What a great Christmas day performance by the Green Bay Packers. Behind from the opening drive and losing players in multiple positions to injury as they game progressed, this team rallied to pull out a second half comeback victory for the ages in Miami. The much aligned 2022 defense gave up 20 first half points. The Dolphins gashed them for big running and pass plays.
That same defense, that allowed 10 points in each opening quarter, shut Miami out in the second half and came up with three interceptions in three straight possessions with the game on the line. At the same time, the offense, missing multiple starting lineman and Christian Watson, put together enough plays to come back from a touchdown halftime deficit and win by a two field goal advantage.
The Packers never made it comfortable, but did enough to beat Miami. The game really came down to two quarterbacks in the second half. Aaron Rodgers, the old veteran, made plays and had no glaring errors. His offense moved the ball and scored points. Tua Tagovailoa, Miami’s young QB, seemed to wilt under the pressure as he threw interception after interception down the stretch.
The beginning of the game started well for Green Bay as Kingsley Enagbare had a great knock down of Tagovailoa’s first pass attempt. After that, the defense took some lumps giving up yards in chunks to Miami. They were finally able to slow the Dolphin offense down and made Miami face their first third down. Tagovailoa just missed on a long pass leading to 4th down and a 47-yard field goal. Miami took the 3-0 lead.
Green Bay’s Keisean Nixon then had the Packer kick return of the year as he cut through Miami’s kickoff team and was not stopped until he was knocking on the door of the goal line. The ninety-three yards seemed like it may be a game changer at the time, but Rodgers allowed himself to be sacked at the 20 yard line, killing an early opportunity to grab the lead.
Miami’s quick strike game then struck a thunder bolt through the Packers playoff hopes with a ten yard crossing pattern to Jaylen Waddle that turned into an 84 yard touchdown. That catch and dash exposed the mid levels and secondary of this Packer defense.
Linebackers and safeties not being in position to disrupt the mid-level crossing pattern, defensive backs taking poor angles to the receiver and All Pro Jaire Alexander whiffing on a tackle that allowed the touchdown.
The Packers and their fans were stunned. Could they come back from such a devastating punch in the gut? Boy, did they. It wasn’t easy, and at times it wasn’t pretty, but they got the job done. After the score, Miami gambled with a squib kick/ onside kick that Deguara knocked down and covered up at the Packer 46. The offense responded to the one play touchdown drive of Miami by going 54 yards in 10 plays, sealing the touchdown on 4th and 1 at the goal line on a run fake- toss to a wide open Marcedes Lewis. Christian Watson, Lazard and Aaron Jones all contributed on the drive, with Rodgers successfully scrambling on third down, moving the chains and keeping the drive alive.
The defense forced a punt but the Packers turned the ball over on downs, failing to convert in 4th and 1 at the Miami 37. The Dolphins then cut through the defense in three plays. A 24 yard pass, a 54 yard pass and a one-yard run made the score 17-10 Miami.
Green Bay then faced a 4th and 1 at their own 20 on their next possession and sent out the punt unit. The subsequent fake punt and run was stuffed, leading to a quick Miami field goal. This stand by the defense, leading to a field goal and a ten point lead, actually was a turning point for Green Bay. The Defense held the Miami lead to a reachable ten points and then, after Jarran Reed forced a fumble, gave the offense a quick field goal to make it a one score game. Halftime saw the Packers down a touchdown, 20-13, but they had the ball to start the second half and momentum.
The Packers tied the game in their first possession of the third quarter and the two biggest plays came from unexpected contributors. The first was a crossing pass to third string running back Patrick Taylor on 3rd and 9 for 17 yards. The next was a 31 yard sideline toss from Rodgers to the ageless Marcedes Lewis.
A.J. Dillon finished up with a devastating smash mouth run of six yards and then finished it with a dive to the goal line on the next snap. The score was tied 20-20 and the chants of Go Pack Go started to rise around the quieted Dolphin fans in the stadium. The next Miami possession ended in a missed 48-yard field goal, only increasing the volume of Packer chants.
Then the game’s stress level raised through the roof. Miami’s missed field goal was followed by a drive by the Packers into enemy territory. The drive was thwarted by an interception of a long ball into the end zone. The Miami defensive back clearly pushed Allen Lazard, but no flag ever came. That was followed by the Packer’s Jaire Alexander picking off Tagovailoa and returning it to the Miami 14.
