Aaron getting ready for the regular season.

Can't wait to see what my Espn QBR was from practice today. Glad they factor in clean handoffs and walk thru td passes b/c I was on point

— Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12) August 7, 2015

Does snarkiness help or hurt the QBR? 

It has to be in there. I know BSPN factor in time reading on the toilet.

No wonder Favre's QBR was so high

Ka-ching

#Packers QB Aaron Rodgers has hired @ExcelSM for marketing representation, multiple sources tell me.

— Rand Getlin (@Rand_Getlin) August 11, 2015

Rodgers joins a full house @ExcelSM, where Peyton and Eli Manning, Matt Ryan and Marcus Mariota are also clients.

— Rand Getlin (@Rand_Getlin) August 11, 2015

Ha ha A-12 Just wants to do the new direct TV advertisements..... 

Driving to work this am listening to Dan Patrick show. Semi heated "are Steve Smith, Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne HOF receivers?" (Marvin was the consensus pick of the 3) I don't remember exactly how it happened but, "Is Aaron Rodgers a HOF QB right now?" was tossed out for discussion and things got real quiet.

 

No one had a argument he's not a HOF'er right now. He's got better numbers than Aikman today. Same as Steve Young, today. Before anyone could start to build a case of Aaron not being a HOF QB right now someone commented, "Do you realize that over the past 4 seasons Aaron Rodgers has 139 TD's and 25 INTs and completing 68% of his passes" and it got really quiet again. 

 

He's HOF QB right now. At the very least it's almost an impossible question to argue successfully. No one has ever done the things he's doing at the QB position. 

He is a HOFer right now.  Comparing numbers to other QBs from even a couple of decades ago is meaningless. Different game today.

 

I repeat he is in right now.

Rodgers tells Peter Pumpkin Eater King he want's to play 8 more years. And as a "glimpse" of him in his late 30's look no further then the end of 2014. That's about what his mobility would be. So sez' da experts.

I'm already feeling sorry for the QB that follows Favre and Rodgers.  He had better have nerves of steel.

Following titles is easier than following a title. 

 

At some point Aaron is going to see the right stuff in some pure talent kid and decide to let that kid find his own way. 

 

Brett wanted Aaron to figure things out for himself. Not because he wanted Aaron to succeed. Because thats how Brett cut own his teeth. Brett didn't intend to create the greatest QB in history. He just happened to cross paths with a protege that was better than he was that wasn't phased by his history.  

 

You dont groom legends. You draft them. 

 

 

I'd like to see Rodgers win at least 1 more Lombardi trophy to seal the deal.

 

But yeah..... He's in right now.

Jeopardy! seems to be re-running the celebrity week this week, so Aaron should be on tomorrow (8-25) if you're someone like Goldie who wants to see him every chance you can get.

 

 

#1 reason the +/- in takeaways favors the Packers

 

Great pull, H5. Highly recommended.

... from Rodgers: “I desperately want to be coached.” ...

 

... “I’ve been doing the Packers’ preseason games for 10 years,” says Rich Gannon, the former MVP quarterback. “And I can tell you that when their quarterbacks throw interceptions, every one of them is gone over so thoroughly it’s like a crime scene investigation.”

adidas now has the world's two best footballers.

Welcome to the @adidasFballUS family, @AaronRodgers12. #MVP #teamadidas pic.twitter.com/T51azmCouJ

— Michael Ehrlich (@adidasUSPRGuy) September 10, 2015

Messi?

Aaron Rodgers is only QB in @NFL history to have 13 pass TDs & 0 INTs over a 3-game span vs. 1 opponent (Chi)

— Randall Liu (@RLiuNFL) September 14, 2015

Aaron Rodgers reaches a historic touchdown-interception milestone

 

I'm not sure if we really appreciate just how great Rodgers is, but this statistic should really make it clear. Arod is the 1st QB in NFL history to throw 4 times as many TDs as interceptions. No other QB has even thrown 3 times as many. Amazing!

 

I have no doubt that when Rodgers is done playing, he'll be considered the greatest QB in the history of the NFL.

Never seen a better QB but he needs another ring or two to be in the greatest ever convo.

Probably needs at least 2 more Super  Bowl wins.

And of course keep up his torrid INT ratio

It will be a crying shame if he doesn't get at least 2-3 SB wins.

 

And we thought replacing Favre would be a tall order? Imagine the poor fool who replaces Aaron one day....

