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I'm a strong believer that along with a players physical skills, it is important that they're a good fit in the system/culture. I don't know if Aaron Rodgers would be as effective here in DC. In GB he has an offense that fits him well, arguably the best WRs in the league, and free reign. He also had the chance to sit and learn for a couple years.

If he were tossed into the fire in DC with a huge playbook, one of the worst set of WRs in the league, and a revolving door at coordinator and HC I'm not so sure he'd be seen in the same light today.

This isn't me trying to take something away from Aaron Rodgers. He was drafted in GB and has done a fantastic job. I feel that is true for every player.

I agree.!!

I believe 22 other teams are singing the same blues......


it is what it is. and in my mind he probably done no better then JC with the staff we had in place.

Let's worry about finding our own Rodgers rather than crying over what could have been.

A lot of teams passed over him.

"That which is past and gone is irrevocable, wise men have more to do with time and things yet to come".

somebody just made that up.

I think the thing that makes it worse is our overall draft ineptitude for a long time. Yes, Rodgers, would have been nice, but alot of teams missed. Barring the last 2 drafts, our drafts have been disasters though as that's what makes you mad.

But, hey, we've got a GM now and a good coach. I think we'll do alot better in the coming years.

GB, though, has done it right. If you look at their draft history for say the last 5 years, they pick up at a minimum of 2 solid players each draft on average. That's two starters at a minimum. Sure, they've had some misses too, but when you have 8-10 picks on average you can miss some.

I'm a firm believer if you want to be successful, you've got to first look to see what the successful ones are doing. I think our new GM knows this.

Watch what the PAtriots will do in this next Draft, and how young and fast they will get. With Brady still there as their field general, they will be right back to 13-3 or 14-2 next year. It stinks!

Watch what the PAtriots will do in this next Draft, and how young and fast they will get. With Brady still there as their field general, they will be right back to 13-3 or 14-2 next year. It stinks!

Eh, F them. I hope they continue to come close to the SB but get bounced in the playoffs. Bellichik is a f'ing prick and I hope they never make it back to the SB. Hopefully the curse of Adam Vinitieri continues.

I skimmed through these posts and there seems to be quite a few people saying that Aaron Rodgers is a "system quarterback." IMO this couldn't be further from the truth. He is a winner. You can take your tom brady and peyton manning, I'll take Aaron Rodgers any day of the week. He is deadly accurate, has great vision, has a quick release, is tall enough to see over the line, makes quick reads and decision, and can sling it with zip just like those guys. The difference in my mind that makes Rodgers better than anyone in the league is his athleticism, confidence, fearlessness, and pocket awareness. Watch him in the pocket, he is absolutely amazing at evading the rush and getting the throw off no matter who is about to hit him. He is a playmaker and a winner. He is tom brady mixed with ben roethelssberger. I also love how he doesn't ream out his receivers when they drop half his passes. He lets them know he believes in them and throw right back at them.

We could probably start 100's of what if threads with draft picks along with every other team. Looking back and saying what if is not very healthy in life.

I don't want to turn this into any more of a JC thread than it already is, just want to take up for Gibbs on this one. Would he have drafted Rodgers if he was still there? Who knows, but we do know that he liked JC. He drafted a qb that fit his system & was a high character kid. Did it turn out the way he envisioned? Of course not, but JC was avg. & Gibbs won a super bowl w/a guy that most would say was below avg. - Rypien.

If Gibbs & Saunders had stayed around a little longer, that draft would be easier to evaluate. Regardless, I give Gibbs credit for making the move at the time. It was something that needed to be done.