He's taken some chances already this year. I can think of two off the top of my head.
Both of Drivers one handed grabs were while he was heavily covered. Oh, last week, the TD to Jennings, he had a dude hanging on Jennings when he threw him the ball.
Rodgers is still taking chances. He's taking smart chances, not stupid "fling it up and hope your guy comes down with it" chances.
"Zero2Cool" wrote:
Like I said, they're all going to Jennings. Both throws to Driver where in one on one coverage with a cornerback. It'd be routine catches, if it wheren't for the obvious holds on either one.
Maybe I'm just nitpicking this a little, or maybe he just hasn't had the oppurtinities to make those throws, but it really looks to me like we're seeing less and less of those 'risky' ones.
"Rockmolder" wrote:
I think you are nitpicking because he has thrown quite a few into double/triple coverage. And if he throws MORE people wil lthen start bashing him for throwing it into coverage.
Really, how does the guy win with fans? Even if the Packers were 7 - 0 I'm willing to bet the same people would be knocking him for something and crediting the wins to the defense or special teams or having a great set of WR.
"Zero2Cool" wrote:
He wins with me. He's been simply amazing. Fact is, though, that even the Patriots (fans) find things to improve with Brady, the Colts (fans) find things to improve with Peyton and the Vikes (fans) find things they want to improve on with Adrian Peterson. I'm a huge Rodgers fan, but there's always some room for improvement.
I think he's doing great. I'm just not seeing those throws into those small windows. Like you said, maybe I'm nitpicking on the deep throws a little. And the other throws might be due to lack of production. Those slants he through right in between two linebackers to hit his receiver for instance. We've been running way less slants. But when we do, I see him going through his progressions, not seeing anyone deep, take off an scramble, watch the receiver running the short route, but not throw it there.
Of course, they're pretty well covered in my scenario, but a year ago, he just threw it right on the spot and didn't seem to mind making those throws on occasion. This year, he's holding the ball and taking the sack every time, it seems.
Don't get me wrong, I'd rather have a sack than an interception, but there's a fine line between forcing things and just threading the needle.