lambeausouth posted:Look. Rodgers didn't have a great night. Should have taken some underneath stuff to keep drives going instead of going for the long ball.
But those of you complaining he "doesn't throw the ball away". What have you guys been watching all year? Rodgers spent the first half of the season throwing the ball away to avoid sacks. He never forces the ball. Ever. He's thrown one interception in ten games.
One.
I agree with everything you said, but I'll argue a bit with Rodgers having a poor night. He was 21 of 30 for 332 yards, 2 TDS, and 0 interceptions despite being sacked 5 times. None of the sacks were terrible decisions, but he was put in bad situations by the play calling and scheme on most of them. He threw several balls to Adams that maybe 5 QBs can complete in the league. The throw across his body 60 yards downfield is one maybe 5 QBs in history can make. His last pass was tipped at the line against an all out blitz when Carroll knew they were very unlikely to run on a 3rd and 2.
We are criticizing a QB who had 9 incompletions, no interceptions, no fumbles.
Incompletions - so where did he mess up?
1. His first incompletion was a throwaway to avoid a sack and stay in FG range (which Crosby missed).
2. His second incompletion was before the 54 yard TD to Tonyan. It was a throwaway.
3 and 4. He had two incompletions on the Jamaal Williams 3 and out drive when no one was open. One was a throwaway,
5. Next incompletion was a third and long bomb to Adams.
6. The next incompletion was the long pass to Adams that should have been PI on Wagner(that Rodgers had to escape pressure and throw on the run 40 yards downfield).
7. Then an incompletion to ESB before the 57 yard bomb to Adams.
8. A deep pass to MVS on the first play of the last drive (not a Jones or Adams call). The underneath route to Jones was there for about 3 yards (Jones would have had to beat 3 guys to get more than 5 yards). Yes. It would have been nice, but not a game changer.
9. Last pass which I think was tipped.
Every sack was a play on which he was under pressure and trying to get out of the pocket.
My point is that almost every incompletion happened because he was going with how the play was designed.
For christ's sakes, he had a QB rating of 128.3 and completed 70% of his passes. No other QB in the league does that with what Rodgers was working with in terms of scheme tonight.