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How's the Packer decision to go with Rodgers looking now? (1 Viewer)

Ozymandias

Ozymandias

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I know it's only 2 games, but Rodgers has looked sharp. The Packers management were pilloried by the media for not bringing Favre back.

I know Rodgers is playing on a very good team, but he has 504 yards, 4 td's with no interceptions. One rushing td.

Favre has 375 yards, 3 td's and 1 int. His team is not as good.

 
Ozymandias said:
I know it's only 2 games, but Rodgers has looked sharp. The Packers management were pilloried by the media for not bringing Favre back.I know Rodgers is playing on a very good team, but he has 504 yards, 4 td's with no interceptions. One rushing td.Favre has 375 yards, 3 td's and 1 int. His team is not as good.
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They will still get it from the media when Rodgers gets hurt. (A matter of time imo-given history) They have a legitimate contender...and no b/u plan if he gets hurt. Terrible. If they somehow make it w/o him getting hurt...they're lucky. This may not have as much to do w/ Favre as letting 2 rookies be behind Rodgers on a contender. Inexcusable...and I hope it bites them i the butt. I can't believe people aren't making more out of it. I would be on the phone w/ the Bucs if they really want to let Garcia go. (If I were the Pack!)
 
There's no doubt he's looked very, very good so far. But, I want to see him do it against a good pass defence before I anoint him.

 
So far so good. Rodgers has been very impressive.

Huge test coming up next Sunday night against the Cowboys.

 
plymkr said:
Ozymandias said:
I know it's only 2 games, but Rodgers has looked sharp. The Packers management were pilloried by the media for not bringing Favre back.I know Rodgers is playing on a very good team, but he has 504 yards, 4 td's with no interceptions. One rushing td.Favre has 375 yards, 3 td's and 1 int. His team is not as good.
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They will still get it from the media when Rodgers gets hurt. (A matter of time imo-given history) They have a legitimate contender...and no b/u plan if he gets hurt. Terrible. If they somehow make it w/o him getting hurt...they're lucky. This may not have as much to do w/ Favre as letting 2 rookies be behind Rodgers on a contender. Inexcusable...and I hope it bites them i the butt. I can't believe people aren't making more out of it. I would be on the phone w/ the Bucs if they really want to let Garcia go. (If I were the Pack!)
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Garcia wants to start, not backup. He wouldn't accept a trade to the Packers. Vikings would seem like the more likely team to trade for him. At this point you have to trust Packers management. They've appeared right in every decision so far and have built a contender with the youngest team in the league (24yrs old avg age). Rodgers has been sacked 1 time this year in two games. They have the oline to protect him. IMO, with his ability to scramble, avoid sacks, and their oline, I think its less likely he gets injured, despite his injury history.
 
Maven said:
plymkr said:
Ozymandias said:
I know it's only 2 games, but Rodgers has looked sharp. The Packers management were pilloried by the media for not bringing Favre back.I know Rodgers is playing on a very good team, but he has 504 yards, 4 td's with no interceptions. One rushing td.Favre has 375 yards, 3 td's and 1 int. His team is not as good.
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They will still get it from the media when Rodgers gets hurt. (A matter of time imo-given history) They have a legitimate contender...and no b/u plan if he gets hurt. Terrible. If they somehow make it w/o him getting hurt...they're lucky. This may not have as much to do w/ Favre as letting 2 rookies be behind Rodgers on a contender. Inexcusable...and I hope it bites them i the butt. I can't believe people aren't making more out of it. I would be on the phone w/ the Bucs if they really want to let Garcia go. (If I were the Pack!)
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Garcia wants to start, not backup. He wouldn't accept a trade to the Packers. Vikings would seem like the more likely team to trade for him. At this point you have to trust Packers management. They've appeared right in every decision so far and have built a contender with the youngest team in the league (24yrs old avg age). Rodgers has been sacked 1 time this year in two games. They have the oline to protect him. IMO, with his ability to scramble, avoid sacks, and their oline, I think its less likely he gets injured, despite his injury history.
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Is that really an excuse to have no back up plan on a championship contender? Yes the Vikes should pay big for Garcia, but that wouldn't be good for the Pack either. It doesn't have to be garcia, but someone with experience needs to be there just in case. They may get lucky, but I'd rather be prepared and not just count the season as lost.
 
Its the same as it was a month ago.

It was a smart decision because the Packers thought it was the best thing for the team.

Everything else didnt matter.

