Is Aaron Rodgers GROSSLY overrated?

[Hootie]

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/...ck-experiment/

I watched the entire GB/Det game and I must say...Rodgers has not gotten better at getting rid of the ball. He's got a lot of Alex Smith in him in that regard. He takes a TON of unnecessary sacks. It's bothersome. He also missed a wide open Jordy Nelson when trying to come back on 4th and 5 with a terrible pass 3 yards behind him in a clean pocket...

He's had 1 good playoff run. So has Joe Flacco.

Why does everyone think he's the best QB in the NFL?

I think he's top 5, certainly. But I also don't understand how Tony Romo is a choker, but Aaron Rodgers is not?

I have been grossly unimpressed with Rodgers this year...and in all honesty, the last few postseasons...super meh.

I've said this for a few years now, but...I'd take Russell Wilson over Aaron Rodgers and at this point, I don't even think it's close.

Also, Rodgers is nowhere near Peyton Manning (obvi) or IN HIS PRIME Tom Brady, let's be honest.

[Dante84]

I feel like his O-line has been plagued with injuries and has been generally shitty the last 2 years.

[Chiefshrink]

Originally Posted by DA_T_84

I feel like his O-line has been plagued with injuries and has been generally shitty the last 2 years.

No absolutely not and this.

[Discuss Thrower]

Hasn't been the same since it was alleged that he like to double-check his live-in personal assistant's sausage.

[TripleThreat]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

Hasn't been the same since it was alleged that he like to double-check his live-in personal assistant's sausage.

lol foreal was thinking the same thing today.

[Dante84]

Also - Romo chokes often and always.

[Jewish Rabbi]

Romo has the most 4th quarter comebacks of any quarterback over the last 4 or 5 years. Don't remember for sure the stat. I'll try to find it.

[BigMeatballDave]

Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi

Romo has the most 4th quarter comebacks of any quarterback over the last 4 or 5 years. Don't remember for sure the stat. I'll try to find it.

And how many play-off wins?

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi

Romo has the most 4th quarter comebacks of any quarterback over the last 4 or 5 years. Don't remember for sure the stat. I'll try to find it.

I wonder why they are behind in the 4th quarter so much?

I would venture he also has a metric shit ton of 4th quarter losses as well. More than his comebacks.

They are basically a .500 team his entire career so why does it matter he has so many 4th quarter comebacks when he has so many losses and contributes to the hole they are in anyway?

The number one goal should be to not get behind in the 4th quarter because you are going to lose more than you win, even if you do pull it out of your ass on occasion.

[Three7s]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

I wonder why they are behind in the 4th quarter so much?

I would venture he also has a metric shit ton of 4th quarter losses as well. More than his comebacks.

They are basically a .500 team his entire career so why does it matter he has so many 4th quarter comebacks when he has so many losses and contributes to the hole they are in anyway?

The number one goal should be to not get behind in the 4th quarter because you are going to lose more than you win, even if you do pull it out of your ass on occasion.

To extend on this point, Romo threw a pick 6 against the Rams and put them in an early hole, when clearly, he had another option available right over the middle of the field. Romo, somehow, was able to overcome that and beat the Rams, but fact of the matter is, if he would just stop being brain-dead at certain points of the game, he and his team would fare a lot better. Hell, that game against the Rams was kind of microcosm of Romo's entire career with the Cowboys.

[Gadzooks]

**** ya, he is.

[Jewish Rabbi]

On the topic of Rodgers... How many of that ****ers' touchdowns are 60 yards or more? I feel like it happens a lot, which is more luck than anything.

[tk13]

Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi

On the topic of Rodgers... How many of that ****ers' touchdowns are 60 yards or more? I feel like it happens a lot, which is more luck than anything.

I wouldn't go that far. There aren't many guys out there with his ability, which is why I hate when people compare other QBs to him. You could find posts comparing Geno to him, which is ridiculous. His release his off the charts fast, and his throw velocity is ridiculous. Just the mechanics of his ability are amazing. The ball comes out of his hand different than other guys. I still don't think there's been any QB the last 25 years play better than he did during that Super Bowl run, and then that following season where they went 15-1 or whatever it was.

[Jewish Rabbi]

Originally Posted by tk13

I wouldn't go that far. There aren't many guys out there with his ability, which is why I hate when people compare other QBs to him. You could find posts comparing Geno to him, which is ridiculous. His release his off the charts fast, and his throw velocity is ridiculous. Just the mechanics of his ability are amazing. The ball comes out of his hand different than other guys. I still don't think there's been any QB the last 25 years play better than he did during that Super Bowl run, and then that following season where they went 15-1 or whatever it was.

You're telling me those 30 yard jump balls to Jordy where the defender ends up on his ass aren't luck? Okay.

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi

You're telling me those 30 yard jump balls to Jordy where the defender ends up on his ass aren't luck? Okay.

So he has been lucky 10x more than any other QB in that time frame? That is weird luck. I guess Peyton should thank his stars for him being so lucky so often when it comes to completion percentage and deep throws also.