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I'm really tired of people making excuses for poor performances from the QB. Rodgers has looked like hell for most of this season thus far, and I have a theory to why that is. He's either A) hurt, or B) regressing.
I think this because:
1. His long ball has been really inaccurate lately. This pass has historically been the strongest part of his game. This season it has been a weakness for him.
2. Inaccuracy on basically every other route. It seems like every ball is either low or high, rarely hitting the receiver in the hands.
3. Catchability of the ball. The receivers have never had a case of the dropsies prior to ARod taking over, yet all of a sudden are dropping boat loads of passes. Could it be the ball is wobbling too much, or maybe thrown too hard, or possibly too high/low, etc?
To counter the point of injury, Rodgers looks:
1. Far too comfortable in the pocket. Since he settled down in the second half of the Bears game, he has been holding onto the ball way too long and taking too many sacks/hits. An injured player would want to avoid the hit one would think.
2. A willingness to run and have contact. A hurt QB would likely dance out of bounds instead of bringing on contact.
That said, Rodgers, while not making any mistakes, has made one play this year. I'll give credit where credit is due and say he sucked for 95% of the Chicago game but was lights out when it mattered and that is what's important. Had he played even alright throughout the game though, he wouldn't have needed heroics and the offense have never should have put the D in that position. That said, these things happen and kudos for making the play when it mattered.
Beyond the one pass, though, he has looked very poor imo. Sure, the OL hasn't been great and the play calling has left a lot to be desired, but part of being a star is making things happen. I don't see a star at QB for us, any longer.
I still do not understand why he didn't throw the ball away against Cinci. Throwing the ball to the 10 with 3-4 Bengals defenders behind the receiver is foolish. Even if they got a play off (which they did), what are the odds of the play being successful without a huddle and everyone getting a chance to calm down and get on the same page. They false started, which is just one of the many things that is likely to go wrong in that situation. He should have let the play develop and hit the streaking White Knight down the sideline, or he should have thrown the ball away and lived to fight another day
One can say "The ref held the ball too long" blah blah blah. You have to account for these things as it is foolish and ignorant to assume everything is going to go right. I will give you that if everything went absolutely perfect, than they could have spiked it and lived to fight another day. What are the odds of everything going perfect? Very, very small when you're coordinating 11 of your own guys, 5ish refs, and 11 defenders. Too big of a risk imo.
I'm really tired of people making excuses for poor performances from the QB. Rodgers has looked like hell for most of this season thus far, and I have a theory to why that is. He's either A) hurt, or B) regressing.
I think this because:
1. His long ball has been really inaccurate lately. This pass has historically been the strongest part of his game. This season it has been a weakness for him.
2. Inaccuracy on basically every other route. It seems like every ball is either low or high, rarely hitting the receiver in the hands.
3. Catchability of the ball. The receivers have never had a case of the dropsies prior to ARod taking over, yet all of a sudden are dropping boat loads of passes. Could it be the ball is wobbling too much, or maybe thrown too hard, or possibly too high/low, etc?
To counter the point of injury, Rodgers looks:
1. Far too comfortable in the pocket. Since he settled down in the second half of the Bears game, he has been holding onto the ball way too long and taking too many sacks/hits. An injured player would want to avoid the hit one would think.
2. A willingness to run and have contact. A hurt QB would likely dance out of bounds instead of bringing on contact.
That said, Rodgers, while not making any mistakes, has made one play this year. I'll give credit where credit is due and say he sucked for 95% of the Chicago game but was lights out when it mattered and that is what's important. Had he played even alright throughout the game though, he wouldn't have needed heroics and the offense have never should have put the D in that position. That said, these things happen and kudos for making the play when it mattered.
Beyond the one pass, though, he has looked very poor imo. Sure, the OL hasn't been great and the play calling has left a lot to be desired, but part of being a star is making things happen. I don't see a star at QB for us, any longer.
I still do not understand why he didn't throw the ball away against Cinci. Throwing the ball to the 10 with 3-4 Bengals defenders behind the receiver is foolish. Even if they got a play off (which they did), what are the odds of the play being successful without a huddle and everyone getting a chance to calm down and get on the same page. They false started, which is just one of the many things that is likely to go wrong in that situation. He should have let the play develop and hit the streaking White Knight down the sideline, or he should have thrown the ball away and lived to fight another day
One can say "The ref held the ball too long" blah blah blah. You have to account for these things as it is foolish and ignorant to assume everything is going to go right. I will give you that if everything went absolutely perfect, than they could have spiked it and lived to fight another day. What are the odds of everything going perfect? Very, very small when you're coordinating 11 of your own guys, 5ish refs, and 11 defenders. Too big of a risk imo.
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