Youth On Offense Has Room To Grow

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For as productive as the Green Bay Packers were on offense in 2009, they were still very young at several key spots.

That bodes well for the idea that this unit can continue to improve from within, which has been a steady, team-wide theme during Head Coach Mike McCarthy's and General Manager Ted Thompson's tenure in Green Bay.

In his extended season-ending media session last week, offensive coordinator Joe Philbin touched on a handful of players on the offensive side of the ball - all of whom have been regular contributors for two seasons or less - who have the potential to take another significant step forward in 2010.

Here's a quick look at those players:

QB Aaron Rodgers
Rodgers of course made the Pro Bowl this past season, but having started just 32 regular- season games thus far he'd be the first player to say there's still room for growth.

With numbers that nearly eclipsed the franchise record for passing yards (4,434) an..

Source: Packers.com