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    This has nothing to do with Favre. It's just nice to see some of the comments from his teammates.

    “I’m very happy for him,’’ said Donald Driver. “That was the big thing with him, he wanted to come out there and play. He wanted to prove it to the world. And I said, ‘What better place to prove to the world that you can start to be one of the greatest quarterbacks than on Monday Night Football.’ And he when out and did that.’’
    “Aaron’s a natural born leader,’’ said center Jason Spitz. “He always commanded respect in the huddle, just by the way he executed the offense.’’
    “I don’t think he could have handled this whole situation better,’’ said Korey Hall. “You can’t imagine the amount of pressure he has on his shoulders right now. He went out and he was collected and calm; he made good decisions and I think he won the respect of a lot of people. I think more people have faith in him now.’’
    “I’ve said this all along, he understands what life is about,” Aaron Kampman said. “I think he understands that he plays for a bigger purpose than himself. I think he understands he has something special inside of him.”
    “What you guys don’t know about Aaron, he has a lot of confidence in himself,” Nick Barnett said. “That’s what you need, especially at that position and what he went through. He’s got that confidence and composure. Everybody in this locker room had faith in him.”
    "People need to get behind him," tackle Chad Clifton said. "He's a good football player. You would have thought he was a 10-year veteran tonight. Very calm, very collected. Played an outstanding game."
    "We've always been confident (in Rodgers)," veteran right tackle Mark Tauscher said. "The great thing about it is he's going to stay even-keeled, (even if) people are going to be patting him on the back. He realizes that each week you have to perform. I'm sure we're all going to enjoy this, but we'll move on to the next week, and we have to go do it again."

    Tauscher, among several admiring teammates, called Rodgers' coming-out performance "spectacular."

    "He came out with a lot of people kind of judging how he was going to do, but he came out and played like we expected him to play," Tauscher said. "I think that's what he expected of himself, and that kind of exudes through to everybody else. Guys have a lot of confidence in him."
    "It was Mr. Rodgers' neighborhood officially when we started training camp," Packers receiver Greg Jennings said in hindsight after the game Monday.
    "He's young, he's excited, he's fired up to be out there," Packers guard Darren Colledge said. "It's not old hat for him. He's just excited to get out and play football, and you can see that.

    "He's pure energy inside the huddle, and he's positive about everything. He thinks we can convert on any situation. That's the kind of guy you want in there."
    "There's a lot of interest in the draft. It's great. But quite frankly, most of the people that are commenting on it don't know anything about what they are talking about."--Ted Thompson

  • #2
    He looked very relaxed out there...his time on the the bench was well spent it seems. I was so bummed when the Driver TD was called back..that was a heck of a read and throw.
    C.H.U.D.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Freak Out
      He looked very relaxed out there...his time on the the bench was well spent it seems. I was so bummed when the Driver TD was called back..that was a heck of a read and throw.
      Those Refs must have wanted to get there names known nationally or something. Watching the replay, if Moll was down field his big toe must have been the only thing that was 5 yards down field. I thought it was sick the way those refs tried to control the game.

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      • #4
        He did a great job out there last night and it's good to see his teammate applaud him this way. He was sitting in a pressure cooker and managed to keep his cool. Impressive.
        "Greatness is not an act... but a habit.Greatness is not an act... but a habit." -Greg Jennings

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        • #5
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          Originally posted by Freak Out
          He looked very relaxed out there...his time on the the bench was well spent it seems. I was so bummed when the Driver TD was called back..that was a heck of a read and throw.
          Those Refs must have wanted to get there names known nationally or something. Watching the replay, if Moll was down field his big toe must have been the only thing that was 5 yards down field. I thought it was sick the way those refs tried to control the game.
          That call was so weak and it had nothing to do with the play.
          Lombardi told Starr to "Run it, and let's get the hell out of here!" - 'Ice Bowl' December 31, 1967

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          • #6
            {ilr]3]
            Originally posted by Freak Out
            He looked very relaxed out there...his time on the the bench was well spent it seems. I was so bummed when the Driver TD was called back..that was a heck of a read and throw.
            Those Refs must have wanted to get there names known nationally or something. Watching the replay, if Moll was down field his big toe must have been the only thing that was 5 yards down field. I thought it was sick the way those refs tried to control the game.
            I don't know exactly how the rules read but that's what Isaw too, he may have been barely 5 yards but the ball was in the air also.

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            • #7
              I thought the refs were a bit excessive on the continual calls, but it at least did appear to me that Moll was 5 yards down the field. I have only seen the replay once though, so maybe I am wrong.

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              • #8
                Arod did great! It's one game though and there are 15 more to go, and many more seasons to play. I was pissed that the TD throw to Driver was called back too.

