Oh so much negativity hahahaha. Maybe you're right and maybe you're not hahahaha. Did you hear his tone of voice? Yeah, probably the no mention of Aaron's name was related to the "who" thing, but I suspect it was all good fun - said the same way Rodgers said what he said. And yeah, I've known a couple of bad sons of a preacher man hahahaha, but mostly, and in particular everything I've heard about Jennings, they are above average people. And you can see from Aaron Rodgers game some specific things he copied of Favre, as well as a few others it seems he is extra careful to not do like Favre. THAT is learning. You want a couple of specifics? Spreading around his passes and getting chummy with some of the better D players of the other team. Avoidance: putting the ball up for grabs maybe? Jump balls?
I don't think either Rodgers or Jennings were petty or malicious about this; I think it's the Packer fans - in some cases - who are reading into it stuff that wasn't intended.
Originally Posted by: texaspackerbacker
Tx,
It is the off season and we don't have much going on so I will comment on your comment of my comment of your comment. [grin1]
maybe I
am right. Who knows? None of us that waste our time around here do that'[s for sure. One thing for sure, I majored in tone inflection inference off the printed page while in college. It was a very small major. Only myself and some dude that fled Iran when the Shah was deposed.
Of course they were jabbing at each other via the media. They are bored too.
As to the Jennings family- the only thing negative I ever heard was his sister's twitter comments last season. She wants to see Greg catch 20 balls a game and get 10 tds. I don't blame her. She is not as media savvy so she didn't think about the ramifications for expressing her opinion.
Now to the specifics of this post- As I said (typed actually) no doubt Aaron learned things from Brett. He would be stupid if he didn't. Just like he has learned things from other NFL qbs when he watches them in a game on on tape.
That said I seriously question whether or not Aaron "learned" to spread the ball around from Brett. First and foremost was his college playing days. I did a check check of his 2004 senior season. He averaged 7 different receivers a game. (This can be tainted as in blow outs and specialty plays others passed the ball too.) The was only 1 game when only 5 players caught the ball. (The AZ game is not in the ESPN files so I am looking at 11 games not 12.) 4 times there were 7 receivers. 4 times there were 8 or 9 different receivers. That is not bad considering it is college and the skill level is not the same from top to bottom.
Next you are totally ignoring the Packers HC & QB Coaches encouraging him to spread the ball around just like they encouraged Brett to do.
Finally there is the ability of the players. They have some impact on whether or not Aaron and Brett were going to get them the ball by the routes they ran.
Last comment is whether or not AR learned to be chummy with the defense. Idunno. it seems to fit his personality. I think he would have done it even if Brett didn't. His personality is a lot different that Cutler's. Even if Cutler was the league MVP I don't see him being relaxed enough to laugh when he takes a hit like Aaron can. Aaron certainly did see Brett do this and he probably laughed along with the rest of the team. That doesn't mean because Brett did it he was going to emulated his behavior.
Carry on.