Nonstopdrivel
15 years ago

Players of the next decade: Rodgers, James, Mauer and Ovechkin 

Sporting News


Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009 - 9:39 a.m. ET

As 2009 comes to a close, Sporting News experts predict which athletes will rule their sports in the next 10 years.

NFL: The case for Aaron Rodgers

His age in 2019: 36

His team: The Packers. They said so-long to Brett Favre to make room for Rodgers. He is their franchise guy.

Player of the Decade credentials: He has great touch, accuracy and mobility and gets better every year. And unlike running backs, quarterbacks play at a high level well into their 30s. G.M. Ted Thompson drafts well, and coach Mike McCarthy is solid. The Packers and Rodgers should have a nice run.

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DGB454
15 years ago
I read that article earlier . (And I believe it.)

Some idiots in the comment section don't believe it though.
(Foolish people.)
dhazer
15 years ago
call me foolish then because if he keeps taking the hits he wont make it 5 years. Plus to be honest i don't see him playing that long. Also that would be what 15 years in the league, I just don't see it happening. This is not a rip on Rodgers just the odds are against him playing 15 years not many qbs do that.
Just Imagine this for the next 6-9 years. What a ride it will be 🙂 (PS, Zero should charge for this)
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TheEngineer
15 years ago
Dhazer, remember that Rodgers is still quite young. 2012-2015 should be Rodgers at 28-31, which should be his prime. He then has 5 years of decline which seems about right, retiring at 36, which is a decent retirement age. Rodgers could get out earlier, probably around 2017 or 2018 provided no injuries end his career. In any case, no team is going to stand idly by and let their QB absorb 50 sacks a season. We'll keep drafting and signing FAs to get it fixed, I believe that much.
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Zero2Cool
15 years ago
dhazer was also one of the many who said Rodgers won't lead us to the post season too.
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Rockmolder
15 years ago

call me foolish then because if he keeps taking the hits he wont make it 5 years. Plus to be honest i don't see him playing that long. Also that would be what 15 years in the league, I just don't see it happening. This is not a rip on Rodgers just the odds are against him playing 15 years not many qbs do that.

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The points you make on Rodgers are no longer valid, lol. After Favre left, he wouldn't be a good player. After the first year, you where doubting if he could keep playing well his second year, while being high on Cassel.

Thinking about it, your points on any QB aren't valid anymore.

Jk, Dave.

And for him to play 15 years in the league, he'd have to play another 10 years after this season. He'd be 36 at this point. Asuming he won't suffer some horrible injury, that's a very reasonable age for a QB.

Of course the average age of a QB at retirement is a lot lower, as they're usually 5 year projects if they don't work out and then go and be back-ups for a year or 3.

Thinking Grbac, Banks and Brooks here.

Highly succesfull QBs, though, tend to stay around quite a bit longer.

Thinking Moon, Favre, McNabb, Cunningham and Manning here.

Of course he's not going to be as mobile, but I asume that he can still sling it. And as efficient and smart as he is, combined with some experience, he could still be one of the best at that point.

And he's not going to get hit like this year after year. I asume he won't. I mean, what organization (apart from the Lions), lets their QB get hit 50 time a year, year in year out.
Zero2Cool
15 years ago
dhazer was also saying after the first half of the season 'hes going to go downhill now he got his payday and now teams have film on him'.
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dhazer
15 years ago
Well Zero besides the Steeler game he really hasn't put up the huge numbers.
Just Imagine this for the next 6-9 years. What a ride it will be 🙂 (PS, Zero should charge for this)
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Nonstopdrivel
15 years ago
Huge numbers? Dude, he's in the top 10 in virtually every statistical category and top 5 or even top 3 in many. Seriously, what more do you want out of the guy?
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GermanGilbert
15 years ago

Well Zero besides the Steeler game he really hasn't put up the huge numbers.

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Rodgers is #

5 in passing yds
T3 in passing TDs
T1 in INTs
4 in passer rating
1 in rush yds
1 in rush TDs

What are the huge numbers you expect?
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