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                • #9
                  He'll have another test this week. His first road game. The team might have a letdown on a short week. Detroit always gets fired up playing us. I think this will be a good test. He needs to keep mistakes to a minimum and take his chances when they are there.
                  "There's a lot of interest in the draft. It's great. But quite frankly, most of the people that are commenting on it don't know anything about what they are talking about."--Ted Thompson

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                  • #10
                    March:
                    when i watch Rodgers, I see a little bit of the IT factor... a little swagger, that joe montana "hey, is that john candy up there?" confidence... i think he'll be a great game manager and really fit our scheme and ill be honest, i was the last guy sold on him up until even that Dallas game ... he's only going to get better. There's a vibe with him.
                    Also March:
                    Rodgers is starting to really grow on me. I like his swagger ... that's infectious. I was an average QB at best but cocky (and still am) as hell and I feel like that raised the game of the guys around me. He's not gonna be Favre, who ever will be, but if he can stay healthy (and so far that's a big IF), then he's gonna help us win more games than we lose.

                    He's got that Northern california stoner boy vibe about him... likeable, confident, but down to earth all the same ...
                    Also March:
                    i like his swagger. he's cocky ... that's so important. im lookin forward to this year.
                    July:
                    i see it in rodgers, his poise, demeanor, cockiness/swagger ... favre has a flare for the dramatic. see the broncos big win, the giants loss, the retirement, the unretirement ...

                    dramatic doesn't usually win super bowls. being cool, calm and collected does ...
                    I sound like a broken record with some of those posts (i get it) but I was saying the same shit about him that his teammates are gushing with. Over and over and over and over again. Getting argued with over and over and over again.

                    It's not like I've ever been to a practice or know what his teammates are saying outside of the media. I was just a pretty decent QB in my day and it doesn't take Norm Chow to tell from the Cowboys game that he had the X Factor. Consistency blah blah and all that is great but when you have IT, you WILL be consistent. A-rod is as cool as the other side of the pillow. Joe fucking cool. That's the recurring comment in all of his teammates comments...

                    The fact that it took (is still taking) so long for some of you people to recognize the intangibles just exhibits the level of casualness in football understanding that some of you have. Not trying to talk down although that's how it will come across but really... just watch the guy... forget about passes and X's and O's for a second. Just watch his body language. Just that.

                    I dont want to say it was OBVIOUS but the only worry Ive ever "verbalized" was his durability ...

                    I've been saying this!

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                    • #11
                      Using the Olympic scale for gymnastics and diving, I would rate Rodgers' performance a 9.9.

                      His stats were impressive at 18 of 22 passing attempts and a 115 passer rating. He brings a dimension that Favre no longer has--he can run the ball for first downs--something he did at least three times.

                      Just as important, Rodgers demonstrated leadership, poise, and good judgment. On the TD pass to Kuhn, analyst Ron Jaworski pointed out that Rodgers looked at 3 different receivers before he chose to throw to Kuhn.

                      Rodgers also held up extremely well for the emotional pressure of: his first NFL start, appearing on MNF, and dealing with being the successor to the whole Favre saga debacle.

                      My confidence in his abilities jumped even higher after that game.

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                      • #12
                        A-Rod highlights from last night:
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                        • #13
                          I thought he looked pretty good. Nice throw and a great catch by Jennings. There were two plays that really won the game for the Packers and that was one of them.


                          The special teams TD was the difference in the game but so was Rodgers. He really played well after settling down.


                          I still can't believe the Vikings had more total offense and lost the damn thing!


                          It was a helluva tough game though. Hats off to GB.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by oregonpackfan
                            Rodgers demonstrated leadership, poise, and good judgment. On the TD pass to Kuhn, analyst Ron Jaworski pointed out that Rodgers looked at 3 different receivers before he chose to throw to Kuhn.
                            That play was an excellent example of how the game has slowed down for Rodgers.

                            He even seemed to create a brand-new release point high and away from his body in order to get the best angle on that pass, throwing to a spot where it was gonna be a TD or incomplete.

                            As a casual fan, I can't claim I had the esoteric tools or foresight needed to identify and document my precocious confidence in AROD's possessing of the "IT" factor.

                            I think I might be seeing a glimpse of it through the casual haze, though.
                            [QUOTE=George Cumby] ...every draft (Ted) would pick a solid, dependable, smart, athletically limited linebacker...the guy who isn't doing drugs, going to strip bars, knocking around his girlfriend or making any plays of game changing significance.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Rastak
                              I still can't believe the Vikings had more total offense and lost the damn thing!

                              Is that the equivalent of "losing pretty"?

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