@The Heckler posted:If baffles me the amount of Packers fans who want to move on from #12.
Anyhow, it is only my personal opinion but I think that Rodgers never lost his form but he is running a different system that is way more balanced than MM's and he also doesn't have the weapons he needs right now.
I think some fans do, but most don't. Chongo posted it above, the front office and the HC want Aaron to run the offense as designed, but its hard when you've been free-lancing at an elite level for so long.
When AR was first playing, MM said: "He isn't averse to throwing boring passes"
That was a shot at Favray and his improvisational style- the same style that made him exciting to watch AND drove Holmgren/Sherman nuts.
Now we're seeing the same thing with AR, he's so used to running the show, he chafes under the yoke of running the offense exactly the way MLF drew it up.
And in many cases, the changes AR makes at the LOS got GB out of a lousy play call and MLF has acknowledged as much. MLF is a novice play caller, while AR is a maestro at the LOS. AR covered up lots of MLF whiffs too - but all the rhetoric is focused only around the plays AR left on the field ( which he did)
As far as the weapons thing, I really think that's overblown. Rodgers-Adams-Jones is a spectacular set of triplets and all you really need are some complimentary pieces.
The media pounded it into everyone's brains MUST HAVE MOAR WRs and so that became the central talking point for months - especially with the large number of WRs available. But this is MLFs offense and its not a WR -centric attack. Part of the reason for that is that the match-ups are better at TE vs LB than WR vs CB
MM offense flooded the field with WRs and won match-ups because our 4th WR was always better than the opponents 4th CB. MLF chooses different match-ups to exploit, hence the investment in TEs and RBs. Its a different approach and fans haven't caught up to it yet, they're still living in WR -World.
Hence all the unhappiness post-draft
IMO Rodgers has plenty of weapons, he just needs to run the offense that MLF spent his career refining. GB was 3 points/ game away from being a Top 10 offense and 5 pts/ game away from being a Top 5 offense.
A few tweaks here and there and a RB who can close out games...
GB offense will be a top performer in 2020 with the roster they have