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I've read some posts about people trying to define what Aaron Rodgers is going to be as a QB.
People keep saying he's going to be a "game managing" quarterback and be told to not "make mistakes."
By defining Aaron as this...you're saying he's a QB who's not supposed to LOSE a game. So he's to play to not lose. Ultra conservative of sorts.
You guys define Brett Favre as a "play to win" QB. He's a "gunslinger", he's a "gambler". He makes the "big throw". He's the game decider..
I want to make something VERY CLEAR here....
Aaron Rodgers is MUCH MORE than just a game manager as defined currently in the forum.
There's two ends of the spectrum of a "game manager"
Trent Dilfer was the kind of "game manager" you guys describe when he was in Baltimore Just play ball control and make "safe" throws. Trent never WON games..but was so worried about not LOSING them, that he never really did flourish as a QB. They depended on their defense to win.
Joe Montana is the OTHER end of a "game managing" QB. Joe Montana was incredibly efficient. He KILLED teams w/his "game managing" efficiency and limitations of errors. He was like a "surgeon" QB who picked you apart little by little, and beat you like a chess game...unlike Favre who was trying to get you w/the glorious knock out punches...
Montana's were quick jabs that rendered the opponent defenseless in the end.
Aaron is on the Joe Montana end of "game managing". Now let me make this clear. I AM NOT COMPARING HIM TO MONTANA.
I'm just giving you guys Aaron's PLAN OF ATTACK and his style of play. He PATTERNS his game after Montana. There ARE similarities...but I am NOT comparing him to Montana. Just helping clarify his QB style to you guys.
Aaron is an ATTACKING quarterback who attacks in a cerebral way.
He is not playing to NOT LOSE. He's playing to win..and he wants to CRUSH the opponent. Not just BEAT them barely..he wants to demolish them w/precision.
Aaron's CAL footbal team didn't just barely beat people. They crushed them. Not w/50 yard bombs at inopportune times risking interception.
He crushed them w/23 straight completions..w/passes right on the shoulder of the receiver where the defender couldn't get to it.
To sum up.
Aaron's an ATTACKING cerebral QB who plays to win.
He's a "game manager" in the sense of playing a precise, cerebral game and picking you apart like a surgeon w/very little mistakes.
BY no means is he playing not to lose and worry about mistakes like Trent Dilfer.
TT and MM have not coached him to play not to lose and make 10-12 passes a game like Dilfer did in Baltimore.
TRUST ME. TT and MM are grooming Aaron to take advantage of his skills of accuracy, preciscion, and mobility. He'll be throwing as much as Favre for sure. They're not going to "HOLD BACK" their offense for Aaron. They've been waiting for this. MM has a package just for Aaron and it's going to be quite aggressive.
The only difference is Aaron's CREATIVE WITHIN the gameplan, and Favre is creative outside of it. That's what Aaron means by him saying "Brett did it his way...I'll do it my way". Montana was a genius QB, and improvised but all within the gameplan and not w/such gamble.
By this clarification..I think you guys can get excited about what Aaron's about to do next season.
People keep saying he's going to be a "game managing" quarterback and be told to not "make mistakes."
By defining Aaron as this...you're saying he's a QB who's not supposed to LOSE a game. So he's to play to not lose. Ultra conservative of sorts.
You guys define Brett Favre as a "play to win" QB. He's a "gunslinger", he's a "gambler". He makes the "big throw". He's the game decider..
I want to make something VERY CLEAR here....
Aaron Rodgers is MUCH MORE than just a game manager as defined currently in the forum.
There's two ends of the spectrum of a "game manager"
Trent Dilfer was the kind of "game manager" you guys describe when he was in Baltimore Just play ball control and make "safe" throws. Trent never WON games..but was so worried about not LOSING them, that he never really did flourish as a QB. They depended on their defense to win.
Joe Montana is the OTHER end of a "game managing" QB. Joe Montana was incredibly efficient. He KILLED teams w/his "game managing" efficiency and limitations of errors. He was like a "surgeon" QB who picked you apart little by little, and beat you like a chess game...unlike Favre who was trying to get you w/the glorious knock out punches...
Montana's were quick jabs that rendered the opponent defenseless in the end.
Aaron is on the Joe Montana end of "game managing". Now let me make this clear. I AM NOT COMPARING HIM TO MONTANA.
I'm just giving you guys Aaron's PLAN OF ATTACK and his style of play. He PATTERNS his game after Montana. There ARE similarities...but I am NOT comparing him to Montana. Just helping clarify his QB style to you guys.
Aaron is an ATTACKING quarterback who attacks in a cerebral way.
He is not playing to NOT LOSE. He's playing to win..and he wants to CRUSH the opponent. Not just BEAT them barely..he wants to demolish them w/precision.
Aaron's CAL footbal team didn't just barely beat people. They crushed them. Not w/50 yard bombs at inopportune times risking interception.
He crushed them w/23 straight completions..w/passes right on the shoulder of the receiver where the defender couldn't get to it.
To sum up.
Aaron's an ATTACKING cerebral QB who plays to win.
He's a "game manager" in the sense of playing a precise, cerebral game and picking you apart like a surgeon w/very little mistakes.
BY no means is he playing not to lose and worry about mistakes like Trent Dilfer.
TT and MM have not coached him to play not to lose and make 10-12 passes a game like Dilfer did in Baltimore.
TRUST ME. TT and MM are grooming Aaron to take advantage of his skills of accuracy, preciscion, and mobility. He'll be throwing as much as Favre for sure. They're not going to "HOLD BACK" their offense for Aaron. They've been waiting for this. MM has a package just for Aaron and it's going to be quite aggressive.
The only difference is Aaron's CREATIVE WITHIN the gameplan, and Favre is creative outside of it. That's what Aaron means by him saying "Brett did it his way...I'll do it my way". Montana was a genius QB, and improvised but all within the gameplan and not w/such gamble.
By this clarification..I think you guys can get excited about what Aaron's about to do next season.