can't - and shouldn't - expect miracles from Aaron Rodgers this season.
ReplyDeleteUltimately, the Packers are better off for having gotten rid of Brett Favre and the drama that came along with him. One man is not bigger than the team, even if that one man is Brett Favre.
Bill,
ReplyDeleteI've already written that Favre could've and should've handled himself much better than he did.
But Rogers isn't a rookie. Granted, he doesn't have the same experience, obviously, as Favre did. But anytime he has played, either in practise, or when Favre got hurt, or the game was put away, and he was the same. He couldn't motivate the team and he just isn't very good.
Zach,
I respectfully disagree. The job of the GM is to put the best team he can on the field, and Rodgers is not the best option he could have picked. If anything, since he put his ego ahead of the team, and pushed Favre out, he could've at least gotten an experienced QB.
But this season is going to be dismal. And it will probably be so for at least the next four or five years, and that is if they fire Thompson at the end of the year.
And for the record, I never did like Thompson, McCarthy, or Rodgers.
But anytime he has played, either in practise, or when Favre got hurt, or the game was put away, and he was the same
ReplyDeleteAdd all that game-time up and you get less than 60 minutes in NFL action. (Practice is NOT game-time.)
And the model is changing a bit--the Packers do not count on the QB to "fire up" the team.
There are 21 other players on the field, in case you forgot.
I didn't forget, but in every arch their is a keystone, and with every team, there is a key player. Remove the key, and the whole damn things falls apart.
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