Rodgers is playing at a level far above whot 90% of people ever expected in his second year behind center.
And the NFL is full of stats... Howver...
Here is one stat I would like to see....
I fuigure Rodgers was in the pocket for a total of 1 minute and 44 seconds last week against the Vikings on passing downs.
How long are QB's like Manning, Breeze, Brett and others spending in the pocket. Or I should say allowed to be in the pocket.
If the O line can give him an extra 1.5 seconds per down... That would give him and extra 1 Minute and 1.5 seconds longer to make reads and let plays develop.
I bet you that Manning, Big Ben, Breeze, and so many others are getting that extra minute per game.
So.. His numbers are amazing.
"zombieslayer" wrote:
Thank you RP.
I've watched P Manning play his entire career as I generally watch games from sports bars and get to see bits and pieces of every game played while I'm there. His ENTIRE career, he's had at least 1.5-2 seconds more than Rodgers has had this year. It's easy to say just how great of a QB Manning is. I'm not saying he isn't. I put him at #5 in my greatest QBs since 1976. But I'm using him as example because, well, I don't like him.
Let's switch this. Let's put Manning in Rodgers shoes. Now, Manning is about as mobile as, well, a tree sloth.
Aaron Rodgers currently leads the NFL in rushing yardage for QBs.
Swap 'em. Put Manning behind this joke of a OL and see what kind of TD/INT ratio he'd have. Let's see how many yards he can generate a game. Better yet, let's see how many games he WINS.
"RaiderPride" wrote: