Great news for those of you who can't get enough of the "Aaron Rodgers: the next Brett Favre or Lynn Dickey?" angle, Sports Illustrated will have a feature on the future of Packers football. Yep, I can't wait, either. According to the Green Bay Press Gazette's Jeff Ash, the article will focus more on the likelihood Rodgers fails, what with history being what it is.
... [I]n addition to taking a few clichéd shots at Green Bay and Packers fans [the SI piece] puts Rodgers right down there with Marty Domres, Richard Todd, Cliff Stoudt, Brian Griese and Jay Fiedler. All those veterans share their horror stories of following Johnny Unitas, Joe Namath, Terry Bradshaw, John Elway and Dan Marino, respectively.Could Rodgers be a flop? Sure. He could also be fine -- he's been in the offense for three years, and has looked good in limited duty. And more importantly, perhaps, Green Bay will have a lot of talent around him, and the defense is one of the best in the NFC.
But for those of you worried that all this talk will somehow affect Rodgers ... well, don't:
"I don't feel I need to sell myself to the fans ... They need to get on board now or keep their mouths shut."I'm pretty sure Rodgers didn't okay that with the Packers PR people, but, apparently, if you're not with him, you're against him. Duly noted, sir.
Hat tip: Pancake Blocks
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7-01-2008 @ 5:51PM
NYRanger26 said...
Guy hasn't even started a game yet and he's got this type of attitude?? You better not screw up now tough guy or you'll never hear the end of it.Quit being a punk!!!!
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7-01-2008 @ 9:53PM
Sengphet said...
this guys played better than Favre this year, when he had the chance to play, i think it was against Dallas in the second half he played really well for a backup or even a starter, especially because they(Dallas) have one of the best defenses in the league
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7-02-2008 @ 1:51AM
George B Vieto said...
If Aaron knows the tricks of the trade from Brett Favre he will be successful. If he did what Brett did while in Atlanta which was party animal city he will be a flop. The choice is his.
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7-02-2008 @ 1:16PM
CSAN5000 said...
Arron (MR. GLASS)Rodgers is a punk with more mouth than talent. He hasn't even proven he can stay healthy for more than 3 quarters... Favre was THE IRON MAN; and he expects fan to appreciate his fargile, candy a**? It sounds like he wants fans to forget how good Favre was/is so that when he fails it won't be so embarassing.
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7-02-2008 @ 6:36PM
jute2003 said...
I don't really blame him for being a little testy. Imagine the scrutiny that he's getting right now. I don't think he should have chose the words he did to convey his feelings but at the same time you have to understand his point of view.
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