Aaron Rodgers Interview

Post #1 » by **MickeyDavis** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 12:08 pm

Nothing much to talk about until camp opens next month. He did a one on one with Tyler Dunne, his thoughts on MM no longer calling plays, Favre, and other things

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/ ... 35541.html

Post #2 » by **MickeyDavis** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 12:15 pm

Q. It's early. It's June. But what's your early feel on this team? You've always had a good pulse of the guys around you. How does this team compare to previous ones?

A. We always feel like we're going to be in the mix but offensively this is an exciting year when you look at everybody who's coming back. We were able to re-sign Bulaga, John Kuhn and Randall Cobb — that's big for us. The way we played last year, John was an integral part of our offense, especially in our three-receiver, two-running back sets. John did an incredible job blocking for Eddie (Lacy) and James (Starks). That's got to continue. When you look at adding a young guy from Stanford (Ty Montgomery) to the mix, you've got Jared Abbrederis back, you have Jeff Janis in his second year. I look for those guys to have more opportunities. I think Davante Adams could be a star. He has all the makings athletically and intelligence-wise to be a big-time player.

It'd be fun to get back to the kind of rooms we had when we were doing the Sports Illustrated cover with Jermichael (Finley), Jordy, Greg (Jennings), Donald (Driver) and James (Jones). Those were some pretty special groups right there. I think we have that potential. Obviously, Jordy and Randall had huge years last year, and the balance we had with Eddie playing so well and James Starks being a great addition. Offensively, it's just continuing to improve on those things. The offensive line was the most important part—keeping them healthy. Defensively, we're always looking for ways to do things differently and grow. I think those guys have had a great off-season and done some things. Mike has really helped going over there and taking a lot of the knowledge he has from coaching offensive football for so long and challenging those guys to do things a little differently and make it even more difficult for the offense to figure out what they're trying to do. That's really going to help us.

Asher · Post #3 » by **Asher** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 3:45 am

Sounds like Rodgers publicly backing his boy in the Kuhn/Ripkowski battle.

Post #4 » by **ReasonablySober** » Fri Jun 12, 2015 6:54 pm

He's really been playing Adams up, saying he's unlike any weapon they've had.

Post #5 » by **humanrefutation** » Fri Jun 12, 2015 8:48 pm

ReasonablySober wrote:He's really been playing Adams up, saying he's unlike any weapon they've had.

I have to say, I haven't seen enough of Adams to get where he's getting all of this praise from. He basically had four or five games where he had more than four receptions. Most games were 1-2. And even in those big games, his catches weren't impressive. His speed wasn't dynamic. His physicality didn't pop up. He just happened to be the open guy.

That isn't to say that he doesn't have talent or ability. He's a strong guy with good hands who is ball aware with good route running. He's like James Jones without fumbilitis.

But he didn't pop out to me. I'm not sold on him, yet.

Post #6 » by **ReasonablySober** » Fri Jun 12, 2015 10:21 pm

humanrefutation wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:He's really been playing Adams up, saying he's unlike any weapon they've had.

I have to say, I haven't seen enough of Adams to get where he's getting all of this praise from. He basically had four or five games where he had more than four receptions. Most games were 1-2. And even in those big games, his catches weren't impressive. His speed wasn't dynamic. His physicality didn't pop up. He just happened to be the open guy.

That isn't to say that he doesn't have talent or ability. He's a strong guy with good hands who is ball aware with good route running. He's like James Jones without fumbilitis.

But he didn't pop out to me. I'm not sold on him, yet.

I'm sold on him being a solid receiver, but it's the talk of him being this freakish weapon that I'm not sold on yet. He looks strong as hell and he can clearly get up (dat between the legs 360) but I'd like to see it manifest itself on the field.

HKPackFan · Post #7 » by **HKPackFan** » Sat Jun 13, 2015 7:26 am

ReasonablySober wrote:
humanrefutation wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:He's really been playing Adams up, saying he's unlike any weapon they've had.

I have to say, I haven't seen enough of Adams to get where he's getting all of this praise from. He basically had four or five games where he had more than four receptions. Most games were 1-2. And even in those big games, his catches weren't impressive. His speed wasn't dynamic. His physicality didn't pop up. He just happened to be the open guy.

