Rodgers NFC Offensive Player of the Month

[Ayt]

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/ic/ ... rt_28.html

At the bottom.

[Wade-A-Holic]

Imagine what he would have done with a line and a running game...

[Newz]

Rodgers = The new Steve Young

[Ayt]

Let's hope Lang plays very well and Barbre continues to play solid football on the other side. I think we are fine at the other 3 spots with either Wells or Spitz at C.

It will be interesting to see how the loss of Finley affects Rodgers. Apparently Green is going to play this week, so it will also be interesting to see how Rodgers uses him as an outlet option.

[Captain Erv]

McCarthy said that A-Rodg hasn't even gotten a game ball yet, haha.

ETA: Also, with all of the national drooling over Favre, I'm surprised he didn't win it.

[Ayt]

Rodgers = The new Steve Young

He's 2nd amongst QB's in rushing yards. I was surprised by that.

[Mags FTW]

but he holds the ball too long...

[Newz]

but he holds the ball too long...

You hold the ball too long.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT?

[Mags FTW]

Let me get back to you on that.

[an_also]

Air and Space: Rodgers' season

October 29, 2009 1:45 PM
Posted by ESPN.com’s Kevin Seifert

This feature is one of our primary ways to track the ups and downs of the NFL’s unique group of quarterbacks. We’ve used a number of different statistics to measure Jay Cutler, Matthew Stafford, Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre. Yet like many others, I think we’ve failed to adequately recognize the six-game start to Rodgers’ season.

Statistics alone are not enough to judge a player. No matter how creative or analytic the numbers might be, it can’t paint the entire picture. But statistics certainly can provide an illustrative snapshot, and I think we should all take a look at what Rodgers has done so far. Take a gander at this compilation of his performance and where it ranks among NFL starters:

Aaron Rodgers in 2009
Category Performance NFL rank
Avg. per attempt 9.3 1
Passer rating with added pressure 136.7 1
Passes of 40-plus yards 8 T-1
Rating 110.8 2
INTs (fewest) 2 T-3
Passes of 20-plus yards 24 T-5
Yards per game 283.7 6
Red Zone rating 106.6 7
Comp. pct. 65.8 8
TDs 11 T-8
Source: NFL, ESPN Stats & Information

The Packers’ passing offense has been so consistently good over the past two decades that people might simply expect these kind of numbers from whoever plays quarterback. The NFL named Rodgers its NFC offensive player of the month, and heading into Sunday’s showdown at Lambeau Field, I thought coach Mike McCarthy had an appropriate reaction.

“It’s funny,” McCarthy said. “It reminds me a little bit of the way my father raised me. You never really knew where you stood. Aaron Rodgers, he just won the NFC offensive player of the month and we haven’t even given him a game ball yet.”

Statistics increase in value as the time sample grows, so consider it this way: If Rodgers continues his current pace, he’ll finish with 4,500 yards, 29 touchdowns and five interceptions. I think we would all agree how special those numbers would be -- even if they are accompanied by a projection of 66 sacks.

Along those lines, let’s take a look at what Rodgers has done since taking over as the Packers’ starter last year, a 22-game period that admittedly includes a 10-12 record.

Aaron Rodgers since taking Packers starting job
Games Comp. Att. Pct. Yards TD INT Sacks Rating Record
22 462 720 64.1 5,740 39 15 59 98.1 10-12

As long as Rodgers maintains that performance -- and, in reality, the numbers have risen steadily since the start of 2008 -- he has to be considered one of the top 10 quarterbacks in the NFL. I think he’s pushing the top 5. Feel free to dispute this list, but here are the quarterbacks I would absolutely take before Rodgers:

1. Peyton Manning
2. Drew Brees
3. Ben Roethlisberger
4. Tom Brady


Based on this season alone, I would probably put Favre on that list as well. But his future beyond this season makes him a risky long-term choice.

Rodgers told Wisconsin reporters that his performance last Sunday against Cleveland was one of his "better games." Overall, however, he said: “I still feel like my best is in front of me. I’m always looking for ways to improve and being very critical of the way I’ve been playing ….”

[rilamann]

Rodgers really looks like he is coming into his own of late.It's probably a case of Rodgers getting comfortable now having 20+ games/starts of NFL experience meshing with his talent.

It seemed last year while solid,Rodgers relied mostly on his talent.I think Rodgers is taking his first steps in becoming a complete & elite NFL quarterback who doesn't just rely on his talent.

To have Favre as long as we did and to now have Rodgers with a long career ahead of him,as Packer fans we are very lucky.

[PkrsBcksGphsMqt]

To have Favre as long as we did and to now have Rodgers with a long career ahead of him,as Packer fans we are very lucky.

I agree. I can tell this really bothers my friends that are Vikings fans. They may have an elite team at the moment, but they know in a year or two they'll be back to square one looking for a franchise QB, while GB will have a pro bowl caliber QB for the foreseeable future.

[rilamann]

To have Favre as long as we did and to now have Rodgers with a long career ahead of him,as Packer fans we are very lucky.

I agree. I can tell this really bothers my friends that are Vikings fans. They may have an elite team at the moment, but they know in a year or two they'll be back to square one looking for a franchise QB, while GB will have a pro bowl caliber QB for the foreseeable future.

Yup.

I'd love to see the Packers win the division this season obviously but even if we don't we all know this Packers team is actually set up pretty well for the future.I almost see this season as laying the foundation of a solid 3 or 4 year stretch in which we really play at a high level.

I could really see this whole Favre thing in the end blowing up in the Vikings faces.

Things are looking good and everyone is happy when Favre has his hot Septembers and Octobers but when Favre starts throwing picks and costing the Vikings games,big games late in the season or costs them a playoff game things will change quickly.

When Favre threw his costly picks in Green Bay he got a lot of slack because he won MVPs in Green Bay and lead the Packers to a Super Bowl and gave us all those years.Favre won't have that loyalty in Minnesota so if things start to go south (and history tells that very well might happen) the team and fans will turn on Favre quick.

Just look at what happened with Favre & the Jets last season when things went south,teammates started to get sick of all the drama and preferential treatment and I think someone on the Jets even called Favre out publicly after the season.

Who knows maybe after all this Favre stuff AP gets annoyed and bolts Minneosta,BTW when is AP a free agent?

[Wade-A-Holic]

I'd love to see the Packers win the division this season obviously but even if we don't we all know this Packers team is actually set up pretty well for the future.I almost see this season as laying the foundation of a solid 3 or 4 year stretch in which we really play at a high level.

I agree, and I don't even think Thompson's drafting needs to be ridiculously good for this to happen. Harris and Woodson are the only two guys I can see going in the near future that we might have a tough time replacing, and both those guys look to me like they can still give us at least another year or two after this one. Other than that the offensive line is the only glaring need I see for this team. Sure, there are definitely other upgrades to be had (RB, backup safeties, defensive front 7), but we're not dying at those positions.