The next six offensive plays included a penalty by Royce Newman, a penalty on 2nd and 15 against Miami for roughing Rodgers giving the Packers a first down at the Miami 7, then a fumble by A.J. Dillon that he recovered. Green Bay settled for a field goal and their first lead, 23-20 at the 11:45 mark for the 4th quarter. Miami then drove the ball 52 yards and were knocking on the door when Tagovailoa tossed his second pick, a beautiful grab by De’Vondre Campbell on the Packer 22. Aaron and Company then took 9 plays and 4 minutes off the play clock but could not put the game away with a touchdown.
The field goal left Miami two minutes, 75 yards and no time outs to score a potentially game winning touchdown. After two straight interceptions, Tua could not respond and ended the game throwing his third interception when Rasul Douglass stepped in front of his sideline pass to seal the victory. A great team win that keeps the Packers in the playoff hunt. There were key injuries to Nixon, Watson, Nijman and Dean Lowry, but that will be a question for next week.
Enjoy your Christmas gift today Packer fans, it was a great game to win on the road with the playoffs on the line.
To say, “Aaron Rodgers had no glaring errors” is a bit of a stretch. And qualifies as damning praise for a QB making 50 million this season. Rodgers INT in the end zone took points off the board. Lately, that seems like a weekly occurrence. As did his overthrow to an open Christian Watson that would have easily been a TD. That play was also reminiscent on many of his throws to MVS, where Rodgers struggled to throw an accurate deep ball. Make no mistake, Miami with three INT’s, a lost fumble, and a missed FG beat themselves. If this team is to win out and make a deep playoff run, Rodgers is going to have play better than “having no glaring errors.” The question remains, can he? History says no.
^Another happy Packer fan, ecstatic over the teams win!!^
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Yes Sir…
Tom M: My candidate for Packer Fan of the year
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SKOL!
Lets take a look at some of these overthrown balls that Tommi speaks of….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItzYCEb-B40
The Minnesota Vikings aren’t going to beat themselves like a young Miami Dolphins team did. Aaron Rodgers customary seasonal average of 220 yards with a TD and a pick won’t cut it. He’s going to have to play significantly better. The Vikings are a team much like those early Rodgers teams of a decade ago. All offense and no defense. Capable of putting up 40 points and just as easily giving up 40. We’ll have a huge advantage playing outside at home. To have a chance, Rodgers has to play like his former MVP self. Something he hasn’t done all season. If he can’t, then Jaire Alexander has to completely shut down Justin Jefferson. A Herculean assignment even for the young pro bowler. You can no longer milk the WR excuse. Anyone notice Marcedes Lewis has caught as many passes the last two games as he did all season? As teams focus on stopping Christian Watson. It provides opportunities for lesser players like Lewis. Yet Watson was able to get two critical PI calls against the Rams and then get behind the Dolphins secondary for what should’ve been a TD. He’s going to be a star in this league. Aaron Rodgers has everything he needs to be successful on offense. It’s time he gets it done.
I would think your team had a disadvantage of playing outside.
The big take away from this game is that Nixon is the real deal. Every good return I have to wonder what were the Packers thinking keeping Amari Rodgers on returns.
The defense played well against a guy who it appears was playing in a concussion fog, so I’m not really seeing any improvement there. The only way the Packers make the playoffs would be if Rodgers plays game management football and quickly considers taking the wide open guys running the shorter routes, rather than first looking for hero ball he rarely hits anymore.
It’s Christian Watson who’s the real deal. And if he misses Sunday’s game with a hip injury we have no chance. He’s far more important at this stage than Aaron Rodgers. Jordan Love can do what Rodgers is doing this season. Rodgers scares no one anymore. While defenses have to know where Watson is at all times.
“Rodgers scares no one anymore. While defenses have to know where Watson is at all times.”
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LOL, Rodgers scares no one. Except when he has a WR who can get open and catch the ball. Profound stuff here.
Yep 😊
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Or….”It’s a done deal, Erin will follow Nathaniel Hackett to Denver, and you can take that to the bank sweetheart” – Tom M
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Or “…..and that’s why Rodgers will never win a Super Bowl” – Gomer
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Or (Late 2019)….” Rodgers is “oft injured” plus he’s lost it and should retire” – Scooter
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Or… “we don’t need receivers” – killer
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Or…..”Love will be starting after the Dallas game ladies, then you’ll have to watch your man crush on the sideline watching Green Bays next franchise QB” – Tommi
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My all time favorite……
“Rodgers is scared of Love taking over his starting spot, because he can feel Love breathing down his neck”
Rodgers doesn’t scare anyone anymore; at least not at the beginning of the season because the NFL knew that it takes his new receivers a long time to learn the Rodgers system. Teams were daring Rodgers to throw, and he still couldn’t get the offense going. I say the Rodgers system because if you read the Athletic article, my takeaway from that was that it doesn’t matter what LaFleur calls, Rodgers will call his own routes with a hand signal to his receivers. The receivers are only taught these hand signals if Rodgers and the veteran receivers in the club sit down and teach them and here’s where a relationship with Rodgers becomes important.
