Friday, June 27, 2008

Football Outsiders Like Aaron Rodgers

and as we all know, so do I. Here is what they have to say:

Rodgers’ primary attribute is his ability to fit into the offense
around him. He can read progressions well and quickly, which is crucial
when a quarterback is making all those short throws. In 2007,
Cleveland’s Anderson was the beneficiary of an improved pass-blocking
line as a first-time starter, but he was also adept at getting rid of
the ball quickly and productively. That’s a skill in and of itself —
the guys who really can move the ball with short throws are an
evolutionary step up from the “chuck-and-duckers” who wash out in the
NFL after exploiting college defenses. Rodgers’ success could be very
much like Anderson’s, because the system is in place.


The Packers are in good hands with their new starting quarterback.
Rodgers will have his struggles, and there will be much gnashing of
teeth and rending of garments when that happens and No. 4 isn’t there
to bail the Pack out. Still, it’s important to remember that in the
Cowboys game, the offense played better with Rodgers than they did with
Favre, because Favre was having one of his “Hero Days,” when you never
knew what you were going to get. Rodgers was able to implement a game
plan, and do it well, under a lot of pressure. Add his sample-size DVOA to the equation (the best for passers with 10 to 99 attempts in 2007), and the (spoiler alert!) positive projections given to him by KUBIAK and Pro Football Prospectus 2008,
and it’s pretty clear that fans of the team that has belonged to Brett
Favre since the early 1990s will still have reason to cheer in 2008 and
beyond.

It's an overwhelmingly positive look at Rodgers and a complete break down of his game against Dallas. Check out the whole thing, it's worth a read.



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