 
I thought the Packers took heat for the way they handled it; not necassarily for the fact that they didn't bring him back.

 
Ozymandias said:
I know it's only 2 games, but Rodgers has looked sharp. The Packers management were pilloried by the media for not bringing Favre back.I know Rodgers is playing on a very good team, but he has 504 yards, 4 td's with no interceptions. One rushing td.Favre has 375 yards, 3 td's and 1 int. His team is not as good.
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Most important information in this post is that it's only been 2 games, check back after 16.
 
Sack-Religious said:
There's no doubt he's looked very, very good so far. But, I want to see him do it against a good pass defence before I anoint him.
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Yeah while it was great I'm not dazzled by a big day vs DET. Hell Ryan did good too. Show me a good game vs DAL and I'll start to believe.
 
I have to admit I was totally wrong about him. I thought he would struggle in his first year as a starter but he has looked very comfortable running the Packers offense.

 
There were circumstances behind the scenes that we may or may not ever find out on why Favre was not wanted back in GB. I've said all along that it was the right move. Rodgers fits the current team more than a gunslinger like Favre.

 
BigSteelThrill said:
Its the same as it was a month ago.It was a smart decision because the Packers thought it was the best thing for the team.Everything else didnt matter.
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totally agree.There will be a lot of bumping of old threads and "I told you so" comments made as the season progresses, but (as with judging a draft pick 3 or 4 years later), the team's actions can only be fairly reviewed at the time the decisions were made, without the benefit of hindsight we now have. I have always completely supported and admired the way this saga was handled by Thompson and McCarthy, and my opinion wouldn't change in the least if Rodgers completely fails this season.The fact that Favre is playing reasonably well and the Packers have a decent shot at a 3rd or 2nd round pick in compensation is just an amazing result in my opinion - brilliantly engineered by Thompson and his staff.
 
Irish said:
There were circumstances behind the scenes that we may or may not ever find out on why Favre was not wanted back in GB. I've said all along that it was the right move. Rodgers fits the current team more than a gunslinger like Favre.
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The phrase I always come back to is "why would I allow that into my lockerroom". If he was THAT much of a discontent to make Coach McCarthy say that, it says to me they did the right thing. Really the only thing they could. I so badly want to see Aaron Rodgers continue to play well, not only because I love the Packers, but also to make the Favre Jets jersey wearing "fans" look like even bigger morons. I wonder what it will take to make those people admit they were wrong? :goodposting:
 
KnowledgeReignsSupreme said:
I'll get back to you in about 15 years to see if he's been to two SBs, winning one and breaking most passing records in the game.
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What does this really have to do with current and future games? Why doesn't SF bring back Montana and Rice to play? They won a bunch of SBs and broke records. How stupid of the Browns not to bring back Otto Graham and Jim Brown.
 
plymkr said:
Ozymandias said:
I know it's only 2 games, but Rodgers has looked sharp. The Packers management were pilloried by the media for not bringing Favre back.I know Rodgers is playing on a very good team, but he has 504 yards, 4 td's with no interceptions. One rushing td.Favre has 375 yards, 3 td's and 1 int. His team is not as good.
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They will still get it from the media when Rodgers gets hurt. (A matter of time imo-given history) They have a legitimate contender...and no b/u plan if he gets hurt. Terrible. If they somehow make it w/o him getting hurt...they're lucky. This may not have as much to do w/ Favre as letting 2 rookies be behind Rodgers on a contender. Inexcusable...and I hope it bites them i the butt. I can't believe people aren't making more out of it. I would be on the phone w/ the Bucs if they really want to let Garcia go. (If I were the Pack!)
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Rodgers isn't really getting hit much though.
 
I don't care who he's played against thusfar. He looks to have a strong arm, good decision-making, and excellent mobility. He also looks confident.

I think after falling in the draft (and seeing Alex Smith get paid huge money to do nothing) and then having to sit behind Favre and suffer through this offseason, that Rodgers has a huge chip on his shoulder and he's going to play huge this year. He has talented WRs and the overall supporting cast to be a legit top 5 QB this year. On top of that, the team around him is young and GB could be a contender for years to come.

 
today Ted Thompson looks like a genius.

Is it at all possible for Fav-Ruh to retire and take the Packers up on their $20,000,000 marketing deal?

 
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I am going with the "it remains to be seen", but so far so good.

At some point, having 2 very talented QBs with one riding the pine does not make sense.

I wanted a 2 round pick for Favre or 1st for Rodgers to be happy about it.

