Aaron Rodgers is not a top five QB and he probably never really was either.
Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool
I honestly can't tell if you're yanking my chain here.
There have certainly been stretches -- and at least one entire season -- in which Aaron Rodgers was far and away the best quarterback in the league. But it's also true that he's never managed to put together the kind of sustained on-the-field success that a Peyton Manning or a Tom Brady (or even, as much as it pains me to say it, a Brett Favre) have. Is it entirely his fault? Of course not. He's been fucked over by his offensive line and defense more times than anyone can count, and boneheaded decisions by his head coach have far too often killed this team's chances when the game was on the line.
Justly or unjustly, though, Aaron Rodgers has earned a reputation for being a frontrunning quarterback, and it's a stigma I don't think he's managed to fully overcome, despite a recent spate of come-from-behind and overtime victories. I have no doubt he's always been rather headstrong and a little defiant, perhaps even a little overconfident, and that is part of what made him so great when he was in his prime. But I'm starting to think that some of those very traits could be coming back to haunt the team now that he is no longer quite the physical specimen he used to be.
Maybe it's time for Brian Gutekunst to bring in someone who can help Rodgers reinvent himself the way we've seen other great quarterbacks do in years past. I don't think Mike McCarthy is the man to do it. Problem is, there just aren't enough Sean Paytons to go around. The question is who else might be up to the task?