Is a-rod coasting now that he got his huge contract?

[HarveyWallbangers]

Finley has been an asset this year, and he'll be a bigger asset over the next few weeks. I couldn't imagine going into the next game without him, Cobb, and Jones. Nelson + Boykin + Quarless (or Taylor) would be ugly.

[Joemailman]

You can tell Rodgers has too little confidence in him. In 2009, Rodgers would throw balls over his head and expect him to catch them. Yesterday - like the last two years - he throws them in front or low. I think Rodgers is afraid of stuff going through his hands and getting picked. But the higher throws are where he wins all the battles with slower and shorter LBs/DBs. With confidence and higher throws, Finley could get three or four more catches each game, if his hands could be trusted.

Finley will always seem like an underachiever because of what he did from the end of 2009 until his injury in 2010 but he's secretly playing the best all-around ball of his career right now. You see that block where he decleated Suggs and sent him into another LB? Part of the issue is that what made him elite was his ability to high-point the ball and out-jump covermen. We simply haven't been throwing him those kinds of jump balls because... well this isn't Madden. But I guess in 2009 it was.

Makes me wonder why the red zone fade to Finley isn't being used. His second year he made that his unstoppable play. Equivalent to Jordy's sideline catches.

Maybe Finley simply isn't able to elevate the way he could prior to the knee injury. People might need to lower their expectations and just accept that he'll never be Jimmy Graham.

[pbmax]

This goes along with the online argument about whether Brady was terrible or merely average in the first four plus games this year (prior to his 2 minute drive to win versus NO).

The answer is both: average for rest of League, terrible for him and his contract number.

Finley is not worth his number right now. The fact that we still wonder if he is limited by his injury is enough reason to reduce that number.

[Bretsky]

Not buying this

[Bretsky]

BTW...agree with Harv....we're dam lucky to have Finley while Cobb is out......and even luckier if they are both out for a while. He is still a threat. I'm find if we don't pay him the big number.........but the crap at TE on our roster is .....just that.........and then goodness we at least have a threat there for the next couple months.

[CaptainKickass]

I totally think Aaron has some sort of something that he's dealing with. I'm speculating but perhaps he has a minor but lingering injury. He's mentioned in the past about how he keeps that shit to himself. Or - maybe he's got woman troubles - wouldn't be the first or last guy to have a girl affect his job.

But I do agree - while his performance is easily adequate for any other NFL caliber QB - he totally seems "off" so far. The 'skins game not withstanding.

[Joemailman]

I totally think Aaron has some sort of something that he's dealing with. I'm speculating but perhaps he has a minor but lingering injury. He's mentioned in the past about how he keeps that shit to himself. Or - maybe he's got woman troubles - wouldn't be the first or last guy to have a girl affect his job.

But I do agree - while his performance is easily adequate for any other NFL caliber QB - he totally seems "off" so far. The 'skins game not withstanding.

Maybe this really is 2010 all over again. He was mediocre in the 1st half of that season (12 TD's, 9 INT's), but 16-2 in the second half.

[PA Pack Fan]

Or - maybe he's got woman troubles - wouldn't be the first or last guy to have a girl affect his job.

@#$%^& women!

[mraynrand]

Maybe Finley simply isn't able to elevate the way he could prior to the knee injury. People might need to lower their expectations and just accept that he'll never be Jimmy Graham.

he doesn't have to jump. Just raise his arms. Rodgers won't throw high to him in traffic.

[mraynrand]

@#$%^& women!

You sound like Walden

[mraynrand]

Well, even if he doesn't get that confidence back, like Joe said, he's on pace for another good year. I just wanted him to step up and be the TE he was in 2009-2010.

Finley seems to have confidence to spare. Maybe he could give some to Rodgers

[George Cumby]

Finley seems to have confidence to spare. Maybe he could give some to Rodgers

Hawk credits his resurgence to having kids. Maybe JMike can loan Rodgers some of his.