If Jordy was Jordy and Aaron was Aaron, I wouldn't like it, but I would dislike it less. But Jordy isn't the same and Aaron's head has been up his ass for two seasons now.
Originally Posted by: nerdmann
Again, your perceptions simply don't match up with the facts. The only thing we should be concerned about is winning games. If Rodgers is dancing around in the pocket and holding the ball longer than you'd like him to but still executing and winning games, who cares? If Jordy is slower than he used to be but is using route-running and sure hands to compensate for that and performing close to the same, who cares? Winning is more important than playing with style. Yes I realize that statistics don't speak to absolutely everything but there's no other facts to go off of, and they mean more than emotional reactions to people's play styles.
Aaron RodgersAaron Rodgers is on pace for a 64.9 completion percentage, 4321 yards, 37 TDs and 8 INTs for a quarterback rating of 100.3
We can all agree that last year was a relative stinker, but still good-ish by NFL standards at a 60.7 completion %, 3821 yards, 31 TDs and 8 INTs for a QBR of 92.7.
2014, when his head was
not up his ass by your standards, a 65.6 yard completion percentage, 4,381 yards, 38TDs and 5 INTs. For a difference of 0.7% on completion percentage, 60 yards, 1 TD and 3 INTs versus what he's on pace for this year, which apparently makes the difference between not having his head up his ass and having his head up his ass.
2010, our superbowl year where I don't recall many people constantly bellyaching about Rodgers, 65.7 completion percentage, 3922 yards, 28 TDs and 11 INTs for a QBR of 101.2. +0.8 completion %, -399 yards, -9 TDs, and +3 INTs. I'll say hey, let's say Aaron's a stat whore this year and that's why there's so many more TDs because he won't hand it off, just for the sake of argument. Erase that big TD differential and the difference between 2010 and 2016 is close to the difference between 2016 and 2014.
Since Rodgers' has his head up his ass this season and last, but the implication is that he didn't in 2014, does that mean his head was doubly up his ass in 2010? I'm pretty sure it was you (apologies if it was not) that said we should trade Aaron away and start Huntley next season. Was that the case in 2010, and were you saying that we should trade Rodgers away and turn Matt Flynn into our franchise QB, who showed a lot more concrete performance in regular season games than Huntley?
Jordy NelsonI'll disagree but not strongly on Jordy Nelson, personally I think he would have done much better this year if he wasn't still shaking off the rust for weeeeeeks earlier this year but that's a woulda coulda shoulda. Still, some perspective.
Jordy Nelson is on pace for 94 receptions for 1185 yards, 14 TDs.
Obviously he missed last year.
In 2014 (His best year by a wide margin), he had 98 receptions for 1519 yards and 13TDs. +4 receptions, +334 yards, -1 TD.
2011 was his second best year. 68 Receptions, 1263 yards, 15 TDs. -26 receptions, +78 yards, -1 TD. Since his YPC is so much higher than 2014 I'd still say that was a better year than this year.
His next best year was 85 receptions for 1314 yards and 8 TDs. -9 receptions, +129 yards, -6 TDs. A bit more yards but not the red zone threat he's been this year.
So basically this is his third best season. Big dropoff from 2014 but again, it was his best year by a wide margin so by your standards, Jordy wasn't "who he used to be" in every year but 2014 and to a much lesser extent 2011.