I was starting to hope the Jets pick would be 2nd round, but with that loss yesterday not so sure.

 
Well, the Packers beat both these teams much more handily last year than this year, so I would't say that they are as good as they were with Favre. However, in the interest of developing Rodgers and getting to that point, it appears they've made the right decision. He has shown great poise so far and will end up being a very good QB IMO. I agree that they need a backup plan though(in the case of injury).

 
He's looked very good. Granted, Matt Ryan looked good against the Lions but I think it's clear that Rodgers can play. If he continues on this path and stays healthy, the Packers will have made the right call it would seem.

I expected him to struggle more than he has early on. Good for him. :goodposting:

J

 
Detroit isn't sporting a real defense right now so I'd take it with a grain of salt, but I can't downplay those stats from Rodgers. He can play. And they did beat a great Minnesota defense at home. From a fantasy perspective Ryan Grant is making sure Rodgers isn't the disappointment factor on that team so far in the early goings. With games against Dallas and Tampa Bay coming up, they'll have to depend on Rodgers heavily over the next two weeks. Let's see what he can do over that stretch, so far it looks like he won't be too intimidated by the matchups and Green Bay will contend with the best as long as the running game doesn't falter.

Anyone seen a train with Brandon Jackson's name painted along the side? :headbang:

 
The OP answered his own question: it has only been two games.

I am not saying that Rodgers will end up like Grossman, but I recall a few years ago when Grossman started out the season blazing and he was a hot pickup in fantasy and Bear's fans were saying they had their Qb of the future. Well, suffice it to say that a few more games revealed a bit more about Grossman.

 
Jeremy said:
I so badly want to see Aaron Rodgers continue to play well, not only because I love the Packers, but also to make the Favre Jets jersey wearing "fans" look like even bigger morons.
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One of them took the jersey off to wash it. The other is still wearing it.
 
Jeremy said:
I so badly want to see Aaron Rodgers continue to play well, not only because I love the Packers, but also to make the Favre Jets jersey wearing "fans" look like even bigger morons. I wonder what it will take to make those people admit they were wrong? :yes:
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Why can't Jets fans be happy that Favre is the team's QB? It's pretty apparent he's helping their team a lot. Ask Thomas Jones how defenses are reacting this season compared to last, for example. Unless you're referring to people who put Favre above the Packers and all that. Then I can understand your point.I still think both sides handled this situation incredibly poorly. I was on record as saying I had serious problems with how Thompson handled this and I still do. But after two games, there's no question Rodgers has looked damn good. I hope it continues and if it does I'll happily eat some crow.
 
i think it was the right decision by the packers. Rodgers is playing well. favre is an upgrade for the jets. this was the right thing because favre couldnt make up his mind. the packers had to move on. favre is not bigger than the NFL or the Packers.

 
During yesterday's game with the Packers trailing by one I never once had the feeling "Here comes the big interception." It's been awhile since you didn't have to worry about that. Rodgers is letting his playmakers make plays and not trying to do it all himself.

 
KingPrawn said:
During yesterday's game with the Packers trailing by one I never once had the feeling "Here comes the big interception." It's been awhile since you didn't have to worry about that. Rodgers is letting his playmakers make plays and not trying to do it all himself.
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I always felt good with Favre at QB. I never worried about him because I knew there weren't many QBs in the game better and because he was doing so much to help the Packers win. While Favre certainly made his share of mistakes - I've yet to see a QB who hasn't - I've long lost count of the number of games the Packers won because of his presence on the field. That was a pretty huge X factor the Packers had for the past 15 years. Hopefully Rodgers can get to a point where he's even remotely close to that because if he can, that means he'll be pretty darn good in his own right.
 
BigRed said:
Sack-Religious said:
There's no doubt he's looked very, very good so far. But, I want to see him do it against a good pass defence before I anoint him.
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Yeah while it was great I'm not dazzled by a big day vs DET. Hell Ryan did good too. Show me a good game vs DAL and I'll start to believe.
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Maybe Favre should have showed us a good game vs. the Giants last winter.I'm not ready to crown Rodgers yet, but Favre has put up some stinkers against good teams as well.
 
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KnowledgeReignsSupreme said:
I'll get back to you in about 15 years to see if he's been to two SBs, winning one and breaking most passing records in the game.
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By that analysis, GB should have brought Joe Montana out of retirement to replace Favre.The point is whether or not Favre of '08 is < or > than Rodgers '08, not whether Favre of some year gone by is better than Rodgers '08.
 
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