Rodgers has highest rating in the league

[denverYooper]

He also has the lead in 40+ pass plays, and in sacks

Crazy! Drew Brees can pass him tonight with a big game vs. the Falcons, but...

I was actually looking at the stats on nfl/espn to get his splits because I was originally going to write a post about a new plan:

Someone needs to make Aaron Rodgers believe they're already behind and he needs to catch up every time he gets on the field, especially in big games. He seems more decisive and gets the ball out faster when he just needs to score.

ESPN splits has:
BY PT DIFF CMP ATT YDS CMP% YPA LNG TD INT SACK RAT ATT YDS AVG LNG TD
Ahead 48 74 709 64.9 9.58 71 5 1 8.0 113.0 15 64 4.3 19 1
Behind 64 97 885 66.0 9.12 62 8 0 14.0 122.6 10 105 10.5 35 0
Tied 35 54 395 64.8 7.32 47 1 1 9.0 85.0 4 19 4.8 15 0

[Zool]

Re: Rodgers has highest rating in the league

CMP  ATT  YDS   CMP%  YPA   LNG  TD  INT  SACK   RAT   ATT  YDS   AVG  LNG  TD  

Ahead
48    74   709  64.9  9.58   71   5   1    8.0  113.0   15   64   4.3   19   1

Behind
64    97   885  66.0  9.12   62   8   0   14.0  122.6   10  105  10.5   35   0

Tied
35    54   395  64.8  7.32   47   1   1    9.0   85.0    4   19   4.8   15   0

[denverYooper]

Thanks for the format!

Do you just wrap it in a code block to make it line up nicely?

[FritzDontBlitz]

If there was a stat for taking sacks because of holding the ball too long he'd lead there, too.

Srsly. He needs to throw the damn ball away more.

[denverYooper]

If there was a stat for taking sacks because of holding the ball too long he'd lead there, too.

Srsly. He needs to throw the damn ball away more.

Agreed. JSO clocks him @6.46 seconds on the 3 & 5 sack when they had the ball on MN's 16 after the fumble.

[HarveyWallbangers]

If there was a stat for taking sacks because of holding the ball too long he'd lead there, too.

Srsly. He needs to throw the damn ball away more.

Agreed. JSO clocks him @6.46 seconds on the 3 & 5 sack when they had the ball on MN's 16 after the fumble.

See. I don't have a problem with that one. It's 3rd down. If he doesn't wait for something to open, what good does it do? He throws it away, and we kick the FG anyways. Sure, he holds the ball too long at times, but think of all of the big plays that he makes when he buys time or scrambles. You start harping on the sacks, then you take away a lot of the big plays. Of course, I hope he gets more alert on when it's a good time to throw it away and when it's a good time to try to let something develop.

[pbmax]

If there was a stat for taking sacks because of holding the ball too long he'd lead there, too.

Srsly. He needs to throw the damn ball away more.

Agreed. JSO clocks him @6.46 seconds on the 3 & 5 sack when they had the ball on MN's 16 after the fumble.

See. I don't have a problem with that one. It's 3rd down. If he doesn't wait for something to open, what good does it do? He throws it away, and we kick the FG anyways. Sure, he holds the ball too long at times, but think of all of the big plays that he makes when he buys time or scrambles. You start harping on the sacks, then you take away a lot of the big plays. Of course, I hope he gets more alert on when it's a good time to throw it away and when it's a good time to try to let something develop.

But its a matter of end resault. He can wait and then throw it away or take off for a run, but he is getting killed taking sacks. He clearly isn't fragile, but no one gets pummeled 64 times in a season and emerges healthy.

[Scott Campbell]

If there was a stat for taking sacks because of holding the ball too long he'd lead there, too.

Srsly. He needs to throw the damn ball away more.

Agreed. JSO clocks him @6.46 seconds on the 3 & 5 sack when they had the ball on MN's 16 after the fumble.

See. I don't have a problem with that one. It's 3rd down. If he doesn't wait for something to open, what good does it do? He throws it away, and we kick the FG anyways. Sure, he holds the ball too long at times, but think of all of the big plays that he makes when he buys time or scrambles. You start harping on the sacks, then you take away a lot of the big plays. Of course, I hope he gets more alert on when it's a good time to throw it away and when it's a good time to try to let something develop.

But its a matter of end resault. He can wait and then throw it away or take off for a run, but he is getting killed taking sacks. He clearly isn't fragile, but no one gets pummeled 64 times in a season and emerges healthy.

You have to live to play another down. And 2nd and 18 isn't living.

[imscott72]

Re: Rodgers has highest rating in the league

Someone needs to make Aaron Rodgers believe they're already behind and he needs to catch up every time he gets on the field, especially in big games. He seems more decisive and gets the ball out faster when he just needs to score.

Someone needs to make him believe he's not going to get killed on every play. Imagine how good he'd be with a solid line.

[sharpe1027]

Re: Rodgers has highest rating in the league

Someone needs to make Aaron Rodgers believe they're already behind and he needs to catch up every time he gets on the field, especially in big games. He seems more decisive and gets the ball out faster when he just needs to score.

Someone needs to make him believe he's not going to get killed on every play. Imagine how good he'd be with a solid line.

Someone = T.J. Lang and Alan Barbre.

[chain_gang]

That 3rd and 5 play was a big play in my opinion. I was shocked when he didn't take off and run for the 1st, he had the angle and the defenders backs were turned when he rolled out. I know he was looking downfield to make a play, but that's a situation where you take the sure thing, and I think it was a sure thing that he gets that 1st down. Now do the Packers score a TD on that drive? Maybe, maybe not, but that would of been a big momentum shift and put a ton of pressure on the Vikings D. That play stands out to me as much as the Jolly personal foul.

[Dabaddestbear]

Although Rodgers is a good QB, his rating can be misleading since he would rather hold on and take a sack than throw the ball away for an incompletion. That will push up his sack total but keep his QB rating much higher. Brett didnt have a good a QB rating on a regular, but he won more games because of the chances he took. When Rodgers start taking more chances and try to fit a ball in small windows beyond the simple 5 yard slants or curls then he will move up a level.

[Sparkey]

On pace for 4,546 yards passing w/ 32 TD's and 5 Int's and 71 sacks!

Would be nice to have a running game to complement the passing and a line that knows not only how to pass block, but who to block as well.

[Tyrone Bigguns]

Yes, Arod needs to stop those 5 yard slants and curls. I blame it on MM. Stop calling so many slants.

[Bossman641]

On pace for 4,546 yards passing w/ 32 TD's and 5 Int's and 71 sacks!

Mind blowing numbers, all 4 of them.