GREEN BAY, Wis. -- As quarterback Aaron Rodgers' passes zipped around the Don Hutson Center on Thursday, Green Bay Packers receivers seemed to have an extra inch or two their vertical jumps and their offensive linemen appeared to hold their blocks for a second or two longer.

OK, maybe not.

But things felt -- and looked -- different at practice on Thursday.

Can the return of Rodgers from his Nov. 4 broken collarbone have that big of an impact?

"That's why you pay him so much money because he makes everyone else better," Packers receiver James Jones said.

Rob Demovsky  wrote:

I've got to say that I'm pretty excited about the return of Aaron for Sunday's game. It is going to be a very cold game, but his return should help. The intensity will be very high on both sides of the ball, and I think this team sees themselves being in a position to make a run with Rodgers back under C.

It is going to be ugly playing on the Soldier's Field turf, or rather, dirt. But the CHI defense will have a difficult time going against this Packers team with Rodgers. Hopefully, we see a very big dose of both Lacy and Starks to take the heat off of their pass rush, and control the clock. I can see where Aaron being back will heighten the play of many of our players, both on O and D. I'd love to see our D get a boatload of picks this game. Sounds like they are starting Cutler, so, maybe...

Originally Posted by: play2win 

I've got to say that I'm pretty excited about the return of Aaron for Sunday's game. It is going to be a very cold game, but his return should help. The intensity will be very high on both sides of the ball, and I think this team sees themselves being in a position to make a run with Rodgers back under C.

It is going to be ugly playing on the Soldier's Field turf, or rather, dirt. But the CHI defense will have a difficult time going against this Packers team with Rodgers. Hopefully, we see a very big dose of both Lacy and Starks to take the heat off of their pass rush, and control the clock. I can see where Aaron being back will heighten the play of many of our players, both on O and D. I'd love to see our D get a boatload of picks this game. Sounds like they are starting Cutler, so, maybe...

Originally Posted by: play2win 

This could be true. Often a player returning from injury pushes others to play better, especially key players. These guys have had a dose of an Aaron-less team, and they should now know how important he is to their game plan. Not trying to take a jab at Flynn - he potentially kept the boat afloat when others just couldn't seem to do the job.

I think the Pack will win this weekend - the Bears have been insanely inconsistent. I want to see them flatten those guys into bear skin rugs!

Originally Posted by: hardrocker950