I remember when I wrote something about Aaron Rodgers having a bad season back in December. It was met by some — I will assume, blindly faithful and uneducated — as preposterous, as if it were based on some sort of voodoo opinion of a football witch doctor.
It was, in fact, based entirely on two things — statistics and watching the guy play every week. Statistically, Rodgers had the worst season of his career. He posted career lows in yards per pass, rating, yards per game and completions of 40-plus.
He failed the eye test too. Rodgers’ trademark accuracy disappeared. His poise seemed nonexistent at times.
Sometimes he looked disinterested.
But how dare we criticize the mighty Aaron Rodgers, right?
Well, Pro Football Focus released their top 101 player rankings for 2015 today. Guess who wasn’t on the list.
If you said Aaron Rodgers, you’re the big winner!
The list isn’t about value. It’s about the player’s level of play versus what is expected from their position.
So Rodgers being the quarterback of a playoff team and two-time MVP had no baring on the rankings. Only his execution or lack thereof of the plays he participated in during the 2015 season.
And like we said last year, not real good.
Not surprisingly, at least to us, Mike Daniels was the top Packer in the rankings, coming at No. 47. Guard T.J. Lang came in at No. 56 and Josh Sitton came in at No. 65.
You can see the full list here.