This week's national cover: The Mind Game of Aaron Rodgers http://t.co/RHygQMannr pic.twitter.com/9gs1y6BcWh

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) September 15, 2015

 

Lol. Best caption of the day. https://t.co/ZD3Saegt9u

— David Bakhtiari (@DBak69) September 15, 2015

 

Not sure why Aaron Rodgers had to photobomb @DBak69, @TJLang70 and @jsitton71's SI cover. pic.twitter.com/69PaOJJ6ch

— The Packer Ranter (@PackerRanter) September 15, 2015

 

 

Outstanding!

Ooh, I subscribed indirectly to SI and I never read it. I think I will this time.

The Master at work.

 

Nice ball fake from Rodgers https://t.co/zclS8mdMth

— Aaron Nagler (@AaronNagler) September 15, 2015

The Sports Illustrated cover story on Aaron Rodgers is now online.

 

http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/09/...-packers-cover-story

 

... as Packers guard Josh Sitton puts it, “he's smart to the point where he's kind of annoying” ...

 

... [Rodgers] now says, "Nutrition and flexibility are things that will keep me playing at a high level into my 40s" ...

 

... “Hey,” says linebacker Clay Matthews, “why don't you just put chosen one on the story and put it out there.” He laughs. “Oh, right. That was Russell Wilson in Rolling Stone.”

     The implication hangs there: That's not how Rodgers operates ...

 

... Sensitive is a word that teammates often use to describe Rodgers. Sensitive about his height, 6'2". Sensitive about his circuitous path to the pros (even if it might not seem that circuitous to others). These teammates are sensitive, even, in describing their QB's sensitivity, because that in and of itself is a sensitive matter. “He pays attention to everything,” says [Greg] Jennings, now with the Dolphins. “He remembers, and he's going to burn you ...

 

... Everyone agrees on one thing about Rodgers that can never be described as normal: his skill set. Packers quarterback coach Alex Van Pelt jokes that his primary job is to make sure Rodgers wakes up on game day ...

 

... now you can add that [Seattle NFC championship] defeat to what drives Rodgers. “Right now he's arguably the best quarterback in the NFL, but he's not arguably the best ever,” says Matthews. “He's well on his way. But we need to get back and finish this time. And whether I like to admit it or not, this is an offensive team. It starts with him.”

Read it last night when the magazine hit my mailbox. Loooonng story, but an interesting read. I just want him -- and the other guys pictured -- to avoid the SI cover jinx.  

This line from the article cracked me up:

 

"This offense is like a Wisconsin winter: It's coming. No exceptions. Bundle up."

 

I don't miss WI winters.

 

At all.

quote:

I don't miss WI winters.

Wimp. 

This is one of the big differences between Rodgers and Cutler.  They both have their emotional quirks, but Rodgers is so sensitive and tightly wound that any perceived slight or criticism is immediately harnessed to produce immense motivational energy to get better.  In contrast, Cutler gets overwhelmed by those negative emotions and it sinks him and results in apathy.  Psychology matters, bitches.

Cutler pouts, Rodgers pounces.

 

Rodgers 2011-Present: 144 TD, 25 INT.

— Ian Kenyon (@IanKenyonNFL) September 21, 2015

 

Seattle has a tough defense. Did Rodgers even come close to throwing a pick last night ? 

 

Guy is unreal. 

From a game summary piece from Demovsky this morning:

... With Don Barclay at right tackle in place of Bulaga, who is expected to miss 4-6 weeks because of a knee injury, Rodgers was under duress. He threw 16 passes while pressured, the most he has had in a game in the past seven seasons, according to ESPN Stats & Information research, and completed 10 of them (including two touchdowns) because of his remarkable mobility and accuracy on the move -- yet was sacked only twice.

http://espn.go.com/blog/green-...in-win-over-seahawks

 

To quote some fat guy, "Houdini... Houdini!"

Green Bay won last night because AR had two good wheels. Other that the last 4 minute 39 second bed crapping it was a replay of the NFCC game. Better team did win last night. Seattle knows it too. 

Aaron Rodgers, Maybe the Best Ever, Makes Packers the Best Right Now

Good piece by Mike Freeman.

Kevin Clark of the WSJ with a feature on 12's comedic stylings. Great anecdotes.

“His jokes are what we call ‘Algebra 2,’ ” said Daryn Colledge, a Miami Dolphins offensive lineman and former Packers teammate. “I think a lot of people don’t get it.”

http://www.wsj.com/articles/aa...his-jokes-1420482041