That isn't to say that he doesn't have talent or ability. He's a strong guy with good hands who is ball aware with good route running. He's like James Jones without fumbilitis.

But he didn't pop out to me. I'm not sold on him, yet.

I'm sold on him being a solid receiver, but it's the talk of him being this freakish weapon that I'm not sold on yet. He looks strong as hell and he can clearly get up (dat between the legs 360) but I'd like to see it manifest itself on the field.

That dunk omg.

Aaron It Out · Post #8 » by **Aaron It Out** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 3:55 pm

Adams showed off what he's capable of in the playoffs. Go back and watch the Dallas game instead of sifting through his box scores wondering where the stats are :lol:

. He's was 21 years old for most of last season. He's probably going to be our best receiver by the end of the season.

Newz · Post #9 » by **Newz** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 1:50 pm

Aaron It Out wrote:He's probably going to be our best receiver by the end of the season.

Post #10 » by **humanrefutation** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 2:33 pm

Aaron It Out wrote:Adams showed off what he's capable of in the playoffs. Go back and watch the Dallas game instead of sifting through his box scores wondering where the stats are . He's was 21 years old for most of last season. He's probably going to be our best receiver by the end of the season.

I watched every game last season. I didn't need to look at the box scores for anything other than confirmation. I know what I saw.

If he turns into something spectacular, great! He didn't show it to me last season.

Post #11 » by **humanrefutation** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 2:36 pm

ReasonablySober wrote:I'm sold on him being a solid receiver, but it's the talk of him being this freakish weapon that I'm not sold on yet. He looks strong as hell and he can clearly get up (dat between the legs 360) but I'd like to see it manifest itself on the field.

I can agree with this. To clarify - what I mean by being "sold' is this notion out there that he's a freakish talent who is going to supplant Jordy and Cobb in the near future. I definitely haven't seen that at all.

crkone · Post #12 » by **crkone** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 3:26 pm

I don't see the physical skills, besides him jumping really high, to be great. He'll still have issues getting separation.

Newz · Post #13 » by **Newz** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 3:56 pm

I like Adams. I think he has a chance to be a very good player. I just don't see him being better than Jordy next year. It's very doubtful he's even as good as Cobb. (Assuming all three guys stay healthy, obviously)

rilamann · Post #14 » by **rilamann** » Wed Jun 17, 2015 12:55 pm

I'm really high Adams,Adams on offense and HCD on defense are the two young guys that I am really excited about going into this 2015 season.

I saw the flashes last season in Adams,for a rookie he really impressed me.If he ends up being our best WR maybe not this season but by the end of the 2016 season I wouldn't be a bit surprised.

If someone wanted to bet me on Adams being the Packers best or at least most dependable WR by the end of the 2016 season I would probably take that bet.

rilamann · Post #15 » by **rilamann** » Wed Jun 17, 2015 1:10 pm

Aaron It Out wrote:Adams showed off what he's capable of in the playoffs. Go back and watch the Dallas game instead of sifting through his box scores wondering where the stats are . He's was 21 years old for most of last season. He's probably going to be our best receiver by the end of the season.

This.

Adams' two best games of his rookie season came in our 2 biggest wins of the season and arguably our 2 biggest wins in recent history.121 yards on 6 catches vs the Patriots in our biggest regular season win a long time.Then 117 yards and a TD on 7 catches vs the Cowboys in only our 2nd playoff win in 4 seasons.

Those are things I take into consideration when evaluating a player,not just the raw stats.Not to sound cliche but for a rookie to ''step up'' like that in the big games was impressive.It's not so much what you do it's when you do it.Plus he showed the physical tools all season that make you optimistic about his chances to be a really good WR in the NFL.

crkone · Post #16 » by **crkone** » Wed Jun 17, 2015 8:11 pm

He stepped up against two awful CBs. He also got no separation in almost every other game. Maybe his route running will be crisper or they'll toss him jump balls? Or maybe he gained .2 seconds on his 40 in the offseason? Maybe he can lift 225 more than 14 times now and stop getting jammed? Either way they need him to step up every game next season.

HKPackFan · Post #17 » by **HKPackFan** » Thu Jul 2, 2015 4:42 am

I think he could be greg jennings during jammings peak years.