Ruh Roh, Rastro: Aaron Rodgers Edition

[Jaire]

Rodgers was hit once the whole game. Plenty of opportunities to step up in the pocket and make a throw, but he often panicked and took the check down or left a good pocket early. One play they showed on SNF, Watkins was wide open and he had a good pocket to step up and throw and yet he dumped it off for 3 yards. No one is afraid of Rodgers arm anymore. He looks lost. Next week we get to watch the best QB in the NFL. Too bad he plays for Buffalo.

Not that simple

1) They had a lot of protection help.
2) Most the plays were designed to get it out in 1.5 seconds: every pass play that Tom was left alone, it was out immediately (you can see all his one on one reps in pass pro). Sweat is very good, but Tom was really struggling with the power rush.
3) The run game was not going well. Maybe the worst all year.
4) AR's QB coach graded the Washington performance as AR's best all year. The receivers were all over the place. I understand guys are young and a revolving mash unit. So, I don't fully put it on them, but the result was a hot mess with six drops, all catchable balls. Some of those were put in safe spots, others on the numbers.

The line looked better than it was. Still promising so long as Jenkins at least can play this week.

[Bretsky]

Agreed. I am not sure why so many Rats are so sure Love was a horrible pick. We don't really know that yet. Give the guy a year to start, and then we'll talk.

Part of the reason so many are anti Love was it was just the wrong time, AND at a time when many of us were begging for another competent WR, Tee Higgens and Michael Pittman were there for the pickem and instead we throw a 4th and a 1st for a QB a couple years too early....whispers...and Higgins and/or PIttman could have been the difference a year or two in the playoffs

[Fritz]

That's the fun of all this, eh Bretsky? If only, if only.

I mean, you might be right. Maybe that one other player would've gotten them past Tampa two years ago or SF last year. We'll never know. But I thought the Pack was prudent to be thinking ahead though I wish they'd have communicated better with Rodgers on the plan. If Love turns out to be a turd, then you're right. But if he becomes a solid NFL QB, especially if it's for GB, then maybe it was a good pick. We shall see.

[SudsMcBucky]

Undoubtedly this ground has been covered a ton of times. He may or may not end up being terrible; He could even end up being fairly good or even very good; I suppose there's a slim slim chance he even ends up being something like Favre or Rodgers. It was just a colossal error to draft him at the time they drafted him. We didn't need a replacement starting QB then or for at least several years after, and any number of college QBs coming out have just as good a chance to be good or great as Love has.

Exactly this. The pick was just a colossal error in TIMING. AR was never hinting at retirement like BF was when AR was drafted.

[bobblehead]

Part of the reason so many are anti Love was it was just the wrong time, AND at a time when many of us were begging for another competent WR, Tee Higgens and Michael Pittman were there for the pickem and instead we throw a 4th and a 1st for a QB a couple years too early....whispers...and Higgins and/or PIttman could have been the difference a year or two in the playoffs

Thats a legit criticism of the pick, but not a legit reason to conclude Love is horrible and that made it a bad pick.

[bobblehead]

Exactly this. The pick was just a colossal error in TIMING. AR was never hinting at retirement like BF was when AR was drafted.

AR also had 4? or was it 3 years left on his deal. He had nothing to worry about as far as Love went. The brass liked Love there and made a pick. Rodgers only job was to win an MVP or 2 and then demand an extension when he had one full year left instead of throwing a fit with 3 or 4 years left. And if he is like my wife and pissed that the brass didn't pick up his subtle hints that they needed to keep kumerow then he should have flat out called Gutes and done what I tell my wife all the time. TELL HIM. Don't hope he can read into your inuendo.