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I made mistake at the beginning of the year thinking Rodgers, being a better QB than Favre, would make any receiver a hero, like Favre did with Brooks, Freeman, and Driver, heck even Bill Schroeder had a 1000-yard season with Favre, but Rodgers is effectively the OC and the Rodgers system takes a long time to learn.
Driver caught 3 passes for 31 yards his rookie year
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Antonio Freeman had 106 yards his rookie season
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Brooks had 126 yards his rookie season.
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Schroeder had 15 yards his rookie season.
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Ignorance 🙄
“I made mistake at the beginning of the year thinking Rodgers, being a better QB than Favre, would make any receiver a hero,”
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First pass play of the season, Rodgers throws a 50 yard dime to Christian Watson.
Sometimes Deep…. to be the hero…the receivers gotta, maybe, idk, ummmm…catch the ball?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ_uhVcVEXk
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A couple of you guys are just wonderful, never stop being you.
Sharpe went down in 1994, Brooks became WR1 in 1995, had 1497 yards. Brooks had a knee injury in 1996, Freeman became WR1, had 1243 yards in 1997. Freeman slowly declined, but as he declined 6th round pick Bill Schroeder had several seasons around 1000 yards. Javon Walker went down in the first game in 2005, 7th round pick Donald Driver had 1221 yards that same season when he became WR1.
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With Adams gone, Lazard has only 688 yards and is WR1. Why is it Farve could get vastly more significant impact from the next man up than Rodgers?
Maybe because Lazard, the role playing UDFA who worked his way up from multiple practice squads, is not Robert Brooks, Antonio Freeman, or Donald Driver. Sure, he has a nice story but there is more to it than having close to 1,000 yards. Lazard is used a blocker often. It’s hard to rack up yards when you’re busy blocking for other players. Plus, Lazard wasn’t able to lock up the #2 WR position the last few years and now we’re wondering why Rodgers hasn’t been able to turn him into a WR 1?
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Not to mention the Packers have two rookies that have caught for more yards receiving than any other rookies have in the history of the team. Why is that? It’s because after clearing the WR cupboard and never restocking it, the Packers have no other top WR’s to go to so they have to rely on two rookies to carry this team.
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Lazard might not have 1,000 yards on the season, but Watson and Doubs combined are about 100 yards away from that mark, and IF HEALTHY over the next two games, they should be able to break 1,000 yards fairly easy.
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Yes, it has been a rough season. Rodgers hasn’t been perfect, as some people expect him to be at all times, but a current back to back MVP doesn’t just magically forget how to play football. There’s more to this than “Rodgers didn’t turn Joe Shmoe into the next Davante Adams.”
It’s nice to have a voice of reason in here so i don’t have to carry the full burden of educating the non thinking crowd.
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Who said (before the season)…..if you have to really on rookie receivers to have a successful offense, you’ve already lost.
Gee…we started the season at 4-8.
Who’da thunk it?
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I don’t recall Favre having to rely on basically rookie receivers for his offense to be successful.
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Then again, Favre didn’t have Gute trying to fix the receiver room for years.
HEY…i know!!…,make Jimmy Graham the highest paid fucking tight, he was good 4 years earlier!!
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Maybe a decent tight end might help?
Or is having a good tight end only for Championship caliber teams?
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One who could produce, instead of acting like a 6th lineman to “help out” our O line deficiencies.
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Or we could just abide by the galactically stupid and say something genius like, “we don’t..duh..ummm need receivers…..duh.”
Trailer Park Tommy!!!!!
PF4L you are one funny dude.
I’m usually very mild, meek, and vanilla.
But i come out of my shell a bit around the Holidays 😏
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T Y and Happy New Year Stick.
I wish you 2 would stop it. P4FL you used to post pretty insightful stuff, now you just spend your time responding to Tom. Ignore him and lets have a real conversation again about Packer football.
Sometimes i wish i could win Powerball.
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I plumb ran out of insightful things to say.
