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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NodakPaul" data-source="post: 235593" data-attributes="member: 1127">I think the Pack fans need to stop freaking out when Rodgers has a bad game.  The fact is that in the first third or the season, he will have more bad games than good.  It is all a part of moving into the starting role, added to the fact that the team chemistry is a little screwed up right now thanks to Fav-re and TT's pissing contest.  If the team (and the fans) stick with him through some of the first trials and tribulations, he will shape into a decent QB.IMHO, even if Fav-re was under center you would be seeing some of the same issues.  The Packers OL looked like donkey poop in both of the first games.  It wouldn't have been any better with Fav-re.  Rodgers doesn't throw that ball away as much as Fav-re does, which is why he will get sacked more often than Fav-re did.  But I suspect he will also have less INTs as a result of throwing the ball away. Turnovers hurt worse than sacks.  Remember the last throw Fav-re made as a Packer?Key points to watch for in the third game:* Better Pass Protection, including gap control* Rodgers getting the ball out quicker* WRs catching the ball</blockquote>

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