OFFICIAL AARON RODGERS THE LIVING LEGEND THREAD

[Harlan Huckleby]

I also was really thinking Rodgers would play at least 3-5 more excellent years

I was surprised to read that AR is the oldest active player in the NFL. His retirement next year was entirely possible even without the injury. We saw the last two seasons that Rodgers has lost his legs, even if his deep-ball arm is still among the best. Brady was a freak.

[MadScientist]

What really surprised me was how out of sync Rodgers and the Jets Oline were. The tackles were doing cut blocks expecting that it would be a quick pads, and Rodgers was searching for just the right pass. Rodgers was hit on all three drop backs. Even if his foot hadn't stuck in the turf, he would have been lucky to last 65% of the snaps in that game.

While many are reading Rodgers last rites on his career, he really needs a priest to teach him the rhythm method.

[Fritz]

What really surprised me was how out of sync Rodgers and the Jets Oline were. The tackles were doing cut blocks expecting that it would be a quick pads, and Rodgers was searching for just the right pass. Rodgers was hit on all three drop backs. Even if his foot hadn't stuck in the turf, he would have been lucky to last 65% of the snaps in that game.

While many are reading Rodgers last rites on his career, he really needs a priest to teach him the rhythm method.

Good one there, Mad, I must confess.

[Joemailman]

I was expecting Rodgers to have an excellent season personally but the Jets floundering anyway. Oh well. It doesn't bother me in the least that it turned out this way - except for the 65% thing, of course. I also was really thinking Rodgers would play at least 3-5 more excellent years, to at least the age Brady did. That still could happen, but it's not very unlikely, many saying he won't come back at all. I'm fine with that too.

Childish or whatever it might be hahahahaha, but my outlook is, if we can't have him, then hopefully nobody can.

It won't happen because unlike Brady Rodgers wasn't smart enough to understand that as you get older you need to avoid hits by getting rid of the ball on time. All of Rodgers' serious injuries, the 2 collarbones and this were from hits on off-schedule plays.

[texaspackerbacker]

As I recall, Brady had one or more injuries more serious than anything Rodgers had. And regardless of that the sacred cow worshipers think, Brady always had better pass blocking than Rodgers.

I agree, it likely won't happen now (even that I wouldn't rule out just yet), but before this Achilles injury, I stand by the idea that Rodgers could have and maybe would have played to the same age as Brady did - give or take a year or so.

[red]

What really surprised me was how out of sync Rodgers and the Jets Oline were. The tackles were doing cut blocks expecting that it would be a quick pads, and Rodgers was searching for just the right pass. Rodgers was hit on all three drop backs. Even if his foot hadn't stuck in the turf, he would have been lucky to last 65% of the snaps in that game.

While many are reading Rodgers last rites on his career, he really needs a priest to teach him the rhythm method.

Yeah, I read something that said the LT did exactly what he was suppose to do on the injury play. He was upper to cut block the guy, and it was suppose to be a quick dump off. But Arron went off script without telling anyone else

Same type of crap he’s been pulling for years

I’m supposed he wasn’t yelling at the LT for not knowing what he was going to do

[sharpe1027]

In 2019, Tampa gave up 47 sacks.
In 2020 they gave up 21.
In 2007 the Patriots gave up 21 sacks.
In 2008 the Patriots gave up 48 sacks.
In 2009 the Patriots gave up 18 sacks.

Guess which years Brady wasn't playing.

[RashanGary]

In 2019, Tampa gave up 47 sacks.
In 2020 they gave up 21.
In 2007 the Patriots gave up 21 sacks.
In 2008 the Patriots gave up 48 sacks.
In 2009 the Patriots gave up 18 sacks.

Guess which years Brady wasn't playing.

Right, and Brady threw very few picks after the first 6 or 7 years of his endless career.

[RashanGary]

Rodgers averaged about 7 per year after his first couple stinkers and Brady averaged about 9 or 10.

The difference in sacks doesn’t make up for the couple picks. Brady was better.

[sharpe1027]

I'm not going to argue about whether Brady is better, because it's way more complicated and open to interpretation of what you mean by "better."

Brady was better at getting the ball out quickly and had less sacks because of it, despite being pretty immobile.

[Fritz]

I'm not going to argue about whether Brady is better, because it's way more complicated and open to interpretation of what you mean by "better."

Brady was better at getting the ball out quickly and had less sacks because of it, despite being pretty immobile.

"The night is darkest before the dawn," Rodgers, 39, wrote on his Instagram account Wednesday afternoon, his first comments since the injury. "And I shall rise yet again."

Is he channeling his inner Winston Churchill or something? WTF was that?

[Joemailman]

"The night is darkest before the dawn," Rodgers, 39, wrote on his Instagram account Wednesday afternoon, his first comments since the injury. "And I shall rise yet again."

Is he channeling his inner Winston Churchill or something? WTF was that?

The phrase "the night is the darkest before dawn" was first written by an English theologian. Rodgers may have a bit of a Jesus complex going on here.

[Sparkey]

The phrase "the night is the darkest before dawn" was first written by an English theologian. Rodgers may have a bit of a Jesus complex going on here.

Maybe more a Vincent Van Gogh fan:

Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.
— Vincent Van Gogh

In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing.
— Vincent Van Gogh

He is a QB artist, afterall and much like Van Gogh, completely full of himself.

[sharpe1027]

The phrase "the night is the darkest before dawn" was first written by an English theologian. Rodgers may have a bit of a Jesus complex going on here.

What he says is no longer my concern. I'm good with that.

[run pMc]

Brady had an ACL injury. Rodgers had one of those before he turned pro. Rodgers has had a couple of collarbone injuries which could be problematic if they are your throwing side. He had that one year where it was probably a broken leg or something with his knee. Anyway, an Achilles injury is more severe than an ACL in this day and age for NFL pros.
Another thing to consider: by nature of Rodgers' play style, he has taken way more sacks and hits than Brady did. That counts for something. As players age they get hurt more easily and enjoy those hits less and less.

Finally, Brady's career is an absolute unicorn unless you can prove otherwise. He's so far out there as an outlier, using him as a measuring stick for any QB older than 35 is going to have tons of caveats. You're better off looking at other QBs who have had good enough careers to be starting past age 35. That list is growing because of the passing game rules, but there is a steep decline in performance and equally steep increase in injuries around that age.