A Little Pissed at Rodgers

[Patler]

Patler, I could agree with your post if it weren't for the fact that he was 13 yards past what he needed for the 1st down. Would he have been criticized for only getting 18 yards when he could have gotten 20? I doubt it. I like the fact that Rodgers is aggressive when running the ball, but he needs to realize that he is the most indispensable member on the team. That game did not hinge on how many yards Rodgers gained on that play. We may look back and say that the season hinged on the fact that Rodgers was knocked out of that game, and the one about to be played.

From what I remember, (assuming he didn't see the linebacker sort of coming from behind, and I expect he didn't or he would have slid), if he had gotten past the DB there was lots of open field ahead of him. I think his eyes got big and he saw another 10 yards or more ahead of him.

[Patler]

He already did slide and come up short once this year. There wasn't much fan backlash as far as I can tell.

Ya, but many thought it was a horrible spot (although replays showed it was probably close to right), and as I recall, it didn't matter anyway. Not a crucial play.

[Pugger]

I just had a horrid thought. What if Rodgers' concussion is a lot worse than anyone is letting on and he'll be out again next week against the Giants!?

[th87]

I just had a horrid thought. What if Rodgers' concussion is a lot worse than anyone is letting on and he'll be out again next week against the Giants!?

I'd get mentally prepared. Two concussions in a season is not a good thing at all.

[SnakeLH2006]

Snake's brother is a Packer fan, but doctor first....I asked him about it. It's not good. Receiving 2 concussions in a short period of time (mere months) is VERY detrimental to any human (esp. a QB).

This sucks. I love ARod to death and he's a bit different than Lord Favre, but in good ways (he's consistent). Either way, we are fucked with Flynn at QB. That guy is garbage. I watched that game with buddies and we all said the same...(we are fucked now, but also, Flynn is just like every other QB like Drew Stanton.....those guys are 90% fucked...given they suck as an NFL QB).....and you know what, Flynn is garbage. He's fidgety, looks down his 1 and 2 options (if he gets that far) at WR, and has no clue....and his arm is weak.

[bobblehead]

different position with a different skill set and a different body type. RBs have much thicker necks and are far more powerful. They are entirely different types of athletes. When QB's get tackled they take the brunt of it, almost never delivering the hit. The few exceptions I can recall would be Elway, McNair, McNabb, and Young (and even young got concussions, but I don't recall if they came in open field or the pocket.) There have been a few others who were built for it, but failed as QB's so they didn't have the impact. Vince Young, Jamarcus Russel, David Klingler.

Game time update....add Tim Tebow to QB's who can deliver the hit. Vick was awesome today as well, but he is different....just flat out faster than everyone and avoids the hits.

[digitaldean]

Also remember he has slid before and been hit with NO personal fouls called.