My fear isn't that Rodgers is physically breaking down; I think he lost the mental edge needed to be a winning NFL QB last year. What Ted Thompson and Mike McCarthy need to monitor is whether he can regain it.
I dont think Rodgers is supremely talented like Elway, Favre, Cutler or Ryan Leaf. His success [and that of Brady, Manning and Montana] comes from a freakish mental precision. When Rodgers mind is not right: he loses his footwork; he loses his ability to INSTANTLY read and react and anticipate what the D is doing ;and he becomes afraid of the rush. When Rodgers is not throwing with perfect mechanics and when his mind, which I'd argue is the quickest/greatest football mind ever play QB, loses its focus he becomes a poor man's Mark Sanchez.
And remember the best player at a position is not always the best player for the team at that position. A lesser player that is better able to play with others can out perform a more talented one, especially if that more talented player is an arrogant prick and who makes his mates worse. Rodgers will get more production for his mates if he is not such a prick about "trust."
Originally Posted by: Barfarn