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<blockquote data-quote="Zombieslayer" data-source="post: 224205" data-attributes="member: 627"><p>Right after Favre's retirement, it started. "The Packers need a Veteran QB," the experts said. "No, we don't," I immediately replied. We do NOT need a Veteran QB because we already have one.</p><p></p><p>Aaron Rodgers spent three seasons behind the best QB to ever play the game. The first season, he watched a guy who pretty much had little or nothing to do with him. The second season, he continued studying with a guy who started to respect him on a professional level. And in that third season, he studied under a man he considers a friend.</p><p></p><p>Three seasons watching a QB who has seen it all. One glaring reason we were able to go 13-3 last season was because Brett Lorenzo Favre studied the game, more so than he ever had before. Today's defenses have become so complex that you have no choice. You can have all the skills in the world, but if you can't learn to read a defense, you're going to throw an interception to a guy you thought would be over there but turned out to be over here instead. Or you won't recognize a disguised blitz and your career will be cut short.</p><p></p><p>Aaron Rodgers has seen all that. He has studied. He is ready. He wasn't exactly playing Tetris on his cell phone on the sidelines. He was watching the game, watching the future Hall of Famer execute, and make adjustments against the adjustments the opposing D was making. It was no accident Brett Favre was the runner up MVP candidate. And Aaron Rodgers watched intently on the sidelines, absorbing all this knowledge.</p><p></p><p>It turns out I was right. Or at least Ted Thompson, the Packers GM, agrees with me, and drafted two so we didn't have to pick up a Free Agent Vet. If the Matt Flynn falters, we may look into resigning Craig Nall, a man who has backed up Favre twice in his career and knows our Offense. That is, if Nall doesn't mind being 3rd QB, which he probably will decline unless he has no other alternative.</p><p></p><p>Even if Rodgers goes down, we do not need a Veteran QB. We are a young team, and will continue to grow together as a team. Rodgers would be on the sideline guiding Brohm until Rodgers is ready to come back onto the field. Brohm can learn from a man who learned from the best, and it will help his career deeply.</p><p></p><p>We have a unique Offense. Sure, it's a version of the West Coast Offense, but it's different enough that it would take a Veteran time to learn just like it would take some kid fresh out of college. I'd rather keep this team young, so we can grow together for some time. We have Vets in other positions that can be referenced in a time of need. I prefer to have our starting QB as our most experienced Vet, and it appears from Packers management that that is how it will be in '08.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zombieslayer, post: 224205, member: 627"] Right after Favre's retirement, it started. "The Packers need a Veteran QB," the experts said. "No, we don't," I immediately replied. We do NOT need a Veteran QB because we already have one. Aaron Rodgers spent three seasons behind the best QB to ever play the game. The first season, he watched a guy who pretty much had little or nothing to do with him. The second season, he continued studying with a guy who started to respect him on a professional level. And in that third season, he studied under a man he considers a friend. Three seasons watching a QB who has seen it all. One glaring reason we were able to go 13-3 last season was because Brett Lorenzo Favre studied the game, more so than he ever had before. Today's defenses have become so complex that you have no choice. You can have all the skills in the world, but if you can't learn to read a defense, you're going to throw an interception to a guy you thought would be over there but turned out to be over here instead. Or you won't recognize a disguised blitz and your career will be cut short. Aaron Rodgers has seen all that. He has studied. He is ready. He wasn't exactly playing Tetris on his cell phone on the sidelines. He was watching the game, watching the future Hall of Famer execute, and make adjustments against the adjustments the opposing D was making. It was no accident Brett Favre was the runner up MVP candidate. And Aaron Rodgers watched intently on the sidelines, absorbing all this knowledge. It turns out I was right. Or at least Ted Thompson, the Packers GM, agrees with me, and drafted two so we didn't have to pick up a Free Agent Vet. If the Matt Flynn falters, we may look into resigning Craig Nall, a man who has backed up Favre twice in his career and knows our Offense. That is, if Nall doesn't mind being 3rd QB, which he probably will decline unless he has no other alternative. Even if Rodgers goes down, we do not need a Veteran QB. We are a young team, and will continue to grow together as a team. Rodgers would be on the sideline guiding Brohm until Rodgers is ready to come back onto the field. Brohm can learn from a man who learned from the best, and it will help his career deeply. We have a unique Offense. Sure, it's a version of the West Coast Offense, but it's different enough that it would take a Veteran time to learn just like it would take some kid fresh out of college. I'd rather keep this team young, so we can grow together for some time. We have Vets in other positions that can be referenced in a time of need. I prefer to have our starting QB as our most experienced Vet, and it appears from Packers management that that is how it will be in '08. [/QUOTE]
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