Zero2Cool
15 years ago
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Peyton Manning looks like his old MVP self. Brett Favre looks like his young MVP self. Eli Manning looks like his future MVP self. Kyle Orton, gulp, is generating MVP buzz.

Those four guys are a combined 20-0.

But the single most impressive QB performance of the young season belongs to a guy whose team is 2-2.

Aaron Rodgers has a 101.1 quarterback rating and has thrown only one interception in 127 attempts despite being hit more than a pinata.

Cheddar may be the leading variety made in Wisconsin, but the Packers O-line has been strictly Swiss cheese, allowing a league-high 20 sacks. You know it's bad when a team has already had its bye week meaning it has played 20 percent fewer games than 28 other teams yet still leads the league in total sacks allowed.

The retirement of right tackle Mark Tauscher and an injury to left tackle Chad Clifton have left the Packers backfield looking like a convention center for converging defensive ends.

Adewale Ogunleye embarrassed right tackle Allen Barbre on opening night, spending the night in Rodgers' lap and recording two sacks. In Week 2, Antwan Odom tied a Bengals franchise record when he sacked Rodgers five times. Leonard Little sacked Rodgers twice in Week 3. Jared Allen set a Monday Night Football record with 4.5 sacks in Week 4, humiliating Daryn Colledge after bellowing, "That guy can't block me!" early in the game.

Still, despite not always being upright to see the result of his passes, Rodgers has yet to have a bad game. His lowest QB rating 83.4 is only a couple of points below Tom Brady's season mark (85.9). And with the pocket constantly collapsing around him, Rodgers has proven himself an able scrambler, racking up 104 yards on 17 runs for a 6.1 average.

But the running-for-his-life phase of Rodgers' 2009 season may be over. Clifton is set to return from his injury in Week 6, and the Packers have lured Tauscher out of retirement.

If Rodgers can post a 101.1 QB rating with no time to throw, imagine what he'll do when he can stand in the pocket and wait for Greg Jennings and Donald Driver to get open.

If seeing Clifton and Tauscher reunited makes Rodgers happy, seeing the Lions coming to town in Week 6 should make him ecstatic. Rodgers threw for 636 yards, six touchdowns and no picks in two games against Detroit last year.


Pack93z
15 years ago
It is nice to see, a guy that is producing behind shaky protection get his props instead of people questioning if he is holding the ball a second too long.

Don't get me wrong, we could pick apart areas that need improvement.. but all an all.. the guy is playing good ball.

Just need another unit on the field do that same.
"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"
Brettizzle
15 years ago
Good read, I hope our line can get it together and start protecting Rodgers. If he had time this team would be a very hard team to stop.
Jermichael Finley

We will be in Indianapolis

Dulak
15 years ago
nice article cept for the part about luring taucher out of retirement; if you count a injury and surgery retirement then ok.
Nonstopdrivel
15 years ago
Yeah, those words raised my eyebrows too. I never got the impression Tauscher was hesitant about returning. I think there was simply little interest leaguewide in him. I wonder how many weeks it will be before he starts.
PackFanWithTwins
15 years ago

Yeah, those words raised my eyebrows too. I never got the impression Tauscher was hesitant about returning. I think there was simply little interest leaguewide in him. I wonder how many weeks it will be before he starts.

"Nonstopdrivel" wrote:



Considering if he had actually retired, he would have to file papers to get reinstated. I hope Tauscher is active for Cleveland. As soon as he has the stamina he will be starting. No question in my mind.
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matteogb4
15 years ago
arod is my QB
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porky88
15 years ago

It is nice to see, a guy that is producing behind shaky protection get his props instead of people questioning if he is holding the ball a second too long.

Don't get me wrong, we could pick apart areas that need improvement.. but all an all.. the guy is playing good ball.

Just need another unit on the field do that same.

"pack93z" wrote:



I agree although I wouldn't call it the most impressive performance by any QB this season so far, but Rodgers is a bright spot in an otherwise disappointing first quarter.
shield4life
15 years ago
... If this continues up Rodgers won't even have a career for too long ...
Glad To Be A Packers Fan.
Patlee22
15 years ago
Well, I imagine Rodgers will have his best game against the Lions today regardless of Clifton coming back. So his numbers should be improving, but having Clifton back should give this o-line a big boost. We learned a lot from these past 3 games though. In that Colledge isn't a left tackle, Scott Wells isn't starter worthy(he can't move a NFL d-lineman), and Spitz is a better center than guard. Also it's good to know that Barbre has improving each week since the Bear game, hopefully he keeps it up.
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