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AARON RODGERS ERA OFFICIALLY BEGINS

(SIDE NOTE:  Interesting, no official post on this issue?  WTF?  I have been drinking and am disappointed that I must address this issue.  Such monumental tasks should not fall on my shoulders!  Wake up CBG, this is serious!)

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It was a beautiful evening in an overcast Green Bay, and Rodgers did nothing to spoil that somehow paradoxical statement.  Though the support for Favre vs. Rodgers was palpably pro Favre during pregame warm-ups, Rodgers maintained a steady composure throughout his limited role.  Upon taking the field as the first new QB in GB for over 17 years, the fans finally embraced him, and left their seats in applause.   Though they have been largely childish and petty throughout the Brett Favre soap opera, the fans of Green Bay finally seemed reserved to their fate.  And their fate quickly looked promising as Rodgers proved he belonged.

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Despite being plagued by a false start, drops, and general miscues by an early starting lineup, Aaron persevered and eventually left the game with a 10-0 lead against the Cincinnati Bengals.  His play, to be frank, was very, very solid for a first start.  Many novice fans of the NFL somehow believe that modern QB’s are somehow supposed to come into the league and dominate.  Well, Alex Smith hasn’t done that, and certainly neither has JaMarcus Russell.  After serving behind Brett Favre for three years (who admittedly refused to mentor Aaron) Rodgers looked ready to fill the shoes of a QB who had long ago lost his humility. 

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Rodgers eventually led the Packers to a field goal and a touchdown off a pass that was nothing short of spectacular.  Feeling pressure and needing to escape, Rodgers gunned it to James Jones for a helmet popping touchdown.  No, literally, James Jones’s helmet popped off, yet he recovered and ran it in for a touchdown.  No doubt it was gratifying for Rodgers, who was told earlier in the week during practice that he "sucked" by a six year old.

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For Green Bay fans, the writing is already being washed off the wall; they need to embrace their new QB, Aaron Rodgers.  Next week, Saturday to be exact, they face the 49ers.  I already have my tickets, and I hope you do too.  This is our chance to let the 49ers know just how much they fucked up by picking that disappointment Smith.  As Aaron said, and I am paraphrasing, "this is special, this game means allot."  At the time SF OC McCarthy, the current coach of GB, said they were going with Aaron.  They didn’t, they took Smith, and they look like fools as a result!  Go Aaron, Go Packers!  Beat the 49ers, the team that let you get away!

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The Aaron Rodgers Era has officialy begun!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tedford on Rodgers

He texted him.

Stanfurd Delendum Est.

by Olsonist on Aug 12, 2008 5:45 AM PDT   0 recs

You must excuse me if I find a pre-season NFL game not as serious as you do.

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by TwistNHook on Aug 12, 2008 6:50 AM PDT   0 recs

meh

I actually missed the first quarter because I was watching Fight Club on HBO and then only switched to the game just in time to see a Brian Brohm interception.

I'm still wondering why the Nets didn't draft Leon Powe.

by yellow fever on Aug 12, 2008 7:25 AM PDT   0 recs

This was NOT a pre-season game

Under normal circumstances it would be just meh… but this was different.

IF he played like shit:
Then the crowd and the especially the press would have crucified him and the regret storm begins. Then by the time he starts his first real game, he would have been slimed so much in the press that the crowd is totally NOT behind him and is hostile at the game. This decreases the likelihood of him playing better and increases the pressure/nerves during the game. This would have been a recipe for failure.

IF he played like he did: The attack dogs are called off. Pro-Rodgers members of the press have the opening they need to write alot of pro-Lets-Move-On material and pro-Rodgers commentary. The haters begin to warm up and are not hostile at the opening game. As soon as Rodgers completes his fifth pass during that game, the crowd is fully behind him and he can relax and concentrate on the game… he even has fun. This would be a recipe for success.

It was essential that he performed well during this “pre-season” game… and he did… it was the first step in getting the fans back and therefore the first step into the Rodgers-Era.

Great post CalSeth!

by danzig on Aug 12, 2008 9:38 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Dude! TwistNHook has a post about this exact same thing! It’s like you two are on the same wavelength or something!

I kissed Dumpster Muffin and I liked it. The taste of her hippie chapped lips.

by Maharg on Aug 12, 2008 9:48 AM PDT   0 recs

Nice post Seth, I couldn’t watch – Giants, Olympics, porn, this – but you made me feel like I was there.

by zoonews on Aug 12, 2008 11:07 AM PDT   0 recs

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