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But i feel your pain, because some of these posters are going over the line, i’ll have this problem taken care of immediately.
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Knock it the F off Stick!!!
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How’s that? 😏
Look ladies, your sweetheart has young talented WR’s, the best RB tandem in football, and a top 10 OL. He’s fresh out of excuses. Yet every week, from Bailey Zappe to Tua he’s been outplayed at QB. You want to tell yourself he’s so much better than Jordan Love? Go ahead, don’t let reality stand in your way. We could win with Jordan Love at QB. We’re not winning anything with Juwan Winfree, or fill in the blank, starting in place of Christian Watson. Aaron Rodgers has been no better than average at best this season. He is no longer the player he once was. And will probably never be that player again. In this modest 3 game winning streak we have struggled mightily to beat 3-11 Chicago, 4-10 Los Angeles, and only beat Miami because of 4 second half turnovers. To think that this resurgence is because Rodgers is carrying this team is pure delusional. Which is par for the course here at “Total Rodgers.”
The best running back tandem in football……unless that’s yet, another lie 🙄
Pollard..998 yards…9 TD’s
Elliott…829 yards….11 TD’s
Total….1,827 yards ,,,20 TD’s
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Jones…962 yards…2 TD’s
Dillon….696…4 TD’s
Total…..1,658 yards…6 TD’s
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Kids….Don’t be….^That guy^
” You want to tell yourself Jordan Love is better than 7th round pick rookie Brock Purdy? Go ahead, don’t let reality stand in your way.” – Tom Moshier
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“Even still, we could win with Jordan Love at QB. I know that for a gol darn fact. He’s proven himself by throwing 6 completions.” – Tom Moshier
Kids…Always be very, very careful about whose Mothers and Sisters you talk about…
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Think twice.
Breaking News, Derek Carr to be benched in favor Jarrett Stidham. How is this possible? The Raiders have the best WR in all of football in Davante Adams! Adams, who had no comment on whether he’ll return next year to the Raiders, he has no choice and isn’t happy with this development. Meanwhile Nathaniel Hackett was fired earlier in the week after a disastrous season in Denver. The grass isn’t always greener. The Packer organization may not be the dysfunctional mess you all claim. Even little Erin after saying terrible things about the Packers front office decided to stay. He may actually be smarter than his current hair style suggests. No matter, rumor has it he’ll be traded to the Jets in the offseason if he doesn’t retire. Because being traded to the Jets worked out so well for Brett.
Rumor has it?
Remember when you were much more confident Moshier?
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”It’s a done deal, Erin will follow Nathaniel Hackett to Denver, and you can take that to the bank sweetheart” – Tom Moshier
In the absence of any new articles.
Something new to read besides….
“if he retires”
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From down the hall….
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December 28, 2022 at 03:33 pm
Well, i’m going to keep things real in here despite how hugely unpopular that undertaking is.
My apologies in advance where we disagree.
Feel free to thumbs down, and enjoy some cotton candy.
Mercedes Lewis went to work, and he did his job.
That’s what he did, his job.
His job is catching passes, scoring some points, and being a 6th lineman here and there, being a good locker room guy, and Aaron Rodgers buddy.
This season’s output……6 passes, 66 yards, 2 TD’s (WOW)….in only 15 games.
All for only 4 million dollars.
Here’s my question…..
Can we not find any tight end that can catch more than 6 passes, score more, and block, that’s maybe 12-15 years younger for under 4 million a year?
I get it, i get it….Gute doesn’t have a lot of luck drafting tight ends, signing free agent tight ends, and drafting 3rd round picks in general.
Lewis is kind of like Kuhn back in the day, make a play about every 5,6 games and everyone falls all over themselves singing kumbaya.
Two very nice guys….granted.
But can we move on and find someone, much younger, more productive, much cheaper, that doesn’t need to sit out of practices every week for old age rest?
Can we move on?
Preston Smith…Going into week 15, Preston had 5.5 sacks. Then after playing the Rams decimated O line, he had 7.5 sacks, then had another sack against Tua Tagovailoa.
So far this season…Preston has 36 solo tackles, 8.5 sacks, 1 FF, ….Pro Bowl? In his dreams.
Worth 13.9 million?…..you be the judge.
Adrian Amos….I don’t know what happened to Amos as he seems to have fallen off the cliff this season.
Royce Newman…..Why am i still hearing him talked about.
A bench player, on his best day.
I see Kevin, so the reason Aaron Rodgers is not successful this year is because he doesn’t have an adequate TE? Perhaps Preston Smith would be playing better if Aaron Rodgers were playing better and wasn’t paid so much money. You seem to think there’s a correlation between the two players regarding performance. You continue to grasp at reasons why Rodgers is in obvious decline. Age being the obvious factor. Instead you now bitch about TE’s, safeties, and Preston Smith. With this roster not up to your high standard Kevin, and unworthy of Rodgers and his many meaningless accomplishments, wouldn’t it be better to bench Rodgers until the roster was perfect and worthy of his status? The question you have to ask yourself Kevin. Does Jordan Love need the roster to be perfect to be successful? Can he win with Marcedes Lewis and Preston Smith? If he can then it’s time to move on. And you and Aaron Rodgers need to go in search of the perfect team elsewhere. The two things you always got with Rodgers. Stats and excuses. Now you only get excuses. With the emergence of Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs, the WR excuse no longer flies. Now it’s because Gutekunst hasn’t drafted the next Tony Gonzales. TE is holding Rodgers back. It’s always someone other than Rodgers himself who is at fault. I can tell you that’s not the way it’s being seen elsewhere. Father Time has caught up to Aaron Rodgers. He’s not getting better regardless of who his TE is or if Preston Smith is earning his money. It’s decision time between Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Love. Who will be crowned prom queen? Only Gutekunst knows for sure. One of the two likely gone this offseason. The circus is about to come to town.
Listen up Thomas Moshier,
Don’t try to read into anything i say.
Convoluting it into your own fictional narrative.
Trying to type in proper English grammar should be your one and only priority.
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Did you know…it’s more entertaining counting how many times you mention Rodgers by name in angst, than reading your fictional stories?
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11 times you mentioned him here….lol
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Really?…..is that the one and only thing your simple mind has to contribute in here, your hateful anger filled obsession with Rodgers?
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11 times?….Seriously, there is help available…get some.
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Let me raise your IQ a point (hopefully)
When i bring up roster deficiencies, or voice my opinion on personnel
It’s not an excuse for Rodgers, it’s more of an indictment on Gute….you understand that possibly?…maybe? Sometime, down the road perhaps?
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With that said, someday you might be smart enough to understand that the personnel make up of the roster, effects Rodgers as well as the team in general.
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But listen short bus, i don’t want to confuse you anymore than you already are.
I hope the Moshier family has a happy New Year.
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SKOL!!
” Father Time has caught up to Aaron Rodgers.” Tom Moshier
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Yep, that was also said in 2015. The talk was Hundley should start.
Smart, right?
Hundley did have 6 great passes in pre-season of 2015.
A star was born
Maybe we can pluck him off of the Ravens practice squad to compete against Rodgers for the starting position.
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That was also thought by the Packers in 2018. So they reached for Love and created a clusterfuck of that draft pick that we live with today.
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Now your saying it in 2022.
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Father time has caught up to Rodgers so much…that the Packers braintrust signed him for 3 years and 150 million dollars.
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But what do they know….right?
I guess……you just know better….than anyone else, amirite?
What does Brett Hundley have to do with Aaron Rodgers playing like a 39 year old QB, Kevin? Tell me why Aaron Rodgers will play better than he is right now next year? Don’t you want to see your hero on a team free of GM Brian Gutekunst, free of OLB Preston Smith, free of backup G/T Royce Newman? All who are clearly holding your man back. Don’t you want to see your man on a team loaded with talent and a top notch TE? A team like the Jets, 49ers, or even the Raiders! Greatness awaits! Just like like it did for Russell Wilson! This team, Kevin, stands at a crossroads roads. It’s going to have to make a decision on a QB this offseason. I’ve yet to hear you say why 39 year old Aaron Rodgers is significantly better than 24 year old Jordan Love. I hear a lot of noise about Preston Smith, Royce Newman, and Brett Huntley. I hear a lot of nonsense about TE. But nothing specific about why Rodgers himself will be better. Chances are he won’t. He can’t play another 17 games like he did this season. Management has to get this right.
“What does Brett Hundley have to do with Aaron Rodgers playing like a 39 year old QB, Kevin?” – Tom Moshier
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Does everything have to be explained to you?
This is the last time i do this.
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” Father Time has caught up to Aaron Rodgers.” – Tom Moshier
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Yep, that was also said in 2015. The talk was Hundley should start.
Smart, right? (Rodgers is finished…Hundley should start, Love should start) You get the common theme, maybe?
Hundley did have 6 great passes in pre-season of 2015. (6 passes, get it?)
A star was born. (6 passes, a star was born) get it?
Maybe we can pluck him off of the Ravens practice squad to compete against Rodgers for the starting position. (he was a savior, until he wasn’t, like you think Love is our savior) get it?
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Seriously, when you get confused, don’t come to me anymore for help.
Try having somebody in your trailer park help you to understand things.
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Thank you for trying to understand.
Sunday’s game has far deeper implications than a wild card playoff spot. A Rodgers loss to the Vikings and it very well could be his last as Packer QB. Playoff elimination means Jordan Love starts the season finale against Detroit. If Love continues to show development and progress, and with Watson and Doubs it would be hard not to. That’s gonna open up a can a offseason worms on which QB to keep going forward. Provided Rodgers doesn’t retire. Personally Rodgers deserves to be traded to a team with hall of fame players at every position. With a hall of fame coach and a top notch GM. Give the Packers QB job to a lesser player like Jordan Love! It only makes sense Aaron Rodgers should be traded. He’s too old for a rebuild. And as Kevin tells us this roster is a mess thanks to the evil and sinister Brian Gutekunst. If Gutekunst only knew talent like Kevin, what a wonderful world it would be!
” A Rodgers loss to the Vikings and it very well could be his last as Packer QB” – Tom Moshier
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“if he retires”
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” If Love continues to show development and progress, and with Watson and Doubs it would be hard not to.”
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What?
Make sense?
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What our mentally challenged adopted Barney fan is trying to say is…..
If Love plays well against the 32nd ranked Lions, then its GAME ON!!
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Then..according to Barney, Rodgers and Love will battle it out for the starting job in 2023.
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With the possibility of (cough), Love beating Rodgers out, and Rodgers watching Love during the season from the sideline.
While making his fully guaranteed 59.3 million dollars and breaking another NFL record of being the most expensive back up QB in the history of the NFL, or the future for that matter.
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These are the days of the Green Bay Packers..according to Tom Moshier
TAKE NOTES!!
Brett Hundley played college ball at UCLA. Living in California I’ve watched many UCLA and USC football games. I recall watching Brett Hundley play. There was a reason Brett Hundley was drafted in the 5th round. There simply wasn’t anything special about him. He had a nice rookie preseason then regressed every year thereafter. A huge red flag. While Jordan Love continues to grow and get better. Brett Hundley is a very similar player to Tim Boyle, Danny Itling, and Kurt Benkert. All four players together aren’t half as talented as Jordan Love. No one ever said that Brett Hundley would replace Aaron Rodgers. What was said was Hundley could be TRADED for a first or second round pick. I never bought into that nonsense. Jordan Love is no Brett Hundley. Aaron Rodgers of 2022 isn’t the same Aaron Rodgers of 2015. Therefore Kevin, your comparison of seven years ago has no bearing on current events.
” There was a reason Brett Hundley was drafted in the 5th round. There simply wasn’t anything special about him.” Thomas Moshier
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Yea..lol…thanks Tommi, we talked about all that in here about…oh, idk…7 plus years ago.
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Take some time off Gomer, come back in another 7 years and you can regale us with story’s about Gutes epic first round blunder back in 2020 when he traded up for a QB.
The gap between 39 year old Aaron Rodgers who is clearly in decline and 24 year old ascending Jordan Love isn’t as significant as one might think. Aaron Rodgers is averaging 220 yards with a little over one TD and a little under one pick per game and is 7-8 thru 15 games. The bottom half of all the starting QB’s in the NFL can do that Kevin. As talented as Jordan Love is, with Watson, Doubs, Dillion, and Jones, he could do that. The question remains, is this is as good as it gets with Aaron Rodgers going forward? Do you trade away your future for a 39 year old vanity project so he can have one last season to play exactly like he’s playing now? I don’t see how you can answer yes to that. That’s the real question going forward. You bringing up Brett Hundley from seven years ago had no bearing on the decision. Jordan Love isn’t Brett Hundley and Aaron Rodgers isn’t the player he was 7 years ago. If Rodgers can’t rerun to his MVP form, and there’s no compelling reason why he can, then it’s time to move on. If Rodgers plays like this next season and Love is still on the roster, he’ll be benched at some point. Rodgers knows this. It’s why it’s no slam dunk that he returns. He may just decide to stay at home, drink his magic tea, and count his money.
TotalPackers TV show..Guest Mercedes Lewis
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“There’s not a day on this earth that i haven’t earned” – Lewis
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All righty then.